Cycle World
CYCLE WORLD
LEADING MOTORCYCLE MAGAZINE
NOVEMBER 2010 VOL.49 NO. 11
pg. 56
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ROUNDUP
10 BUELL FIGHTS BACK
By Steve Anderson
12 UPDATE:
TEAM CYCLE WORLD SUPERBIKE
By Paul Dean
14 BRAMMO EMPULSE
By Kevin Cameron
18 QUICKRIDE
2011 Kawasaki KX450F
20 QUICKRIDE
2010 Kawasaki ZX-10R
TEST
38 2011 DUCATI 848 EVO
Race-ready and street savvy.
By Don Canet
62 LONG-TERM WRAP-UP
Honda CBR1000RR.
CW COMPARISON
56 HONDA CRF250R VS. KTM 350 SX-F VS. YAMAHA YZ450F
Is a midsized MXer the answer?
By Blake Conner
SPECIAL SECTION:
new FOR 2011
30 KAWASAKI ZX-10R
Traction control, ABS, 200 hp. Any questions?
36 HONDA
Motocrossers and more.
44 HARLEY-DAVIDSON
Bigger, badder and lower.
48 VICTORY
More Ness bling, more power and better shifting.
52 YAMAHA
The grass was greener, so Yamaha jumped the fence.
54 TRIUMPH
Cool cruisers, a middleweight adventure bike and tasty new Speed Triple on the way!
EVALUATIONS
66 Continental ContiMotion Sport Rubber, cheap price.
67 JET-HOT Coatings
Make your pipe new again.
RACE WATCH
72 Lorenzo’s Land
Jorge crushes ‘em at Laguna Seca.
By Kevin Cameron
COLUMNS
8 UP FRONT
Motor. Cycle.
By Mark Hoyer
26 TDC
About 250s
By Kevin Cameron
28 LEANINGS
Beatnik Bikes
By Peter Egan
DEPARTMENTS
22 HOTSHOTS
64 NEW IDEAS
68 SERVICE
80 SHOWCASE
90 SLIPSTREAM
