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| November 1984 |
Special Section: Body & Sole - Road Gear (Riding suits for any purpose: What's yours?), Leather (For hide-bound riders.), Multi-Use Clothing (For cold or wet or cold and wet.), Cold-Weather Garb (Be cool, not cold.), Rain Gear (It's dry inside.), Reflective Clothing (The better to see you with.), Electric Garments (Add the warmth on.), Road And Race Boots (More than simple foot coverings.) Motorcycles - Suzuki GV1200GL Madura (New big gun on the boulevard.), Kawasaki KZ700 (The standard among standards.), Suzuki RG250 (Remember how much fun little bikes used to be?), The Radd Prototype (The front suspension of the future?) Features - Help For Aging Cases (They'll look better than new.), Touring Hawaii (The end of 500-mile days.), The H.O.G. Club (Factory support.) Accessories, Etc. = Fox Radar Detector (Built to keep motorcycles out of trouble.), J&M Headsets (Stick it near your ear.), Weigl Moto-Boy Centerstand Caddy (Get a move on.) Departments - Editorial (That's racing!), Ask The Pros (About your buzzy V-4.), Letters (Helmets help.), Hotline (It's almost 1985.), Sport (Eddie Lawson is world champ.), Info Page (Find facts fast.), Advertisers Index (Location locator.), Touring Marketplace (A few for the road.), Performance Marketplace (Fun stuff for fast guys.), Self-Service (Details that make major changes.), Last Page (A new trend in dual-purpose bikes.) |
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| December 1984 |
Motorcycles - Honda '85 (Is that a 1000 Interceptor of what?), Suzuki GS1150E (It looks plainer, it works much batter), Harley-Davidson FXRT (Four states and one lake later), BMW K100RS (The sleekest of the four-cylinder triplets) Features - Once Around The Lake (It only takes 1200 miles - and 17 years - to get back to where you started), Radial Tires For Motorcycles (Some are not even radials), Eddie Lawson: The Quiet Champion (The man who was smart enough to take the 500cc World Roadracing Championship), Project GS1000 (Building on past glories), Making A List... (A guide to gifts for motorcycle enthusiasts) Accessories, Etc. - Dainese Roadracing Leathers (Budget crash hides), ACP Hand Grips (Give your bike a soft touch), Eclipse Pola Pulse (Fair warning), Airtex Seat Foam (Happy landings), Survivor In Shelter System (A unique all-in-one camping module) Departments - Editorial (How about a Superbike world championship?), Letters (Where's the pork?), Hotline (Are you ready for a 135-horsepower Yamaha street bike?), Sport (Honda gets it's first Grand National Championship - with a bang), Ask The Pros (Why do I keep falling off like that?), Touring Marketplace (Something to go with your get up and go), Advertiser's Index (Where their ads are at), Self-Service (Mr. Motorcycle, meet Mr. Winter), Performance Marketplace (Performing modern miracles), Info Page (What's in print? Put it in the mail), Last Page (Keeping a clean work area) |
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| February 1985 |
Motorcycles - Honda VF 1000R (The V-4 you've dreamed of), Ontario Moto Tech VF1000F (Subtle changes make the Interceptor a successful endurance racer), BMW R80 G/S Paris/Dakar Replica (Heavy metal that goes the distance), Harley-Davidson FXRP Police "Motor" (Looks like a 100-mph speeding ticket just standing still), ATP Suzuki GS1100 Turbo (If 10-second quarter-miles are too slow...), Kawasaki VN700 Vulcan (A cruiser from the Shadow mold) Features - Kel Carruthers (A racer's racer, a tuner's tuner), Touring Tunisia (Not unlike the Camel Pro Series), Edelweiss Tours (From the sands of Tunisia to the peaks of the Alps), Motorcycle Cop For A Night (Fantasy on patrol), Overhauling Gearboxes (The final frontier isn't scary once you get there), Case Sealants (How to glue your engine together) Accessories, Etc. - Book Review: A Twist Of The Wrist (Don't drag your knee without it), Styl Martin Roadracing Boots (GP style for those little piggies), KC Hilites Motorcycle Light Systems (Let there be lots of light), Lockhart Team GP Oil Pressure Gauge (Is the pressure on?) Departments - Letters (Sound off), Self-Service (A maintenance checklist), Hotline (New Suzukis and a Ducati), Sport (The new king of Formula One?), Info Page (Your direct line), Performance Marketplace (How to spell WFO), Advertiser's Index (I know I saw it somewhere), Touring Marketplace (Comfort and style), Last Page (Times have changed) |
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| March 1985 |
Special Section: 1985 Buyer's Guide - Introduction (Keeping up with a changing market.), Catalog Of '85 Street Bikes (100 choices.), Full-Dress Tourers (Buy a first-class ticket.), Sport Bikes (Going in a hurry.), Sport Tourers (Long-legged sport bikes.), Cruisers (America's favorites.), Dual-Purpose Bikes (No limits!), Directory Of Manufacturers (Get them where they live.), The 10 Best Buys Of 1985 (Make every inflation-ridden dollar count.) Motorcycles - Honda VF700F Interceptor (The original new wave sport bike, after the tariff.), Riding The '85 Yamahas (Snap impressions of the V-Max, FZ750 and more.), Kawasaki ZL900 Eliminator (Can it eliminate the competition?), Honda GL1200L Limited Edition (Everything but the hot tub.) Features - Forced Evolution: The Great Harley Hop-Up (There's plenty of power just waiting.), The $150,000 Carburetor (Would you buy one?), Tuning Harley Carbs (Can you say "response"?), The Expendables (Seeing endurance racing through Hertfelder-colored glasses.), They Build Honda's, Don't They (A walk through Honda's U.S. factory.) Accessories, Etc. - Harley-Davidson Invader Jacket (Air-cooled protection, Harley style.), Hondaline All-Weather Elite Gloves (Interstate suits for your hands.), Weigl Wheel Balancer ("Round and 'round it goes...), National Cycle Plexifaring 3 (Air management.) Departments - Sport (The truth about Superbike racing.), Hotline (New bikes, old problems.), Motorcycle Evaluation Guide (Nonfiction, best-sellers.), Info Page (Direct connection.), Performance Marketplace (Speed directory.), Letters (Other voices, other views.), Advertiser's Index (Where it's at.), Touring Marketplace (You can take it with you.), Last Page (From those grin-a-minute guys who brought you Godzilla.) |
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| April 1985 |
Motorcycles - Yamaha XV1000 Virago (Still cruisin' after all these years.), Yamaha FJ600 (Good things don't always require complicated packages - not even sport bikes.), Suzuki GSX-R750 (Suzuki uncorks its ultimate sport bike.) Special April Fools Exclusive - Riggor Motors Flying W (When you've said Binky Roundwhipple, you've said it all.) Features - Wobble And Weave (In search of stability.), 10,000 Miles Later: Harley-Davidson FLT Tour Guide (Going the distance - and then some.), Bud Ekins (Meet your hero.), Undercutting Transmission Gears (Feeling shiftless? Here's help.) Accessories, Etc. - Derby Tank Bag (You can take it with you.), Ohlins Gas Shock (Hitch up the suspension of your FJ600 or RZ350.), Maxiguard Alarm (Protection for a price.), Wolf-Pak Belt Pack (A place for everything.), Line Seven Rainsuit (Dry up.) Departments - Editorial (Spring tune-up, but not for your bike.), Letters (Fact and comment.), Hotline (New Harleys.), Sport (The end of an era?), Self-Service (Defrost your bike.), Motorcycle Evaluation Index (Where it went.), Info Page (The stuff of dreams.), Performance Marketplace (The power and the glory.), Touring Marketplace (When the touring gets tough, the tough go shopping.), Advertisers Index (Start searching here.), Last Page (One photo is worth 13.6 words.) |
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| May 1985 |
Motorcycles - Yamaha VMX12 V-Max (Just curl your finger around the trigger and say "Go ahead. Make my day."), Yamaha XVZ13 Venture Royale (New and improved. Think of it as a cushy V-Max.), Honda VF700C Magna (The all-purpose performance highway/city cruiser-troller.), Cagiva 650 Alazzurra (Ducati is back - better and faster than ever.) Features - The Language Of Design (The V-Max through a stylist's eyes.), Lessons From Lawson (Let the 500cc World Roadracing Champion show you how to be a better rider.), Revenge Of The Ninja (It just gets better.), Nasty Ninjas: Maillet's Masterpiece (Prospecting for power.), Nasty Ninjas: Lockhart's Long-Legged Winner (A successful racer with bolt-on modifications.), Deadly Duck (Championship grabbing Ducati.), Back To The Egg (Riding a Ducati down memory lane.) Accessories, Etc. - Work's Performance Damper (When your shock gets shocking.), Frank Thomas Boots (The latest in feet fairings.) Departments - Editorial (Good roads don't.), Hotline (Suzuki slims down and dresses up.), Letters (Yes, but can you aford to buy parts.), Sport (The team that couldn't be does the Houston Hustle.), Info Page (Informative reading.), Motorcycle Evaluation Index (Backtracking.), Performance Marketplace (Look for the good, the bad and the underpowered.), Advertisers Index (Hunt them down.), Touring Marketplace (Goodies to help you cover some ground.), Last Page (Results of our annual field meet.) |
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| June 1985 |
Special Section: Daytona - The Freddie Spencer Trilogy (When you say "Freddie Spencer", you've said it all.), Formula One (No longer the main show, it's still the most exotic.), Battle Of The Twins (The best race of the week.), Formula Two (The 250 race was number two in Freddie's formula.), Superbike 200-Miler (Spencer gives them a lap, then goes for it.), Hertfelder: On The Beach (Daytona as original sin.) Motorcycles - Yamaha FZ750 (A more efficient, more effective four.), Honda VT1100 Shadow (Our first test bike ever to get eaten.), Suzuki GS750ES (Last call before the GSX-R750.), Honda NS250 (Big fun in a small package.) Features - The FZ750 Daytona Special (How the FZ750 got so close so fast.), Pumping Air (Jerry Branch talks about all those valves.), Suzuki GS1150: Dialing It In (Joe Minton gives it a jolt.) Accessories, Etc. - YPDI Mini In Windshield (Cruise in a calm spot.), Walls Blizzard Suit (Warmth without style.) Departments - Sport (With a column from World Champion Eddie Lawson.), Hotlilne (Here comes 1986.), Letters (From our "in" box.), Motorcycle Evaluation Index (A guide to memory lane.), Info Page (Your guide to what's in print.), Advertiser's Index (An address list.), Performance Marketplace (Powerful products.), Touring Marketplace (Gear to get up and go.), Last Page (Twisted tips.) |
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| August 1985 |
Motorcycles - Harley-Davidson 883 XLH Evolution Sportster (The Real Thing - only better - for a bargain price.), BMW R80RT (Bavarian cream.), Honda CBR400F (Brand H's version of five valves per cylinder.) Features - Comparison: Air Filters For Performance (Just let it flow.), Insurance: The Performance Penalty (And you thought buying that superbike was the expensive part.), Motorcycle Of The Year (Rippling pavement and making waves.), Past Technologies (Nothing new under the sun.), Turbo In A Bottle (Hard launches and belly laughs.), Saving Saddles (Major cosmetic surgery for a tourer's best friend.), The Vinyl Option (This is acne medicine for seats.), Riding 22-Up (The Victor McLaglen Motor Corps needs your old footpegs.) Accessories, Etc. - Michelin Hi-Sport Tires (Don't lose your grip.), Your Master Lightweight Suit (Easy to store and just right for those in-between days.), Yamaha Sofpak Luggage (Capacity and versatility.), Condar Moto-Temp (Inexpensive information.), Continental TKV Tires (Specialist from Conti.) Departments - Editorial (Copping a plea.), Sport (Catching up on the world of racing.), Hotline (Coming soon to a dealer near you.), Ask The Pros (Basket case.), Letters (V-Max to the max.), Self-Service (On the chain, gang.), Info Page (For connoisseurs of the catalogs.), Performance Marketplace (Because speed thrills.), Touring Marketplace (For long-distance operators.), Advertiser's Index (Missing-business bureau.), Last Page (The twisted remains.) |
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| December 1985 |
Special Section: Heavy Artillery - More To Move You (Because leaving well is the best revenge), Fire For The FJ1100 (Keeping up with the FJ1200), Five FJ1100 Fairing Lowers (Bolt on a new look in minutes), The Atomic 883 Sportster (Mr. Harley, meet Mr. Branch), GPz Thriller (Out to launch), Luftmeister's Turbo BMW K100 (A mild-mannered street bike that goes 132 mph in the quarter mile), How To Time Cams (A penny of effort, a pound of power), Power Brokers (Performance merchants for the parts used here) Motorcycles - Kawasaki 1000 Ninja (The Rambo of superbikes), BMW K75 Triple (A 750 in the key of K) Features - Motorcyclist Of The Year (In roadracing, when you say "Freddie Spencer', you've said it all) Accessories, Etc. - Still Going Strong (A few products that have stood the test of time and the test of neglect and the test of...), Escort Radar Detector, Tour Master Roadracing Gloves, Dorcy Concept Light, Chase Harper Saddlebags, Bates Roadracing Leathers, Harro Elefantenboy Tank Bag, Bagman Tank/Rack Bag, Rukka Rainsuit, Fox StreetPaws, Hondaline Bomber Jacket, Harley-Davidson Western Boots, Ancra Tie-Downs, Other Tings That Don't Wear Out (From handgrips to Tina Turner) Departments - Editorial (Motorcycling doomsday), Letters (Do statistics show helmets cause accidents?), Hotline (Is your heart strong enough to handle the 1986 models?) Ask The Pros (About re-tire-ment), Sport (Eddie Lawson reviews '85, and Bubba finishes the job), Info Page (Easy access to the latest catalogs), Performance Marketplace (If the special section wasn't enough), Touring Marketplace (For the cold-weather tourer), Advertiser's Index (Let your fingers do the riding), Last Page (Is this the end of the V-Max's reign?) |
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| October 1992 |
Cover Story - Return Of The Wide Glide - Harley-Davidson FXDWG Dyna Wide Glide (The most radical American cruiser ever is back in town); Those Thrilling Lines Of Yesteryear (The original Wide Glide blew away the Asian imitators) Special Survival Section - Safe Is Fun (Risks are a desireable part of the game, but to win you must make no mistakes); Midcorner Crisis (Preparing to handle apex surprises); After The Fall (Experienced riders recount lessons learned the hard way); Crossroads (Roads meet and plans collide. Strategies for negotiating intersections) Features - Staff Tour '92: Desperately Seeking Sunshine (Splashing toward the northern Rockies); Hoist: BMW R100GS; Carrithers: Harley Tour Glide Ultra; Lenatsch: Honda CBR1000F; First Tour: Trial By Fire; Saunders: Honda GL1500SE; Burns: Kawasaki ZX-6; How I Spent My Summer Vacation; Isle Of Vashon (North America's answer to the Isle of Man); High-Performance Pepsi Machine (Look like Schwartz, go like Schwartz); Balance Wheels Like The Pros (Get a smoother ride, better handling and longer tire life); Motorcycle Noise (One man's music is another man's racket) Gear - Rider Gear: The Way We Were (What we chose when there was 4000 miles ahead); Hindle Sport Stand; Jagg Oil Cooler For Harleys; Just Released Motorcycles - Moto Guzzi Daytona 1000 Injection (Guzzi's newest motorcycle has an impressive pedigree); Meet Dr. John (The American behind Italy's new sport bike); Motorcycle Of The Year (For 1992, something less) Departments - Up To Speed; Editorial; Street Wise; Sport; Ad Index; Survival; Info Page; Backfires; Last Page |
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| July 2001 |
Motorcycles - Exclusive Test: Aprilia RST1000 Futura (Superbike in sport-touring clothes); Naked Bike Comparo: Suddenly Sumo (Kawasaki's ZRX1200R, Suzuki's Bandit 1200 and Yamaha's FZ1 go belly-to-belly for domination of motorcycling's hottest new (old) segment); Where's Honda? (Big Red's retro-sport is conspicuous by its absence); Get Out Your GYT-R And Play (Yamaha turns up the volume on the FZ1); Details, Details (Checking the small - but important - stuff); Ergos Explained (How These three will fit you - and why); First Ride: Suzuki VL800 Volusia (Big bike looks and feel for the thin of (chained) wallet); Virtual Twins (Kawasaki W650 and Triumph Bonneville: two new ways to bring back your Bonnie) Columns & Departments - Lean Angle; Deja View; Megaphone; Backfires; Up To Speed (BMW's new-for-2012 R1150R Roadster and updated R1150RT * BMW's new Antilock Braking System * Yamaha's four-stroke GP bike * MV Agusta's hot new F5); Gear Box; Marketplace; Info Page; Ad Index; Bitter Little Man The Real World - Industry Insider; Smart Money; How-To; Doin' Time; The List; Tool Crib; Answers; Street Savvy; Technique; Hard Numbers |
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| August 2001 |
Motorcycles - The 600 Club (Join now and you may never leave); 600cc Supersport Comparo: Mayhem In The Middle (Honda and Suzuki have raised the bar. Do Kawasaki's ZX-6R and Yamaha's YZF-R6 stand a chance?); Middleweight Buyer's Guide (Fifteen atypical alternatives); Popular Science (A short course on 600-class history) Features - Speed Secrets! (Ever wonder where the really fast guys are faster than us mortals on the track? Team Yamaha's Anthony Gobert and a factory YZF-R6 Supersport bike fitted with full data acquisition help us find out); Streetbike Surgery: BMW R1150GS (Not even BMW can keep us from messing with a perfectly good bike) Columns & Departments - Lean Angle (Despite no TT for 2001, there's plenty going on this summer and fall); Deja View (Patrick Bodden lays out his support for the GP1 rule in Grand Prix racing); Megaphone (From the trenches, new guy Josh Norem's month-one report); Backfires (Readers react to our Honda VTX1800 coverage); Gear Box (Cool streetbike stuff - from hard parts to soft gear); Marketplace; Ad Index; Info Page; Bitter Little Man (Senior editor John Prurient Burns, telling it like it is. (So sorry, Jennifer...) Up To Speed - First Ride: MV Agusta Brutale (Much, much more than simply a stripped F4S); First Ride: Aprilia Caponord (Watch out BMW, this adventure tourer's for real); Euro Notes (Alan Cathcart on BMW's future); First Ride: Kawasaki Eliminator 125 (A cruiser for kiddies, but a good entry-level effort); Bike Bizarre (A soybean-oil powered Harley Fat Boy, perhaps); Honda's New GP Racer; Getaways; Tear-Offs The Real World - Industry Insider (Twelve things about leather suit manufacturing); Smart Money (Kawasaki's evergreen ZG1000 Concours); How-To (Keeping those pesky cables working smoothly); Doin' Time (Yamaha's superb FZ1 joins our long-term fleet); The List (Basic specs on every street-legal streetbike for '01); Tool Crib (Need a lift? Several options for do-it-yourselfers); Answers (Technical and nontechnical questions answered); Street Savvy (Suspension-Adjustment scenarios); Technique (Expert riding tips: This month, how to relax); Hard Numbers |
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| February 2011 |
Up To Speed - Cat Tales; Up To Speed (Ducati's 2011 Diavel and Monster 1100 EVO break cover, MV's new 675cc F3, Honda's CB1000R and CBR250R head stateside, Triumph's new Trophy sport-tourer spied and more); Behind Bars; Drawing The Line; Code Break; Megaphone; MC Mail; Me & My Bike First Rides - Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R (The 188-horse warrior we've been waiting for); Yamaha Super Tenere (Comfortable, capable and coming soon to a dealer near you); Triumph Tiger 800XC (The most wonderful thing about Tiggers); Service Honda CRF250JR-X (Finally, a big dirtbike for little people) Special Section: World Tour - The Road Of Bones (Surviving Joe Stalin's Siberian Superhighway); Fjord Fiesta (Of trolls, tunnels and $15 beer); A Man's World (The continent feminism forgot); Tales From Wales (Beddgelert by Bonneville); Strafing Nova Scotia (Sportbike Heaven on top of Cape Smokey) MC Garage - A Complete Guide To Living With Your Motorcycle Doin' Time; Streetbike Surgery; Smart Money; Gear; MC Tested; Street Savvy; Track Time; Answers; Last Page |
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| October 2011 |
Up To Speed - Cat Tales, Up To Speed (Motorcycling production goes global, BMW's Dynamic Damping Control, Hesketh comes back from the dead and the dirtiest bikes of 2012), Checkers: Ben Spies Win MC M.C. - MC M.C., Behind Bars, Drawing The Line, Code Break, Megaphone, MC Mail, Me & My Bike First Rides - 2012 Motus MST V4 (We take America's newest Sport Tourer for a spin), 2012 Suzuki V-Strom 650 (Answering the call of the mild), BMW G650GS (Low altitude adventure), Aprilia Shiver 750 (Your basic undressed Italian alternative) Features - Multiple Choice (BMW K1600GTL vs. Honda GL1800 Gold Wing), Memories Of The Future (A Memorial Day ride to remember), Out Of Bounds (BMW F800GS vs. Triumph Tiger 800 XC), Tiger By The Tail (A Triumph of gravity over man) Gear - Gear, MC Tested, Fashion Police MC Garage - Doin' Time, Smart Money, Street Savvy, Track Time, Answers, Tools 101, Last Page |
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