Cycle World

CYCLE WORLD

AMERICA'S LEADING MOTORCYCLE MAGAZINE

DECEMBER 2010

VOL. 49 NO. 12

pg. 44

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CYCLE WORLD (ISSN 0011-4286) (USPS 571-310), DECEMBER, 2010, volume #49, Issue #12, is published monthly by Hachette Filipacchi Media US., Inc., 1271 Avenue to the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Pe riodicals postage paid at New York, NY 10001 and at additional mailing offices. Authorized periodicals post age by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, Canada, and for payment in cash. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Cycle World, P0. Box 422515, Palm Coast, FL 32142-8704; U.S. and Canada: (800) 456-3084, Foreign: (386) 597-4375; cycleworld@emailcustomerseivice. com. If the postal services alert us that your magazine is undeliverable, we have no further obligation unless we receive a corrected address within one year. -

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ROUNDUP

12 HYDE HARRIER By Gaiy Inman

14 UPDATE: TEAM CYCLE WORLD SUPERBIKE By Kevin Cameron

16 2011: WHAT'S JUST OVER THE HORIZON? Suzuki GSX-R600/750 Kawasaki Z750R Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200 Moto Guzzi V7 Racer

18 QUICKRIDE Kymco Super 8 150

22 QUICKRIDE KTM 690 SMC

RIDING IMPRESSION

34 YAMAHA SUPER TENERE Geez, what took so long? By Paul Carruthers

SPECIAL SECTION RIDING ON THE CHEAP

40 MILLENNIUM RI Ten years old and ten bucks per hp seems about right. By John Burns

44 RECYCLED TWIN From crashed to cool in just one week. By Mark Cernicky

47 SPORTSTER BUYER'S GUIDE 54 years of XL-Iense. By Allan Gird/er

48 HONDA CB200 A slow journey back to 1975. By Peter Jones

50 1979 SUZUKI GS1 000S Long winters make for beautiful motorcycles. By John Burns

52 BACK FROM THE DEAD A little TLC & CPR can work magic. By Paul Dean

54 HARD BARGAINS FOR HARD TIMES A short list of excellent used bikes. By John Burns

TEST

56 LONG.TERM UPDATE Can-Am Spyder RT-S, Honda VFR1200F DCT

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EVALUATIONS

62 NATIONAL CYCLE VSTREAM SPECIAL EDITION A better way to break wind.

63 SIDI VORTICE Storm-trooper footwear.

RACE WATCH

72 INDIANAPOLIS AND TOMORROW MotoGP uncertainty. By Kevin Cameron

COLUMNS

8 UP FRONT Cottage Industry By Mark I-foyer

26 TDC Thrust By Kevin Cameron

28 LEANINGS Trucks of the North By Peter Egan

DEPARTMENTS

24 HOTSHOTS 58 NEW IDEAS 64 SERVICE 80 SHOWCASE 90 SLIPSTREAM