February 2014

NEW

007 NEW BIKES AND OTHER THINGS
Hmmm... so the price of the Honda F6C notquite-
Gold Wing-thing is loads less than the
donor bike – we’re both impressed and
surprised by that.

012 SUZUKI’S 2014 V-STROM 1000
It’s the most advanced Suzuki ever made with
the firm’s first traction control system and a
rolling chassis developed by the GSX-R team.
But is it a case of too little, too late?

020 BMW’S 2014 S1000R
£9990 is a lot of money these days, but it’s
actually not that much for a genuinely fun and
quite amazing naked BMW superbike that
scared and thrilled MSL very, very much.

028 KAWASAKI’S 2014 Z1000
Ten years since the original (by that we
mean, modern version) Z1000 was launched
by the big green lot the new one appears.
Jolly good, old bean!

034 SCOOP: THE EBR 1100RS
Now, this is a new bike by Erik Buell (the EBR
stands for Erik Buell Racing) and MSL’s got the
world scoop on it. Well done, us! Here’s the
skinny on the skinny motorcycle.

040 SCOOP: THE GHEZZI & BRIAN
Built in Italy by some of the most arty builders
in the world, the Ghezzi&Brian bikes are
amazing. This once-a-Grisso proves the point.

TOURING

064 JAPAN TO BLIGHTY – PART TWO
There are times when you get an idea and
perhaps shouldn’t go any further with it,
thankfully these riders didn’t do that
and made a huge trip on two battered
30-year-old two-strokes!

068 TOURING WITHOUT EGO
So do you really need a big Adventure bike to
tour on? Nope, but you know that because
you’re rather handsome and intellectually
switched on – here’s how we convinced some
riders to consider something a bit different.

074 THE GIRL, THE PUPPY, THE
SIDECAR AND THEIR BIG TRIP
MSL’s Louise Hillier, her dog Sprocket and a
Watsonian/Triumph sidecar have been out
and about on a grand adventure tour. Part one
of the trip is here.

080 FROM THE TOURING ARCHIVE
Sweden is one of those places that is made
for motorcyclists racking up the miles, here’s
a great story from our 1925 archive to prove
that it’s been this way for years.

KNOWLEDGE

088 BUYER’S GUIDE: THE ORIGINAL
APRILIA TUONO
This was the original nutter naked. Don’t
believe anyone who tells you differently. This
stripped superbike was a handful, a real
handful and we liked it.

096 OUT THERE: THE DIARY PAGES
A great short-ish route to ride, a couple of
places to stop at while doing it, something
that’s not bikes but you might like and a
listing of the next couple of months in the
biking world. Bosh.

100 50 BEST BRITISH BIKES
Of all time – no less! We bet there’s at least
five on this list you’ve never heard of before.
Cool stuff we’ve made in this country.

110 REFLECTIONS: GUZZI 750 S3
One of those bikes that you’d cross a very
busy road just to get next to. Big, brash and
stable. And cool. Very, very cool.