1973 Motorcycle Rider's Guide for Honda Fours - vintage magazine back-issue for sale

Contents: Introduction; In the Beginning; Customizing a Bike; How to pick a safe front end; Custom Frames; Rigid Frame for the 500; Paint it with a spray can; Bolt-together Customs; Extended Foot Controls; Speed Secrets for the 750; The Yoshimura 750; The Weber Carburetor; Dual Disc Brakes; Tuning the 750; Tuning the 500 - 350; Carburetor Rebuilding; Rebuilding the 750 Engine and Transmission; Rebuilding the 500 - 350 Engine and Transmission; Wiring Diagrams; Technical Data; Maintenance Schedule For most of the years following World War II, there was an established pecking order of bikers in the U.S. Triumph owners spoke only to Harley owners, and Harley owners spoke only to God. Until 1969, that is. In 1969, Honda Motors of Japan, who had until this time been busy making good small and medium sized bikes that you met the nicest people on, decided to get into the act. They entered the big bike market in a big way, with a 750cc motorcycle that was miles ahead of anything else available at the time. Not two, but four cylinders. Valves worked off an overhead camshaft, just as in the most expensive sports cars. Five speeds in the transmission instead of just four. Electric starting, at the touch of a button. And, last but not least, a monster disc brake on the front wheel. At first, there were a lot of unkind remarks from riders of brand T and brand HD motorcycles. No one was sure how long the big four would live, and most of their comments were unprintable. But as time went on, the 750 Fours began to pile up the miles too. And, aside from some problems with the chain in the earliest models, reliability problems appear to be licked. Riders of the other brands discovered another thing as well. If they were parked along with some Hondas, and everyone decided to leave together, most often it was the Honda riders who were first, at the touch of a button, while everyone else was still kicking. The 750 Four is into its fourth generation now, and has two smaller brothers, the 500 and 350. And nobody laughs any more, at any of them. Police departments throughout the country are trading their Harleys for black and white Hondas, and accessory shops and speed shops are working overtime turning out special equipment for privately owned Fours. The Fours are adaptable bikes. Lots of people buy them and just ride them stock. A lot of people take the ful dresser route, and the 750 has the power to carry all the accessories anyone wants to put on it. With a fairing and windshield for comfort, the Four rider can pack a lot of miles into a day's riding. A lot of other buyers go the chopper route. The Fours pack a lot of power for their weight, and it's low down, for good handling. Besides, the engine looks good too. Every week, it seems, the choice of custom parts, from footpegs to frames, gets wider. A newer trend, or the return of an older trend, is the growth of the cafe racer idea on the Fours. More than a few riders are adding clip-on bars and bobbing the fenders to come up with something that looks as if it should be going somewhere flat out on the Isle of Man, rather than down to the nearby supermarket to pick up a quart of something. Finally, of course, there's the drag strip route. Modified Fours are turning into formidable challengers on the strip, with some builders claiming to be getting as much as 4 times the stock horsepower from the o.h.c. engine. Whichever way they're used, the Honda Fours do their job willingly, and are creating their own superbike legends. No wonder Honda Motors sells all that they can make. 1973 Motorcycle Rider's Guide for Honda Fours available at www.DadsVintageAds.com CLICK THE PICTURE TO "BUY IT NOW"

1976 Desert Racing Magazine by the publishers of Dirt Bike

Cover: Andy Kirker, showing the form that has brought him to several overll desert wins. He doesn't seem to know a downhill from level ground; he landed 60 feet down this hill. Desert racers are a mystery. Even more so than any other motorcycle rider. The fastest among them cannot make a living at it. Yet all desert racers are, as are all athletes in every sport, called upon to take their sport seriously. They thinks and dream motorcycles, seven days a week, every hour of the day. Yet their dedication must be exactly and only that: Dedication. Even winning the biggest events only covers expenses for maybe a few races. And no one wins them all... Contents: Winning Bikes: Monodesert 125 conversion - for novice or expert; Honda 350 and 410 - Baja 1000 winners, '68 and '75; Monoshock and Husky Takeover - all models are winning all the classes; Competition: Baja 1000 - what was once a bet is now a classic; Barstow to Vegas - R.I.P.; Personalities: Sierra Club's most wanted list - twenty of the fastest; Technical: Harley 250 and Honda 410 - How to make your own Baja winner; Monoshock air cleaners - fuzzy things disposed of; Features: Desert Racing Defined - they don't chase hares anymore; Know your Cacti - no dear, that's a Joshua tree; Novice Advice - fear of falling; After the checkered; more 1976 May Desert Racing / Dirt Bike Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com CLICK THE PICTURE TO "BUY IT NOW"

1971 Indian Mini-Mini Road Test - good things come in small packages

Cover: John DeSoto on his Jawa CZ

Contents: Road Tests: Kawasaki Mach III, Indian Mini-Mini; Meet Mr. Paul Smart; Honda 350 Tune-Up; Berkshire International; Tire Life Tips; Salon Pictorial; Who's restoring the old fours; Europe on Two Wheels; Touring the Baja; State Laws for the motorcyclist; Motorcycle Touring & Camping; more

minibike mini-bike

1971 August Motorcyclist Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1970 Cycle Mechanics Magazine - Easy way to put on gold leaf

Contents: Easy to apply Gold Leaf; Set your oil injection system properly; Honda 350 Tune up; Purchase and care of hand tools; Porting and polishing fundamentals; taking apart the DT-1 Yamaha; Budget Custom paint job; How sprockets are made; Electrical Systems; Tuning the Kawasaki 250 & 350; Waterproofing; Suzuki TS250 Tear Down; Rear Suspension; more

DT1 TS-250

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1973 Hi Performance Cycle Test - 21 hot street and dirt bike tests

Cover: Honda 350 Four

Contents: How we Road Test; 1200 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide; 750 Honda Four; 1000 Harley-Davidson Sportster; 750 Triumph Trident; 650 Benelli Tornado 5-speed; 500 BSA Victor; 360 Yamaha Enduro; 250 Ossa Pioneer; 750 BMW R75/5; 500 Kawasaki Mach III; 405 Sprite Motocross; 500 Yankee Z; 350 Honda Four; 350 Harley-Davidson SS; 350 Bultaco Pursang; 250 Honda XL; 250 Kawasaki Enduro; 650 Yamaha XS-2; 650 Yamaha (5000 mile report); 250 and 400 Suzuki Motocross Racers; 200 Bultaco Sherpa S; more

1973 Hi Performance Cycle Test Annual Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1970 Popular Cycling Motorcycle Magazine - BSA Lightning Road Test

Cover: BSA Lightning

Contents: Road Tests: BSA Lightning, Honda 350 Motocross, Bultaco 360 El Bandido, Kawasaki 100 Trail; 828 miles of misery - the Baja 1000; Honda SL-90 (SL90) Hop-up; Installation of Rim Locks; A Fast Suzuki from the Northwest - Herb Uhl built for Tom Sawyer; Bolting on better brakes; The Inter-Am Series; Quick Carburetor Overhaul; Choosing the right tire; more

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1973 Honda XL350 Enduro Single - at last a 90 mph dirt thumper

Cover: Honda XL350 Enduro Single - at last a 90 mph dirt thumper

Contents: Tests: 250 Moto-crosser Comparison - Montesa Cappra VR, Maico, Husqvarna MX 250, CZ 250 MX, Bultaco Pursang, AJS Stormer;;; Honda XL350, Moto Guzzi V-7 Sport; Features: Hang Ten US MX GP; Baja 500; How to ride sand; Gas tank Sealing; Greenhorn Enduro; ISDT Spectators guide; Class of '39 - basket case Beezer; more

1973 September Motorcyclist Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1964-1974 Honda 250 & 350cc Twins Clymer Service Repair Manual

This book is another in the world’s largest selling motorcycle series. Clymer books are noted for delivering more troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance information than any others.

CB250, CL250, CB350, CL350, SL350

1964-1974 Honda 250 & 350cc Twins Clymer Service Repair Manual available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1973 The Yoshimura Honda 350 Four - Road Test, Specs, Performance, Photos

Honda's smallest Four is almost everything you could want. With the help of "Pops" we got a little more.

...So why unleash Pops Yoshimura on this beautiful machine? Perhaps it's because we think the 350 Honda Four is a motorcycle in disguise. The 350 Four cries out for its unrealized potential in the hands of a skilled, discerning, calculating man of the road.

1973 The Yoshimura Honda 350 Four Road Test 6-Page Article available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

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1972 Honda 350 Four - the leader leads the way again

Honda introduces its smallest four. And its biggest 350. The leader leads the way again. Honda brings you an exciting new concept in motorcycling - the 350 Four. Now riders of mid-sized machines can have the luxury, smoothness and power of four big, beautiful cylinders...

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