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.

Do we ever get old? • As motorcyclists, we’re probably used to being told to ‘act our age’…

Motorcycle Sport & Leisure’s contributors...

Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

R12 G/S is a BMW resurrection

Triumph launches enduro range

Morbidelli T100 2V and 2VX

Ducati Tricolore Italia

Harley-Davidson Road Glide CVO RR

Honda extends warranty

Welsh Classic Motorcycle Festival

THE TECHNICAL triple • The newly Öhlins Smart EC3 suspended Speed Triple RS is now Triumph’s most powerful bike ever

Products

High Plains shifter • It’s easy to assume that the phrase “Win on Sunday, sell on Monday” never really applied to anything other than sports bikes in the motorcycle world. So it’s not really conducive to cruisers such as we see here. Or is it?

Letters

EIGHTIES INSPIRATION MEETS 2025 tech tricks • The Honda Transalp is well established in the growing mid-capacity adventure bike market, after its re-release in 2023 following a 10-year absence. This popular model has now received even more tweaks proving Honda is not resting on its laurels of big sales figures. But with its “all-rounder” aim, is there a compromise when it comes to either road or trail?

EXPLORING Vietnam • If you were growing up in the 1950s and ’60s you will remember Vietnam was barely out of the news thanks to the war raging there from 1954 to 1975. It was fought between the communist government of North Vietnam and its allies in South Vietnam, known as the Viet Cong, against the government of South Vietnam and its principal ally the United States, and it also involved Laos and Cambodia. Back then, no-one though it might be an appropriate venue for a motorcycle tour…

Boring Men and Women - Written 30-plus years ago…

RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY… • No amount of pre-planning when riding in the UK can guarantee you’re not caught short riding in the rain - but this doesn’t mean you have to let the rain ruin your ride.

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

HOLE IN ONE • Aerodynamics is a hot topic these days when applied to two wheels, especially in MotoGP, where winglets, airducts and other such devices improve lap times and prolong grip via increased tyre life.

A SPRING IN SPAIN

Defender of the faith • A proven powerplant, some retro style hints, and a modern array of electronic rider aids make for a very nice place to spend some time.

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

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

Cowal Peninsula • The Cowal Peninsula is an area often overlooked by bikers heading for the popular meeting point of Inveraray, but it offers quiet roads and different destinations for an alternative day ride from Glasgow. In the late ‘70s I was a draughtsman on a large construction project in the area, near the village of Portavadie, so I decided to go for a look.

Always too long • Planning for a trip might suggest adding more days, but how many is too many?

Les Routes des Grandes Alpes • There are iconic passes in Switzerland and Austria, and of course the famous Stelvio in Italy, but the Les Route des Grande Alpes in France, riding from Thonon Les Bains on the shores of Lake Geneva, to Menton on the Mediterranean, is really something special.

Eat, ride, eat, sleep… repeat • A land of contrasts and extremes… welcome to the southern tip of...