CYCLE WORLD
FEBRUARY 1981
CYCLE WORLD TESTS
26 KAWASAKI GPz1100/7/’s Quicker, It's Faster, It's Injected .. . It's a Wolf in Wolfs Clothing.
40 YAMAHA YZ250H¡More Torque, More Suspension.
100 YAMAHA 650 MIDNIGHT MAXIM/If You Liked the Maxim I, You'll Love the Midnight Maxim.
119 SUZUKI PE175X/7/ You Liked the '80, You'll Like the '81.
FEATURES
58 GONNA GO FAST AT BONNEVILLE/The Saga of the Sputhe Harley Gang on the Salt Flats.
108 KRAUSER MKM1000/4/ $14,000 a Copy, The Krauser MKM1000 Guarantees Its Owner a Degree of Exclusivity Unheard of in Street Bikes.
139 THE KNEE-WHACK SOLUTION/Adding Motocross-Style Knee Cups Removes the Pain From Concrete Knee Collisions.
HISTORY
127 THE LAST WARRIORR/flow Not To Beat the British At Their Own Game.
TECHNICAL
114 SUZUKI'S "FULL FLOATING" SINGLE SHOCK SUSPENSION SYSTEM/ The Man Who Designed the System Talks About Why Suzuki Uses One Shock on its Racebikes.
EVALUATIONS
38 CASTRE ROAD RACING GLOVES/Protection and Comfort Along With Reinforcement.
95 SHOEI FM-2 FAIRING/T-Vtm* Bugs, Less Cold Air, and Lightweight Too.
98 SWARUP/ We've Asked For Our Money Back.
COMPETITION
52 INTERNATIONAL SIX DAYS TRIAL/Ao You Want To Be An ISDT Star?
66 THE JACK PINE/Granddaddy of the Super Enduros.
69 IN SEARCH OF THE COWBELL/Or, A Million Beavers Certainly Can Be Wrong.
96 ROBERTS WINS THIRD 500cc WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP/TAis Year Fellow American Randy Mamola was the Toughest Competition.
140 SUCCESS FOR PROJECT HAWK/4 Change of Rules, Some Parts That Work ... And A Class Win.
DEPARTMENTS
7 Up Front 10 Letters 23 Roundup
143 Race Watch 158 Summary 151 Service
161 New Ideas 162 Slipstream