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  • Seven years, 20 countries, no plan

    Seven years, 20 countries, no plan

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    Last month we gave a splash to Elspeth Beard’s new book Lone Rider, and here’s another publication from a female overlander – Jacqui Furneaux. Of course, there are differences. Elspeth was 22 when she set off around the world on her BMWR60, with a definite plan of where she was going. Jacqui was 50, and as her book’s subtitle points out, had no plan at all. At an age…

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  • MSL JANUARY 2018 – ISSUE 688 – DOWNLOADABLE .GPX SAT NAV MAPS

    MSL JANUARY 2018 – ISSUE 688 – DOWNLOADABLE .GPX SAT NAV MAPS

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    Motorcycle Sport & Leisure has the best real-world touring and adventure of any magazine. Locally, we have routes in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, while globally our adventures span touring across Europe; France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Belgium and beyond. Africa, America, New Zealand and more are also covered, so for the very best in world-wide touring, not…

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  • Touring in North York Moors on Yamaha SRC950 – MSL issue 686

    Touring in North York Moors on Yamaha SRC950 – MSL issue 686

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    Motorcycle Sport & Leisure has the best real-world touring and adventure of any magazine. Locally, we have routes in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, while globally our adventures span touring across Europe; France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Belgium and beyond. Africa, America, New Zealand and more are also covered, so for the very best in world-wide touring, not…

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  • KTM 1290 Super Duke GT touring test routes – MSL issue 685

    KTM 1290 Super Duke GT touring test routes – MSL issue 685

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    Motorcycle Sport & Leisure has the best real-world touring and adventure of any magazine. Locally, we have routes in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, while globally our adventures span touring across Europe; France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Belgium and beyond. Africa, America, New Zealand and more are also covered, so for the very best in world-wide touring, not…

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  • Nick Sanders: The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man – Official Trailer

    Nick Sanders: The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man – Official Trailer

    This is the cinematic trailer for Nick’s latest film, the autobiographical essay “The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man.” Filmed material extends across expeditions heralding back to early bicycle trips around the world, ballooning adventures with Victoria Wood on the BBC and later interviews with the likes of Robert Dunlop and Martin Finnegan. Here’s the…

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  • Motorcycle touring advice: Wild camping in Scotland

    Motorcycle touring advice: Wild camping in Scotland

    You don’t need a week in Europe or an overdraft to go on a motorcycle adventure. If you’re ready to give hotel accommodation a miss, wild camping on a shoestring is available just up the road in Scotland. It’s cheap and cheerful, you’re surrounded by natural beauty and it feels like a proper adventure. Scotland…

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  • Motorcycles must display Crit’Air stickers to ride in France

    Motorcycles must display Crit’Air stickers to ride in France

    Motorists planning to visit Paris, Grenoble or Lyon must now display a Crit’Air anti-pollution sticker on their vehicle. The new Crit’Air anti-pollution sticker system comes into force in March 2017, and applies to both French and foreign vehicles, including cars, bikes and trucks entering the controlled zones. There are six different levels of certification (with…

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  • A Mini Mondo adventure with Austin Vince

    A Mini Mondo adventure with Austin Vince

    In the March issue of MSL, Feature Editor Mikko Nieminen took the Honda Africa Twin to the Pyrenees with Austin Vince. Here’s the video… Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine is the original and best bike mag. Established in 1962, you can pick up a copy in all good newsagents & supermarkets, or online… [su_button url=”http://www.classicmagazines.co.uk/issue/MSL” target=”blank”…

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  • Peugeot scooters ride overland to Vietnam

    Peugeot scooters ride overland to Vietnam

    In the March 2017 issue of MSL we met Samuel Felice Rodriguez and Ambroise Prince, who rode a pair of Peugeot Django scooters 7500 miles from Paris to Vietnam. Here are their fantastic videos… Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine is the original and best bike mag. Established in 1962, you can pick up a copy in…

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  • Moscow to Vladivostock, Russia on a Ducati Multistrada Enduro

    Moscow to Vladivostock, Russia on a Ducati Multistrada Enduro

    How do you prove a bike’s reliability? Ducati sent a Multistrada 1200 off on an 18,000mile round-the world trip. Frenchman Laurent Cochet did the Moscow to Vladivostock stint – we join him at Lake Baikal… Read the full story in the February 2017 issue of Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine, on sale 6th January, and…

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