Cycle World

CYCLE WORLD

APRIL 1982

VOL. 21 NO.4

TESTS

34 Honda CX500 Turbo It's Big, Heavy, Expensive and Com plex, But the Flair and Exuberance Overcome Almost Everything.

52 Husqvarna 430WR Tractor-Like Torque and Six Speeds Equal Fun, Fun, Fun.

70 Yamaha 650 Seca A Sporting Bike That's Big, But Not Too Big, Fast, But Not Too Fast, a Fun Bike Right For the Times.

117 Honda CB450T Bigger Pistons and More Pull for the Hawk.

128 Suzuki RM465Z Suzuki's Open RM Gets New Forks and Garb But Loses a Transmission Gear.

FEATURES

60 Adrift in Lotus Land If It's Sushi, This Must Be Japan.

90 Learning By Mail Maybe a Good Mechanic Can Come Out of an Envelope.

105 The Mileage Mystery A Never-Ending Search for the Missing Miles In Every Gallon of Honda Gas.

PROFILE

79 Mike Kidd Proving That Nice Guys With a Good Program Can Finish First.

HISTORY

85 1915 Emblem Model 110 Big, Blue and Fast, the Emblem Raced to Fame and Faded to Obscurity.

APRIL FOOLISHNESS

139 Cycle Word: American's Misleading Motorcycle En thusiasts' Publication.

141 BMW RIOORS/E Something New in Current Technology.

145 Famous Marques of Well Known Countries ASR of England

152 Hopping Up The Tohatsu Run-Pet Getting More Horses Out of the Old Pet.

156 Sickstream

DEPARTMENTS

11 Up Front

17 Letters

29 Roundup

160 Race Watch

171 Service

185 New Ideas

187 Slipsteam