May 2011 Table of Contents

May 2011 Table of Contents

Featuring a first ride on the 2011 Ducati 1198SP

COVER STORY

FIRST RIDE: DUCATI 1198SP
LAST OF THE LINE The 1198SP may be the final version of Ducati's traditional L-twin-engine and trellis-chassis combination

FEATURES

250cc COMPARISON TEST: NEW BEGINNINGS

• HONDA CBR250R
• HYOSUNG GT250R
• KAWASAKI NINJA 250R

No longer the only fish swimming in the 250 sportbike pond, Kawasaki's long-running Ninja 250R gets some competition from the new Honda CBR250R and Hyosung GT250R

• NEWBIE IMPRESSIONS

LITERBIKE MODS
Part Two in a series of modifications to our Honda CBR1000RR and Yamaha YZF-R1 test bikes

PIT PASS THE OTHER HALF
Many top riders know how important the right crew chief is to success

FIRST RIDE: DUCATI DIAVEL
ITALIAN ART
What Ducati does with a clean sheet of paper

FIRST RIDE: YAMAHA FZ8
FULLY CAPABLE, JUST NOT FULLY DRESSED
A motorcycle for the great multitude

DEPARTMENTS

HOT SHOT
WHEELSPIN
STOP WATCH
MAIL BOX
LATE BRAKING
RIDING SKILLS SERIES
ASK THE GEEK
SR TESTED
BITCHIN' FRESH KIT
PARTING SHOT

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Vitantonio Liuzzi Sebastien Buemi Pedro de la Rosa