Cycle World

August 1 2004
Cycle World
August 1 2004

CYCLE WORLD

AUGUST 2004

VOL. 43 NO. 8

AMERICA'S LEADING MOTORCYCLE MAGAZINE

FEATURES

32 Blast-Off!

Riding the Rocket III. —by Matthew Miles

38 Rocket Science

Inside the new Triumph. —by Kevin Cameron

51 Déjà Design

Craig Vetter, Rocket man.

44 The New Norton

In the trenches with the 952 Commando. —by Mark Hoyer

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54 Dune Quest

Jimmy and Johnny play in the sand. —by Jimmy Lewis

60 Staff Stuff

Honda XR400R.

62 American Flyers

Five modified missiles.

74 The Kiwi Caper

New Zealand by Chopper. —by Michael Lichter

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TESTS

46 Suzuki SV1000S

The forgotten V-Twin. —by Paul Dean

78 Long-Term Update

Kawasaki Z1000, Triumph Daytona 600, Victory Vegas.

EVALUATIONS

80 Hein Gericke Triton Jacket

Feel the wind in your (chest) hair.

82 Dainese D-Axial Boots

No twist, no shout.

RACE WATCH

86 Going it Alone

Kenny Roberts to the fore? —by Kevin Cameron

COLUMNS

10 UP FRONT

Opera d'Italia. —by David Edwards

12 LEANINGS

Railing on trails. —by Peter Egan

14 TDC

Bathtub Physics 101. —by Kevin Cameron

DEPARTMENTS

16 Hotshots

22 New Ideas

24 Roundup

120 Service

126 CW Showcase

138 Slipstream

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