Rider May 2019 Motorcycle the challenger rises motorcycling at its best. Condition is Very Good. Shipped with USPS First Class.

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MAY 2019 VOLUME 46 NO. 05

TENTS

departments

6

ONE-TRACK MIND

Obsessions

8

RESPONSE

Letters to the Editor

12

KICKSTARTS

Motorcycling Decreases

Stress

16

ROAD TALES

Stupid Things I've Done, and Some | Still Do

18

RIDING WELL

The Dangerous Side of Safety

64

FAVORITE RIDE

Iron Range Ramble

68

TIPS, TRICKS & ANSWERS

• The Sealed Deal

• Long-Term Rides: 2019

Yamaha Tracer 900 GT

• Stayin' Safe: Back Down!

76

80

NEW & COOL

GEAR LAB

• Trilobite Rally Jacket

• Fly Racing Tail Bag

• HJC RPHA 70 ST Helmet

• Race Tech

Suspension Upgrades

85

RIDER'S MALL

90

RETROSPECTIVE

Kawasaki KZ400 Twin:

1974 - 1979

ON THE COVER:

Military vets from the Where the Road

Ends Expedition pause in front of the spectacular Torres del Paine National Park in Chile. Photo by Alex Manne.

PEREIRS rider

BRIDGING THE GAP

РОСАТМ СО,

20

First gear, it's all right (Honda, Honda, go faster, faster)

Second gear, I'll lean right

Third gear, hang on tight

Faster, it's all right...

30

features

20 RIDER TEST

Time Machine

Back to the future on Honda's new Super Cub.

30 YOU CAN'T GET

THERE FROM HERE

Where the Road Ends

Four military vets conquer the length of the Americas on motorcycles, including the infamous Darien Gap

80

44 RIDDEN & RATED

Legend Reborn

Triumph's Speed Twin then and now.

50 ON THE ROAD

Voyage of Re-Discovery

Great roads in Gold Country and the Sierra Nevada.

60 RIDER TEST

Bread and Butter

Yamaha's top selling YZF-R3 gets a sweet makeover.

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Yamaha YZF-R3

LIGHTWEIGHT SPORT

MAKEOVER

Triumph Speed

Twin

A LEGEND RETURNS er

SUPER CUB

HONDA'S "NICEST

PEOPLE" BIKE IS BACK

PINERSAS

BRIDGING THE GAP

Alaska to Argentina via the Notorious Darien Gap

Exploring Old Haunts in the Sierra Nevada

Rambling Around the Iron Range, MN

Final Drive Chain Basics