Cycle World

CYCLE WORLD

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VOL.46 NO.2

w 1962 2007

AMER~CA'S LEAD~NG MOTORCYCLE MAGAZ~NE

CYCLE WORLD (ISSN 0011.4286) (USPS 571-310), February, 2007, volume #46, rssue #2, is published monthly by 1achette Filipacchi Media U.S., Inc., 1633 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. Periodicals postage paid at New York, NY 10001 and at additional mailing offices. Authorized periodicals postage by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, Canada, snd for payment in cash. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Cycle World, P.O. Box 51222, Boulder, CO 80322. 1222; (850) 682.7654; Fax (303) 6047644; aycIeworId@neodata.com. If the postal services alert us that your magazine is undeliverable, we have no further obliga. &on unless we receive a corrected address cithin nne year

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FEATURES

36 First Ride: Yamaha YZF-R1 Flyin' by wire at Laguna Seca Raceway. -by Don Caiiet

40 Electronic Racer Yamaha's American Superbike effort.

51 Sledge Hammer Victory's_torque about town.

52 Looking for Lindbergh Flying low and slow by Ural sidecar. -by Peter Eç'an

59 The Russians are Coming And they are not tipping over.

62 Bike in the Box II V Bike joins T-Rex and the Dodo. -hi Paul Dean

66 Trial by DMV Registration frustration.

TEST

76 Long-Term Wrap-Up MV Agusta Brutale.

CW COMPARISONS

42 Boulevard Bravado Harley-Davidson Night Rod Special vs. Suzuki MIO9R vs. Victory Hammer S. -by Blake Conner

68 Urban Beat Yamaha Morphous vs. Vespa 250 GTS. -by Matthew Miles

EVALUTIONS

80 NJK Ghost Jacket Cool cowhide.

80 JC Whitney Travel Trunk Milk-crate alternative.

RACE WATCH

84 Higher Power Backstage at the MotoGP tests in Spain. -by Kevin Cameron

COLUMNS

12 UP FRONT Bike of the Year. -by David Edwards

14 LEANINGS Flying on the ground. -by Peter Egan

16 TDC Mixing it. -by Kevin Cameron

DEPARTMENTS

18 Hotshots

24 New Ideas

28 Roundup

98 Service

106 Showcase

118 Slipstream