Road Tests

50 Husqvarna 250 CR

Better than all the cliches would ha ve it

62 Honda CB400T ’

Less horsepower but quicker still

80 Suzuki GS11OOET

Quarters in 11.49 and that's not even the best part

94 Yamaha YZ465G

Where motocrossing and flying meet

Features

73 1933 Harley-Davidson VL

Show us your primer caps. By Bill Stermer

100 Six Trips Down Your Favorite Road

Maybe you ve never seen the comers for the road. By Ken Lee

118 Running At The Human Redline

How tough are pro motocrossers ? Here s the answer By Da ve Hawkins

126 The Further Adventures of Wellington Santos

From Brazil, with luck, to Brazil, with difficulty. By Dave Hawkins

Departments

8 Editorial Don't Call Us Stupid Phil Schilling

10 Letters The NHTSA Compactor Test

15 Pipeline Overdose Jim Greening

16 The Duct Tapes Myth Or Mister? Ed Hertfeider

21 Checkers The American Team That Never Was Bill Stermer

22 Head On /Old Hands Can Get Hurt Ken Lee

23 Road Test Index

28 TDC Plugs Dave Ha wkins

36 25 Years Ago Try A Favorite Perun John Stem

40 Review Techno Beading Lamp Allyn Fleming

48 Calendar Places To Meet

135 Readers Service How To Find What You Saw And Liked

136 Classified Ads Goods And Services New And Used

147 Newsline Counterculture

150 Bits Tell It Like It Ain’t Award Don Phillipson

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