Cycle World

CYCLE WORLD

OCTOBER 1997 VOL. 36 NO. 10

FEATURES

50 Get back, Jackpiner Remembering the Penton 175.

56 Rational Radical Purple haze Harley. -by Wendy F. Black

66 A Changing of the Guard Blame it on the Yamaha TD1. -by Jon F. Thompson

72 Boy Racer AJS 7R time machine. -by Brian Catterson

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TESTS

34 Bimota 500 Vdue Super stroker sportbike.

48 KTM 200 E/XC LE Limited-edition woods weapon.

CW COMPARISION

42 Urban Enhancement Harley-Davidson XLH Sportster 883 vs. Honda Shadow ACE 750 vs. Kawasaki Vulcan 800 Classic vs. Suzuki Marauder 800 vs. Yamaha Virago 750.

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CW PROJECT

62 Suzuki GSX-R880 A sporting propositon. -by Don Canet

RACE WATCH

78 Johnny be Good The Kocinski Caper. -by Kevin Cameron

COLUMNS

10 UP FRONT Plan 2003. -by David Edwards

14 LEANINGS Parking lot at Assen. -by Peter Egan

16 TDC Really nice racebikes. -by Kevin Cameron

DEPARTMENTS

20 Letters

24 New Ideas

26 Roundup

54 Book Review

104 Service

111 CWShowcase

118 Slipstream

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