Cycle World
CYCLE WORLD
AUGUST 2009
VOL. 48 NO. 8
AMERICA'S LEADING MOTORCYCLE MAGAZINE
FEATURES
42 Racetec K3 Tireless rubber.
48 A Very Ambitious Machine S1000RR: BMW takes on the world. -by Kevin Cameron
56 Ten Best Bikes 2009 There’s good, there’s better and there’s...
62 Honorable Mention Five more that were in the hunt.
72 Stars & Stripes Forever XR-750 street-tracker, take two. —by Allan Girdler
76 Folklore vs. Fact Passing gas.
TEST
78 Long-Term Update BMW F800GS, Honda CBRIOOORR and KTM 990 Super Duke._
CW COMPARISONS
34 Supersport Days MasterBike by another name. —by Don Canet
64 BMW K1300GT vs. Kawasaki Concours 14 Clash of the road warriors. -by Paul Dean
EVALUATIONS
80 Alpinestars GPX Gloves A winner, hands-down.
80 HelmetSecure Lock Lock up your skid-lid._
82 Bridgestone BT-003RS Monospiral balancing act.
RACE WATCH
84 Force of Nature Ben Spies storms World Superbike. -by Kevin Cameron
COLUMNS
8 UP FRONT Ten Rest, 2009. -by David Edwards
10 LEANINGS A guy of the moment. —by Peter Egan
12 TDC Instruments of control. —by Kevin Cameron
DEPARTMENTS
14 Hotshots
18 New Ideas
22 Roundup
96 Service
103 Showcase
114 Slipstream
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