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IN THE OUTSIDE AIR • Motorcycling is a richer life
SUZUKA 8 HOURS • Cut short by spilled oil, the Japanese classic was another heart-stopper
IMMINENT SPECIFIC PROGRESS • Why did electric automaker Tesla buy Maxwell Technologies?
COMPONENTS • The Pieces of Motorcycles and Their History that Matter
LIFE LIQUID • The amazing modern-oil cocktail
DUCATI 916 • Tamburini’s work of art
THE TELESCOPIC FORK • Technology has allowed an old concept to grow with the job
TWO WHEELS FOR ALL • With a new focus on accessibility, the IMS has something for everyone.
DISCOVER THE RIDE
SUPER BIKE STIMULATION
LAP ANALYSIS
SERIOUS FLUX • The LiveWire is neither vee nor twin, and unlike any other Harley-Davidson before it. Are you ready to let ions be ions?
FOREWORD THINKING • Harley-Davidson starts a new motorcycle story that begins with the LiveWire electric
CYCLE WORLD 10 BEST BIKES 2019 • We freely admit that any motorcycle is a good motorcycle. If you see one you like, buy it, and ride all the time. You won’t be sorry. But since 1976, Cycle World has been on the job testing as many bikes as possible in a given year to honor those engineers, designers, and test riders who get to work early and clock out late to bring us better machines. Here, in 2019 and for the 44th time in a row, are the Ten Best Bikes.
AIR. FORCE. • Motorcycle aerodynamics changes the subject
MAKERS • The People Behind the Machines We Love
MATTHEW B. CRAWFORD
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