Thursday, April 29, 2010

1977 Kawasaki Z1-R - motorcycling's first 11-second 1/4-mile stocker





Cover: Kawasaki Z1-R

Contents: Road Tests: Kawasaki Z1R, Suzuki DS185, Husqvarna 125 CR; Features: Beating the deep freeze; Competition: The St. Petersburg sand trap blues; Champion Spark Plug 200 - Aksland Eats 'Em Alive; Fifty Days to Victory - that's how long it too Pops to build the Laguna Suzuki; more

1977 December Cycle Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue - Kawasaki available at www.DadsVintageAds.com in the " Motorcycle Magazines" category

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1978 Suzuki GS1000 - the most complete of the new Maxi-Multis





Cover: Suzuki GS1000

Contents: Road Tests: Suzuki GS1000; Can-Am MX4 250, Honda GL1000, Honda CM185-T and kawasaki KZ200; Features: Interview: Brad Lackey; The Great Bonneville Drain-Down; Competition: Trans-AMA Wrap-Up - again, DeCoster; Technical: Morbidelli - the cutting edge of two-stroke technology; Stress - what it is and how to control it; more

1978 March Cycle Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue - Suzuki available at www.DadsVintageAds.com in the " Motorcycle Magazines" category

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1978 Ducati Desmo 900 SS Super Sport - Rocket for a mountain road





Cover: Ducati Desmo 900 SS Super Sport

Contents: Road Tests: Ducati Desmo 900 SS Super Sport, Yamaha YZ125-E, Honda XL250-S, Suzuki SP370, Suzuki DR370; Competition: Transatlantic face-off - the British had strength down the middle, we didn't; Forty minute gold rush - when the rest of the field finished, Bob Hanah was already cooking on his barbecue; Technical: Yamaha SR500-E Hop-Up part 1; more

1978 July Cycle Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue - Ducati available at www.DadsVintageAds.com in the " Motorcycle Magazines" category

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1980 Kawasaki Z-1 Classic - a fuel injected first





Cover: Kawasaki Z-1 Classic - fuel injection makes LTD beauty more than chrome deep

Contents: Road Tests: Kawasaki Z1 Classic, Can-Am 250 MX6, Honda XL500-S; Features: Arrow CettaCycles 3; The 1980 Dollar chase; A taste of Nova Scotia; Mechanics Schools - profiles on institutes of wrenching; Honda GL1100 Interstate; Competition: New Season, New Hope; Technical: Belt-Drive Motorcycling; more

1980 May Cycle Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue - Kawasaki available at www.DadsVintageAds.com in the " Motorcycle Magazines" category

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1977 Yamaha RD400-E - Sterling silver and sneaky quick





Cover: Yamaha RD400E

Contents: Road Tests: Yamaha RD400-E, Maico WR 450 (WR450) Cross-Country, Yamaha XS500-D; Features: Two for the road - Jeff Gundlach does some pencil engineering; Mighty Ninety - Honda Trail 90; The ferocious world of mini-motocross; Competition: Sears Point and Pocono Road Race Nationals; more

1977 November Cycle Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue - Yamaha available at www.DadsVintageAds.com in the " Motorcycle Magazines" category

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1977 Moto Guzzi 850 Le Mans - a flash bike for the thinking man





Cover: Moto Guzzi 850 Le Mans

Contents: Road Tests: Moto Guzzi 850 Le Mans, BMW R60/7; Features: Honda MT125-R Road Racer; Browne on Tour; The Suzuki GT550, 10,000 miles later; Technical: Off-Road Towing; Coils part 4; The Lectron Carburetor - where it came from; Competition: San Jose Mile - Springer breaks, Scott wins, H-D dominates; more

1977 August Cycle Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue - Moto Guzzi available at www.DadsVintageAds.com in the " Motorcycle Magazines" category

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1977 Husqvarna 390 CR - Bags of torque...yards of travel





Cover: Husqvarna 390 CR

Contents: Road Tests: Husqvarna 390CR, Honda CB400-F, Penton 250 MC6; Special Daytona Section: Daytona '77 - a Baker beauty; High Speeds, low mileage; It was no fluke - Bob Hannah won the motocross making it 12 in a row; Florida shorttrack racing is as good as it gets; Alligator Enduro; The Daytona Ducati; Features: The even better Yamaha TT-500 (TT500); The Yoshima CB400-F (CB-400F); more

1977 June Cycle Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue - Husqvarna available at www.DadsVintageAds.com in the " Motorcycle Magazines" category

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1977 Comparison Test: The 4-Stroke 400 Twins





Cover: Yamaha XS400-D, Suzuki GS400, Kawasaki KZ400, Honda CB360-T

Contents: Comparison Test: The 4-Stroke 400 Twins - Yamaha XS400D, Suzuki GS400, Kawasaki KZ400, Honda CB360T; Road Tests: Yamaha DT250-D, BMW R100S, Bultaco 250 & 370 Fronteras; Features: Interview - Pat Hennen; Puffer Power - take a supercharger, Honda Dragster and Ron Teson Mix to get a frantic, thundering stampede of horsepower; Technical: Fork Tune-Up; more

1977 May Cycle Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com in the " Motorcycle Magazines" category

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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

1981 Ducati Pantah 500SL - all new, and showing what Europeans can do





Cover: Ducati Pantah 500SL

Contents: Road Test: Ducati Pantah 500-SL, Honda CB900-F, BMW R65; Features: Fantastic rides - Seeing the bumps inside Jeff Gundlach's head; The Hemispheric Motor Marathon - Alaska to Argentina? Yes!; Competition: Single-Cylinder Racing; Technical: The Ignition Update; more

1981 May Cycle Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue - Ducati available at www.DadsVintageAds.com in the " Motorcycle Magazines" category

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1981 Honda CBX Touring Motorcycle - a little less sport, a lot more touring





Cover: Honda CBX

Contents: Road Test: Honda CBX, Kawasaki GPz550, Maico 490 Mega 2; Special Features: Riding Suzuki's Finest - RGB-500 Mk II; Turbocharging - where it stands; Turbocharging - future-think, future do; Turbocharging - on the boost; Turbocharging - Encounters with owners; Turbocharging - the fool's paradise; Features: Vesco's 400-mph Express; The 1981 Price list; more

1981 April Cycle Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue - Honda available at www.DadsVintageAds.com in the " Motorcycle Magazines" category

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