Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

Motorcycle Sport & Leisure is a monthly 116 page full colour magazine covering all aspects of modern leisure bike riding. New bike reviews, product news and events add to the unique mix of touring features and long term road tests.

Global acceptance • Thanks to the easy entry into the world wide web, it’s very easy to look at the world as being a very small place, and that’s a point made stronger by the expansion and acceptance of international trade.

Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

2025 Yamaha Tracer 7 and GT

2025 Voge DS625 X

Cadwell Park Summer Bike Bash

CONCEPT CORNER

Yamaha XZR900 special

Mallory Park Festival of Motorcycling

MORBID’ Fascination • The Italian name has its roots in racing, but the re-born Morbidelli brand has moved its focus from track performance to real-world practicalities and useability

Products

The fastest sofa in the west • Ducati redefines cruising with V4 performance, advanced rider tech, and signature Italian design

Letters

The Summoning OF EVERYMAN • ‘Everyman’ – an allegorical figure representing a universal, unnamed character who is familiar to all, or a constant amongst change – might seem an odd way to describe a motorcycle but in the case of the new Triumph, it is surprisingly fitting…

BACK IN THE DAY... • MSL columnist Maynard Hershon picks his favourite articles from the long history of this magazine

MESH APPEAL • Stay protected, even in the blazing sun…

Legal Eagle • Our motorcycling man of law answers questions big and small

A PERSONAL Pilgrimage • This year sees the 80th Anniversary of the end of World War Two. The well-known campaigns get much publicity, but less talked about is the battle of the Atlantic that raged for the entire duration of the war. Trying to keep Great Britain fed required a regular stream of ships crossing the Atlantic. The few stories Simon’s father told him of his time in command of convoy escort ships to try and protect the merchantmen against the relentless attacks from both submarines and the air, gave him a long-held desire to see where Everett Sr was stationed for the first half of the war, in Skalafjord, Faroe Islands.

BMW MOTORRAD CEO Markus Flasch Interview • Markus Flasch, 44, has been CEO of BMW Motorrad since November 2023. The Austrian-born engineer joined BMW in 2015, and in 2018 became CEO of its high-performance M Division. Under his leadership this rose to become the world’s leading supplier of high-performance road cars, and duly merged with BMW Motorsport in April 2021, thus integrating racing and series production development for the German manufacturer. Most recently, Flasch was responsible for the concept and development of all BMW brand vehicles in the mid and luxury classes, as well as the Rolls-Royce division.

HEADLIGHT REFURB: STRIP THE UV, FIX THE SCRATCH

DO IT all Honda NC750X • Honda`s all-rounder has received some noticeable upgrades for 2025, plus some other quite significant changes that are not visible upon first inspection. Are they worthwhile and able to keep this popular model selling as well as it has been so far?

Replacing a tyre? A mere nothing…

TOURING Tell us about your ride! • Your rides ◆ Expert advice ◆ Places to go Share your travel story, and bag a free mag subscription

From bridge to sandwich • As a well-known end point for a ride, Helmsley has its attractions, but you don’t have to take the obvious route to get there

Nicknames • Common in the workplace, but also quickly appearing in spontaneous groups

There and back in 54 hours • With a bike test and a video to create, and just three days in which to do it, a handy side effect was found in the form of this Mid Ride from Lincolnshire to somewhere with...