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  • February 2017 – Issue 676

    February 2017 – Issue 676

    The February issue of Motorcycle Sport & Leisure is on sale now, and includes… NEW: News: New British sports bikes • Subscribe and save money • Letters: Win a Kriega pack • New broom vs old rubbish? Leon Mannings • Exclusive interview: Is this MV’s last chance? • Test ride: 2017 Yamaha MT-09 • Test ride: Metisse 8V Mark 5 Café Racer • Test ride: Ducati Monster 1200 • Group test: Small…

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  • Tested: Essential Buyer’s Guide: Royal Enfield book review

    Tested: Essential Buyer’s Guide: Royal Enfield book review

    Tested by: John Milbank | £12.99 | www.veloce.co.uk | 01305 260068 Essential is a word too often bandied about, but these buyer’s guides are just that! Published by Veloce, a few years ago I used one of the Ducati guides when buying a Monster, and it was a big help. Even the most ardent fan…

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  • Honda’s self-balancing robot bike

    Honda’s self-balancing robot bike

    Honda’s new ‘Riding Assist’ motorcycle shuns the gyroscopes used by other brands, which the Japanese company says add a great deal of weight and alter the riding experience. Instead, robotics technology from the ‘UNI-CUB’ self-balancing personal mobility device keeps the machine upright by rotating the bars and adjusting the rake to balance the centre of…

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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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  • MSL February ISSUE 677 | DOWNLOADABLE .GPX SAT-NAV MAPS

    MSL February ISSUE 677 | DOWNLOADABLE .GPX SAT-NAV MAPS

    This issue: UK, France and Russia | 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…

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  • SELF-GUIDED TOURING OF AMERICA | PART 2 | FREE ROUTE DOWNLOADS

    SELF-GUIDED TOURING OF AMERICA | PART 2 | FREE ROUTE DOWNLOADS

    In the February 2017 issue of Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine, Steve Rose and Julie Brown completed their self-guided adventure in the United States of America… Day 4 [googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m24!1m8!1m3!1d818644.7620725234!2d-122.3169184!3d36.7266174!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m13!3e0!4m5!1s0x8085809cbb75a565%3A0xb35283096b39352c!2sHoliday+Inn+San+Francisco-Civic+Center%2C+8th+Street%2C+San+Francisco%2C+CA%2C+United+States!3m2!1d37.777598399999995!2d-122.4142973!4m5!1s0x80ed34b1e68e9b69%3A0x1acae879f4dfcf06!2sSan+Simeon%2C+CA+93452%2C+USA!3m2!1d35.644014299999995!2d-121.1893211!5e0!3m2!1sen!2suk!4v1481046971962&w=600&h=450] [wpdm_package id=’1773′] Day 5 [googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m24!1m8!1m3!1d826335.1946408706!2d-118.7823267!3d35.9989976!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m13!3e0!4m5!1s0x80ed34b1e68e9b69%3A0x1acae879f4dfcf06!2sSan+Simeon%2C+CA%2C+USA!3m2!1d35.644014299999995!2d-121.1893211!4m5!1s0x80be2d9c13f20653%3A0x4f8616360028f78!2sLone+Pine%2C+CA%2C+USA!3m2!1d36.6060444!2d-118.06286539999999!5e0!3m2!1sen!2suk!4v1481047010256&w=600&h=450] [wpdm_package id=’1776′] Day 6 [googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m24!1m8!1m3!1d1645422.2646102996!2d-117.144788!3d36.3434478!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m13!3e0!4m5!1s0x80be2d9c13f20653%3A0x4f8616360028f78!2sLone+Pine%2C+CA%2C+USA!3m2!1d36.6060444!2d-118.06286539999999!4m5!1s0x80c8c3a1c94f9a33%3A0x2010e5b6b996618b!2sGolden+Nugget+Hotel+%26+Casino%2C+129+Fremont+Street+Experience%2C+Las+Vegas%2C+NV+89101%2C+USA!3m2!1d36.170268199999995!2d-115.14491269999999!5e0!3m2!1sen!2suk!4v1481047496597&w=600&h=450] https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Lone+Pine,+CA,+USA/Golden+Nugget+Hotel+%26+Casino,+129+Fremont+Street+Experience,+Las+Vegas,+NV+89101,+USA/@36.3434478,-117.144788,8z/data=!4m24!4m23!1m15!1m1!1s0x80be2d9c13f20653:0x4f8616360028f78!2m2!1d-118.0628654!2d36.6060444!3m4!1m2!1d-116.6493618!2d36.358962!3s0x80c71a7f7d45ae3b:0x340dd8d8bf87ade!3m4!1m2!1d-116.301943!2d36.347743!3s0x80c7ac13346a5551:0x9d14d6d630435a5b!1m5!1m1!1s0x80c8c3a1c94f9a33:0x2010e5b6b996618b!2m2!1d-115.1449127!2d36.1702682!3e0?hl=en [wpdm_package id=’1778′] Get days one to three here: www.mslmagazine.co.uk/self-guided-touring-of-america-part-1-free-route-downloads Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine is the…

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  • How to: Understand how motorcycle suspension works

    How to: Understand how motorcycle suspension works

    The mysteries of suspension are unravelled with the help of some clever people at K-Tech… It can be very difficult to obtain that perfect suspension set-up. In racing, with so much adjustability, it can be a challenge to find the compromise between how the bike reacts into a corner, during a corner, and on the…

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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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  • 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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  • 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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