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.

Political times • This glass is half full – are beneficial changes in legislation on the way?

Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

2025 Ducati XDiavel V4

Triumph Moto2 Triumph Triple Trophy

KTM update

LiveWire S2 Mulholland

Porsche/Ducati experience relaunched for this year

Rossi’s birthday gifts

Pirelli’s new Diablo PowerCruiser

Welsh Classic Motorcycle Festival, Anglesey May 24/25

Same style, new suit • A casual glance at the Italian firm’s latest twin cylinder adventure bike would make you think that very little, if anything, has changed in 2025 for the Ducati Multistrada V2. But think again – everything is new!

Products

No hidden sting • From nineties fun-focussed midranger to street-brawling monster – Honda’s Hornet has transmogrified and even better, it remains a bargain…

Letters

Tiger, Tiger, Touring Right • An all-new and competitively priced adventure-sport middleweight should have the opposition worried

Stuart Wood interview • Stuart Wood, chief engineer at Triumph Motorcycles, has been with Britain’s leading bike manufacturer from its start-up phase in 1987, long before it’s coming relaunch in 1991 was even publicly known. As a result, he has been fundamentally involved in virtually every significant model since. We sat down with him at the recent launch of Triumph’s stunning new Tiger Sport 800 in Portugal.

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

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

SEVEN WONDERS OF THE BIKING WORLD • What if we told you that we’ve found a place where you can go and do different kinds of riding every day of the week? And not just different, but some of the best riding we’ve done anywhere in the world. Sound good? Welcome to Morocco!

Gas is Good • The pursuit of alternative means to reduce vehicle emissions besides electricity, complete with its issues of generation, storage and delivery, has seen an increasing focus on hydrogen.

Finally • Whether it be a trade secret or nom de plumes; it’s a certainty the knowledge will spill out. Eventually.

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

Jailhouse Rock • Castles, prisons, beaches and history. Dorset has it all.

In Search of some Sun • Breaking away from winter gloom, both atmospheric and psychological, is easy enough nowadays, and here’s one option

Caffeine requirements • When the choice is limited, one’s specific requirements become less relevant

Tour of Japan • Chris needed to ride a motorbike in one more country to achieve his self-set target of doing so in 50 nations, so where to go?

Test fleet: Ducati Multistrada V4 Rally • Some decent miles on the V4 proved Dave’s prediction right. A great many miles can be covered at great speed, in great comfort.

Test fleet: Ducati Multistrada V4 RS • And here’s the real trick one…

Test fleet: Suzuki V-Strom 800RE • It’s all over. My year long marriage to the V-Strom 800RE has come to an end. I’m really sad, but I can look back at our time together with great fondness.

Test fleet: Honda XL750 Transalp • City riding

Test fleet: Honda CRF1100L ES Africa Twin • Bertie thought he’d had a tough break when the Honda’s battery went flat – then his poor daughter had a very bad break of her own. Could the Twinkie save his...