Cycle World

CYCLE WORLD

DECEMBER 1974 VOLUME 13 NUMBER 12

AMERICAS LEADING MOTORCYCLE ENTHUSIASTS’ PUBLICATION

CONTEST

34 WIN A BIKE/This month an Indian ME125 could be yours.

ROAD TESTS

41 BIG-BORE MOTOCROSS COMPARISON TEST: MAICO 450 VS. PENTON

400/One bike’s new. One bike’s improved. And one bike is better!

69 YAMAHA XS650B/ You ’ve come a long way baby. . .a long way in price, safety and performance.

FEATURES

37 GOING DOWN ON THE HOOK/At the Muskegon National Hillclimb it took horsepower and guts to get to the top, and a tired old Chevy to get back down.

52 EVEL KNIEVEL’S CANYON JUMP/All he had to say was, “CHUTE; I almost made it. ”

65 WILL THE REAL LARRY HUFFMAN PLEASE STAND UP?/Looking into the mouth that roars.

80 A PAIR OF TRIPLES/The Scott /Roberts domination of National racing continues.

TECHNICAL

62 HONDA XL 175 REVISITED/The stocker had potential as a budget enduro bike.

Our modified version continues to prove it mile after mile.

74 PROJECT XL350 HONDA, PART II/The right prescription, but an expensive one.

COMPETITION

54 MONEY TALKS. . .OR DOES IT?/Can you believe a $125,000 purse at the Snake River motocross and no Europeans?

58 TALLEDEGA AIN’T TUCUMCARI/Even Sheene couldn’t stop Roberts. Scott’s hope for Number One ends.

DEPARTMENTS

4 Up Front 10 Letters 26 Feedback 33 Round Up 78 New Models & Products 84 Service 86 Competition Etcetera 104 Index to Advertisers 105 Classified Advertising 106 Slipstream