Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

Motorcycle Sport & Leisure is a monthly 116 page full colour magazine covering all aspects of modern leisure bike riding. New bike reviews, product news and events add to the unique mix of touring features and long term road tests.

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Big boxers for big miles • BMW reveals the mile-munching R18 Transcontinental and R18 B

New kid in the mid-weight block • Aprilia has revealed the key details about its hotly anticipated Tuareg 660 middleweight adventure bike.

Modern and classic combined • Limited edition Honda CB1000R 5Four brings back the cool of classic racing

Ballistic Bavarian BRUISER • The super-naked category of unfaired, quick-handling and powerful bikes has come on in leaps and bounds over the last few years, but has BMW’s new S1000R got the potential to stay in the fight?

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Closest rival

Rolling Stones! • Big Bertie saddles up the Yamaha XSR125, tries to remember when he was younger, lighter and cooler, but still comes away all smiles after riding Yamaha’s trendy little lightweight.

Legal Eagle • MSL legal expert takes your questions

Who is Andrew?

OUR TOP TEN PRODUCTS THIS MONTH…

WHAT’S NEW, OLD SPORT? • Harley has resurrected the Sportster with a new engine, chassis and, well, everything…

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Closest rival

Out of Touch? Me? • Maynard finds that he may be a dinosaur. But he ain’t the last one.

Who is Hershon?

Maynard Letters • Our friend Maynard gets so much post that we can’t fit it all on our Letters pages, so here’re a couple that have come in recently

Tyres explained • How much of a difference do tyres make? You’d be surprised...

Sidewall markings

Don’t always blame the tyres!

Tyre maintenance and other tips

WIN Duchinni D606 Flip-front helmet

★ Star Letter

Letters

Working on your bike

May the Forza be with you • Could Honda's new Forza steal the big scooter crown from Yamaha's TMAX?

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STREET FIGHTING MAN Ducati Monster, KTM 890 Duke, Yamaha MT-09 SP • None of these bikes is the biggest and most powerful in their manufacturer’s line-up, but do they have enough poke and poise to keep you entertained? We went to find out…

YAMAHA MT-09 SP • The sweet triple engine makes the SP the smoothest of the lot

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KTM 890 DUKE • Firm and fast, the new Duke sticks to KTM’s ‘ready to race’ mantra

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DUCATI MONSTER • Sans trellis frame, can the Monster retain its crown as the classiest and most capable naked on the market?

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CONCLUSION

Is your helmet cam legal? • With different EU countries having different laws, helmet cams may be illegal in some countries

The Only Way is Harwich • Hold the Essex jokes – there are some fine day rides to be had east of London

Write about your adventure

Lockdown blues • Covid has been a huge problem for the travel industry, but so has the way the pandemic has been handled

Who is Millington?

Way Out West • Man takes faithful Bulldog to the west coast of Ireland

GREAT BRITISH DAY RIDES • No foreign riding this summer? Never mind, there’re lots of great rides in Britain…

Mrs America • Otherwise known as the Mother Road. Been done before? Yes. Is that a reason not to do it? No

Uppers & Downers

New study looks at links between motorbikes and men’s mental health • Persuading men to open up about their mental health has long been a challenge, but a new study may have found an answer that involves motorbikes...