Road Test*

23 Yamaha XJ400RJ Seca

A design to make the RD400just another memory.

49 Yamaha XT550J

Look, Ma, two carburetors. Or is that one and a half?

68 Kawasaki KZ750N Spectre

Special styling with understated taste and a good bike below.

Features

34 Product Evaluation: Allyn Air Seat

The next best thing to a water bed.

40 Missing The Immovable Object

Pardon me, but I think I may be crashing. By Buzz Buzzelli

79 Product Evaluation: Maxi Speedo Converter

The question is: Do you really need to know when you're

going 170 miles per hour?

105 Product Evaluation: Eclipse Motorcycle Briefcase

No, you need not wear coat and tie to appreciate this one.

Special Feature

58 Bimota KB2 Laser

When you ’ve said Pa$$ion, you 've said it all.

Competition

81 A Lock On Success

San Jose Mile: It’s all in knowing how. By Gordon Jennings

86 So Long, San Jose

To know you is no reason to know you better. By Gordon Jennings

97 250cc Nationals: A Star Has Risen

Donnie Hansen's rise to stardom, and a story long-shot

bettors will love. By Don Phillipson

99 Rick Johnson: It’s Not Over 'til The Fat Lady Sings

The man who would have been champion. By Don Phillipson

Departments

8 Editorial / B-Moto Mania/Phil Schilling

10 Letters / The Agony Of Psoriasis

13 Pipeline / Too Many Hats?/Jim Greening

14 The Duct Tapes / Deep Pocket /Ed Hertfelder

16 TDC / Chassis Orthopedics/Kevin Cameron

38 Bits / Hacked Off/Ken Lee

45 Road Test Index

76 Newsline / Power Spending