September 2015

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Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

The grown up touring and adventure magazine. An eclectic mix of inspiring, involving features, written by experts.

NEW
6 one to ride: Wonderful Wales
9 New Yamaha XSR700
10 News: MotoGP stars return
16 Your Letters: Win a Kriega pack
18 Equal rights for bikers: Leon Manning
20 Reviewed: Suzuki GSX-S1000FA
27 Road Test: Sport Tourers
36 Reviewed: Victory Empulse TT
38 Reviewed: Yamaha NMAX
42 Reviewed: Gladstone Number 1
46 The technology in exhausts
50 Your bikes: BMW R1200GSA
51 Always changing: Kevin Cameron
53 How Honda built the fastest road bike
58 The History of Yamaha
66 Hipsters or Heroes – why customs matter
74 Old Guys with stories: Maynard Hershon

TOURING
75 Rhys Lawrey returns
76 The innocence of youth: Richard Millington
77 Events and club focus
78 A day in Devon
80 Touring Salamanca
84 Riding to Africa

KNOWLEDGE
88 Buying Guide: BMW K1300R
95 Long-term test: Suzuki GSX-S1000
96 Long-term test: Triumph Tiger 800 XRX
97 Long-term test: Honda VFR800
98 Long-term test: Indian Roadmaster
100 Long-term test: Kawasaki Versys 650
101 Long-term test: KTM RC390
102 Long-term test: Ducati Scrambler
103 Long-term test: BMW R1200R
104 Long term test: KTM 1290 Super Adventure & Yamaha XJR1300
105 Tested: Gerbing heated vest and Furygan back protector
106 Win one of three sets of Avon Trailriders
109 Tested: Shoei ADV Hornet
110 Tested: TomTom Rider 400
112 Reflections: Yamaha RD350
118 Subscribe and Save Cash
124 Sign of the times: Steve Rose
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