Cycle World
CYCLE WORLD
OCTOBER 2008
VOL. 47 NO. 10
AMERICA'S LEADING MOTORCYCLE MAGAZINE
FEATURES
42 Ready for the Road Gear and gadgets to help you make the miles.
52 Better Bagger? Harley-Davidson updates the FLH for 2009.
62 BMW G450X BMW’s dirty new face. —by Ryan Dudek_
68 Bimota DB7 Homemade Italian cooking, Riministyle. -by Blake Conner_
72 New Sheriff in Town Bimota gets organized._
TEST
54 Aprilia SL 750 Shiver Spicy Italian middleweight Twin. -by Don Canet_
CW COMPARISON
36 The Death Mongers M/C to-Hell-and-Back Tour Battle of the Baggers. -by Peter Egan_
EVALUATIONS
76 Two Brothers Racing V.A.L.E. Exhaust Performance and style._
78 TDX Competizione RS Cool feet.
78 Adaptive TPX Radar and Laser System Built for bikes.
RACE WATCH
80 Blast from the Past Creating a new Vincent racing legend. —by Glenn Freeman_
COLUMNS
10 UP FRONT Late-breaking. -by David Edwards
14 LEANINGS Riders of the Storm. -by Peter Egan
16 TDC AMA Evolution. -by Kevin Cameron
DEPARTMENTS
18 Hotshots
24 New Ideas
28 Roundup
94 Service
102 Showcase
114 Slipstream
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