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.

Continual advancement • Every day is a school day. Even if you never go to school…

Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

2025 Triumph Speed Triple 1200 RS

2025 Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 ST

2025 Royal Enfield Classic 350 updates

Harley’s CVO

2025 KTM Adventure 390 range

KTM news update

Classic Bike Track Days in 2025

Langen Motorcycles

Two for One • Some sports tourers are more biased to one style of riding than others… with some quality updates for the next generation of Kawasaki`s big Ninja, is the balance right for Andy?

Products

UNDERCOVER upgrade • More control, boosted efficiency, and elevated comfort are all on the menu as Ducati revamps the Multistrada V4S for 2025

And Where Were You? • I wrote this years ago on an electric typewriter. It was faxed to the San Francisco-based magazine, now defunct, that originally published it. I just typed it into my computer, converting it into electronic symbols, to email to MSL, on Christmas Eve. I hope you enjoy it…

Letters

SPEED KING • The Speed Twin 900 was already Triumph’s best-selling ‘modern classic’, this updated version will only add to the appeal

CARESS MY CURVES! • Starting from Leh, the capital of Ladakh in north-western India, Ian Kerr explores the mind-blowing expanse of the Kashmiri Himalaya

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

Understated abilities • A casual glance may suggest a sharpening of aesthetics is all there is to the new Honda NT1100, but Mossy finds there’s a lot more beneath the skin…

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

Camping Cookers • When out for a ride, being self-reliant adds a great deal of flexibility to your plans whether just day tripping or on a longer tour…

Back where we belong! An interview with Bimota’s Pierluigi Marconi • The 2025 World Superbike series kicked off on Phillip Island in Australia from February 21 to 23, and alongside BMW’s mission to defend its championship from Ducati, it saw one of the most historic names in Superbike competitions the return to the grid - Bimota.

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The Three Rivers Route • The Peak District is a popular area for exploring by motorbike where most visitors are lured by the ‘honeypot’ spots and main roads through the valleys and over the hills to the north. However, there are hidden gems well worth exploring in the less travelled areas to the south…

The Utah Trail • Riding in America isn’t all about interstate highways and big, low-revving vee twins. Spritely European trail bikes are ideal for exploring three mid-western national parks in three days

Escape to Colditz • “Anyone watch The Colditz Story on Film 4 last night?” An innocent enough question on one of our monthly get-togethers in our favourite Chester hostelry…

Paper-chasing in Bangkok • Stamps and signatures, and Schrödinger’s tour guide

Test fleet: Ducati Multistrada V4 Rally • Going up in the world is a very apt term when moving from the Diavel to the Multistrada V4 Rally - while the powerplant is close to being the same specification, you’re seeing the world from a very different perspective…

Honda XL750 Transalp • There’s no such things as bad weather.

Test fleet: Suzuki V-Strom 800RE • After making the final modification to his V-Strom,...