TIRE SPECTACULAR
18 HYPERFORMANCE TIRE TEST wheel to wheel in an 11-way
tread- o-war— by David Dewhurst
21 THE LAGUNA SAGA the spinning of a tire tale-by Paul Dean
28 AND THE WINNER IS ... 550 laps, two freeways and 88
tii'es later —by David Dewhurst
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44 YAMAHA X.J650LJ TURBO a simple approach
to complexity -by Paul Dean
48 INSIDE THE RATIONAL TURBO getting under the
plastic -by Paul Dean
55 MINITEST: YAMAHA XJ650 SECA the European draft
choice —by Don Fuller
56 SUZUKI PE 175 can it zero a 250 check'-by Ron Lawson
64 MINITEST: KAWASAKI KDX175 a kingdom to be
defended — by Ron Lawson
66 MINITEST: SUZUKI GS1100G Suzuki adds lOOec of dough to its
sliced bread— by Da in Gingerelli
MICROCHIP MADNESS ——
67 INTERNATIONAL SYMBOLS a mad dash for the future-by Don Fuller
GUIDELINES
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33 COMING SOON Highway 61 revisited
38 RUMORS 750cc sport whispers
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71 FUNNY BIKE RACING laughingat 170mph
I iiuNLOP EIGHT-INCH SLICK Kenny's shoes
PIT BITS Rainey weather at Loudon
gB WINNERS & LOSERS Rick Johnson, 17 going on One
LUMNS& DEPTS
7 EDITORIAL The Formula
10 WEST’S SIDE winning the lottery means paying tiiefine
13 GUEST EDITORIAL Petey-built images
16 MOTOMART two-wheel buyproducts
84 LETTERS a mailcontent in every bag