Cycle World

CYCLE WORLD

DECEMBER 1973 VOLUME 12 NUMBER 12

COMPARISON TEST

53 Yamaha’s YZ250 and Honda’s Elsinore CR250M Motocrossers/Two of the best...but one is better.

ROAD TEST

49 Yamaha RD250A/Cheap thrills or the perfect second car. It just depends on your frame of mind.

PREVIEW

40 BMW’s Sensational R90S/What it’s like to ride 55 cu. in. worth of style and intrigue.

COMPETITION

45 Pocono Road Race National/Gary Nixon one more time.

84 Bonneville Speedweek/The “liners” didn’t do it, but a bicycle did!

92 Ute Cup Trial/A rocky mountain high.

TECHNICAL

64 Vetter Fairing Installation/Sometimes it’s nice to fool mother nature.

86 Brakes: Floaters and Sinkers/Myth of the full floating brake.

FEATURES

75 Those ISDT Jawas/What an ISDT winner looks like.

78 Riding Up The Capitol Steps/Add your name to the list.

80 Mark Brelsford/It's not the same without Number One.

DEPARTMENTS

4 Round Up 14 Letters 24 Feedback 38 Scene 96 Service 98 Racing Review 100 New Models & Products 108 Continental Report 124 Report from Italy 136 Index to Advertisers 137 Classified Advertising

138 Slipstream