Cycle World
CYCLE WORLD
JANUARY 1980
VOL. 19 NO.1
CYCLE WORLD TESTS
31 YAMAHA YZ250G/After Five Years, a Monoshock That Really Works.
77 HONDA CB400T/ The U.S. Version of the Sporting Hawk Is a 400 We Rode for Fun, not Duty.
83 CAN-AM 250 QUALIFIER III/A Woods-Ready Canadian With Good Suspension and a New Rear Hub.
FEATURES
112 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLT-80 TOUR GLIDE//U Last Harley Redesigns Its Big Bike and the Results A re Hard to Fault.
116 HONDA’S 1980 RANGE/ The Year of the Bolt-on Shaft Drive.
125 THE WAY WE WERE/ English Racing Between the Wars, as Photographed Then, Rescued by Geoffrey Goddard and Narrated by Henry N. Manney III.
OWNER SURVEY
89 KAWASAKI 900 AND 1000 /Reliability and Performance Please Kawasaki Owners.
TECHNICAL
38 TURBOCHARGING/Turbocharging Works, Why It Sometimes Doesn’t, and What It Can Do for Your Motorcycle.
42 ATP SUZUKI GS750/ The Best Fitting Turbocharger Adapted to Suzuki’s 750.
46 BAE/MAGNUM SUZUKI GS1000/For Maximum Turbopower; Only a Big Bike Will Do.
74 BLAKE YAMAHA XS750/Superbike Performance for Yamaha’s Mild-Mannered 750.
COMPETITION
109 DANNY LAPORTE/Practical A dvice From the New 500cc National Champion.
EVALUATIONS
110 JARDINE SLIP-ON MUFFLERS 121 LOCKHART TAIL PIECE
129 KRAUSER FAIRING
DEPARTMENTS
8 Up Front
12 Letters
25 Roundup
92 Summary
132 Service
133 Race Watch
147 New Ideas
148 Slipstream
