Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

The Seaside Scrambler

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Mikko Nieminen

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17th December 2018

Keen to see how the new Yamaha SCR950 fares in the real world, Nathan Millward takes it on a trip along the east coast, through Skegness, Scarborough and Whitby. The rain was fierce in Scarborough. I’d not seen a downpour like it for quite some time and the only thing to do was huddle under…
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MSL FEBRUARY 2019 – ISSUE 701 – DOWNLOADABLE .GPX SAT NAV MAPS

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Angie Sisestean

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16th December 2018

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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Long Ride: Around the USA on a Deauville

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Mikko Nieminen

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13th December 2018

He was planning a 13,000-mile epic ride in the USA, so John Ward hired a Harley, right? Nope, he shipped his 13-year-old Deauville over and wrote a book about his experiences – a few extracts follow… Heading westward from Sin City, we rode into the wilderness of Blue Diamond Road towards Pahrump. There was just…
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Mid Ride: No Train, No Strain

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Mikko Nieminen

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10th December 2018

What happens if the motorail service due to whisk your bike down to Italy goes bust? You ride there instead. This all began with a planning exercise based on a promise to my wife that our bike tour would be simple and relaxed, a reaction to a very cold and wet ride down the Route…
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Official 2018 MotoGP Season Review

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Mikko Nieminen

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6th December 2018

The season may be over, but fear not – you can now recount every twist and turn in this epic championship with the Official 2018 MotoGP Season Review. Available to purchase from motogpbook.com, and at a special pre-Christmas price of £28, (RRP £35) it’s the perfect Christmas present for the avid motorsport fan, and with delivery…
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Day Ride: Chalk Country

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Mikko Nieminen

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6th December 2018

Embarking on a 120-ish mile jaunt around Wiltshire — with Salisbury Plain, stone circles and tanks carrying L-plates. I love chalk. Not the school blackboard variety, but the landscapes produced by this great swathe of ancient limestone that sweeps right across southern England. Find the right A and B roads, and you’ll be sharing these…
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New Speed Twin from Triumph

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Mikko Nieminen

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5th December 2018

Triumph has announced that it’s bringing the Speed Twin back in the Bonneville line-up with an all-new 2019 model. The new Speed Twin looks very much like the popular Street Twin’s big sister: more power, more tech and more premium packaging. For power, it uses an updated 1200cc Bonneville twin engine with ‘Thruxton’ tune, pumping…
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Knowledge: Dancing with the Italian Stallion

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Mikko Nieminen

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3rd December 2018

Taking a big adventure bike off-road requires nerves of steel and solid riding technique. We teamed up with Ducati’s travelling DRE Enduro experience to get in shape for the challenge… The thought of taking a £17,000 adventure bike off-road may seem more than a little daunting to most of us, despite the go-anywhere attitude of…
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Tried & Tested: Absaar mini jump starter and power pack

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Mikko Nieminen

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29th November 2018

Tested by: Mikko Nieminen|£59.95|www.absaar.co.uk When I first saw the new Absaar mini jump starter and power pack, I couldn’t believe that this tiny box (not much bigger than my phone) could provide enough power to jump start a bike. However, as the owner of a 2005 Yamaha Fazer FZS1000 with the original battery still in…
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Making History: Kawasaki Z1 to the Z900RS

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Sam Hewitt

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28th November 2018

The only surprise about the arrival of the Z900RS is that Kawasaki has taken so long to create this tribute to its greatest ever model.
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