Cycle World

CYCLE WORLD

AMERICA’S LEADING MOTORCYCLE MAGAZINE

SEPTEMBER 2010

VOL. 49 NO. 9

CYCLE WORLD (ISSN 0011-4286) (USPS 571-310), SEPTEMBER 2010, volume #49, issue #9, 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, P.O. Box 422515, Palm Coast, FL 32142-8704; U.S. and Canada: (800) 456-3084, Foreign: (386) 597-4375; cycleworld@emailcustomerservice. com. It 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

10 FIRST LOOKS: 2011 Yamaha TDM1200/ FJR1300 By Blake Conner

10 BIMOTA DB8 By Bruno dePrato

12 UPDATE: Team Cycle World SuperBike By Kevin Cameron

15 QUICKRIDE Honda GL1800 Gold Wing Airbag

16 QUICKRIDE 2011 Harley-Davidson XR1200X

FEATURES

26 NCR LEGGERA 1200 SPECIAL Titanium makes light, right? By Blake Conner

30 NCR MILLONA16 World’s most desirable sportbike? Si! By John Burns

32 2011 SPORTSTER SUPERLOW Another radi(c)al new development from Milwaukee. By John Burns

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36 KTM'S 2011 350 SX-F New, fresh, radical. By Ryan Dudek

38 2011 TRIUMPH SPRINT GT Sport-touring in the land of the clans. By Paul Dean

44 TEN BEST BIKES Class of 2010.

50 HONORABLE MENTIONS Best of the Rest.

TEST

41 LONG-TERM WRAP-UP BMW F800GS.

EVALUATIONS

56 BELL VORTEX Apocalypse now!

56 AEROSTICH LIGHT-WEIGHT PORTABLE BAG Stuff happens: Always have a way to carry it.

RACE WATCH

68 REAL RACING Max Biaggi doubles at Miller. By Kevin Cameron

COLUMNS

8 UP FRONT The Ride Electronic By Mark Hoyer

22 TDC At the Track By Kevin Cameron

24 LEANINGS The DR650 Appreciation Society By Peter Egan

DEPARTMENTS

18 HOTSHOTS

52 NEW IDEAS

60 SERVICE

81 SHOWCASE

90 SLIPSTREAM

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