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

News • Need to know ◆ New models ◆ Industry info

MAINSTREAM Model

Products

GENERATION Xcellence Suzuki SV-7GX • Suzuki’s GX suffix has been extended from the 1000cc inline four model to a midrange sibling, but does the 7GX have the same allrounder, mile-munching capabilities that big brother has?

Letters

ON EVERY SUNDAY Triumph Scrambler 900 • Triumph has recently updated its entire modern classic range, but it’s the entry-level Scrambler 900 that receives the most upgrades.

A Rider’s Lifetime • The first couple of years, part one

Rust Blockers • Rust is the rider’s nemesis. In the UK we spread around one million tonnes of rock salt on our highways during an average winter. With so many exposed metal parts, motorcycles are particularly vulnerable to the effects of salty water being sprayed up from the road surface on rainy days. Without some form of protection, most machines will look decidedly second-hand if ridden through the winter months.

Legal Eagle • Our motorcycling man of law answers questions big and small

Finger on the XPulse Hero XPulse 200 • Hero’s XPulse 200 is the unintimidating dual sport motorcycle aimi ng to be the best-value bike of the year with a double-take price tag of £2700 OTR – MSL puts it to a road and trail test in Lancashire.

BACK IN THE DAY

Rapid Training with Honda • Every day is a school day, as we’ve said often enough before in MSL, and there’s a new initiative set by Honda that brings tuition and advancement to all riders.

NOMAD MOSSY, EPISODE 3 • Back from France, Mossy briefly swaps the V-Strom 800RE for an NT1100 and then gets comfortable with his new Transalp before heading off to Scotland.

Cardo Venture helmet • While motorcycle communication devices have been around for a while now, up to recently there’s not been anything developed precisely for the offroad market, with all that entails with regard to crashes, mud, trees and bushes etc. But now there is…

Write about your ride! • Share your travel story, and earn yourself a free 12 month magazine subscription!

Exploring the Fens of East Anglia • The Fens comprise, roughly speaking, the area south of the Wash bounded in the West by the A1, south by A14/A11 and East by the A10/A134. It’s a flat and watery world of mainly peat soil and silt land, which is constantly moving and shrinking.

Bike Preparation • Preparation and maintenance. Easy huh?

A Memorial Ride for Kev Roberts

‘IN THE TYRE TRACKS OF BURT MUNRO’ OR ‘TWO WEEKS IN TE WAIPOUNAMU’ • “Let’s face it, Dad”, said my son James on Christmas Day, “You’re not going on your usual escape to Maui this winter. If you step over that border, given your social media profile, ICE would have you picked up before you could say ‘Mar-a-Lago’ – let’s go riding around New Zealand’s South Island.”

Test fleet: Moto Morini Calibro Bagger. • Moto Morini’s smart and compact bagger has arrived!

Test fleet: Honda NT1100 DCT ES • After 16 months, and 18,000 miles, Mossy has finally handed his NT1100 back. But not before recalling an eventful period involving lots of travel, plenty of fun, a fair bit of pain, and two replacement bikes!

Test fleet: BMW S1000R • Luggage requirements resolved, and a tech upgrade that out-specs any PlayStation

Test fleet: Suzuki GSX-8TT • Now well into his second month with the 8TT, Andy is still loving his time with it, both when riding or simply catching...