TESTS_________________________________________________
39 HONDA CB1100R riding the knife edge—by Paul Dean
50 BMW R80 G/S middle-of-the-roaders beware—by Ted West
56 HONDA XR500R thumping's going on in the woods—by Ron Lawson
67 MINITEST: SUZUKI DR500X third time’s the charm—by Ron Lawson
FEATURE ~
64 AFTER THE CRASH first you pick up the pieces,
then you make the puzzle fit—by Craig Weeks
66 HARDBALL RULES you can’t play the game unless you
know the score—by Craig Weeks
PRODUCT EVALUATION ~
70 TOUR LION TWO-PIECE SUIT
a reflection on you—by David Dewhurst
GUIDE LINES
21 COMING SOON all the ’82 Suzukis
30 RIDE/REPORT White Bros. KLX
32 RUMORS yes, Virginia, there is a vee-four
SPORT LINES ~
71 ENGINEERED FOR SPEED factory formulae for Fast
76 SPEEDWAY thumbs up in the Coliseum
81 PIT BITS Aldana and Baldwin clean house at Suzuka
84 WINNERS & LOSERS lemmings at Laguna
COLUMNS & DEPTS ~~
7 CYCLE GUIDE’S CYCLE GUIDE charting the top 40
8 EDITORIAL worse than stock
10 THOMPSON AT LARGE dial G-A-SI-T
12 TECHSPEAK Texas Tea made palatable
16 MOTOMART blister-packed goodness
86 LETTERS turbotalk