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.

Bums on seats • Are current financial implications turning the tide with regard to motorcycle numbers?

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Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

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The mechanicals

BMW Hechlingen Enduro Park expands

2025 KTM 990 RC R

Mutt Motorcycles DRK-01

Maeving RM1S

News in brief

The Grand New Duke of Torque • Many of us recall KTM’s original 990 as a thing of brilliance. The first Super Duke didn’t so much break the sports-naked mould when it arrived in 2005, as pop a wheel in the air and shatter it into a thousand pieces. Ridiculously light and agile and powered by a torquey V-twin, it was stupendously good fun on both road and track

Products

One decade, four generations • Ten years after the MT-09 was first launched in Croatia, Yamaha have released what is, quite astoundingly, the fourth iteration of their popular triple cylinder MT

A Toast to Magneto Guy • There I was, hanging out with the guys at Berkeley’s Norman Racing. We chatted genially as guys do, guys who are into motorcycles and work or hang out there at Norman Racing

Living in the limelight • So, you want a bike that gets attention each and every time that you stop, whether it be for fuel, coffee, a rest, or just to admire the scenery? Look no further

Letters

TVS MOTOR COMPANY • TVS Motor Company is India’s third-largest indigenous motorcycle manufacturer, behind Hero and Bajaj, and has its headquarters in Chennai, home also of its smaller Royal Enfield rival. Besides a plant in Indonesia, there is also its Norton subsidiary in the UK, which is currently ramping up to launch a range of at least three all-new model platforms in November this year

Indian Superbike? • Norton Motorcycles’ Indian owner TVS is launching a seven-model range of Euro 5-compliant bikes and scooters in the UK market later this year, all built in India at its Hosur factory

FIRST AID • Riding bikes involves risk. There’s a chance that even the most sensible and switched on of bikers could come unstuck by some sketchy surfaces or dodgy driving. Should the worst happen, knowing what to do is invaluable and could be the difference between life and death if you spot someone in trouble

Legal Eagle • MSL’s resident legal expert sheds some light on motorcycling law

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

Arrows of DESIRE • Husqvarna’s Svartpilen and Vitpilen 401s have had some big updates for 2024, and we’ve been out to Spain to see how they translate to the road

Maja and Lara and the Honda Exmoor Adventure • Off-road training days on motorbikes will unlock two-wheeled talents you didn’t know you had, and will kick down a new door to an expanding motorcycling world. Maja and Lara left the Honda Adventure Centre in Exmoor with a gleeful sense of achievement and a little taste of what off-road adventure touring could feel like. This is an article written from their point of view as both of them are new to the off-road world

When and how to jump-start a bike • Jump-starting is the go-to way to get a vehicle with a flat battery back up and running. Done right, it can get you out of a pickle and on your way. Done wrong, it can wreak havoc on a bike’s battery and/or electrical system. We talked to the battery-saving experts at OptiMate to find out more about when and how to jump-start a motorcycle

Forget Paris! •...