Cycle World
CYCLE WORLD
DECEMBER 1981
VOL. 20 NO. 12
TESTS
28 Harley-Davidson FXRS
One Small Step for Motorcycling, One Great Leap for Harley-Davidson.
43 Kawasaki KDX80
An 80cc Play Bike With Uni-Trak Parents
FEATURES
50 What's New for Eighty-Two: Suzuki
Big and Little Brothers For the Katana, Full Floater Suspension For the PE175, and Water-Cooling For the RM250.
55 A Guide to Orphan's Homes
Need Parts for Your Rare or Out-of-Production Bike? Here's a Directory of People Who Can Help.
73 What's New for Eighty-Two: Honda
A Water-Cooled V-Four, a Road-Only 500 Single, Two New Motocrossers and a New Line (!?) in Paint Schemes.
78 Roadcraft Part IV: War Stories
You Can Ride a Motorcycle and Live. The Survivors Have.
86 What's New for Eighty-Two: Can-Am
Can-Am's 500cc Four-Stroke Is Here; Motocrossers Vanish.
HISTORY
59 Ariel HT3
Neither Mud Nor Rock Nor the Lack of Two-Stroke Buzz Speeds This Classic Trialer on its Appointed Loops.
EVALUATIONS
80 Lambskin Seatcovers
Good on a Good Seat, Better on a Bad Seat.
84 Fox Factory Twin-Clicker Shock
A Beautiful Shock That Boasts Adjustable Compression and Rebound Damping.
COMPETITION
62 Mad Keen on Speed
An Electra-Glide's View Of TT Week On the Isle Of Man.
90 "I Figured I Had Everything Covered."
How Kenny Roberts Didn't Win Another 500cc World Championship.
108 The Return of a World Champion
California's Bruce Penhall is the First American to Win the Speedway World Championship in 44 Years.
DEPARTMENTS
9 Up Front
There Must Be 24 Ways to Park Your Scooter.
12 Letters
Sidecar Enthusiasts
25 Roundup
Rejoice, The End is Near.
54 Book Reviews
Matchless Triumph Twins and Triples
110 Race Watch
Lawson is 250cc Champion
105 Summary
119 Service
125 New Ideas
126 Slipstream
