2006 February 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 February Motorcyclist Motorcycle Magazine - Kawasaki ZX-10R Motorcycles: First Ride 2006 Kawasaki ZX-10R; Kevin Schwantz on Suzuki's GSX-R1000 and Barber Motorsports Park; Dream Rides- the ultimate bikes, roads, track, museum & weekend; Ducati 999R; Honda CBR600RR; Kawasaki ZX-6R; MV Agusta F4 1000 S; SuzukiGSX-R1000; Detail Like a pro MOTORCYCLES28 FIRST RIDE: 2006KAWASAKI ZX 10RON THE COVERkJTaking the Mean out of MeanGreen36 DREAM RIDES!ON THE COVERWe picked the ultimate bikes, roads,track and museum—and spent adream weekend in the southeast trying themall out14 BACKFIRESReaders sound off on our Built to the Hilt sectionand our two Helmet Standard pieces72 GEARBOXThe very latest in cool moto-swagSB HARD NUMBERSNow updated with '05 GSX-R1000 and DL1000V-Strom info38 RED, RED WHINENever mind what the Ducatisti say, MV Agusta is theFerrari of motorcycles4G BIG BANG THEORYWith a world-class chassis and the nastiest V-twingoing, Ducati's 999R is the perfect track-day tool.Just don't crash it51 DREAM TIRESThe very grippiest in sportbike grip from Dunlop andMichelin54 WELCOME TO MYNIGHTMAREOr how I learned to stop worrying and loveKawasaki's 636cc ZX-6R58 DARN THAT DREAMIf the dream doesn't fit, you make adjustments—such as Honda's near-perfect CBR600RR64 HEY, PROFESSOR ...World Champion Kevin Schwantz on Suzuki'sGSX-R1000 and Barber Motorsports Park66 FLYINGLOWEx-Blue Angels commander Russ Bartlett tries adifferent type of flying68 DREAM ROADSBecause a dream ride should be longer than2.4 miles71 NEWBIE SCHOOLOur man R.L Brooks gets his mojo back with helpfrom Sportbike Track TimeDEPARTMENTS8 LEAN ANGLEBehind the scenes at Barber12 MEGAPHONEBarber co-conspirator Jack Seaver writes about hisnewfound love of track daysUP TO SPEED18 HYPERMOTARD!Ducati's latest concept bike heats up thestreet-legal supermotard wars20 TWO MORE FROM MILANMoto Guzzi goes long, KTM goes nuts22 FIRSTRIDE:VICTORY JACKPOTBig bling from the boys in Osceola25 BY THE NUMBERSThe color of money27 SURF REPORTGlobal warmingNIC GARAGE80 FINISH CARE 101Proper bike waxing and much, much more82 SMART MONEYSuzuki's do-it-all DL1000 V-Strom is a trueall-arounder84 TRACK TIMEON THE COVERWanna go faster? Break yourroutine and learn a new track86 STREET SAVVYFor more control while riding on roughpavement, get your butt off the seat88 ANSWERSDealing with an irrational idle on a '70s-specsuperbike ON THE COVER:With ex-Blue Angel Russ Bartlettholding his belt to keep him fromfalling face-first from the photo van,Kevin Wing snapped Motorcyclist'sfearsome fivesome (actual KevinSchwantz included) running downBarber's back straight. The DreamRides fun begins on page 36. Bikes in this issue: APRILIA TUONO: 68DUCATI 999R: 46DUCATIHYPERMOTARD: 18HONDA CBR6OORR: 58KAWASAKI ZX-6R: 54KAWASAKI ZX-10R:28KTM 950 SUPER ENDURO R: 20MOTO GUZZI NORGE 1200:20MOTO GUZZI VI1 SPORT: 68MVAGUSTAF4 1000S.-38SUZUKI GSX-Rl000:64SUZUKI V-STROM: 82VICTORY JACKPOT: 22 There are lots of ways to crash a motorcycle, but fallingasleep has to be the lamest. Especially when the motorcycle isa fire-breathing 1000cc sportbike at a racetracYet here I was at Kawasaki's new Autopolis test track in Japan athe world launch of the 2006 ZX-10R, caught up in a battle ofegos and jingoistic pride with three other journalists, when I foundmyself yawning so hard I nearly overshot a hairpin.What was happening here? Wasn't this the baddest-ass sport-bike on the planet? The superbike some magazines had heralded asthe best ever and others warned was too much for mere mortals?Had Kawasaki's engineers neutered the once-testy 10R to the Ipoint it was lulling me to sleep?’Hardly. Jet lag was the culprit. The new ZX-10R is faster thanever—it just doesn't feel like it.Just so we're clear on this, I loved the 2004-05 model. Sure, itwas brutal and prone to wobble under acceleration—so is everyMotoGP bike I've ridden. If Kawasaki's engineers had just tamed it atad with a steering damper and done something about the occa-sional missed upshift, I'd have considered it perfect. But that's justwhere they started.Sitting through the technical presentation and sifting through thepress kit, it was easy to be overwhelmed by the number of changeswrought to the '06 model. It's essentially an all-new motorcycle.Fortunately—and inexplicably for the first time in my two decadesas a moto-joumalist—this intro was held in Japan, with the entiredevelopment team in attendance. So I seized the opportunity to asksome questions.... And much more! 11165

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