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

Norton’s family planning • We wanted to learn more about the future of Norton. So, we sat down with them and had a good old chat. It sounds very promising indeed…

A lot of buzz, the sting is optional • When Honda first launched the Hornet way back in 1996 – as a four-cylinder machine of just 250cc capacity – it was a departure from the normal Japanese domestic market styling of small-capacity machinery, being neither sports bike nor retro machine, and with its 180-section rear tyre was almost a caricature of what a naked bike should look like

Top Stories

Around the world? • Kymco’s recently released its new ‘adventure-ready’ scooter. Does it stand up to some stiff competition in the form of Honda’s ADV 350? We rode it on its UK launch to find out

OUR TOP FIVE PRODUCTS THIS MONTH…

The need for speed • Dan Sefton wanted to get as close to the fast action of the Isle of Man as he could, so he signed up as a volunteer medic at the Manx Grand Prix. This is what the experience was like…

VERSATILE WINTER HELMETS • It’s easy to dismiss a helmet as little more than a plastic hard hat with some polystyrene to soften the blows. But as we’re sure you know, there’s rather a lot more to it…

Is this Sport? Is it Leisure?

Supercharged & razor-sharp • Bimota’s new TESI H2 combines Kawasaki’s supercharged power with Italian design and flair

Letters

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

Legal Eagle

On a SHOESTRING with the BMW C400X and Suzuki Burgman • Life is hard, bills are high and time is tight, but we still want to get some kicks to liven up our dreary lives. Can we still have fun without forking out a small fortune on a big, fuel-thirsty monster? Of course we can…

Mind the pennies • Budget travel can be tricky. But if you already own a bike and you’re happy to be flexible, there’re lots of ways you can save cash when you’re out exploring, without compromising your experience

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

Crossing the EU border with, but not on, two wheels • Procedures and options for taking bikes in vans and on trailers across the EU border can be a bit of an admin headache. But fear not, advice is at hand

Wales from east to west • Riding within Wales isn’t all about the National Parks, with plenty of excellent riding in between, and winter weather can put them out of bounds anyway

Tomorrow will be even better… • Five days of splendid scenery, cracking roads, fabulous food and great company. This touring in Scotland malarkey might just take off…

Cool bars

WINTER WANDER-LAND • We need your help. We’re planning an epic winter ride and we need some inspiration

The legend of Lake Como • It doesn’t get much better than this: Around Lake Como on a Moto Guzzi

Photo-bombing • A chance meeting changed the way Charlie looked at motorcycles, through a lens at least, forever

Getting to grips with Yamaha’s Ténéré 700 • After a month of ownership there’re big miles on the T700, but not a sniff of the dirt yet – so what’s going on Charlie?

Suzuki Bandit 600, from road to track • After years and years of procrastinating and pontificating,...