1984 The Ten Best Motorcycles of 1984

Contents: The Ten Best Motorcycles of 1984 – Kawasaki GPz550, Honda Nighthawk S, Kawasaki Ninja, Harley-Davidson FXRDG Disc Glide, Honda Aspencade, Honda XL350R, KTM 250MXC, Kawasaki KX125, Honda CR250R, Honda CR500R; Tests: Yamaha XV1000 Virago, Laverda RGS Corsa; Features: Honda XR500R Lite; Hot-Rodding the XR500R Engine; How a motorcycle works part 5; more

GPz-550 FX-RDG XL350-R XL-350 250-MXC KX-125 CR250-R CR-250 CR500-R CR-500 XV-1000 XR500-R XR-500

1984 October Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1984 Suzuki 700 Madura – Suzuki’s first V-Four fights fire with fire

Contents: Tests: Suzuki GV700GL Madura, Husqvarna 400WR, Kawasaki KL600R, BMW K100RS; Features: The Widow – The superbowl for upwardly mobile motorcyclists; Harley-Davidson FXRS long-term report – 10,000 miles of abuse and neglect and it’s still almost as good as new; more

GV700-GL GV-700 400-WR KL600-R KL-600 K100-RS K-100

1984 September Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue – Suzuki available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1984 Yamaha FJ1100 Street Racer – Hot Stuff!

Contents: Tests: Yamaha FJ1100, Kawasaki KX125, Honda VF500F Interceptor, Yamaha IT200, Yamaha XT600; Special Feature: How Motorcycles work part 4 – inside look at your gearbox; more

FJ-1100 KX-125 VF500-F VF-500 IT-200 XT-600

1984 August Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue – Yamaha available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1984 Yamaha FJ600 – less weight, less wait

Contents: Tests: Yamaha FJ600, Harley-Davidson FXRDG; Comparison Test: The 250cc Enduros – KTM 250MXC, Kawasaki KDX250, Honda XR250R, Can-Am 250ASE, Husqvarna WR250; History: The Terrible Twin, Revisited – how Suzuki’s X6 Hustler shocked the world in 1966 and what it’s like today; Daytona ’84; Feature: Never wait again – how to trip traffic signals with a motorcycle; more

FJ-600 FX-RDG 250-MXC KDX-250 XR250-R XR-250 250-ASE WR-250 X-6

1984 June Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue – Yamaha available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1984 Honda V65 Sabre & Kawasaki 900 Ninja – Thunder and Lightning

Contents: Tests: Honda V65 Sabre, Can-Am 250ASE, Honda XL350R, Kawasaki GPz900 Ninja, Suzuki RM250; How a motorcycle works part 3; Features: African Madness – Paris to Dakar Rally; The American Motorcycle -a list of all 281 motorcycles made in America and where they came from; more

V-65 250-ASE XL350-R XL-350 GPz-900 RM-250

1984 May Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1985 The Sportster Chronicles: 1957 to 1986 – Evolution of an American Dream

Contents: The Enduro Light-Heavyweights Shootout – Honda CR350R, Husqvarna 400WRX, KTM 350MXC; Tests: Suzuki GV1400 Cavalcade, Caval vs. Aspen – The Battle of the ‘Cades; Features: Genesis of an evolution – tracing an American Dream – Harley-Davidson Sportster; Honda’s Rebel and Elite; The Man who gets it right – William Overgard – motorcycle comics, cartoonist; more

CR350-R CR-350 400-WRX 350-MXC GV-1400

1985 August Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

What’s new in Motorcycling for 1985

Cover: Yamaha V-Max, Kawasaki Ninja 600R, Yamaha FZ750, Honda 1100 Shadow

Contents: Preview ’85: The machines of 1985 – Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha, Husqvarna, KTM, Can-Am, Cagiva; Tests: 1985 Honda CR500R, 1985 Honda VF700S Sabre; Riding Impressions: Kawasaki Dirt Bikes for ’85; Yamaha Dirt Bikes for ’85; more

VMax 600-R FZ-750 CR500 CR-500 VF700-S VF-700

1984 December Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1984 Riding 7 Secret Motorcycles of Japan

Contents: Special Section: The Bikes of Japan – learning seven secrets of the orient – Kawasaki KR250, Honda NS250R, Suzuki GSX-R, Yamaha FZ400R, Honda CBR400F, Suzuki GSX250FW, Yamaha RZV500; A Glimplse beyond closed doors at Honda Racing Corporation; Tests: Harley-Davidson FXST, Honda VF700F Interceptor; Feature: Yamaha Comparison YZ250 vs. YZ250 vs. YZ250 -riding Yamaha’s un-factory racebikes; more

KR-250 NS250-R NS-250 GSXR FZ400-R FZ-400 CBR400-F CBR-400 GSX250-FW GSX-250 RZV-500 VF700-F VF-700 YZ-250

1984 November Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

2008 Ducati Desmosedici D16RR – Magic in the Streets

Contents: Features: Ducati Desmosedici D16RR – Magic in the Streets; Riding Ducati’s bike of dreams – a MotoGP with lights; American Flyers – from bicycles to bullets to bobbers; New Bikes 2008 – Star Raider; Bud Ekins, 1930-2007; Ricky’s Ride – aboard Carmichael’s RM-Z450; Comparison: Legends Revisited – three blasts and not all from the past – Ducati GT1000, Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200 Roadster, Triumph T100 Bonneville; more

D16-RR D-16 RMZ450 Z-450 RMZ-450 GT-1000 T-100

2008 January Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue – Ducati available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

Super Tourers 2008 – Hit The Road

Contents: Features: Victory Vision; Vision on the road; Heavy Hitter – Kawasaki Concours 14; Mother Rode – a mother and child reunion; Love Machine – let me count the ways; Ridin’ the Wedge – 2008 S&S X-Wedge; Comparison: BMW F800ST vs. Honda VFR800 Interceptor – middleweight heavyweights with bags; more

F800-ST F-800 VFR-800

2007 September Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1985 Amazonas – Riding the world’s biggest motorcycle

Contents: Tests: Amazonas 1600 – what do you get when you cross a Volkswagen Bug and a bike?; Husqvarna 510 Cross-Country; Riding Impression: Moto Guzzi Le Mans 1000; Features: Revenge of the Amazonas; Distant Rides; A Legacy of Thumpers – Husqvarna’s first four-strokes preceeded the 510s by 80 years; Technical: How Motorcycles work, part 9; more

1985 November Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1985 10 Best Motorcycles of the year awards

Contents: Special Feature: The Ten Best Motorcycles of 1985 – Yamaha V-Max, Kawasaki KX250, Honda VF500F, Kawasaki KX125, Yamaha FZ750, Honda XL350R, Kawasaki KX500, Suzuki Intruder, Husqvarna 400WRX, Honda Aspencade; Tests: BMW R80RT, Honda XL350R vs. Yamaha XT350, Cagiva WMX125 vs. Kawasaki KX125; Feature: Ten years of Ten Best – Monday morning quarterbacking from the guy who called the play; more

KX-250 VF500-F VF-500 KX-125 FZ-750 XL350-R XL-350 KX-500 400-WRX R80-RT R-80 XT-350 WMX-125

1985 October Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1985 Motorcycles of Italy – Cagiva / Ducati, Moto Guzzi, Gilera & More

Contents: The motorcycles of Italy; Cagiva; Gilera; Moto Guzzi; Bimota; Laverda; HRD; Moto Morini; Aprilia; Test: Motocross Blastoff, part 2 – Can-Am 250MX LC vs. Husqvarna 250CR vs. KTM 250 MX vs. M-Star GM250; Feature: Celebrating America at the Aspencade; more

250-MX 250-CR GM-250

1985 September Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

2008 Honda’s all-new CBR1000RR Gixxer-fighter gets lighter, righter

Contents: Features: Honda CBR1000RR -the science of speed; Salt Story – Roger Goldammer goes to Bonneville; Gold Portfolio -from salt flats to show circuit; Learning to fly – riding BMW’s hottest Twin ever; Bol D’Boxer; Government Issue – riding the combat KLR; Aussie Adventure; A Man in La Mancha – Tilting at windmills on a BMW R1200GS; Hard Corps – how about 100 mpg from a for-real motorcycle?; more

CBR1000-RR CBR-1000 R1200-GS R-1200

2008 April Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue – Honda available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

2008 All Comparison Issue! Suzuki Hayabusa vs. Kawasaki ZX-14 Ninja & more!

Contents: Special Comparison Section: Kawasaki ZX-14 Ninja vs. Suzuki Hayabusa, Harley-Davidson Rocker vs. Star Raider, Honda CBR600RR vs. Yamaha YZF-R6, Harley-Davidson Road Glide vs. Victory Vision Street, Honda CRF450R vs. Suzuki RM-Z450; Features: Injection Intricacies; Kawasaki ZX-10R; The T-Word – traction control, fact or fiction; Ducatis and Cigarettes – dangerously satisfying pastimes; Ducati 848; Race Watch: English 101 – quick history of Brit racebikes; more

ZX14 CBR600-RR CBR-600 YZFR6 CRF450-R CRF-450 RMZ450 RMZ-450 ZX10R ZX10-R ZX-10

2008 March Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

2008 Suzuki B-King – Killer B

Contents: Tests: Suzuki B-King, Long-Term wrap-up Yamaha FJR1300; Features: Hayabusa by the numbers; Suzuki GS1100E; Riding in 3D; Rimini Rockets; Yamaha YZF-R6; Triumph Rocket III Touring; Never Give Up – Velocettes through Montana; Ride Craft – riding ’round the ‘ring – schooled in Germany; Race Watch: Turkish Delight – Kenan Sofuoglu is roadracing’s new star; more

FJR-1300 GS1100-E GS-1100 YZFR6

2008 February Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue – Suzuki available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1970 Yamaha 650 XS-1 Road Test

Cover: Popular Ron Grant, who won 125-Mile AMA National Championship at Kent, Washington, shown here on his Suzuki at Daytona. With him is Mitsuo Itoh, only Japanese rider to ever win Isle of Man TT. He won 50cc Class in 1963.

Contents: Road Tests: Yamaha 650 XS-1, Kawasaki 350 Big Horn; Talladega; Boondocker bullet-proofing; Berkshire; How to buy a motorcycle; Summer Pictorial; Mini-Bike Corner; So You want to be a racer?; Vandals on wheels; more

XS1

1970 August Motorcyclist Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1967 The Swinger – Ann-Margret swings into the saddle of her Triumph

The Swinger – Ann-Margret swings into the saddle of her Triumph, ready to do a scene for her new picture, “The Swinger”. Basic difference between Ann’s bike and other Coventry-built twins is that hers has been custom-fitted with an electric starter. (Work was done by A.J. Lewis of Los Angeles). Soon to be released Paramount Picture is a comedy, in Technicolor.

This photo of Ann Margret on her Triumph is in the 1967 January Motorcyclist Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available HERE.

1967 Honda CB-450 Road Test

Contents: Road Tests: Honda CB450, Jawa 250 Trials; Japanese Grand Prix; Fire-fighting on two wheels; Milestones of Engineering; Salinas Scrambles; Death Valley Tour; 3-continent scooter tour; New home for Suzuki; Baja or Bust!; Double Banger Dragster; Record Breaker George Brown; Earls Court Show; Story of two stroke oil; Black Rainbow; more

CB-450

1967 January Motorcyclist Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

2008 Superbike Shootout – the world’s fastest sportbike comparison test

Contents: Superbike Shootout Comparison – Ducati 1098, Honda CBR1000RR, Kawasaki ZX-10R, Kawasaki ZX-14, MV Agusta F4 312 RR 1078, Suzuki GSX-R1000, Suzuki Hayabusa, Yamaha YZF-R1; Test: Triumph Street Triple 675; Features: Under Pressure – horsepower by the pound; Close Encounter, Vyrus, Italy’s otherworldly exotic; Ten Best Bikes 2008; Suzuki Boulevard 675; Race Watch: MotoCzysz C1 is on track; more

CBR1000-RR CBR-1000 ZX-10 ZX10 ZX14 GSXR1000 R-1000 YZFR1

2008 July Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com