Cycle World

CYCLE WORLD

APRIL 1981

VOL. 20 NO. 4

CYCLE WORLD TESTS

28 YAMAHA XJ550 SECA/ Yamaha Gets Back Into the Sport Bike Business.

42 YAMAHA YZ465H/ The Hole-Shot King Gets Better.

59 SUZUKI GS1100E/Not Just for the Power Mad Racers, the GSJIOO has the Control to do Nearly Anything.

144 BMW R80 G/S/Not a Lightweight Street Bike. Surely Not a Heavyweight ISDT Mount. Instead, It's a Bike for Exploring.

FEATURES

52 YAMAHA YZ4656 LONG RANGE TEST/ The Morocrosser We Couldn't Break.

68 LOOKS LIKE A STREET BIKE, RUNS LIKE A RACE BIKE/Byron Hines' Idea of a Street Machine has Nothing to do with Cruising.

84 NEW MAICOS FOR '81/A Reed Valve 250 And a 490cc Open Bike.

125 SUZUKI FOR '81/A Late Show, With the Emphasis on (,o.

140 CAN-AM LONG TERM REPORT/Competitive When New, and Still Competi tive a Year Later.

160 HUSQVARNA FOR 1981/An All-New EngineAnd 40mm Forks Put Husky Back In The Hunt.

HISTORY

78 THE SUNBEAM MODEL 8 "TT"350/"Coo!"She Said,"It Glitters Like A..."

TECHNICAL

87 KAWASAKI KX420 HOP-UP/A 443cc Kit Makes It Run... Now, If We HadA Kit For The Other Problems.

93 THE SHIMMED VALVE ADJUST/A Gap It Yourself Guide to the DOHC Valve Train.

COMPETITION

107 ENDURANCE TESTING/Six Hours on the Racetrack is a Long, Hard Time for Hij~h-Performance Products.

132 THE ONE-POINT YEAR/The Winston Pro Series Had 15 Winners, But Ihe Title Was Decided in the Last Race.. . And By The Narrowest of Margins.

EVALUATIONS

36 E-Z BERG TOURING SEAT/The Fryinj~ Pan Seat Still Works.

138 HANNIGAN STe FAIRING/ Touring Comfort, Sporting Style, Canadian Design.

157 ELLIE TAYLOR GOGGLES/Help For the Four-Eyed.

DEPARTMENTS

7 Up Front

15 Letters

25 Roundup

90 Book Reviews

170 Race Watch

189 Summary

190 Service

203 New Ideas

204 Slipstream