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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Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

Best bikes of 2023

Ducati Diavel V4 • Four pots for Ducati’s mental super-cruiser

Honda Transalp makes a comeback

Brand-new Suzuki V-Strom 800 DE

Updates to Yamaha’s touring range

Touring The Italian Way Moto Guzzi V100 Mandello S • Moto Guzzi’s looking to the future with a brand-new engine, electronic suspension and adaptive aerodynamics.

2023 Triumph Street Triples

Ducati’s Streetfighter range gets new SP2 track variant

Yamaha YZF-R125, MT-07 and MT125

Suzuki’s new roadster, the GSX-8S

Indian Super Chief Limited Tribal leader • This chief puts a modern spin on American cruisin’

OUR TOP TEN PRODUCTS THIS MONTH…

TRIP OF THE LIGHT FANTASTIC • Suzuki has confirmed that the GSX-R1000 will not be sold in Europe next year, effectively ending a GSX-R family that began the modern super-sports story and has provided many of its brightest stars.

Letters

Is it fun?

2023 ARC Vector CONCEPT TO REALITY

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

Legal Eagle

Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650

Ducati Scramblers

Honda CL500

THREE BIKES ONE ENGINE Ducati Monster, Supersport 950, Multistrada V2 S • The 937cc V-twin engine that Ducati calls the Testastretta 11º is the centrepiece of a family of bikes including the Monster, SuperSport 950 and Multistrada V2. Riding that contrasting trio back-to-back should highlight the pros and cons of one of motorcycling’s hardest working powerplants...

Ducati Monster The not so scary one

Ducati SuperSport 950 The sensible superbike

Ducati Multistrada V2 S The smaller-rounder

Colombres Rally is ready for 2023 • It’s no longer just a playground for old bikes, as modern machines are welcomed to their own event

Great Winter Ride Antrim Coast Road • Northern Ireland has some excellent routes on offer, with the Antrim Coast Road a perfect winter ride

Vietnam

In the land of the Marquez brothers • Motorcycle touring in Lleida

World Ducati Week • If you like red Italian bikes, you’ll love the World Ducati Week. It’s three days of pure Ducati heaven.

Great River Road PART TWO • Continuing a ride along the course of the great Mississippi River... on an appallingly large motorcycle

Take a ride on the wild side • Motocross has always filled my heart with fear. Not curiosity. Not temptation. Just fear. So, it was time to do something about that…

Yamaha’s Ténéré 700: now that’s more like it! • Having tempted Fast Bikes’ Charlie Oakman away from his sportsbike norm with BMW’s F900 XR, we now throw him a little deeper into the off-road sector with the celebrated Yamaha Ténéré 700.

Test fleet: KTM Super Adventure S • Change in season

Test fleet: Yamaha TMAX Tech MAX • Ross finally manages to prize the keys to Yamaha’s super scooter out of Mossy’s hands

Test fleet: Kawasaki H2 SX SE Tourer • Dave settles back into road riding after the top speed runs last month

Test fleet: Honda NT1100 • Riding the NT1100 prompts emotions, but not all of them are positive

Test fleet: Royal Enfield Scram 411 • When the Scram met Street Twin and...