CYCLE WORLD
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AMERICA'S
LEADING
MOTORCYCLE
MAGAZINE
FEATURES
46 Kawasaki ZX-6R
Hot laps in freezing cold.
52 First Ride: Ducati 1098
Return to classic form. -by Don Canet
55 Ugly Ducks
Bad dreams from Ducati's past. -b) Peter Jones
58 Euro Cannonball
Flat-out across Europe on a Kawasaki ZX-14. -by Dale Lomas
70 Cannonball Kwaker
Building the stealth bomber.
80 Rootbeer Inferno
Gregg's Customs new-school RC5 1. -by Blake Conner
100 RideCraft
Doc Wong's riding remedies. -by Geoff Drake
106 Skyline Survival
Lessons learned at Alice's restaurant.
TEST
42 2007 Honda CBR600RR
Honda's latest firecracker. -&v Blake Conner
79 Long-Term Update
Kawasaki ZX-14, Suzuki GSX-R1OO~ and Yamaha FJR 1 300AE.
CW COMPARISON
88 3 Thumpers
Honda CRF45OR vs. Kawasaki KX45OF vs. KTM 450 SX-F. -by kvan Dudek
EVALUATIONS
108 RideCool Sport Vest
Personal air conditioner.
108 Kaoko Cruise Control
Lock and roll.
110 Spidi Admiral
Dry, warm and protected.
RACE WATCH
114 Sonny Angel, An American Original
Racer, enthusiast, businessman, innovator. -by Norm DeWitt
COLUMNS
12 UP FRONT
In the clutch. -by David Edwards
16 LEANINGS
The Accessibility Factor. -by Peter Egan
18 TDC
Heated topic. -by Kevin Cameron
DEPARTMENTS
22 Hotshots
34 Roundup
30 New Ideas
126 Service
133 Showcase
146 Slipstream.
CYCLE WORLD (ISSN 0011-4286) (USPS 571-310), March, 2007, volume #46, issue #3, is published monthly by Hachette 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, and for payment in cash. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Cycle World, PD. Box 51222, Boulder, CO 803221222; (850) 682-7654; Fax (303) 604-7644; cycleworld@neodata.com. If the postal services alert us that your magazine is undeliverable, we have no further obliga tion unless we receive a corrected address within one year.
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