Cycle World

February 1 1972
Cycle World
February 1 1972

CYCLE WORLD

FEBRUARY 1972 VOLUME 11 NUMBER 2

AMERICAS LEADING MOTORCYCLE ENTHUSIASTS PUBLICATION

PREVIEWED IN JAPAN:

44 The Kawasaki H2-R Road Racer T/u' Lt/itüi rick's Kuitasaki `s rczLing 750.

66 Yamaha 750 Four and Kawasaki 250 Three ill-Color 1)11 otogl~1p/iS froiii f/i e bk vu S/i ow.

ROAD TESTS AND IMPRESSIONS:

40 Kawasaki Bighorn 350 F9 A tiii~' /lla/-/)lIr/)oSC iiiacli inc in/pro i'cs.

53 Harley-Davidson Sportster 1000 Bigger, faster and much easier to The t'ithi.

64 Motorcyc1e Transport: The Datsun 1600 Pick-Up For little iiiore than `2OOO, iou get a lot of ualuie.

72 Jawa 350 Californian I/i spite of oil infection, it still an anachronism.

TECHNICAL, ETC:

48 The Shifter Switch C/u tc/iless shifts, up or (Jo it'ii, with an an to//ia tic kill button.

84 Hearing Conservation 110 1t~ (Ii L' iitlcr can 1r0 [[cci Ii i/usc/f.

COMPETITION:

50 The Mexican 1000 Smith Co. win, but 1101 oi'erall.

58 Honda's 285-nph Hawk The rider's o it',i storl' of the record run.

FEATURES:

36 1nterview: Bob Hicks One o/ tiit' pruiie mu i'ers in 1Vew Emiglamu/ 1110 turci'cling.

68 Travel: Southeast Asia Riding tliruugh a iiiad uwid.

76 The Sunday Morning Ride 101711e1Ii', tIi€' Poiiit Rei'L's CafL' Racing Societi'.

80 A History of FN It ku! ted its i'ar slow/v to the hack of i/ic pack.

DEPARTMENTS:

4 Round Up

6 Scene

12 Letters

22 Feedback

31 Service

88 New Models & Products

100 Racing Review

106 Report from Japan

108 Report from Italy

114 Continental Report

120 Index to Advertisers

121 Classified Advertising

122 Slipstream