Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

  • TESTED: Sydney to London… The Long Ride Home book review

    TESTED: Sydney to London… The Long Ride Home book review

    £12 | www.nathanmillward.com | Tested by: John Milbank, Editor Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine When you spend all day reading and writing about motorcycles, a book about biking that keeps you awake at night has to be something special. Nathan Millward’s account of his ride home – 23,000 miles from Australia to London – is something…

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  • RIDING ADVICE: Police tips to become a better motorcyclist

    RIDING ADVICE: Police tips to become a better motorcyclist

    PC Simon Burgin is a Forensic Collision Investigator, Bike Safe Lead for Cambridgeshire and advanced Police motorcyclist. He rides 13,000 miles a year on his Suzuki GSX1250F, and in excess of 20,000 miles on his Police BMW. He started riding an RM50 at four, and has never had a crash. Or a puncture. “The most…

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  • TESTED: Osram Night Racer 110 bulb review

    TESTED: Osram Night Racer 110 bulb review

    £14.99 – £37.99 | www.osram.co.uk | 01744 812221 | Tested by: John Milbank, Editor Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine Promising up to 110% more light, 35metres more distance and a 20% whiter beam, the new Night Racers aren’t cheap, but they are an improvement over standard bulbs. I swapped the H4 lamp of my 2008 Ducati…

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  • TESTED: Hood K7 motorcycle jeans review

    TESTED: Hood K7 motorcycle jeans review

    From £119.99 | www.hoodjeans.co.uk | 01953 861166 | Tested by: John Milbank, Editor Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine These are so much more than a simple pair of bike jeans; the relatively low price (add £30 for D3O hip and knee armour) belies the tailored quality. Having visited the workshop in Norfolk, I’ve seen for myself…

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  • TESTED: ACF-50 corrosion protection review

    TESTED: ACF-50 corrosion protection review

    From £15 | www.adamsaviation.com | 01689 842999 | Tested by: John Milbank, Editor Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine If you try to explain to someone what ACF-50 can do, it just sounds like snake oil. A corrosion protectant that can last up to a year; a microscopic coating that stays fluid and penetrates into fastners; it…

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  • TESTED: Held Titan gloves review

    TESTED: Held Titan gloves review

    £249.99 | www.held-uk.co.uk | 01423 790121 | Tested by: Bruce Wilson, Deputy Editor Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine These are the most expensive gloves I’ve ever had, but they’ve also lasted the longest. They’ve been with me for nearly four years and I’m reluctant to try anything else. They fit like a glove, ahem, and…

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  • TESTED: TomTom Bandit video camera review

    TESTED: TomTom Bandit video camera review

    £299.99 | www.tomtom.com | Tested by: John Milbank, Editor Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine I remember my Dad making me a large aluminium plate that went across the tank of my CBR600 when I was younger, to carry our family’s massive VHS-C camcorder. When I hit ripples in the road, the footage would shake as the…

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  • The man who built a GS-powered raft

    The man who built a GS-powered raft

    The August issue of Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine has an incredible interview with Dylan Samarawickrama, who refused to let the Darien Gap stop his adventure. Building a raft powered by his BMW R1150GS, things went bad when he was lost at sea… Read the incredible story in MSL. Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine is the…

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  • Motorcycle Sport & Leisure Issue 671 / August 2016

    Motorcycle Sport & Leisure Issue 671 / August 2016

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    The August 2016 issue is on sale now and includes… Launches and regulars Your letters: Win a Kreiga pack • Subscribe and save cash •  Euro jackpot or booby prize? Leon Mannings • Test ride: Harley-Davidson Dyna Low Rider S & Roadster • The realities of racing: The High Sider • Group test: Ten of the best sportsbikes • Test ride: Francis-Barnett Falcon 250 • Test ride: Metzeler Roadtec 01 •  Men…

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  • See the Kawasaki H2R spit flames on a dyno

    See the Kawasaki H2R spit flames on a dyno

    Our ultimate sportsbike test in the August issue of Motorcycle Sport & Leisure includes the Kawasaki H2R… check it out as it spits flames on a dyno. Also tested are the Ducati 959 Panigale and 1199R, Kawasaki ZX-10R, Aprilia RSV4 RF, Triumph Daytona 675R, Yamaha R1M, Bimota BB3 and MV Agusta F3 800. Motorcycle Sport…

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