Cycle World
CYCLE WORLD
AUGUST 2001
VOL. 40 NO. 8
CW 1962 2001 AMERICA'S LEADING MOTORCYCLE MAGAZINE
FEATURES
38 Road Warrior Yamaha’s new ballsy, belly-to-the-ground boulevard bomber. —by Steve Anderson
44 Big Twins, Big Troubles More power, please! -by Kevin Cameron
46 3-1-2 Blast Off! The Feuling W3 is a power cruiser and a half.
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52 R1150R "Hey, talkin' to the Roadster..
56 The Accidental Sport-Tourist Kawasaki ZR-7S.
58 Triumph Tiger Adventure-tourer with teeth.
60 Ducati ST4s More of a good thing.
64 Daytona 955i Triumph's same-only-different flagship. -by Brian Catterson
68 Bill Mitchell GM's closet bike guy. -by John Stein
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TESTS
48 BMW R1150RT The touring Twin.
72 Child’s Play BBRTTR150.
80 Long-Term Wrap-Up Cagiva Gran Canyon.
EVALUATION
83 Snap-on Soft-Grip Ratcheting Screwdriver Set Twist without shouting._
RACE WATCH
84 Grand Plan Four-stroke GP fever. —by Kevin Cameron
COLUMNS
12 UPFRONT In the bag. -by David Edwards
16 LEANINGS Back home in old Bologna. -by Peter Egan_
20 TDC Supercharged. -by Kevin Cameron
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DEPARTMENTS
22 Hotshots
28 New Ideas
30 Roundup
76 CW Library
140 Service
144 CW Showcase
154 Slipstream
