FIRST CENTURY

34 THE FIRST 1OO YEARS

It’s motorcycling's 100th

anniversary and Motorcyclist's

73rd. Here's a brief look at what’s

happened—so far.

54 MILESTONES

Landmark motorcycles from these

past 10 decades

MOTORCYCLES

18 SUZUKI GV1400GD

CAVALCADE

There is a new star ship in the

luxury-touring class.

66 SUZUKI VS700GL

INTRUDER

At last, Suzuki shows some style.

74 COMPARISON: 600cc

DUAL-PURPOSE THUMPERS

For those who think that

motorcycles have gotten too

complex, too tightly focused or

too boring

76 HONDA XL600R

Something old, something

new, something borrowed,

something red

77 KAWASAKI KLR600

Thumb-started thumper

81 SUZUKI SP600

Suzuki is back with enough

range for any task.

82 YAMAHA XT600

From the folks who first got

into the game

FEATURES

28 THE FORGOTTEN

MOTORCYCLIST

Maybe there is a reason why so

few women ride.

60 DISC BRAKES

How they work, the different types

and ways to improve the ones on

your bike

89 VANCE & HINES VIDEO

Let your TV show you how to

pump more power into your bike.

90 RADIO SHACK RADAR

DETECTOR

More than fair warning

92 TRIM BOOTS

High-tech feet fenders

5 EDITORIAL

Who ya’ gonna call? Dis-trusters

6 SELF-SERVICE

Torque talk

10 LETTERS

When speeding becomes a

felony...

14 SPORT

The World Champion takes you

behind the scenes of a Grand

Prix.

53 INFO PAGE

A catalog of catalogs

84 PERFORMANCE

MARKETPLACE

New stuff to move you faster

87 TOURING MARKETPLACE

New stuff to move you farther

93 ADVERTISERS INDEX

Listing locater

96 LAST PAGE

How Dexter Ford makes an

impression

ABOUT THE COVER: It was a beautiful

spring day in the Sierra Nevadas near

Bridgeport when Charles Morey caught

the Cavalcade taking a break from its

testing.