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*******April 1999*******
Publication Issue No.312
The bikes, features, and articles in this issue include:
‘Outta My Way’ First ever UK NEW Bike Ridden & Featured, with all the facts and Performance Figures – The Awesome Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa (7 sensational pages & The ‘Original’ launch test)
‘Special & in Limited Supply’ Triumph Daytona 1200SE – First UK Road Test (2 pages)
‘Perfect Seconds’ The 2nd hand bike shootout, with all the facts and performance figures – Honda FireBlade vs Yamaha FZR1000 EXUP vs Kawasaki ZZ-R1100 vs the ‘Original’ Kawasaki Z900 vs Kawasaki KDX125 vs Suzuki GS500 vs Yamaha XT600E vs Yamaha FJ1200 vs Ducati 916 (11 exciting pages)
‘Off the Beaten Track’ Big Trailie Comparison test, with each bikes facts and specifications – Cagiva Gran Canyon vs BMW R1100GS vs Honda Varadero vs Triumph Tiger (16 stunning pages)
‘Kawasaki’s RC30 for the masses’ An Object of Desire – Kawasaki ZXR750 (2 pages)
Plus :-
The latest news from the world of Motorcycling from that year
Motorcycling features of general Interest
Occasional Topless, or Underwear Model Posters (especially in the earlier issues)
The very latest products in clothing and gadgets from that period
Any Grand Prix & National Level Race round ups
Recent world Interest articles
Race Reports & interviews with Racers, past & present
Reader’s contributions via the letters pages, with topical matters, relevant at the time
Celebrities and racer’s writing contributions for the Magazine
Stunning Action Photography – on the Drag strip, Off-road, Green-Lanes, Airfields, Race Tracks, Beaches, on the Computer Dyno . . . & Public Roads