Cycle World

August 1 1986
Cycle World
August 1 1986

CYCLE WORLD

AUGUST 1986 VOL. 25 NO. 8

TESTS

22 Honda Shadow 700 Getting a new face for the sales wars.

28 250 Motocross Comparison Seeing red, white and green at the track.

42 Cagiva-Ducati F1 Montjuich The quintessential Italian racebike.

FEATURES

33 Books On Bikes A little reading for the times when you're not riding. -by Mike Stubblefield

48 La Carrera Public-road racing south of the border. -by Steve Anderson

50 Return To Laredo Honda breaks some speed records of short-standing. -by Paul Dean

54 The Haze of Yesterday When Mustangs were boss. -by Jon F Thompson

58 Mustang R.I.P. Mustang, 1945-1965. -by Jon F Thompson

EVALUATIONS

27 Gaerne Silverstone Boots These boots are made for riding-and walking.

38 Lockhart Moto Light An end to the dark ages.

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60 Wolf Trap Vs. Eclipse Cargo Bra Shopping for motorcycle lingerie.

ROUNDUP

15 Shopping For A World Record Pssst, hey buddy, wanna buy a record?

16 Letter From Japan Son of GSX-R, the next generation.

18 Letter From Europe From the Eiffel tower to beyond the Great Wall.

RACE WATCH

62 Wayne Gardner The man who would be King. -by Alan Cathcart

DEPARTMENTS

7 Editorial

9 At Large

10 Letters

20 New Ideas

68 Summary

69 Things To Do

70 Service

82 Slipstream

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