Cycle World
CYCLE WORLD
AMERICA'S LEADING MOTORCYCLE MAGAZINE
JANUARY 2013
VOL. 52 NO. 1
pg. 48
ROUNDUP
10 WILLTHEREALUJIV PLEASE STAND UP? Coming to America: 2013 Honda CB1100. By Blake Conner
12 WILZIG RACING MANOR Everyone wants their own private racetrack, right? By Matthew Miles
14 THREE'S COMPANY Yamaha's prototype Triple.
16 ON THE RECORD Jonathan Rea. By Matthew Miles
17 RIDER'S LIFE The thickness of Evander Holyfield's ear. By Peter Jones
18 QUICKRIDE Moto Guzzi V7 Special.
COMPARISON
28 THE ONE-BIKE SOLUTION BMW F700GS vs. Honda NC700X DCT ABS vs. Kawasaki Versys vs. Suzuki V-Strom 650 ABS. By John Burns
FEATURES
34 A COOLER BOXER BMW liquid-cools its best-selling boxerTwin. By Kevin Cameron
38 STUPID STUNTS? A look inside the world of the XDL. By Peter Jones
41 THEXDL MEETS THE FIM A wheelie world championship?
42 STREETBIKES, TECHNICALLY SPEAKING The anatomy of a stunter's steed.
44 2013 DUCATI MULTISTRADA 1200S TOURING Now flying on semiactive "Skyhook" suspension. By John Burns
48 636: THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST Kawasaki pumps up the ZX-6R. By Blake Conner
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EVALUATION
54 REV'IT! PHANTOM GTX GLOVES One world, one glove.
RACE WATCH
74 MAN ON FIRE Taddy Blazusiak can ride anything, anywhere. By Fran Kuhn
COLUMNS
10 UP FRONT Turning Cards By Mark Hoyer
24 LEANINGS The Great Plains Triumph Exchange By Peter Egan
28 TDC Getting it Right By Kevin Cameron
DEPARTMENTS
20 HOTSHOTS
52 NEW IDEAS
64 SERVICE
76 SHOWCASE
86 SLIPSTREAM
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