TESTS ___ _________ __________

Suzuki GS1150ES The prince of power But the price of power is heft.

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Honda XR200 and XR250 Two grown-up bikes for the lightweight class.

Kawasaki GPz550 Everything that makes a GPz great makes the 550 greater. _________

Kawasaki KX250 Every year Kawasaki gets a little closer to the right combination.

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SPECIAL FEATURE ________________________________ZZ

How Motorcycles Work, Part //The two-stroke engine.

APRIL FOOLS’ ~

Ted’s Accessory Mart Everything you never wanted on a motorcycle.

FEATURES ___ ___ _______

One Man’s Indian You may not get better as you get older, but you do get to make some dreams come true.

Good Days, Early Days Not everything in this story is absolutely true, unless you were there.

Suzuki GR650 Long-Term How Suzuki’s mid-size Twin stood up to 14,000 miles.

TECHNICAL_____________________________________________________________

How To Knock Out Ping Some easy, and some not-so-easy, ways to satisfy a demanding motorcycle.

How To Cut Plexiglass It’s easy to make that windshield fit you. All it takes is a saw.

COMPETITION _____ ______________ __________________

Riding High Discovering, once again, how much fun a motorcycle can be ofT-road.

PROFILE _______________ ______________________________________________

Elmer The story of Elmer Trett’s trek to 200 mph.

EVALUATION____________________________________________________________

Thunderwear Rain Suit A perfect place to spend a rainy day. ________________

DEPARTMENTS___________________________________________________________

UPFRONT 12 LETTERS 24 NEW IDEAS 30 ROUNDUP

SUMMARY 136 RACE WATCH 146 SERVICE 158 SLIPSTREAM

144 FOLLOWUP

COVER _________________

Suzuki’s spectacular GS1150ES.