Thursday, March 17, 2011

1979 Middleweight Touring Test

Middle Weight Touring Test: BMW 650 R65, Honda CB650, Honda CX500, Kawasaki KZ650, Suzuki GS550, Yamaha XS650, Yamaha SR500; Road test: Kawasaki KDX400; Features: 25 race tips for street bikes; Life without a car; GS750 For Kit How to; The collectors -a photographic gallery that will blow your mind; The Honda Museum; New Wave MX Suspension; Brad Lackey; Sport: The Isle of Man; The Carlsbad Kiln; Winston Point Race Tightens; Jack Johnson Solos Baja; more

R-65 R/65 CB-650 CX-500 KZ-650 GS-550 XS-650 XR-500 KDX-400 GS-750

1979 September Motorcyclist Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com









1978 Honda Elsinore CR250R - the secret weapon goes public

Road Tests: Honda Elsinore CR250R, Yamaha XS1100, Husqvarna 250CR, Harley-Davidson FXS Low Rider, Kawasaki KZ200; Technical: How to lace and true your wheels; Features: Suzuki GS1000 preview; New ideas in fairings, electronics, throttles and boots; Jay Springsteen profile; Inside and astride Harley's championship flattrack XR750; Husqvarna for 1978; Why crowded New England has the best trail riding in the country; Competition: Honda's Budget Bullet MT125R production GP bike; An intro to pavement racing; more

CR250-R CR-250 XS-1100 250-CR KZ-200 GS-1000 XR-750 MT125-R MT-125

1978 February Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue - Honda available at www.DadsVintageAds.com









Wednesday, March 16, 2011

1975 Yamaha MX400B Monoshock motocross test

Road Tests: Yamaha MX400B Monoshock, Honda TL-250 Trials, Kawasaki 903 Z-1B - King Kong of Superbikes; Technical: Snakebite for the Yamaha RD350 -the 12 second Denco Cobra; Replacing Honda CB750 Fork Seals; Competition: Astrodome '75; Feature: The Painfulness of the Long-Distance Sprinter - Duck-ing across the planet; more

MX400-B MX-400 TL250 Z1B Z1 Z-1 RD-350 CB-750

1975 May Cycle Guide Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue - Yamaha available at www.DadsVintageAds.com









1969 Number 1 custom motorcycle in USA - Ron Heitman's "Invader"

Cover: Ron Heitman "Invader" #1 custom in the U.S. show circuit

Contents: Road Tests: Yamaha R3, Suzuki T120; Features: BSA Sidecar; It wasn't always this Good -A look at what motorcycling used to be all about; Olle Pettersson - skill and determination pay off; One Moe Time -custom chopper; The Invader -a four-wheel motorcycle?; BMW Custom -all this and color too; Technical: Compression Release Filter; Don't Bore it - clean it; Diaphragm Carb Mods; Competition: Straighten up the Widomaker; Big Blast at Bakersfield - drag racing; more

R-3 R-300 R300 T-120

1969 August Cycle Guide Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com









1969 First Test - Indian / Enfield 750

Cover: Mildly Wild - Carl Caiati custom Honda 450

Contents: Road Tests: Indian / Enfield 750, 650 BSA Thunderbolt, Ossa 250 Scrambler; Features: Mildly Wild - Carl Caiati custom Honda 450; A different kind of sidecar -it has three wheels but...; Adlers Airbrush; Technical: A better wheel -Honda Moped comes to the rescue; How to install a diaphragm carburetor; Surface Gap spark plugs; Competition: Enduro to end all Enduros - Novemberkasan; more

1969 May Cycle Guide Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com









1969 Harley-Davidson 350 Sprint Scrambler Road Test

Contents: Road Tests: Harley-Davidson 350 Sprint, Triumph 500 Daytona T100R, Dunstall 750 Norton Atlas; Features: Three Wheels are better; BSA Victor's Vices - Eric Cheney eliminates them; Pipe Dream - custom from the torch of Dennis Scott; Two Wheel Takeover -how it all came about; On the Udder Trail - save face while cow trailing; Technical: Compression Release -how it does it; Get rid of the gas -improve two stroke performance; All About Carburetors; Moto-Mire in Wichita; The 1320 Scene - drag strip action; more

T100-R T-100

1969 April Cycle Guide Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com









1968 Rickman Brothers Street Metisse

Contents: Road Tests: American Eagle 750, Rickman Street Metisse, Zundapp ISDT 100, Bonanza Ace 100 Mini-bike BC1300SH; Technical: Righteous Frames; Mind Bender part 3; Hodaka Overhaul; Features: Cycling's safest riders; Custom Via Racer; Trophies for the table - hunting by trail bike part 2; Carry a Spare - odd happenings at the Island (Isle of Man); Something Different - custom chopper; Competition: Isle of Men; Viewfinders G.P.; more

BC-1300 BC1300-SH

1968 October Cycle Guide Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com









Tuesday, March 15, 2011

1965 The New Honda CB450 - 43 BHP from 444cc

Here's the hot new addition to the line. A heavyweight featuring the technical advancements and outstanding performance you expect from Honda. It's the only cycle in the country with double overhead camshafts. And torsion bar valve springs. A big bike with a big ride. If you're looking for something with more power and punch, Honda has it. The Honda CB-450. See your authorized Honda dealer now.

1965 The New Honda CB450 - 43 BHP from 444cc 2-Page Ad available at www.DadsVintageAds.com









1965 Suzuki 6-Speed 250 X-6 Hustler - Astounding!

Here's the Suzuki that starts a revolution in motorcycles. This is the baby that couldn't be built. The one that starts where the beset of the rest leave off. This is Suzuki X6 Hustler. Man, this is a motorcycle!

1965 Suzuki 6-Speed 250 X-6 Hustler - Astounding! 2-Page Ad available at www.DadsVintageAds.com









1965 Ariel Motorcycles - "The Passing of an Era"

The first public showing of the Ariel motor tricycle was at the Crystal Palace Show in England in 1898, thus heralding the birth of a great marquee. Ariel was in competition with the French De Dion three-wheeler for the lion's share of the motorized market. By being one of the first companies to produce motorized vehicles, Ariel established a reputation as a great pioneer in the motor industry of Europe. From this humble beginning a name, which was to become world famous, was born to take its rightful place in the annals of two-wheel history...

1965 Ariel Motorcycle History - "The Passing of an Era" 4-Page Article available at www.DadsVintageAds.com











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