Cycle World

August 1 2002
Cycle World
August 1 2002

CYCLE WORLD

AUGUST 2002 VOL. 41 NO. 8

CW 1962 2002 AMERICA'S LEADING MOTORCYCLE MAGAZINE

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FEATURES

40 Fast Company Quick men on quick bikes. —by Don Canet 45 Best Company Editors' Choice. 50 Honda ST1300 The view from Over There. 68 The State of SuperTT Stateside supermotard update.

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72 Unholy Rollers Our crankcase runneth over. —by Mark Hoyer 77 Wreckless Abandonment Street-tracker, free to good home._

TESTS

80 Mutha Goose! Moto Guzzi V11 Sport Scura. —by Brian Catterson 86 Long-Term Wrap-Up Moto Guzzi V11 Sport.

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CW COMPARISON

58 Sick for Supermoto Husqvarna Nox vs. KTM 660 vs. VOR SM530RC. —by Don Canet

EVALUATION

92 Acerbis Impact Ultimate off-road jacket?

RACE WATCH

94 Lights, camera, moto! A Day in the Dirt. —by Jimmy Lewis

COLUMNS

12 UP FRONT State of the Streetbike. —by David Edwards 16 LEANINGS Back in the Dez. —by Peter Egan 18 TDC Powering up. —by Kevin Cameron

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DEPARTMENTS

20 Hotshots 26 New Ideas 30 Roundup 90 CW Library 136 Service 144 CW Showcase 154 Slipstream

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