2004 November Motorcyclist Motorcycle Magazine

Description: Yes we combine shipping for multiple purchases.Add multiple items to your cart and the combined shipping total will automatically be calculated. 2004 November Motorcyclist Motorcycle Magazine - Suzuki GSX-R1000 features30 Ti This, Carbon That...Welcome to 2005The rest of the world sings auld langsyne December 31, but for us, New Year's'happens in September at Germany'sIntermot bike show110 SturgisEvery August, 44.4 degrees northand 103.5 degrees west latitude tthe magnetic pole for a million oimost faithful. Photographer Peterhad never met a biker in his life. Mhim to mingle•118 Over the LimitDrink, ride, repeat. Does this sound likeadvice? It was, but back in the '80s, J'-:Lyounger Boehm convinced thestdffjj$kjust that. The experiment ended inMtrashed motorcycle and several pools]ip9 it now? BecddskMk stats'shpw.stijfy\... *learriedi'^^Bmotorcycles42 Ducati ST3 and ST4SOur most intrepid editors put Ducati's;sport-tourers through an endurancetest, and they can't handle it. Thebikes can, though...103 H-D Screamin' EagleFat BoyAfter receiving the Custom VehicleOperations treatment, it becomes :'Harley's biggest-displacement twin.With extra power and bling, it's defi-nitely the phattest Boy ever10 Lean AngleMitch went to Barber Motorsports Park,and all he brought us was this column12 DejaViewBodden hoists his own petard16 Backfires750 memories, and the frustrationsof motorcycle buyers128 Marketplace151 Ad Index154 MegaphoneThe no-helmet lobby gives Mike Seate a headacheup to speedNews and short takes from the streetbike world20Triumph Daytona for '05British middleweight contender gets 47cc boost212005 Kawasaki ZX-6RRevised cylinder head and gearing22Big Racing News!USGP to Laguna, Daytona 200 to FX24 Browsing eBayOne you can buy, and a Yosh special you can't26 Honda CBR600F4iOut of the limelight, but no lemon28 Confederate's Record Bike4 Wraith built for the Bonneville Salt Flatsthe real worldTips, tweaks, fixes and facts: A complete guide to themotorcycle ownership experience140How It WorksMotorcyde charging systems141Smart MoneyKawasaki's retro-styled W650142Track TimeInstalling lightweight raring bodywork144 How-ToYou've gone from carbs to injectors, but you still needto synchronize them. Plus, preflight checks146 Doin'TimeCarrithers gets emotionally involved with the RC51148 AnswersTech questions (and answers) from the hinterlands150 The ListSpecs, prices and verdicts on every street-legal bike Motorcycles in this issue:Ducati Multistrada 620p.36Ducati ST3/ST4S ABSp.42Honda RC51p. 146Honda Rebelp.118Honda CBR600F4ip.26Kawasaki W650p.141Kawasaki Z750P-35Kawasaki ZX-6RP-21Kawasaki ZX-6RRp.34Suzuki GSX-R1000p. 30Triumph Daytona 650p.20Triumph Speed Triplep.36Triumph Sprint STp.37Yamaha R6P-31 AS THIS ISSUE GOES TO PRESS, SUZUKI IS FAVORED TO WIN ITS EIGHTH AMA SUPERBIKE CHAMP-ionship. Mat Mladin may have been typically sparing in the praise of this year’s machine, but obviously, the ’04GSX-R1000 was no slouch.Still, Suzuki wants more than AMA number-one plates—it wants magazine covers as well. The Gixxer1000 illustrated here is Hamamatsu’s riposte to the Kawasaki ZX-10R, whichemerged as some magazines’ “comparison test champion.” Has Suzuki gone farenough? If the spec sheet is any indication, the answer is...maybe.The list of new parts on this bike is so exhaustive it would probably havebeen easier for Suzuki to itemize the components—if there are any—thatwent unchanged. In the interest of mass centralization and aerodynamics, anall-new frame and comprehensively revised packaging have resulted in a motorcyclea lot smaller than its predecessor: nearly two inches shorter both from front to rear, andfrom the top of the windscreen to the ground. The seat is almost an inch lower, andthe reach to the bars, again, is almost two inches shorter.Every little bit helps: a bore and stroke of 73.4mm x 59mm yields a marginallylarger displacement of 998.6cc. Despite the larger bore, pistons are lighter. Thenew cylinder head features larger valves—now made of titanium—that are sixgrams lighter than the steel valves used before. Lighter pistons and valves allowthe mill to spin 1000 rpm faster. If it spins faster, it will make more power,and if it makes more power, it will produce more heat. Ergo, it needs a big-ger radiator. A new trapezoidal unit increases cooling capacity withoutincreasing frontal area.A note from the Department of Obsessive Detail: The use of lightervalve material allowed Suzuki to revert to flat-faced valves. The minutevolume of material added to the valve faces filled combustion chambersenough to help raise compression from 12.0:1 to 12.5:1. Cylinder headand cam cover bolts were reshaped to save about 82 grams. (An equalamount of weight would be shaved, almost literally, if Mladin just got a And much more! 11075

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