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Test fleet review: Yamaha XSR700 Cada Día | Part 1

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21st October 2016

Editor John Milbank begins MSL’s exclusive Yard Built project… According to Google Translate, ‘cada día’ is Spanish for ‘every day’. I’m building a custom bike, but this is Motorcycle Sport & Leisure – you and I ride our bikes. Every day if we can. In June, I’ll be riding Cada Día to the Wheels and…
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TESTED: 2014 Yamaha Super Ténéré reader review

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11th October 2016

60-year-old semi-retired teacher Hugh Fuller shares his experience of Yamaha’s adventure bike… I’ve been riding since I was 16 (on a stripped down Honda fifty), and now ride around four to five thousand miles a year. I don’t own any other bikes now, but have put 9600 on the Super Ten, which I bought in…
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TESTED: 1991 BMW R65GS reader review

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11th October 2016

A Personal fitness trainer, 56-year-old Duncan Evans reveals his home-built custom… I served my apprenticeship as a mechanical engineer, then worked my way through a number of industries finishing in aerospace, before being a trainer for the past ten years. I started riding at 14 and got an FS1E at 16, before a new RD…
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TESTED: 2005 Triumph Speed Triple reader review

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11th October 2016

MSL reader Matt James, a 46-year-old IT manager (and self-proclaimed frustrated traveller), shares his passion for his Hinckley roadster… I’ve been riding since I owned a Yamaha FS1E at 16, and bought the Speed Triple – the first of the 1050 models – in March 2007 from Total Triumph in Taunton. I’d liked the look…
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TESTED: 2011 BMW R1200RT reader review

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11th October 2016

MSL reader Anthony Greenwood, 56-year-old manager of a shop-monitoring business, shares his passion for the Bavarian tourer… I bought the RT brand new in Spring 2011 from Cannon BMW in Witham – they offered me a good deal as I wanted quite a few extras, and it had already been announced that there was a…
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TESTED: Sealey 45pc 3/8” DuoMetric Socket Set AK692P review

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11th August 2016

Around £95 | www.sealey.co.uk | 01284 757500 | Tested by: John Milbank, Editor Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine I love working on my bikes, and only after using this set did I realise what a difference tools can make to the enjoyment. As a DIY enthusiast, my cheaper kit was quite capable, and well made enough…
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TESTED: EDZ Midlayer Jacket review

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11th August 2016

£30 | www.edzlayering.com | 01900 810260 | Tested by: John Milbank, Editor Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine EDZ has long been supplying top-quality layering for a range of outdoor activities – I’ve had one of the company’s original base-layers for well over ten years now; it’s not one I wear on every trip, but it’s had…
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TESTED: Denali Split Soundbomb review

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11th August 2016

£39.99 | www.rg-racing.com | 01420 89007 | Tested by: John Milbank, Editor Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine “Loud pipes save lives”. We’ve all heard it, but I’m not totally convinced. Besides the Euro4-induced purr of most bikes now, if you have got a loud can, you need to be pretty antisocial with it to be heard…
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TESTED: Auritech Biker hearing protectors review

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11th August 2016

£19.95 | www.auritech.info | 01483 516434 | Tested by: John Milbank, Editor Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine Sure, ear plugs are a pain. Yes, it’s annoying when you have your lid on before you remember them. And your gloves. And it’s raining. But being deaf is more annoying, as is tinnitus. These one-size-fits-all plugs are designed…
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TESTED: Brühl BD1240 Power Dryer review

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11th August 2016

£88.00 | www.motohaus.com | 01256 704909 | Tested by: John Milbank, Editor Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine Don’t laugh – this really is a fancy hair dryer for your bike. With an airspeed of 135mph and a heater that can drive the temperature up to 70°C, it’s an incredibly powerful blower to shift water from your…
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