Showing posts with label Vintage Cycle World Magazine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vintage Cycle World Magazine. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

1975 Kawasaki Mach IV H2 750 - evil, wicked, mean and nasty

Cycle World Road Test

1975 Kawasaki Mach IV H2 750 Road Test 6-Page Article available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

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Monday, February 27, 2012

1976 Suzuki PE250 Enduro Test - 1000 Miles on the desert dyno

Enduro Test: Suzuki PE250 Enduro Test - 1000 miles on the desert; Special Feature - Preview '77: BMW R100RS, Harley-Davidson XLCR1000, Kawasaki KZ650, Suzuki GS750; Motocross Test: DG-125 Yamaha; Competition: Laguna Seca; Why Is this man crashing - something about Laguna Seca doesn't like Yvon Duhamel; Technical: Ignition Tuning; Features: Bargain in a Basket; more

PE-250 R100-RS R-100 XLCR-1000 KZ-650 GS-750 DG125

1976 November Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

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1968 BMW R60 U.S. motorcycle Road Test

Cover: From the Cycle World Show, the BSA booth and the world's first motorcycle; Cal Rayborn's Daytona winner and a chromed custom Harley-Davidson.

Road Tests: BMW R60 U.S, Triumph Metisses, In Kit Form, Cotton Trials; Impression: Kawasaki 120 Roadrunner; Special Feature: The Cycle World Show; Motorcycles Do Compute; Personality - Arlene Oualline - Gone Gal; History: The Lambretta Story; Development: The Cardani; The Lynton Engine; Competition: San Jose; West German Grand Prix; more

R-60

1968 July Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

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Saturday, February 25, 2012

What's new for 1982 - Yamaha

Cover: Old and new illustrated by Craig Vetter's TD-1 and Yamaha's V-Twin Vision

Road Tests: Suzuki GS850GL, Honda XR200R, Yamaha XJ550J Maxim; Features: What's new for 1982 - Yamaha - a 650 turbo, a 550 V-twin, new 400s, more suspension for the YZs, two carbs for one cylinder and that's only half of it; Cycle World 20 Years - How we did it; Up through the Ranks; Motorcycle Milestones; 20 years at trackside; The Cycle World Story; more

TD1 GS850-GL GS-850 XR200-R XR-200 XJ550-J XJ-550

1982 January Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

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Thursday, February 23, 2012

1975 Can-Am 125 MX2 Road Test / Specs

Road Tests: Can-Am 125 MX2 - once you get it into thrid gear it'll eat anything short of a full-blown 250, Triumph T160 Trident, A Pair of Suzuki RM125's; Features: Preview - Harley-Davidson's all-out limited production 250 with unique rear suspension; First-Time Road Racer's Guide; Louisville Downs National; Technical: Yamaha YZ125 Monomods; more

MX-2 T-160 RM125 RM-125 YZ-125

1975 September Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

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1973 Benelli 750 Six preview and an intimate glimpse of Italian industry

Contents: Benelli 750 Six preview and an intimate glimpse of Italian industry; Yamaha RZ201 Wankel - Yamaha's rotary-engined superbike; Rounding up 1973 - bikes from Yamaha, Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki, Triumph, BSA, Norton and AJS; The Motobecane 350 Three; Road Tests: Yamaha LT3-MX, Yamaha RD350, Suzuki TS125J Duster; Competition: Carlsbad Motocross Grand Prix; The Mexican 1000; Features: The Trail Crisis; Build a taillight monitor; Trials Bike - The Hodaka Bullfrog; The story of Rudge - a one-man company, eccentric and innovative; more

LT-3 RD-350 TS125-J TS-125

1973 February Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

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Saturday, February 4, 2012

Ten Best Motorcycles of 1982

1. Superbike: Suzuki GS1000S Katana
2. Open Motocross: KTM 495MX
3. Touring: Honda GL1100 Interstate
4. Dual Purpose: Yamaha XT550
5. 651-800cc Street: Honda V45 Sabre
6. 250cc Motocross: Suzuki RM250
7. 451-650cc Street: Kawasaki GPz550
8. 125cc Motocross: Suzuki RM125
9. Under 450cc Street: Yamaha XS400
10. Enduro: Kawasaki KDX250

Special Feature: The 10 best bikes of 1982; Road Tests: Kawasaki KZ750N Spectre, KTM 500GS and MX Four-stroke, Ducati 600SL Pantah, Honda CR250R, Suzuki GS450 Automatic; Competition: Willie and Jay and the Indy Mile; Brad Lackey, world champion; more

GS1000-S GS-1000 495-MX GL-1100 XT-550 V-45 RM-250 GPz-550 RM-125 XS-400 KDX-250 KZ750-N KZ-750 500-GS 600-SL CR250-R CR-250 GS-450

1982 November Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

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Friday, January 6, 2012

1987 Superbikes in quest of 9-Second 1/4 Miles - "Taking it to the Nines"

Special Feature: Taking it to the Nines: Kerker Yamaha V-Max, Mr. Turbo Kawasaki Eliminator, Vance and Hines Suzuki GSX-R1100; Test: Honda 700 Magna; 125 MX Comparison - Kawasaki KX125, Suzuki RM125, Cagiva 125MX, Yamaha YZ125, Honda CR125; DT-1 - the DT one and only; Impression: Kawasaki KLR650 -the DT-1 Revisited; Features: Love on a Harley; Yamaha 1987 - Glory Days for the Sport Rider; The MV Files - bikes that make history on and off the track; more

GSXR1100 GSXR-1100 KX-125 RM-125 125-MX YZ-125 CR-125 DT1 KLR-650

1987 March Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

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Monday, November 21, 2011

1987 Today's Japanese 400s, tomorrow's U.S. 600s?

Special Feature: The High Tech 400s; Riding Impressions: Yamaha FZR400, Honda CBR400R, Suzuki GSX-R400; Open MX comparison - Kawasaki KX500 vs. Honda CR500R vs. Yamaha YZ490; RC181 - The bike that Mike the Bike didn't like; Riding the RC - the RC181 20 years later; Features: The Alps by Hog; Long-term test - Honda Gold Wing Aspencade SE-i - 14 months = 27,000 miles; more

FZR-400 CBR-400 GSXR400 R-400 GSXR-400 KX-500 CR500 CR-500 YZ-490 RC-181

1987 February Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

1977 Honda's new Hawks - three ways to fly

Road Tests: Honda Hawks - CB400A, CB400T1, CB400T2; Husqvarna 360WR Burleson Replica; Technical: Boosting your bike's ignition system; Inside the new Hawks; Features: Harley Heaven; Insider's Guide - Laguna Seca, Louisville, Riverside and Ascot race information; An incomplete guide to gear bags; New Ideas in tools; Competition: USGP; Stars on Trial - America's world trials round had lessons for us and them; more

CB400 CB-400 360-WR

1977 September Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

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