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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Honda Hornet is back • Class-topping power/weight ratio, colour dash and great value pricing mean there’s a buzz about the new Honda CB750 Hornet

2023 Ducati Multistrada V4 Rally • New hardcore adventure tourer has more toys than Hamleys

KTM 890 Adventure R

BMW goes hardcore with saucy new S&M machinery

Alpinestars releases new Tech-Air 3 airbag

Dirt debutant Lucky Explorer 9.5 • MV Agusta creates uncompromising masterpieces. Taut, sharp, focused, fast, loud, beautiful, expensive motorcycles that, with the odd exception, ride like racebikes with lights. But now, for the first time in its long history, the Italian manufacturer has set the stopwatch aside to develop its first-ever production adventure bike, complete with a 21-inch front wheel and exciting off-road potential.

Holiday romance, or a keeper? Harley-Davidson Low Rider S • Can the Low Rider S be as tempting and seductive today in cold, wet England as it was years ago under the Mediterranean sun? Only one way to find out…

OUR TOP TEN PRODUCTS THIS MONTH…

100 years of Beemers • 2023 marks the 100th anniversary of BMW’s first motorbike, the R32. Our man Alan Dowds has a look at a centenary of Bavarian two-wheelers

Letters

Buying the Boot Covers

A ’Busa Real World Suzuki Hayabusa • There’s no doubting the impressive performance of Suzuki’s Gen 3 GSX13000R Hayabusa, but does it really have a place in the real world today?

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

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THREE BIKES ONE ENGINE Yamaha Ténéré World Raid, MT-07 and R7 • Yamaha’s CP2 crossplane-crankshaft twin is one of motorcycling’s most successful and versatile engines, at the heart of models including the Ténéré World Raid, naked MT-07 and sporty R7. So how does a relatively simple, 689cc parallel twin powerplant cope with such contrasting challenges?

Yamaha Ténéré World Raid Longer-legged adventurer

Yamaha MT-07 Still scoring with simplicity

Yamaha R7 Hard and sharp, relatively speaking

Two Ways to Dakar • The legacy of the Paris-Dakar Rally lives on in many forms…

SSS KEiS Great Winter Ride Scottish Borders • Scotland is not the first place that comes to mind when you consider destinations for great winter rides. But if you know where to go, have the right kit and the right attitude, you could find some spectacular riding there. Here’s what you could do…

What could possibly go wrong?

Swiss Alps • The Swiss Alps are among the absolute top destinations for bikers from around the world. And for a very good reason…

Great River Road PART ONE • Riding the Mississippi river on an appallingly large motorcycle

Behind the tech: Airbags • Technology in the world of two wheels is ever-changing. Take rider protection for instance: who saw airbag technology coming a few years ago?

Riding in the wet • Not keen on riding in the rain? Have a look at these riding tips, and you might just approach the next wet ride a bit differently…

VERSATILE RIDING KIT • The right kit for the right conditions can make a good ride a great one, but with prices of everything going up each day,...