MOTORCYCLES

36 SUPER CRUISER

SHOWDOWN:

KAWASAKI 1500

VULCAN 88,

HARLEY-DAVIDSON

FXLR LOW RIDER

CUSTOM, SUZUKI

1400 INTRUDER,

YAMAHA 1100

VIRAGO

You’ve already decided

which one looks best.

Would you like to know

which one works best?

40 BATTLE OF THE

BIG TWINS

Four means to the

same end

42 CRUISER

ON TOUR

Bolting on long-dis-

tance comfort

62 YAMAHA SRX250

Entry-level excitement

68 YAMAHA FZR750R

Do you want—really

want—a street-legal

roadracer? Here it is.

SPECIAL

SECTION:

NEW

BIKES FROM

USED

48 UPDATING THE

KZ550

The universal Japa-

nese update

58 BRIGHT RED

REVIVAL

Creating the ultimate

Ducati

FEATURES

92 JAY LENO’S

BATTLE OF THE

SUPERBIKES

Who are they trying to

fool?

96 SPORT: BULLET

BALLET

Riding Eddie’s rocket

100 POWER BEHIND

THE POWER

Kel Carruthers tells

how he keeps them

running.

PRODUCTS+

84 BAC-OFF BRAKE

LIGHT

Your attention please

85 ARAI F1 HELMET

Prime protection

85 JUST RELEASED:

TOURING

87 KAWASAKI

CONCOURS

JACKET

Have it both ways.

DEPARTMENTS

8 BACKFIRES

18 UP TO SPEED

27 EDITORIAL

32 STREET WISE

83 INFO PAGE

91 ADVERTISERS

INDEX

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ABOUT THE COVER:

Studio 10’s Rich Cox is the

man responsible for both

of this month’s cover pho-

tos. Nick lenatsch (who al-

ways uses a dark shield so

you won’t know that he

wears glasses, which

would seriously compro-

mise his already limited

social and love life) is the

man responsible for herd-

ing Yamaha’s new 750 race

bike, which the rules re-

quired be street-legal, a

fact a few lucky street rid-

ers will appreciate.

The FZR is on page 68,

and the Super Cruiser

Showdown starts on page

36. Nick is wrapped in Ku-

shitani leathers and Alpine-

stars boots.