TESTS______________

41 Kawasaki Ninja 1000

The blackest, fastest bike ever.

54 Honda CR500R

Back on top.

PREVIEWS AND

RIDING

IMPRESSIONS

32 On The Horizon ’86

More new tricks for '86.

33 Yamaha FZ600

Parts recycling becomes a fine

art.

34 Yamaha XY600S

Radian

Thankfully, it doesn’t add up.

34 Yamaha FJ1200

Just in case it wasn’t fast

enough already.

35 Yamaha FXZ700S

Fazer

The shocker of the year.

36 Suzuki GSX-R750/

1100

It’s here. And it’s not alone.

38 Suzuki FalcoRustyco

A falcon flies to the future.

40 Kawasaki 1000GTR

Kawasaki invades Germany.

FEATURES

50 Fire Aero

Half motorcycle, half car,

completely different.

—by Camron E. Bussard

60 The Resurrection Of

The Rennsport

From old-world passion and

new-world craftsmanship

comes immortality.

—by Steven L. Thompson

EVALUATION

62 Vance & Hines Video

Cassette

Cam timing, to a certain

degree.

ROUNDUP_______________

24 To Have And To Have

Legally

Circumventing the EPA.

25 Letter From Japan

The sound of a 95-hp

bumblebee,

28 Letter From Europe

Swiss sportbikes and Spanish

Desmos.

RACE WATCH

68 Two For Two

Make that Fastest Freddie.

70 Bubba Shobert: Down-

Home Champ

Texas boy makes good.

DEPARTMENTS

8 Editorial

11 At Large

12 Letters

16 New Ideas

72 Service

83 Slipstream

COVER______________

From Suzuki, two

veiws of the future:

one for riding, one for

dreaming.

Suzuki GSX-Rl 100

photographed by Rich Chenet