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Contents: Ride Hard, Be Comfy (The 2006 Harley-Davidson Street Rod takes the V-Rod’s engine and drops it into a new chassis. Handling gets a big boost and so does your butt and back since the riding position is a whole lot better. This is an entirely new direction for the Motor Company); Pimp My Ride! (Ever wonder what it’s like to ride one of those super-cool metric customers? So did we. Yamaha knows custom is king and they are doing something about it, something eye-popping); Best Bang For The Buck? (In a world gone mad with bigger-is-better thinking where bike engines often displace 90 to 125 cubic inches, it’s too easy for a ride like the 49-cubic-inch Kawasaki 800 Vulcan to go unnoticed. Better take another look); Midway Muscle (The 50 in Suzuki’s Boulevard M50 refers to cubic inches rather than cubic centimeters. While this may head off some henpecking from riders of bigger bikes, focusing on this mean machine’s displacement misses the point); Buyer’s Guide: Helmets (American helmets, French helmets, British helmets, German helmets – full face, open face, half shell. Which one fits you best) Columns – Kickin’ It (Biker family values); Bkier Billy (When motorcyclists talk too much) Departments – Readers’ Writes (Fan mail, hate mail and love letters from the Edge); The Oracle Speaks (Divine wisdom you can’t ride without); Candy Store (Delectable treats for the chrome-toothed cruiser); Taste Test (A portable battery juice box, a cordless soldering tool and a GPS system get a real world test. Yum); Street Chic (Fashions fit for bike and boulevard); Easy Tech (Winter starts don’t have to leave you cold); Road Gallery (Triumph Rocket III gets a boost)
Issue: January 2006
Condition: Very Good