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SEPTEMBER 2017 (#218)
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
ROBIN BRADLEY
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PUBLISHER
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"A more conceptually open approach to motorcycle customization" -
Robin Bradley discusses the Custom Culture concept at AIMExpo in the
context of the demographic changes seen in the market in the past decade
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Indian Motorcycles MY 2018 ........................23-26
Starting at $8,999 for the Scout Sixty, Indian
expands its line-up to 15 plus the $36,999
limited edition Roadmaster Elite
Polaris Slingshot ..............................................27
Starting at $19,999 the new Slingshot SLE LE at
$30,999 takes it to a four model line-up of "open
cockpit roadsters" for 2018
Tech Extra ......................................................58-59
“How to kill a lithium ion battery" - the perils of
misunderstanding how to embrace the undoubted
advantages and opportunities of lithium ion technology
PROGUIDE: The new, the best and the must-haves ...................... 29-57
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