Cycle World

October 1 2000
Cycle World
October 1 2000

CYCLE WORLD

OCTOBER 2000

VOL. 39 NO. 10

1962 2000

AMERICA'S LEADING v~OTORCYCLE MAGAZINE

FEATURES

36 Yamaha Fazer 1000

The naked truth. -by David Edwards

43 ZRXI200

Kawasaki hops-up the ELR.

46 It's Criminal

One bad-ass Bandit. -by Brian Catterson

48 Flying V

Moto Guzzi VU Sport. -by Mark Hoyer

51 Monstrous!

Ducati's new eight-valve Super Standard. -by Brian Catterson

52 Eddie Mulder Replica

Triumph street-tracker. -by Allan Girdler

55 The Original Eddie Mulder

Still on the gas.

58 Not Your Neighbor's 916

A Ducati with less weight, more function and a style all its own.

60 Fettling W3

Huh? A Harley Triple? -by Steve Anderson

64 Staff Stuff

Hoyer's hard-luck hot-rod.

66 Dirt Cheap

Dirty steeds, done dirt cheap. -by Jimmy Lewis

TEST

40 Suzuki R~ndit 1200

Still a steal by any standard.

EVALUATION

74 Griot's Garage Brake Fluid Extractor

Speed bleed.

RACE WATCH

76 Being Ben Bostrom

An American Hero in training -by Kevin Cameron

COLUMNS

12 UP FRONT

Rally at Red Rocks. -by David Edwards

16 LEANINGS

Late-braking news. -by Peter Egan

18 TDC

Making it happen. -by Kevin Cameron

DEPARTMENTS

20 Hotshots

26 New Ideas

28 Roundup

120 Service

125 CW Showcase

134 Slipstream

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