Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

BMW’s future vision of an uncrashable motorcycle

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13th October 2016

The Vision Next 100 is the German company’s idea of the future of biking. This electric-powered bike does away with a traditional headstock and forks, instead using a flexible frame. There’s no suspension – the tyres will provide the damping, while adjusting their tread pattern to suit the conditions. An automatic balancing system will promise…
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Get inspired at the Adventure Travel Show

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13th October 2016

A fantastic lineup of speakers is promised at the Adventure Travel Show, Olympia, 21-22 January, including Nathan Millward, Lois Pryce, Antonia Bollingbroke-Kent and many more. This brilliant event is your chance to enjoy more than 100 inspirational talks, attend specialist seminars, and get face-to-face with the biggest collection of travel companies. There’s also an evening…
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Trailquest & Triumph | Trans Baviaan Expedition, South Africa | Day 6

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13th October 2016

MSL’s deputy editor Bruce Wilson has joined Trailquest and 11 other adventurers who’ll be crossing South Africa on Triumph’s Tiger 800. Each day we’ll follow their story as they make their way 2000 miles from Johannesburg to Cape Town, ticking off some of the best routes and trails the nation has to offer. When there’s…
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Motorcycles are a bargain: Scientific fact!

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11th October 2016

After working out the power-to-weight ratios of the new Honda Fireblade and Suzuki GSX-R1000, I thought I’d look into some others… 2016 BMW S1000RR – 0.94bhp/kg 2016 Kawasaki ZX-10R – 0.96bhp/kg 2017 FireBlade – 0.97bhp/kg 2017 GSX-R1000 – 0.99bhp/kg 2016 Yamaha R1M – 0.99bhp/kg 2016 Ducati Panigale R – 1.10bhp/kg 2016 Kawasaki H2R – 1.42bhp/kg.…
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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: 2008 Yamaha TDM900A reader review

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11th October 2016

56-year-old Ian Watson from Fife shares his experience of Yamaha’s great all-rounder… This is my only bike, which I use to cover around 4000 miles every year. I bought it in May 2009 for £5495 from my local Yamaha dealer (and ex-Scottish Road Race Champion) Alan Duffus in Kirkcaldy. I’ve put 28,000 miles on it,…
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TESTED: 2015 Triumph Tiger 800 XRx reader review

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11th October 2016

64 year-old Chris Foreman, a part-time telecoms consultant from Hertfordshire, gives us the low-down on his adventurer… I’ve been riding since 1969, and haven’t been without two wheels since. I typically cover about 5000 miles per year, and also have a 1981 BMW R100RS (1981) and a Sym Symphony 125 that fits in the back…
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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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