Cycle World

March 1 1977
Cycle World
March 1 1977

CYCLE WORLD

MARCH 1977 VOLUME 16 NUMBER 3

DOUBLE MOTOCROSS TEST

47 HUSQVARNA 390CR/ More power, more travel, and a mind of its own.

52 YAMAHA YZ400D/Faster with less effort than anything in class.

56 TRADITION VS TECHNOLOGY: Some conclusions on which bike is better, the Husky or the Yamaha.

TECHNICAL

34 BOLT-ON POWER & HANDLING FOR THE YAMAHA TT500/Building a bike that's twice as good as the one YOU bought is easier than you think.

75 CARBURETOR BASICS/Step-by-step techniques for tuning Fours.

FEATURES

40 A SKEPTICAL LOOK AT MOTORCYCLE INSURANCE/Insurance is expensive and confusing.

88 ON THE TRAIL OF THE PHANTOM DUCK/The Spirit of America meets and defeats the Letter of the Law.

COMPETITION

69 1976 TRANS-AMA: THE TOP TEN/The best men and machines from an excellent series.

81 BAJA OVER THE BARS/ What one man learned about the Baja 1000—after it was too late.

PRODUCT EVALUATION

44 NEW IDEAS IN SUSPENSION & ELECTRONIC IGNITION/Marzocchiforks, Dyna III electronic ignition.

DEPARTMENTS

4 Round up 13 Letters 20 Feedback 86 Race Watch 114 New Models & Products 118 Index to Advertisers 119 Service Department 120 Slipstream