Description
Contents: Full Test 2010 Triumph Thunderbird (Finally a full-size Trumpet cruiser (shy of the 2300cc Rocket III). Is it a Sport Cruiser, Traditional Cruiser…or simply a Triumph?); Shootout The ‘Tude Test (These bad-to-the-bone hot rods are not your run-of-the-mill cruisers, but they do come at a nice price, short of $14k); Ready For Sturgis? (One bad Hombre takes us along on his journey to the Black Hills Rally and beyond into the American West); Honda Desert Rat (With our “alternative” cruiser shootout in the books we thought we’d compliment it with a look at a real alternative…); Kingpin Photoshop Re-Design (Philip Bounpastore speculates on how much better our touring cruisers could be with properly-routed pipes) Departments – From The Road (Sedona, Arizona); Main Jet (Social Disease); Rumblings (How to drag floorboards better, Bikers vs. Motorcyclists, and Cruisers plan for all Apehangers, all the time); Between The Lines (Caught Cheating at the Laughlin River Run, America Honda celebrates 50 Years, Indian gets a reality check, Pups on Parade and Women Riders Invade Colorado); Cruiser Tested; New Products; Long Term Bikes; Street Survival; Readers’ Rides Shop Talk – Tech Matters (Bold experiments in motorcycle design); Tech Q & A (Mark Zimmerman answers your questions); How-To (Everything you ever wanted to know about exhaust Installation); Tech Tip (10 things you really need)
Issue: August 2009
Condition: Very Good