What goes around comes around. Back in 2002, hopping fast was where it was at. We found ways to pull a stump-pulling 85-plus horsepower out of a stock Evo, showed you how to do a 10,000-mile service on the newly released V-Rod, road tested a Victory, and covered Daytona Bike Week all in one issue. Fifteen years later, it’s about time for the Evo Softies to come back, right?

Other Things that Went Down in July 2002:

Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo around the world nonstop in a balloon.

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Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Serena Williams beats Venus Williams.

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Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, are rescued after 77 hours underground.

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89th Tour de France: no winner (Lance Armstrong disqualified).

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Barry Bonds hits his 400th home run as a Giant.

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Bartenders doing tricks with fire start a major fire in a nightclub in Lima, Peru, that kills 25 and injures 100.

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This is what the Harley-Davidson FXD Dyna Super Glide looked like in 2002.

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