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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Triumph releases TE-1 prototype test results • Triumph Motorcycles’ TE-1 electric development project is complete – it’s official

BSA announces pricing for new Gold Star

Piaggio’s three-wheeler gets a makeover

Zero finance for zero emissions

Refining the heritage • Despite the fact that the XSR900 has been in Yamaha’s range for six years now, the 2022 model can rightly be said to be entirely new... and that’s not just marketing speak, but a genuine statement.

Suzuki V-Strom 650 given supercross treatment

WIN WIN WIN WIN! Win a SHARK helmet

OUR TOP TEN PRODUCTS THIS MONTH…

Legal Eagle • Our lawyer friend tackles more motoring law questions…

The 21st Century Gold Star • Maynard has a soft spot for the big single

Riding the SHEENE MACHINE • What does it feel like to ride a £1 million piece of motorcycle racing history? To ride the very bike that Barry Sheene used to win the 1976 500cc world championship? Stuart Barker had no idea, until he turned up at Cadwell Park and got the surprise of his life.

AIRBAGS • No longer only available to the riding elite, rider airbags have become increasingly popular with road riders - but where do you start when looking to buy one?

Pursuit of happiness • To be deserving of the moniker ‘Pursuit’, one’s initial thought is that a bike would need to be fast and lithe, but that’s not the term in which the name is used in this case. It’s referencing a hobby or pastime, rather than a quick chase, so this Pursuit is one upon which to use all your spare time…

Letters

My road to wellbeing • Motorcycling can be a powerful weapon in your arsenal for achieving wellbeing and happiness

What about you?

Finding the sweet spot adventure • Aprilia Tuareg 660, Moto Morini X-Cape, Suzuki V-Strom 650, Yamaha Ténéré 700 The middleweight adventure bike market has exploded, with a huge variety of bikes to choose from. We picked two from the more offroady side of the field, and two from the road-adventure camp. With a few days of Tarmac and trails in the Yorkshire Dales, we got the measure of the lot.

BACK IN THE DAY... • MSL columnist Maynard Hershon picks his favourite articles from the long history of this magazine

From road to track • There are some bikes that can only be fully appreciated away from the public roads. This is one of them.

UK Bikes okay to enter EU • Taking your bike to Europe in a van this summer? You should be fine, with no need for extra paperwork, carnets or any other red tape. But the operative word in that sentence is should…

A Shropshire circuit • Here’s a good mix of As, Bs, tranquil countryside and industrial history

The joy of route planning • Love it or hate it, good planning pays off

Montpellier weekend • Montpellier, the Millau Bridge and back on a 32-year-old BMW

The Longest Day • The ultimate mid-summer day ride, to Nordkapp

Postscript

When Maja met... Vanessa • Vanessa Ruck, aka The Girl on a Bike, talks to Maja about her recovery from a road accident, how motorcycling became a part of her life, and who she is now.

Overtaking • How to master quick, efficient and safe overtakes

Ducati unveils MotoE prototype tech spec • The technical details of...