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61 FACTORY fLYERS the stuff on which heroes are made—by^jjij ^Gianatste

62 HONDA RC25O17iree flavors, all fast <

63 HUSQVARNA 25ttCR near-stock tamer of rough tracks

64 KAWASAKI KX25TSR singularly shocking powerhouse

65 MAICO MAGNUM 250 nobody steers it better

66 SUZUKI RH250-79 Roger’s Replicrossers

67 YAMAHA OW40 it wins every time Hannah does

COMPARISON TOUR TEST

33 BMW RIOOT vs. HONDA GL-1000 think of it as motorcyle vs.

touring device—by Michael Jordan

TESTS

44 HUSQVARNA 250 WR sale:All bumps discounted—by Paul Dean

47 TOMMY MALM’S DYNAMIC DYNO Husky suspension—by Paul Dean

58 PROJECT SUPER SEE-X there is beauty in the beast—by Dain Gingerelli

68 MINITEST: KAWASAKI KE250 dual of purpose, fond

of dirt—by Dain Gingerelli

MANHATTAN MOTOCROSS

50 SECOND AVENUE SHOOTOUT urban guerilla secrets—by Ted West

PRODUCT EVALUATION ~~~

41 CASTRE TWIN STAR GLOVES style wins again—by Dain Gingerelli

GUIDE LINES

17 COMING SOON Laverda Special, Honda Roadracer

20 FUN WITH FUEL ECONOMY names and numbers of all the stingies

29 BIKES OF BARCELONA 900 Shifty, Montesa 350 Crono

SPORT LINES

69 PROJECT BOX STOCK maxi fun. mini cost

73 PITBITS More 125 MXers with radiators, Baldwin in Europe

76 OBSERVED TRIALS: Scottish Six Days dabblif^^

77 ROADRACING: F750’s last stand

78 MOTOCROSS: Japanese suspension, Italian-style

80 WINNERS & LOSERS luck is the racer’s edge

COLUMNS & DEPTS

4 CYCLE GUIDE’S CYCLE GUIDE fingertip fact-finder

6 EDITORIAL racer’s fuel-crunch survival code

8 TECHSPEAK upshifting musclebikes into miser-mode

10 SETTING IT RIGHT the art that conceals artfulness W

12 LETTERS note-dropping, marque madness S

14 MOTOMART hints for that summer shopping spree