Feature Articles
All-rounders: Winner stays on
4 May 2012
Nine manufacturers have spent 18 years trying to topple BMW’s GS. Steve Rose ponders why.
Must ride roads: Ripon to Hawes
4 May 2012.
As far as UK roads go, this route is up there with the best of them. It kicks off from the picturesque town of Ripon and leads you immediately into the winding wilderness of the Yorkshire Dales.
Long termers: Alternative thinking
6 April 2012.
I guess you could ask what would make a guy in his mid-20s go for a bike like this? Funnily enough, I’m asking myself the very same question.
Day Ride: Coast & castles
6 April 2012.
As far south east as you can get and keep your boots dry. Dawn Swift rides the resorts of Kent
Must ride roads: Sesto Fiorentino to Contea
2 March 2012.
Situated on the outskirts of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino is the perfect base for escapes into the surrounding Florentine hills.
R-med to the Tooth - World Track Launch
2 March 2012.
If you’ve had a ride on Triumph’s Speed Triple, you’ll know just how great it is. Arguably it was one of the best releases of last season, which, ironically, presented Triumph with a self-made headache – how to make it even better? The answer took loads of technicians and hundreds of hours of development. Triumph calls it the Speed Triple ‘R’. We call it awesome.
Mona Lisa motorcycle - RSD Desmo tracker road test
3 February 2012.
Made by Roland Sands, this is what happens when you take a Ducati MotoGP replica and have an idea for a modern type of big balls dirt tracker. We like this. We like this a lot.
Must ride roads: El Volcán to Playa de las Américas
3 February 2012.
El Volcán. A cliché of all that is Spanish. Palm trees, cafes and even those twisty narrow, cobbled streets that come overlooked by centuries-old architecture.
BMW's G650GS: 70mpg+ Good fun, Great looks
6 January 2012.
The no-brainer for the smart people... This is one bike MSL wants to bring to the attention of those riders who perhaps have overlooked it in the past.
MSL touring: The odd couple
6 January 2012.
Riders clocking up big biking mileages isn’t such an unusual feat. But a couple who’ve done 50,000 miles two-up together on a GSX-R1000? Well, that’s a very different story.
Current Issue: June 2012
We got Soul
Why character matters more than horsepower
New Moto Guzzi V7
Cool like Brando
The BMW R1200GS
It ain’t over yet
MSL Touring: The best touring section around
Real rides by riders just like you!
Plus... With a bang! Dainese’s D-air suit lands... Hodgson on Rossi: It’s over!
PLUS:
• Next issue on sale: 1st June 2012
