20 Kawasaki GPX750R Ninja
One 750 sport bike minus the Achilles' heel.
50 Kawasaki EX500
The fastest, lightest, least expensive way to skin an Interceptor.
31 Inside The Ice Cube
Venturing deep within the heart of the military-industrial
complex to test the latest cold-weather suits.
By Paul Gordon
37 Reading In Infrared
How Hughes' scanner lets you see the heat.
18 Product Evaluation: Toomey Wheel Balancing Stand
Better than running out of round.
38 1986 Story Index
The pomp, the pageantry, all but the page numbers.
42 Honda: High-Performance Hurricanes
A CBR high-pressure front, just offshore,
heads into the heartland.
45 The Transatlantic Transalp
Honda's a I I-surface aero-thumper.
46 Suzuki: Reno Dealing
The Big S puts its 1987 cards on the table.
48 Kawasaki: Turning Twenty
New anniversary hardware.
71 Product Evaluation: Brookside S100 Cleaner
Washing up with Dr. Wack's wonder soap.
74 Product Evaluation: Bates Thermal Vest
The warmest liner your jacket ever had.
76 Product Evaluation: Serengeti Drivers Sunglasses
The ultimate in selective perception.
77 Duck Of The Decade: Ducati’s Four-Valve Desmo
Water-cooled, fuel-injected, and fast.
By Bruno De Prato
58 Beyond Telescopic Forks:
When, How, Why, and Why Not
The longevity of the trusty front fork, as explained
through a sampling of alternatives.
By Kevin Cameron
7 Editorial/Ruminations On A New Year's Day/Phil Schilling
9 Pipeline/Minor League, Major Hopes/Jim Greening
11 LettersM/n tKbo/
15 TDC/ Fall, Winter And Spring/Kevin Cameron
17 BltS/WinnebikoTTim Carrithers
72 Newsline You've Been Good