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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
News News from here, there and everywhere - but mainly Munich, the most revealing bike show of the year. All the goss on the latest and greatest, including a chance to win your own MZ Charly. Ridden Gezzi & Brian Folgore 1100 Yamaha YZF-R1 Royal Enfield T500 Suzuki 650 Burgman Scribe Your chance to rant and rave - and from this issue onward, possibly score yourself a set of Avon tyres for your troubles. What are you waiting for? Cathcart The Oracle of the Motorcycle World speaks once more, and reveals many of the machinations behind the Euro bike scene. Hershon What's this then? Magazines aren't bibles, Editors aren't prophets? Our voice from the New World speaks his mind - but then that's why we love him. Cameron Where do you think your motorcycle's engine should be? In a bag? Under your hat? In a box under your bed? How about securely bolted between two metal struts? Our man in the know explains why your engine is where it is. Rocket science Suspenders and springs - and odd association of words to be sure, which is why we've called on Rocket Ron himself to explain their intracasies. Sport Tour Ducati ST4 v Aprilia ST1000 v Honda VFR800 v Triumph Sprint ST v Kawasaki ZZ-R1200 Does an engine maketh the sportstourer machine? We've ridden twins, in-line fours and just about everything inbetween to try and find out. Ride Better 5 Space. The final frontier. In part five of our series on better riding techniques, we show you how to truly be master of your domain. Back to School Last issue it was wheelie school, now it's the California Superbike School. We toddle along to see if they can do anything with our riding, and point out we're a long, long way from Venice Beach. Yamaha YZ450/250F The model launch of Yamaha's almighty new motocrossers. Plenty of mud, sky, mud and sky again, hopefully followed by more mud, and not the upper branches of a tree. Will these machines be the ones to beat in '03? Long Termers Several of the fleet check in. Farewell to the Suzuki SV650S, hello to the Honda CBR600F Sport, and an update on the Happy Hog, the Harley-Davidson Road King. Products Biker bits and pieces apenty to splurge on. Go on then; you know you derserve it... Retro Fever What would the cover of this issue looked like if we'd put it together back in 1983? Wonder no more - there's a good chance it might have looked like this. VF400s, GT550s - aaahhh, the nostalgia... Yesteryear Bike shows - from the dazzling lights of the NEC to meticulously restored vintage beauties, shows are a window both to the future and on the past. Alan Brodrick got along to a couple recently, and marvelled at the offerings both new and old. 40/30/20/10 That snapshot of MSL's past just got bigger - and now we've got a whole new decade, the swinging sixties, to play with. David Wright puts the spotlight on this humble tome through the ages.
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