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7 RESPONSE
8 KICKSTARTS IMTBIKE: New Bilbao Location, Wins Award Adirondacks BDR-X
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JULY 2026 VOLUME 53 NO. 07
CONTENTS
ON THE COVER: Carving corners on the road to California’ s Palomar Mountain on the 2026 Yamaha YZF-R7. Photo by Joseph Agustin.
departments
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FIRST GEAR The Next Chapter
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7 RESPONSE
8 KICKSTARTS IMTBIKE: New Bilbao Location, Wins Award Adirondacks BDR-X
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RIDING AROUND 86th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Preview
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MOTOR SCHOOL Raging Against the Machines
GEAR LAB Continental TKC 80 ² Tires
EXHAUST NOTE Finding Balance
features
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FIRST RIDE Real-World Supersport
2026 Yamaha YZF-R7
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ON THE ROAD Chasing Dinosaurs
200 million years ago in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming
FIRST RIDE Double Trouble
2027 Triumph Tracker 400 and 2026 Triumph Thruxton 400
ON THE ROAD Third Time, Still a Charm
Reflections on three rides to Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
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OFF THE BEATEN PATH Pura Vida!
Slowing down in Costa Rica
FAVORITE RIDE Denver to Durango
Bagging passes in the Colorado Rockies
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