Cycle World
CYCLE WORLD
JULY 1997 VOL. 36 NO. 7
CW 1962 1997 AMERICA'S LEADING MOTORCYCLE MAGAZINE
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FEATURES
60 Mecca in Birmingham A trip to the Barber shop. -by Phil Schilling
66 One-Man Museum A racer in retirement.
80 Ducati ST2 Sport-touring, Bologna-style.
82 CW Q&A Ducati's Massimo ordi.
83 BMW K1200RS Riding the biggest Beemer.
SPECIAL SECTION
34 Sweet 16 All the Open-classers that will fit.
36 Roadburners: How to toast tarmac Honda CBR1 100XX vs. Kawasaki ZX-1 1 vs. Suzuki GSX-R1 100 vs. Yamaha YZF 1000.
40 V-Twins: Four slices of two-cylinder heaven Buell S3 Thunderbolt vs. Ducati 900SS vs. Honda VTRI000 vs. Suzuki TL1000.
44 The Sporting 900s: .9-liter of adrenalin, stat! Honda CBR900RR vs. Kawasaki ZX-9R vs. Suzuki RF900R vs. Triumph T595 Daytona.
50 Gentlemen's Express: Radical refinement BMW Ri 100RS vs. Honda VFR75OF vs. Suzuki Bandit 1200 ABS vs. Triumph Sprint 900.
TEST
72 Honda VT1100T Casting a long Shadow.
EVALUATION
86 Gator Grip Universal Socket A widget that works.
RACE WATCH
90 Opening Shot End of the road for the Big Bang? -by Michael Scott
COLUMNS
10 UP FRONT Made in Minnesota. -by David Edwards
14 LEANINGS Swords of Damocles. -by Peter Egan
16 TDC Out of the weeds. -by Kevin Cameron
DEPARTMENTS
20 Letters
24 New Ideas
26 Roundup
88 Book Review
110 Service
115 CW Showcase
122 Slipstream
