ROAD TESTS

20 Kawasaki ZX600RX Ninja

Super K's new alloy Ninja: A harbinger of things to come?

30 Honda CMX450C Rebel

Under the emperor's shiny new clothes, the same old crank.

38 Kawasaki ZL1000 Eliminator

The new ZL is long, luxurious and hits like a silky

sledgehammer.

FEATURES

28 Product Evaluation: Eclipse Fast Pack

The soft bag with a skeleton inside.

32 The Original Rebel

Like James Dean, the original Rebel was small.

56 The Bruise Brothers

Hollywood stunt men live to make you wince.

By Chris Hodenfield

63 Product Evaluation: Tracy Design Cause Fairing

Style turns back on itself, into function.

69 Flag-Day Concours

A gathering of the loyal Glendale Ducatisti.

73 Ducati 750 Paso

First look at Italy's bright light.

By Bruno de Prato

78 Box-Stock Fantasy

Meet the trophy girl's boyfriend Crunch.

By Paul Van Zuyle

TECHNICAL

47 Aluminum Frames: Why They Work,

Where They’re Going

New materials unlock the promise of new designs.

By Kevin Cameron

DEPARTMENTS

8 Editorial/Journey Into Dawn/Phil Schilling

10 Head Or\/The Sponge (That Ate Canneloni)/Sean Gallagher

12 Pipeline IBrands Hatch/Jim Greening

14 LeUersIStopping Smart

16 TOC I Sparks Of Genius?/Kevin Cameron

18 Bits/Own A Piece Of The HogTTim Carrithers