2006 March 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. 2006 March Motorcyclist Motorcycle Magazine - Kawasaki Ninja 650R Test MOTORCYCLES52 ROAD TEST:KAWASAKI NINJA 650RON THE COVERThe spiritual successor to theEX500 is more than a greatentry-level motorcycle64 DISSIMILAR TWINSIs Suzuki's SV650S up to the Ninja 650Rchallenge?96 FIRSTRIDE:HONDA CBR1D00RRON THE COVERBig Red and the red mistON THE COVERFEATURES67 2D06 STREETBIKE BUYER S 6UIDEPhotos, specs, prices, etc. on nearly200 street-legal motorcycles88 10 BEST BANGS FOR THE BUCKIt may be used, but it's new to you1D2 RIDING CHINARoosting the Great Wall and other tales ofderring-do112 EDELWEISS TOURS DF CHINAGetting there is easier than you thinkDEPARTMENTS10 LEAN ANGLEModem classics, some in Boehm's office14 MEGAPHONEOne man's irrational attraction to IronheadSportsters16 BACKFIRESAdvertising vs. credibility, rubber band cover-ups, yetmore on helmets and a scary freeway story24 CHECKERSColin Edwards remembers Daytona 199228 ROBERTS CHRONICLESThe machines: From TZ to OW and beyond118 GEARBOXCool new swag and Metzeleds hot new radials134 MARKETPLACEM4 AD INDEX146 HARD NUMBERSAll the specs fit to printUP TO SPEED3G GERMANY DECIARES WAR!With four new 2006 models, BMW targets theopposition from Japan, Italy and England38 YAMAHA MT-D3ON THE COVERHow come Europe gets all thecool stuff?40 STAR STRATOLINERHave bags, will travel44 EURO NOTESMV Agusta sold—again46 TEAR OFFSVictory's questionable Vision, Confederate's newdigs and some thought-provoking stats48 BOYZ 2 MEN IIAre the DiGiandomenico brothers the nextHaydens?MC GARAGE124 BUYING USEDON THE COVERFinding contentment in theclassifieds126 SMART MONEYKTM's Duke II isn't practical, but it's practicallypure fun128 DOIN:TIMEFord sings the praises of his zoot new blueSuzuki DR-Z400S130 STREET SAVVYThat lever on the left bar end isn't atoggle switch132 ANSWERS ...is made of, but they are arefreshing deviation from stan-dard practice, at least for thoseof us who'd rather ride motor-cycles than memorize motor-cycle brochures. And such rela-tively simple bits are easy onthe bottom line, which doesn'thurt Kawasaki's cause. Theheart of the matter, however,is entirely new.Beneath that plastic skinyou'll find two cylinders parkedside by side, creating a layoutthat's narrower than a four andshorter than an equivalentV-twin. Aside from the internalcombustion process, Kawasakiis adamant that this twin-cam,eight-valve, 649cc parallel-twinshares essentially nothing withthe 498cc lump that debuted inthe '87 EX500—and is aliveand well in the '06 Ninja 500R.Power pulses still arrive 180degrees apart, with a balanceshaft timed to counter nastyvibration. A pair of 38mm dual-butterfly throttle bodies feedthe fire, and a catalytic converterin the underslung muffler (thinkBuell) scrubs exhaust gases tosqueaky-clean Euro-3 stan-dards. Despite all that and... And much more! 11193

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