Motorcycle Sport & Leisure - May 2018
NEWS&OPINION
7 News
The biggest stories in biking
16 Your letters
MSL readers have their say
20 Products
New kit and accessories
26 Subscription offer
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38 MaynardHershon
Children’s hospital toy run, pt. 2
58 The High Sider
Popcorn, TV, action!
TOURING&ADVENTURE
69 Touring news
70 Day ride
Darting round Dartmoor
74 RichardMillington
What to do with potholes
76 Mid ride
Discovering hidden Spain
80 Long ride
Indian adventures
88 History Boy recommends
Castle Drogo
92 Long way home
Kinga rode back home to Poland from
Australia – and that was just the start
of the trip
KNOWLEDGE
40 Yamaha's great comeback
How the MT-range saved the day
48 Kit care
How to look after your riding gear
66 Improve your riding
British Superbike School
87 What’s on?
Dates for your diary
104 Tried & tested
Including a ladies’ kit special
108 Li-Ion batteries
The what, the why and the how
118 Kevin Cameron
What’s next?
130 Tony Carter
On the subject of Moto Gymkhana
TEST FLEET
98 Honda Africa Twin DCT
Mikko resamples the big Honda
100 Yamaha X-MAX 400
The scoot gets blinged up
101 Suzuki V-Strom 650
New rubber for new adventures
102 Honda FireBlade ’02-’03
An up-and-coming classic 32
ROAD TESTS
10 Kymco AK550
Do it all super scooter
22 Honda CB125R
Best-looking 125 out there?
32 Yamaha MT-07
Updated and improved
50 Triumph Tiger 1200
Big miles on the big cat
60 Ducati Panigale V4
The best Panigale yet?
120 Classic test
1989 Kawasaki KR1