In this issue

Legal Eagle
MSL’s resident lawyer tackles motorcycling legalities head-on.

Kit guide: Airbags
What are they, how do they work... and should you have one?

Yamaha XSR900
This one is so pretty that looking at it almost hurts...

Refining the heritage

Despite the fact that the XSR900 has been in Yamaha's range for six years now, the 2022 model can rightly be said to be entirely new... and that's not just marketing speak, but a genuine statement.

7 mins

Suzuki V-Strom 650 given supercross treatment

A special V-Strom 650XT project from Arenacross title-winning SR75 World Team Suzuki shows what a standard V-Strom might look if you gave it proper supercross treatment.

1 min

Riding the SHEENE MACHINE

What does it feel like to ride a £1 million piece of motorcycle racing history? To ride the very bike that Barry Sheene used to win the 1976 500cc world championship? Stuart Barker had no idea, until he turned up at Cadwell Park and got the surprise of his life.

10+ mins

Pursuit of happiness

To be deserving of the moniker 'Pursuit', one's initial thought is that a bike would need to be fast and lithe, but that's not the term in which the name is used in this case. It's referencing a hobby or pastime, rather than a quick chase, so this Pursuit is one upon which to use all your spare time...

7 mins

My road to wellbeing

Motorcycling can be a powerful weapon in your arsenal for achieving wellbeing and happiness

5 mins

Finding the sweet spot adventure

The middleweight adventure bike market has exploded, with a huge variety of bikes to choose from. We picked two from the more offroady side of the field, and two from the road-adventure camp. With a few days of Tarmac and trails in the Yorkshire Dales, we got the measure of the lot.

10+ mins

From road to track

There are some bikes that can only be fully appreciated away from the public roads. This is one of them.

4 mins

UK Bikes okay to enter EU

Taking your bike to Europe in a van this summer? You should be fine, with no need for extra paperwork, carnets or any other red tape. But the operative word in that sentence is should...

4 mins

Montpellier weekend

Montpellier, the Millau Bridge and back on a 32-year-old BMW

6 mins

When Maja met...Vanessa

Vanessa Ruck, aka The Girl on a Bike, talks to Maja about her recovery from a road accident, how motorcycling became a part of her life, and who she is now.

7 mins

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