Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

  • New American motorcycle brand: Vanguard reveals the Roadster

    New American motorcycle brand: Vanguard reveals the Roadster

    The International Motorcycle Show at the Javits Center in New York saw the public unveiling of the new Vanguard Roadster. Vanguard is pitching itself as a ‘product without equivalent, as well as a brand with the potential to bring new perspectives to the motorcycle industry’. Currently in prototype form, the Vanguard Roadster is slated for…

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  • January 2017 – issue 676

    January 2017 – issue 676

    The January issue of Motorcycle Sport & Leisure is on sale now, and includes… NEW: News: Next year’s new bikes • Subscribe and save money • Changing habits of a lifetime: Leon Mannings • Letters: Win a Kriega pack •  Test ride: 2017 Kawasaki Z1000SX • Test ride: Suzuki VanVan South West tour • Test Ride: AJS Cadwell • Betting on coincidence: The High Sider •  Indians and Harleys: Maynard Hershon TOURING: Fruity adventurers…

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  • D3O armour – extra safety in gloves

    D3O armour – extra safety in gloves

    In the January 2017 issue of Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine we take an in-depth look at French motorcycle clothing brand Furygan. Using D3O armour in all its products, we wanted to see some science behind the claims made about the orange protection’s performance… Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine is the original and best bike…

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  • MSL 676 | Touring the South West on a Suzuki VanVan | Free .GPX downloads

    MSL 676 | Touring the South West on a Suzuki VanVan | Free .GPX downloads

    In the January 2017 issue of Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine, round-the-world adventurer Nathan Millward took Suzuki’s new 200cc VanVan around Cornwall… Bridgewater to Tintagel [googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=1Qv6iBEohiM9Y7sAGCROkVP4IYao&w=640&h=480] [wpdm_package id=’1666′]   Tintangel to Land’s End [googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=1iiljDub4LxAOC7zZ4Ie7XniHFTY&w=640&h=480] [wpdm_package id=’1668′]   Marazion to Home [googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=1V4G_q5e1A4VPh1FprpnJ5IEhnfo&w=640&h=480] [wpdm_package id=’1670′]   Many of our routes are supplied by our…

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  • MSL JANUARY ISSUE 676 | DOWNLOADABLE .GPX SAT-NAV MAPS

    MSL JANUARY ISSUE 676 | DOWNLOADABLE .GPX SAT-NAV MAPS

    This issue: UK, Spain and China | 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…

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  • Self-guided touring of America | Part 1 | Free route downloads

    Self-guided touring of America | Part 1 | Free route downloads

    In the January 2017 issue of Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine, Steve Rose and Julie Brown set off on a self-guided adventure in the United States of America…   Day 1 [googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m28!1m12!1m3!1d3269017.9480484417!2d-119.33946626035674!3d36.85683517923425!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m13!3e0!4m5!1s0x80c8c43337b3d2c7%3A0xfd6624d1918aa70!2sTropicana+Las+Vegas%2C+South+Las+Vegas+Boulevard%2C+Las+Vegas%2C+NV%2C+United+States!3m2!1d36.0996349!2d-115.171358!4m5!1s0x80960dbb68ee1b83%3A0x83fa3b8fa9ac59a6!2sMammoth+Mountain+Inn%2C+10400+Minaret+Rd%2C+Mammoth+Lakes%2C+CA+93546%2C+USA!3m2!1d37.651766099999996!2d-119.0388447!5e0!3m2!1sen!2suk!4v1479129984813&w=600&h=450] [wpdm_package id=’1678′]   Day 2 [googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m24!1m8!1m3!1d202386.39872840658!2d-119.6630753!3d37.5718477!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m13!3e0!4m5!1s0x80960dbb68ee1b83%3A0x83fa3b8fa9ac59a6!2sMammoth+Mountain+Inn%2C+Minaret+Road%2C+Mammoth+Lakes%2C+CA%2C+USA!3m2!1d37.651766099999996!2d-119.0388447!4m5!1s0x809427a27f5dbc67%3A0xd0683ed7bb7d8d81!2sOakhurst%2C+CA%2C+United+States!3m2!1d37.3279997!2d-119.64931539999999!5e0!3m2!1sen!2suk!4v1479130193210&w=600&h=450] [wpdm_package id=’1680′]   Day 3 [googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m24!1m8!1m3!1d807539.2977331728!2d-122.36475816967896!3d37.75603648745987!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m13!3e0!4m5!1s0x809427a27f5dbc67%3A0xd0683ed7bb7d8d81!2sOakhurst%2C+CA%2C+USA!3m2!1d37.3279997!2d-119.64931539999999!4m5!1s0x80859a6d00690021%3A0x4a501367f076adff!2sSan+Francisco%2C+CA%2C+United+States!3m2!1d37.7749295!2d-122.4194155!5e0!3m2!1sen!2suk!4v1479130267796&w=600&h=450] [wpdm_package id=’1682′] Many of our routes are supplied…

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  • Spirit Motorcycles GP Street & GP Sport: MotoGP bikes for the road

    Spirit Motorcycles GP Street & GP Sport: MotoGP bikes for the road

    The result of a collaboration between Tony Scott’s road and race engineering company T3 Racing, and Kev Taggart of custom bike builder Spirit of the Seventies, Spirit Motorcycles was only registered as a company in July 2016. However, three years of work behind the scenes have led to the new GP Sport and GP Street…

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  • Bike-mad TV detectives are on the hunt for hidden treasures in the sheds of Britain

    Bike-mad TV detectives are on the hunt for hidden treasures in the sheds of Britain

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    A BIKE-MAD pair of TV engineering detectives are on the hunt for forgotten and hidden treasures tucked away in the sheds of Britain. Travel Channel presenters Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove are about to film their next series which sees them rifling through the lock-ups and sheds of the UK. In previous series they’ve unearthed…

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  • TESTED: Battery Guard Bluetooth monitor review

    TESTED: Battery Guard Bluetooth monitor review

    Tested by: John Milbank | £29.94 | www.mobilecentre.co.uk | 01386 212121   Oh the irony of testing a device that can give an instant display of your bike (or car) battery, while letting my own KTM 1050 get so low that I have to jump start it from my car. The Battery Guard is a…

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  • December 2016 – issue 675

    December 2016 – issue 675

    The December issue of Motorcycle Sport & Leisure is on sale now, and includes… NEW:  News: 2017’s hottest new bikes • Subscribe and save money • Yamaha Technician’s Grand Prix • Letters: Win a Kriega pack • Winter of discontent or party season? Leon Mannings •  Test ride: Mash 400 •  The cost of fun: Kevin Cameron • Test ride: Yamaha MT-10 • Dark as a dungeon: Maynard Hershon • Riding a World…

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