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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Alpinestars road helmet breaks cover

Praga ZS800

Bike industry asks UK government for more time to work on decarbonisation

Super-keen Honda Transalp price announced

Ducati Edition Supersoco CUx scooters

WIN WIN WIN WIN! a Cardo system Packtalk Neo Duo

Welcome to the club • BMW’s M 1000 R is its most powerful naked bike to date, joining the 200bhp club with aerodynamic wings, just to keep it on the ground

True to trail • There are retro bikes, and there are retro bikes. This really is a retro bike. It’s not a new bike with a new engine, new electronics, new high-tech suspension and new fancy connectivity with all of your gadgets. But it is a new bike. Confused? Yeah, me too

OUR TOP TEN PRODUCTS THIS MONTH…

Rear-view mirror • For 2023, BMW has brought out heritage editions of the R18 and R nineT as part of the factory’s celebrations of 100 years of production, so it seemed only right that we should take a look at how the Bavarian factory’s retro bikes have been influenced by the past

2024 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-4R

The history of Japan’s pocket rockets

750 Words about Socks • I’ll bet you’ve never read an entire column about socks. Until now.

Two-in-one twin • Look, can we just call it the 6 ½? That’s far easier to spell than the name that you’re calling it… and Six ’narf is easier to say as well…

Letters

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

Legal Eagle • MSL’s resident legal expert sheds some light on the law

Big or small? • We took two very different bikes out to the Peak District to see if size matters – one way or another…

Tell us about your ride! • Share your travel story, and bag a free mag subscription

Wings of Gold • The grand tourer from Honda is easy to compartmentalise as a one-trick pony (a big one at that), but it’s capable of so much more…

Rare bit of Wales with Nick Sanders • Wales offers some fantastic riding even if you just turn up and tell the sat-nav to show you the way, but for a properly unforgettable experience local knowledge is key. We sampled the hidden backroads with the record-breaking round the-world rider and a local expert Nick Sanders

The Seven Ps • Does the definition of adventure change or soften with age? Are the key elements catastrophe and hardship?

Vosges on the way • I didn’t mean to ride to Vosges. Although I didn’t end up there by mistake either. Either way, I’m glad I did, because my short visit to the area confirmed my suspicions that much good riding hides in this unassuming provincial region of France…

Top of the world • Maja led a tour to Nordkapp and back. Five thousand miles in three weeks. And she reckons it was worth it. Here’s why…

Meteoric arrival • While on the Royal Enfield Super Meteor’s launch, as shown in last month’s magazine, Alan Cathcart spent some time with a man who had a great deal to do with the model’s development, Adrian Sellers

Yamaha’s Ténéré 700: at last, mud • Recruiting the assistance and advice of seasoned off-road rider Chris Moss, Charlie finally gets the Ténéré dirty with his first venture away from Tarmac

Suzuki Bandit 600, from road to track • Paperwork and bike prep are supposed...