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UP TO SPEED
9 Cat Tales
14 Up To Speed
Yamaha’s 2012 YZF-R1, supercharged sport-touring, whatever happened to King Kenny and Laguna Seca by the numbers.
20 Icon: Gary Nixon
MC M.C.
24 MC M.C.
26 Cranked
28 Drawing The Line
30 Code Break
32 Megaphone
34 MC Mail
36 ME & MY Bike
FIRST RIDES
38 2012 Harley-Davidson Switchback
Bagger or cruiser? You decide.
40 2012 Harley-Davidson CVO Road Glide Custom
The uncommon 110-inch power dresser.
42 2012 Victory Cross Country Tourer
America’s latest long-distance alternative.
44 ATK GT250
Coming soon to a Harley dealer near you?
46 Scoot: Derringer
Don’t you dare call it a moped!
FEATURES
48 Ducati Diavel vs. Star V-Max
Shootout at the AAA Corral.
54 An Idiots’ Guide To Sturgis
You never forget your first time...but we’ll try.
58 Left Coast Tour
Victory in Florida. Yes, Florida.
62 Going Gently
Easing into the three-wheeled afterlife.
GEAR
68 Gear
70 MC Tested
71 Fashion Police
MC GARAGE
74 Doin’ Time
78 Streetbike Surgery
82 Smart Money
84 Street Savvy
86 Track Time
88 Answers
89 Tools 101
90 Last Page