Description
Contents: Tests – Honda V65 Sabre (A great, big motorcycle that’s not styled like a racer or a chopper); Can-Am 250ASE (English frame, Austrian engine and a Canadian design); Honda XL350R (This may be the perfect size for a dual purpose bike); Kawasaki GPz900 Ninja (This is one 900 that can keep up with 1100cc Superbikes); Suzuki RM250 (The frame gets more than just new paint, it gets new thinking) Special Feature – How Motorcycles Work, Part 3 (Why almost everyone uses the multiplate wet clutch) Features – African Madness (A Belgian and a Frenchman give the Germans a 1-2 finish in the Paris-to-Dakar Rally); The American Motorcycle (A list of all 281 motorcycles made in America and where they came from); Things To Do (A new department to keep you informed on clubs and their activities) Competition – The Five Pound Special (Britain takes on the world again, this time with a carbon fiber road racer); One Bike Fits All (The season begins with a revolution in machines, while rider rivalry takes up where it left off) Evaluation – National Cycle Deflector Screen (Clever mounting on a usefully small windshield) Departments – Up Front; Letters; New Ideas; Roundup; Book Reviews; Race Watch; Service; Slipstream
Issue: May 1984
Condition: Very Good