Cycle World

March 1 1981
Cycle World
March 1 1981

CYCLE WORLD

MARCH 1981

VOL.20 NO. 3

CYCLE WORLD TESTS

28 HONDA XR500R/7Yfe King Of The Trail Gets Pro-Link Suspension and Reed Induction.

38 KAWASAKI KZ1000J/L^ss Weight and More Power Make Kawasaki's Newest WOO a Better Motorcycle in Every Way.

50 HONDA CB650/AW a Great Motorcycle, But a Very Good Motorcycle.

114 KAWASAKI KX420-A2/A Little New, A Little Old... Not Quite Enough.

FEATURES

124 THE CLUB LIST/There's a Club for Most Any Brand of Motorcycle or Motorcyclist.

130 HONDA XR250 LONG TERM REPORT/For Once No News Is Good News.

TECHNICAL

60 CARB JETTING/Things The Factory Never Told You About Making Your Curb Work Right.

COMPETITION

71 A GUIDE TO COMPETITION/ What Those Guys Are Doing Out There, Who's Winning ... And How You Can Tell.

96 THE CHAMP WHO DIDN'T REPEAT ... YET/Bernie Schreiber Lived Up To His Own Prediction By Winning The World Trails Title in 1979. In 1980, He Won Most Of The Battles And Lost The War.

HISTORY

106 BULTACO TSS200/A7jcfee/ï Years Later Bultaco's Road Racer Looks Too Pretty to Race.

EVALUATION

70 WILD THINGS TANKBAG//i Offers Lots of Room for the Money.

DEPARTMENTS

7 Up Front

10 Letters

25 Roundup

98 Book Review

135 Summary

138 Race Watch

151 Service

161 New Ideas

162 Slipstream