1980 Yamaha XJ650 Eurobike – laying hands on the untouchable and uncatchable European Yamaha

Contents: Tasting Forbidden Fruit: Yamaha XJ650 Eurobike – laying hands on the untouchable and uncatchable European Yamaha; Tests: Suzuki PE400, Honda CB750C; Riding Impression: Blake Turbo GS1100; Water Injection – Blake’s magic elixir; Minitest: Kawasaki KLX250HP hopped up; Report from the Outback: Bushbikes; Sport Lines: Record-Busting Drags – Fremont frenzy; more

XJ-650 PE-400 CB750 CB-750 GS-1100 KLX250 KLX-250

1980 November Cycle Guide Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue – Yamaha available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1970 Cycle Mechanics Magazine – How to time the Triumph & BSA Twins

Contents: Kawasaki Mach III Tune-Up; Twice as Good – pumper carbs; Two-Stroke Theory; How to Strobe-Tune the Triumph and BSA; Hodaka Engine Strip; Front Suspension; Ossa Rebuild; The Mysterious Carburetor; Bultaco Overhaul; Make the hot one hotter – Colortune 2 kit; Mach III Top End Overhaul; The How and Why of Gearing; more

1970 November Cycle Mechanics Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1982 Dickson Design 125 water-cooled racing Yamaha 3-wheeler

Cover: Yamaha is coming on strong in both the racing and recreational aspects of three-wheeling. Up front is the Dickson Design & Development 125 water-cooled Yamaha while Yamaha’s new Tri-Moto 175 relaxes waiting for a rider. That’s pretty “Moe” handing Tracey Dickson his racing helmet.

Contents: Features: A Bit Much; 3D’s Keg of Dynamite; How to replace your ATC Body; Profile: Mike Chester; Work of Art; Baja De Saddleback; Action; Pernod / Score Baja 1000; Our Mystery Link at the Thou; The Salsbury 810; Three-Wheelers in Alaska; Exhibit One; Profile: (Sorta); Squeeze for Power; more

1982 February 3-Wheeling All Terrain Vehicle ATV ATC Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1975 Street Chopper – Frank Bongiorno “Sunrise”

Cover: Frank Bongiorno “Sunrise” and his job as an animal trainer

Contents: Features: Van Nuys Boulevard; Chopper Building Series; Stick-On Tire Lettering; Road Test – Kawasaki KZ400; Anaheim Show; Run to the Sun; Cycles: Lil’ Devil; Jackson Four; Electric Goose; Sunrise; Lady; Hot Lick; Berdoo Machine; Sporty Streetster; The Bird; Technical: Heli-Coil for Spark Plug Threads; Some Early Harley Detailing; Internal Engine Protection; Gold Mine; more

1975 February Street Chopper Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1975 Harold Delany version of the Magnacycle, “Poison Ivy”

Contents: Road Test: Magnacycle; Cycle Mechanics course; Hartford Show; Ram Chaps; Mini Chopper; Technical: Burglar Alarms; 100% Synthetic Oil; Buzz Box; Mags for bikes; Durfee Frame; Cycles: Lucky Strike, Home Grown, Natural High, You’ve Gotta’ Be Kidding, Poison Ivy, Scrooge, Bruce’s Fatbob, Georgia Hog; more

1975 March Street Chopper Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1967 Norton 750 Atlas Metisse – supertoy looking for a place to play

Cover: Norton Atlas Metisse -an enthusiast’s dream if ever was one. Full road test on page 30.

Contents: Road Tests: Norton 650 Metisse, Maico 360 Scrambler; Competition: Peoria -the Notorious TT; 24-Hour Marathon Barcelona; Indy 110-Mile National; Technical: Supercharged Norton Atlas; Carburetion part 1; Historical: Brooklands – a bit of British Lore; more

1967 November Cycle Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue – Norton available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1971 Lowdown Shovelhead – Chuck Smith modified-frame custom Chopper

Cover: Chuck Smith may be a common name but his chop certainly isn’t a common bike. The ’52 cradle frame has been cut down six inches, and extended another half-foot.

Contents: Feature Choppers: A Pair of Customs; A Stretched Trike; Lowdown Shovelhead; A Lucky Shovelhead; Tech Stuff: Chop Talk; Panhead parts prices; Re-carbing a Triumph; Bury your wiring in a coffin tank; Time your Shovel right; More miles from your peanut tank; Installing a swinging sissy bar; A buttpad for long runs; Profilin’: Indian Love Call – San Pierce – last of the Indian Men; more

1971 September Choppers Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1972 The World’s Fastest Street Machine – Paul Dunstall’s mindbending Norton 810

Contents: Comparison test: Honda CB500 Four vs. Kawasaki H1 Mach III Three; Yamaha R-5; Special Features: Paul Dunstall Norton 810; Space Age Motorcycles; Eddie Crooks Suzuki 250 Roadracer; Holiday Buyer Guide; Harley-Davidson for 1972; Kawasaki in 1972 – 3 Threes; more

CB-500 R5

1972 February Motor Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1978 Yamaha XS750SE Special – Americanized by the Japanese and loved by the Yanks

Contents: Road tests: Yamaha XS750SE Special; Comparison – Five 175cc Enduro / ISDT Racers – Can-Am 175 Qualifier, Hercules GS175 ISDT, Suzuki PE175, SWM 175 ISDT, Yamaha IT175; Street Impression: Kawasaki meets the turbo – Z1-R; Competition: Proposed EPA Motorcycle Noise Standards; Features: The Mild One – Honda CM185 Twinstar; Visalia Antique Motorcycle Rally; Looking Backward – the Low Rider at Visalia; The Gypsy Life -putting together the European tour; The Group Tour – riding in a crowd; more

XS750-SE XS-750 GS-175 PE-175 IT-175 Z-1 Z1R CM-185

1978 August Cycle Guide Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue – Yamaha available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1978 Husqvarna 125 CR Road Test – Europe Strikes Back!

Contents: Road tests: Husqvarna 125 CR, BMW R80/7, Honda XL250S; Preview: BMW R65; Impression: Turbo BMW R100RS; Competition: Burn-outs at Beech Bend; Bad Day at Bowling Green; Features: Sidecar Circus; Safety – the next battleground; more

R80-7 R-80 XL250-S XL-250 R-65 R100-RS R-100

1978 October Cycle Guide Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue – Husqvarna available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1968 Twin Engine Triumph

Cover: What started out as an engine testbed for Triumph-Detroit’s world-record-holding Gyronaut streamliner has been “retired” to the street. And, wow, what a street-machine it is; the engines are flexible, starting is simple, and it’s easily the fastest non-racing motorcycle we have ever laid our hands on. With one engine running backwards, it’s also one of the most esoteric. Story starts on page 44, “The Scourge of Motown, USA – Entirely Two Much – Bob Leppan dreams the implausible dream and comes up a winner.”

Contents: Road tests: Honda CB450-K1 Super Sport, Ossa 230 Wildfire Street Scrambler; Cover Feature: The Scourge of Motown, USA – Entirely Two Much – Bob Leppan dreams the implausible dream and comes up a winner; Technical: Fast Son of Avenger – Kawasaki A7SS, warmed up; You Want to ride the Drome? – Speedy Babbs Tells How; Competition: The Portland Mile; Indianapolis 110-Mile National Roadrace; more

CB-450 CB450K1 motordrome silodrome A7-SS

1968 November Cycle Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue – Triumph available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1989 Honda Pacific Coast road test / specs – Honda’s biggest gamble?

Contents: Road tests: Honda Pacific Coast, Honda CB400F CB-1; Features: Post-Industrial Motorcycle Design – why the Buck Rogers look just won’t die; Daytona 1989 / John Kocinski proves he belong on the GP circuit; Shifting Fortunes – ProTwins – the boomer class becomes sophisticated; 400 Fours, then and now -a day at the track with the CB400 time machines; We transform a mellow Harley FXR into the Flying Jukebox; Lion Heart – Commander Randy “Duke” Cunningham -an ace both in the air and on the ground; more

CB400-F CB-400 CB1 CB-400

1989 June Cycle Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue – Honda available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1989 Sizzling 600s – Honda vs. Kawasaki vs. Suzuki vs. Yamaha – and the winner is…Katana

Contents: Comparison Test: Sizzling 600 comparison test – Honda CBR600R, Kawasaki ZX600-C2 Ninja 600R, Suzuki GSX600FK Katana, Yamaha FZR600W; Road Test: Yamaha FJ1200; Features: The Great Raft Adventure; USGP – The Second Coming; Views from the grid -words from the men who ride the beasts; more

CBR600-R CBR-600 ZX600C2 ZX-600 600-R GSX600-FK GSX-600 FZR600-W FZR-600 FJ-1200

1989 July Cycle Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1989 $20,000 Bimota YB6 – three times better than Japan’s Best?

Contents: Road Tests: Kawasaki Voyager XII, Yamaha Virago 1100; Special Feature: Bimota YB6 and Yamaha FZR1000 -look what happens when you throw wads of cash at a big-bore Genesis engine. Avanti!; Features: Federico Martini – the man behind the Bimota machine; BMW K1; Revival – we spruce up a 1982 GS1100; The secret life of Eddie Lawson; Special FX Redux -turning down the volume on the Flying Jukebox; Project DTX -prologue; more

YB-6 FZR-1000 K-1 GS-1100

1989 August Cycle Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1976 Yamaha RD400C Road Test – all-new and already the best

Contents: Road Tests: Yamaha RD400C, BMW R90/6 Limited Edition, Kawasaki KX400-A2; Preview/Riding Impression: Harley-Davidson MX-250; Technical: Fine-Tuning Drum Brakes; Pressure-testing and vacuum checking two-stroke crankcases; Competition: Speedway National Championships / Mike Bast; The ISDT that almost wasn’t; Features: Determining which academy of mechanic-ing is right for you; more

RD400-C RD-400 R90-6 R-90 KX400A2 KX-400 MX250

1976 February Cycle Guide Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue – Yamaha available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1989 Honda XL600V Transalp – pure city slicker, real country heart

Contents: Road Tests: Honda XL600V Transalp, Honda CBR1000 Hurricane; Features: Honda CBR-1000 – now you see it now you don’t and heres why; Hickman Haul-Ass part 2; Lawson on Roberts; Subtle Speed – Harley-Davidson XR750; CBX – one from the heart; Final Touches – the outlaw tweak for Ducati 750 Paso; more

XL-600 XL600 XR-750

1989 January Cycle Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue – Honda available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1989 Full-Rip Face-Off – Yamaha FZR1000 and Suzuki GSX-R1100

Contents: Special Features: Yamaha FZR1000 – 000001 on the line; An Engineers Dream; Suzuki GSX-R1100 – The Art of Blending; Features: Red Ride on the beach; Glenn Freudenberger – Freud’s Greatest adventure – Full Moon over Bonneville; Parilla – the 250 Grand Sport and other players rise up from obscurity; The Spectrometric Sleuth – looking for problems in engine oil; Technical: Inside Mission to Michelin – a visit to Michelin R&D facility at Clermont-Ferrand; Radial Technology – the first 40 years; more

FZR-1000 GSXR1100 GSXR-1100

1989 February Cycle Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1989 Kawasaki GPX750-F3 Ninja versus Suzuki GSX750-FK Katana

Contents: Road Tests: The Rational 750s – Kawasaki GPX750-F3 Ninja versus Suzuki GSX750-FK Katana, Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Classic; Special Feature: Kawasaki ZXR-7 – Japanese Hyperspace; Features: Sport for sale – U.S. Road racing – only an amateur could love it; Daytona warfare -doing the Suzuki stomp; Sermon on Old Mounts; Riding The Elf; Anatomy of an Elf; more

GPX-750 GPX750F3 GSX750FK GSX-750 ZXR7 ZX-R7

1989 March Cycle Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1989 Kawasaki ZX-7 Ninja – exclusive first U.S. Road Test

Contents: Road Tests: Kawasaki ZX-7 Ninja, Buell RR1200, Honda GB500; Features: Inside the ZX-7; American Dreamer – Erik Buell; TD2 to TZ250W – the fittest survive -the bookends of Yamaha quarter liter racing dynasty; History Lesson – DDC rides the TD2-B; Touches – full-tilt Hawk; Nostalgia minus the bump and grunt -a cranky ode to the days of the kickstart thumpers; more

ZX7 RR-1200 GB-500 TD-2 TZ250 TZ-250 TD2B

1989 April Cycle Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue – Kawasaki available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1966 If it’s motorcycle action you want, Hillclimbs are hard to beat

Contents: Road Tests: Bultaco Sherpa T, Marusho Magnum 500, CZ 250 Motocross; Special Drag Bike Issue: Drags at Lions Drag Strip; Stagefright -a double engined Triumph Dragster; Daytona Races; The Huffed Honda; Hillclimb (Ouch!); Motorcycle Art Show; Cal Poly Enduro; Randy Boone – young man on the way up; Three Wheeling – the old man’s sport; Understanding the Amal Carburetor; Action Photo Contest; The Finless Wonder; Final Adventure of Batman; more

hill-climbing moto-cross drag racing

1966 June Modern Cycle Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com