Motorcycle Sport & Leisure Magazine - April 2025

In this issue

Triumph Speed Twin 900: The little brother to last month’s 1200
Honda NT1100: The twin cylinder all-rounder gets further improvements
Ducati Multistrada V4 Rally: Dave heads on up the Ducati range

Two for One

Some sports tourers are more biased to one style of riding than others... with some quality updates for the next generation of Kawasaki's big Ninja, is the balance right for Andy?

7 mins

UNDERCOVER upgrade

More control, boosted efficiency, and elevated comfort are all on the menu as Ducati revamps the Multistrada V4S for 2025

8 mins

SPEED KING

The Speed Twin 900 was already Triumph's best-selling 'modern classic', this updated version will only add to the appeal

6 mins

CARESS MY CURVES!

Starting from Leh, the capital of Ladakh in north-western India, Ian Kerr explores the mind-blowing expanse of the Kashmiri Himalaya

10+ mins

Understated abilities

A casual glance may suggest a sharpening of aesthetics is all there is to the new Honda NT1100, but Mossy finds there's a lot more beneath the skin...

8 mins

Camping Cookers

When out for a ride, being self-reliant adds a great deal of flexibility to your plans whether just day tripping or on a longer tour...

2 mins

Back where we belong! An interview with Bimota's Pierluigi Marconi

The 2025 World Superbike series kicked off on Phillip Island in Australia from February 21 to 23, and alongside BMW's mission to defend its championship from Ducati, it saw one of the most historic names in Superbike competitions the return to the grid - Bimota.

10+ mins

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1 min

The Three Rivers Route

The Peak District is a popular area for exploring by motorbike where most visitors are lured by the 'honeypot' spots and main roads through the valleys and over the hills to the north. However, there are hidden gems well worth exploring in the less travelled areas to the south...

6 mins

The Utah Trail

Riding in America isn't all about interstate highways and big, low-revving vee twins. Spritely European trail bikes are ideal for exploring three mid-western national parks in three days

4 mins

Escape to Colditz

\"Anyone watch The Colditz Story on Film 4 last night?\" An innocent enough question on one of our monthly get-togethers in our favourite Chester hostelry...

7 mins

Test fleet: Ducati Multistrada V4 Rally

Going up in the world is a very apt term when moving from the Diavel to the Multistrada V4 Rally - while the powerplant is close to being the same specification, you're seeing the world from a very different perspective...

3 mins

Honda XL750 Transalp

There's no such things as bad weather.

2 mins

Test fleet: Suzuki V-Strom 800RE

After making the final modification to his V-Strom, Mossy gets the chance to assess the value of all the changes by comparing his bike to a stocker.

4 mins

Test fleet: Honda CRF1100L ES Africa Twin

Bertie is normally quite 'battery fastidious'. This comes from often having a garage full of old bikes that he wants to start on the button. What's the fool done now?

3 mins

Voge DS 900 X

Something of a time-travelling report this month, as Simon looks back to the tail end of 2024 and the miles he covered on the Voge

3 mins

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