Cycle World

CYCLE WORLD

JANUARY 2006 VOL. 45 NO. 1

SPECIAL SECTION: CRUISER PALOOZA

38 Long Road Home Back to Milwaukee on a Super Glide. -by Cook Neilson

42 Deja Vroom Cook Neilson and the Super Glide, together again.

44 Q&A with Willie G. The man, the bike, the community.

48 Yamaha Star Roadliner Glitz that goes! -by Paul Dean

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50 Star Stratoliner Spacecraft.

50 Moto Guzzi Griso 1100 A different kind of cruiser. -by Bruno de Prato

52 Indian Uprising The Natives are restless.

53 Supercharged Single 1000cc of pure Trouble. -by Kevin Cameron

54 Victory Hits the Jackpot Vegas, Kingpin, Hammer and now... Jackpot. -by Matthew Miles

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FEATURES

58 Stratosphere Suzuki's Tokyo Show-stopper. -by Kevin Cameron

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66 CW Specialty File: Modern Armor Do your pads protect? -by Steve Anderson

78 Return to Imola Ducati SportClassics. -by Bruno de Prato

TEST

72 Green Lite 2006 Kawasaki KX25OE

EVALUTIONS

62 Oxtar Matrix Boots Just fine, rain or shine.

62 Alpinestars Tech-Race Underwear Beat the heat.

88 Kushitani GPR 5 Gloves From Japan, with love.

90 Dynojet Quickshifter Shift WFO.

RACE WATCH

92 The Lighter Side of Dakar Rally racing 101. -by Paul Seredynski

COLUMNS

10 UP FRONT Conversations with Cook. -by David Edwards

12 LEANINGS Old School Triumph. -by Peter Egan

14 TDC Unstirring coffee. -by Kevin Cameron

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DEPARTMENTS

16 Hotshots

24 New Ideas

26 Roundup

106 Service

113 Showcase

126 Slipstream

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