Cycle World

April 1 2009
Cycle World
April 1 2009

CYCLE WORLD

APRIL 2009

VOL. 48 NO. 4

CW

1962

2009

AM ER~CA'S

LEAD~NG

MOTORCYCLE

MAGAZ~NE

FEATURES

34 Thunder Road Riding Triumph's big Twin power cruiser for 2010. -fry Mark Hoi'er

40 Yamaha YZF-R1 A MotoGP heartbeat. -by Don Canet

46 Chasing Ernst Henne Riding the Italian Isle of Man. -&v Mark Cernickv

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52 CW Specialty File Brake Discs. -by Kevin carnemn

64 RideCraft: Academy of Speed Professor Polen's high-performance riding school. -by Jeff Buchanan

TESTS

58 Out of Bounds Husaberg FE45Oe: 70 degrees never felt so good. -&v Ryan Dudek

72 Long-Term Wrap-Up Kawasaki ZX-14.

EVALUATIONS

76 Davida Jet Leather-lined lid from Liverpool.

76 Shock Doctor Power Gravity 2 Bite me.

78 MotoGPO8 Become a virtual champion.

80 Öhlins TTX36 Shock Shocking lap times!

RACE WATCH

82 Big Base A father-son reunion on the Daytona sand. -by Don Emde

COLUMNS

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

14 LEANINGS The Captive Enfield -by Peter Egan

16 TDC Breakage -&v Kevin Cameron

DEPARTMENTS

18 Hotshots

22 New Ideas

24 Roundup

96 Service

102 Showcase

112 Slipstream