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.
Pitstop over, the race continues with a new rider
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100th anniversary BMW R18 and R nineT
Ducati launches limited edition WSB and MotoGP victory models
Honda UK road racing team announced for TT and NW200
Green corner • Stark and Royal Enfield tie-up points to electric future
Triumph E-fuel announcement
Rajasthan Raider • Five years on from the 2018 launch of the first twin-cylinder models to be made in India, since when over 400,000 examples of the Interceptor 650 and Continental GT 650 have been sold around the world, Royal Enfield has now added the first of a much-anticipated series of spin-off models from these to its range
OUR TOP TEN PRODUCTS THIS MONTH…
An American abroad… • When his mate flew over from the United States, Bertie knew how to big up the bromance: go on a bike ride together. But how would the Yank take to old Blighty’s blighted highways?
Two Tips o’ the Hat • Motorcycling tales from the past
Re-engineered and reborn-the NORTON Commando 961 IS BACK • Norton of old had a fair few problems with its machines. Has the new regime managed to rectify the wrongs?
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 motorcycle lawyer tackles questions big and small…
THREE BIKES ONE ENGINE • Aprilia’s RS660, Tuono 660 Factory and Tuareg 660 have brought style and sophistication to three different sectors of the middleweight market in the last couple of years. We ride the Italian firm’s sports, naked and adventure models to find out how the 659cc parallel-twin engine copes with its differing roles
The sporty twin
The semi-naked twin
The versatile twin
TOURING • While the greater enjoyment of touring is in the actual riding rather than the place you’re heading to – the journey being more important than the destination – it is far more often the case that we have a set place in mind when we ride away from our front door
Great Winter Ride The Lake District
Applying yourself • Commitment to the cause is part of the game
WINTER WANDER-LAND • Is Suzuki’s GSX-S1000GT the perfect winter ride? We rode it from coast to coast, through the Lakes, the Dales and the North York Moors in one day, to find out
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The Guinness ride • You don’t have to travel around the world to find great roads, stunning scenery and interesting people – you have all that in Ireland
Highland Scrambling – tough Interceptors • Custom bikes aren’t normally a thing that MSL do, but the Highland Scramble run by Bikerbnb is an event that fits nicely into our raison d’être. So, bikes that are custom built for such an event should also be ideal material for inclusion within these pages, no?
Yamaha’s Ténéré 700: Off-road ready, ready for an off? • With two months and two thousand miles completed on the T7, Charlie thinks he has now prepped the Ténéré to the point where he can do some proper mudslinging
Suzuki Bandit 600, from road to track • Going racing is easy enough. Just buy a bike, get your licence and job done, yeah? Er, if only it were that simple…
Test fleet: Moto Morini...