Motorcycle Consumer News - May 2012 - Volume 43 - Number 5

12 2012 Suzuki DL 650 Adventure
A viable alternative to the BMW GS series

16 Triumph’s 900 Scrambler
The real Steve McQueen machine

20 Ducati 1199 Panigale
1st Impressions from Abu Dhabi’s Y as Marina Circuit

22 Taste of Dakar
Alt Rider’s event is the real deal, all experience levels welcome


26 The Man Who Would Stop At Nothing
Melissa Holbrook Pierson’s latest book

26 Man And Machine
Extreme Enduro DVD, highlights from the 2010 season

27 Horizons Unlimited
The adventure rider’s greatest resource…with snapshots

30 KTM Superduke Windshield Comparison
You DON’T always get what you pay for

31 Troy Lee Designs Off-Road Gear
Rating the Baja Jacket and Adventure Gear

32 Legends of Motorcycling
Nicky Hayden’s Daytona 200 victory

34 Medical Motorcycling
Melatonin

35 Mental Motorcycling
Self-Defense

36 Motorcycle Design
Musical Chairs

38 Proficient Motorcycling
Protection

48 Innovation Of The Month
The Knobby Knife

Departments
2 Open Road
3 Letters
6 MC Bulletins
8 Downtime Files
10 World Motorcycling
41 What’s Happening
46 Motorcycle Justice
46 Street Strategy
47 Contact Patch

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