Cycle World

June 1 1979
Cycle World
June 1 1979

CYCLE WORLD

VOL. 18 NO.6

CYCLE WORLD TESTS

33 FOUR 125 MOTOCROSSERS ON THE LINE/Honda CR, Kawasaki KX, Suzuki RMN and Yamaha YZF Go For It.

48 HONDA CB750F/Sportiest 750 of Them AIL

57 YAMAHA IT175F/77ie Smallest of the Monoshock Enduros Is Nimble, Tough and Surprisingly Fast.

64 BMW R100RT/A nother Step Up For the High-Rolling BM W Owner.

COMPETITION

106 DAYTONA '79 / Superbike Production, 250 Expert, 200-Mile 750 Expert, and Supercross.

119 KAWASAKI F750 FOUR/ The Much-Rumored New Road Racer Is A live and Well in Australia.

HISTORY

99 SCOTT FLYING SQUIRREL/Pwr/j/e Paint and Pilgrim Pump; A Most Peculiar Motorcycle.

TECHNICAL

74 PROJECT HAWK/Can a Honda Hawk Challenge the Yamaha RD400s in 410 Production Racing? The Answer Is Just Around the Corner.

94 KAWASAKI UNI-TRAK MOTOCROSSER /A4 New Approach to Motocross Rear Suspension.

EVALUATIONS

88 ROAD RIDER AIR FORKS

FEATURES

90 BAD BRAD LACKEY/America's Best Hope for an Open Class World Champion Challenges Heikki Mikkola at the U.S. Grand Prix in Carlsbad.

DEPARTMENTS

4 Up Front

8 Letters

29 Roundup

119 Book News

134 Summary

148 Race Watch

152 Service

161 New Ideas

162 Slipstream