Cycle World

CYCLE WORLD

AMERICA'S LEADING MOTORCYCLE MAGAZINE

JUNE 2011

•VOL. 50

NO.6

Since 1962

CYCLE WORLD (ISSN 0011-4286) (USPS 571-310), JUNE, 2011, volume #50, issue #6, is published monthly by Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., Inc., 1271 Avenue to the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Periodicals postage paid at New York, NY 10001 and at additional mailing offices. Authorized periodicals postage by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, Canada, and tor 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@emailcustomerservice. com. It the postal ser,ices alert us that your magazine is undeliverable, we have no turther obligation unless we receive a corrected address within one year. PRINTED IN THE USA

ROUNDUP

14 AMERICAN SPORT-TOURER By Steve Anderson

16 ZERO MOTORCYCLES GETS SERIOUS By Steve Anderson

18 THE LEANING SPYDER By Steven L. Thompson

19 SUZUKI BURGMAN FUEL-CELL SCOOTER By John Burns

24 QUICKRIDE Beta AS 520

26 QUICKRIDE Piagglo MP3 Yourban 300 i.e.

COMPARISON

82 2011 KAWASAKI NINJA 1000 VS. SUZUKI GSX 1250FA High Standards. By Don Canet

TEST

38 2012 BMW KI6000TL Luxury and poise meet power and speed. By Mark Hoyer

70 BALANCE OF POWER Is the GSX-R750 the perfect sportbike? By Marc Cook

92 LONG-TERM UPDATE Can-Am Spyder RT-S, Victory Cross Country.

FEATURES

42 GTSIX BMW's K1600GT multiplies sport-touring by Six. By Mark Hoyer

44 ALL ZEROS The magic of an inline-Six. By Kevin Cameron

50 MUSEUM OF SPEED Riding the Superbikes of yesteryear. By Eric Bostrom

67 DIRT QUOTIENT Pumping up the Yamaha WR25OR dual-sporter. By Mark Hoyer

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EVALUATIONS

98 GARMIN ZUMO 665 MOTORCYCLE NAVIGATOR Plug-and-play know-it-all.

100 JH PRO MUSIC SERIES IN-EAR MONITORS Rock out on the road.

101 FLUIDYNE POWERSPORTS RADIATORS Pump up the volume.

102 SHIFT TITAN SS JACKET Low price, high utility.

RACE WATCH

114 The Road to Daytona Charting the ups and downs of professional racing. By Kevin Cameron

COLUMNS

10 UP FRONT A Japan in Need By Mark Hoyer

32 LEANINGS A Short History of Hitting My Head By Peter Egan

34 TDC Turbulence By Kevin Cameron

DEPARTMENTS

28 HOTSHOTS

94 NEW IDEAS

104 SERVICE

124 SHOWCASE

134 SLIPSTREAM

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