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.

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Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

News • Need to know ◆ New models ◆ Industry info

Left hand LOVE LOST • Four decades on since the model was first created, and the Transalp seems to just keep getting better and better. At that age, shouldn’t it start to take it easy?...

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SEND YOUR PICS AND WIN • Tickets to Motorcycle Live 2026

Triumph’s new Trident hits the mark • In recent times, Triumph’s ever-popular Street Triple naked has migrated away from its affordable streetfighter roots to become, effectively, a pin-sharp sports bike with a price tag to match. The new-for-2026 765 Street Triple RX may not have a fairing but is as track focused as any machine to so far emerge from British manufacturer.

GEORGE BARBER OBITUARY: Having Fun • George W. Barber, Jr., founder of the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum in Birmingham, Alabama, died on Sunday, February 15, following a brief illness. He was 85 years old.

GOING THE DISTANCE ON A DUCATI • The ‘Multistrada Experience Weekend’ is an offering from the Ducati Riding Experience (DRE), taking in some of the UK's most breathtaking roads. Grace headed west for a ride with the ‘Sweet Lamb’ team, to see if their latest and lightest Multistrada V2S could cut it in the rugged, remote landscapes of Wales and get a flavour for what you can expect on this customer experience. In the hands of the world-class Italian manufacturer, could this be one of the best road trip experiences?

Clicks • The reality – of owning bikes and of reporting about them

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

ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS • Adventure bikes have been the market’s big sellers for some years now, albeit invariably big capacity, fully-kitted heavy investment machines. But this looks set to change, and this Rieju is just one example of why…

BACK IN THE DAY...

Letters

Racing Remembered FIM Racing Motorcycle Museum Opens • In Mies, Switzerland, at essentially the crossroads of Western Europe, a new venue has been added to the list of bucket stops that any fan of motorcycle sport will want to visit. Alongside events like the Isle of Man TT, the Bol d'Or 24 Hours, the Italian GP at Mugello and the Daytona 200, you must now attach the FIM Racing Motorcycle Museum, a partially interactive permanent display that’s dedicated to the living memory of motorcycle sport, featuring machines that have made their mark on history.

How to Choose the Right Motorcycle Helmet

TOURING Write about your ride! • Share your travel story, and bag yourself a free magazine subscription!

Eifel National Park • From last month’s day in France, we moved to a day in Germany, encompassing epic roads and another race track.

Tour planning part deux.. • We have got our first draft, trimmed it to the time available to include the best sites and roads, so what comes next?

Wiltshire On Reheat. • Again, a circumnavigation of the capital’s ring road begins one of Jonathan Harman’s rides, this time aboard a multi-cylinder Bavarian

COLS AND GORGES REVISITED • When they were younger, John and Alison cycle toured extensively in France, and thought it would be great to revisit a lot of the places again, but by motorbike with, of course, some new places thrown in for good measure.

Test fleet: Suzuki GSX-S1000GT • And, just when Dave thought the GT was his again for the duration, that email arrived…

Test fleet: Honda CMX1100 Rebel • A...