Cycle World

August 1 1971
Cycle World
August 1 1971

CYCLE WORLD

AUGUST 1971 VOLUME 10 NUMBER 8

AMERICA'S LEADING MOTORCYCLE ENTHUSIASTS' PUBLICATION

SPECIAL COLOR FEATURE:

51 The 1971 Cycle World Show

New models, racing machines, customs, emerging new trends in chopper art.

ROAD TESTS AND IMPRESSIONS:

37 750 MV Four

A large dose of exclusivity.

64 BSA 650 Lightning

A new face and frame for an old Twin, one of England's best looking-and handling-roadsters.

68 Honda SL70

A four-stroke mini with big bike features.

70 Bultaco Matador 250

The original all-terrain 250 is still one of the best.

TECHNICAL:

48 The Dynamometer

...not only for measuring blip, but for creative engineering.

COMPETITION:

42 Road Atlanta

Yamaha wins its first big-bore class AMA road racing national.

74 America vs. Great Britain (pictorial)

"Us" versus "Them." Their victory was not as decisive as they expected.

80 Spanish Motocross GP

Suzuki and Robert begin another seige on the world crown.

FEATURES:

44 Disaster at Daytona

A humorous tale of Yamaha's worst years in racing.

76 Travels of an Old Dude

Age and experience have nothing to do with hitting the road.

DEPARTMENTS:

4 Round Up

6 Letters

26 Service

30 Feedback

36 Scene

82 New Models & Products

86 Report from Japan

92 Racing Review

100 Report from Italy

104 Continental Report

112 Index to Advertisers

113 Classified Advertising

114 Slipstream