Cycle World
CYCLE WORLD
NOVEMBER 1981
VOL. 20 NO. 11
SPECIAL FEATURE
23 The Ten Best Bikes of 1981
How and Why We Pick the Best.
TESTS
30 Suzuki GS1000S Katana
"Let Us Leave Pretty Women To Men Of No Imagination" ... Marcel Proust
52 Triumph 750 Bonneville
The Legend Goes Electric.
67 Yamaha YZ125H
Fast, Light, Reliable and Cool.
FEATURE
58 Roadcraft Part III: The Art of Cornering
Why all Those Road Racers Aren't Falling Off Their Motorcycles.
COMPETITION
42 Laguna Seca
The King Can Always Come Home Again, But Even Kenny Roberts Can't Always Win; Eddie Lawson's Kawasaki Crusade Takes No Prisoners; Suddenly the Idea of a Four-Stroke in Grand Prix Racing Doesn't Seem Quite so Absurd.
64 AFM Six-Hour
Eddie Lawson and Ron Pierce Team on a Kawasaki to Win America's Fastest Endurance Race.
DEPARTMENTS
7 Up Front
Swept Away
10 Letters
GPZ 550 Recommendations
19 Roundup
Ten Better Motorcycles
76 Race Watch
Freddie and Mike's Honda Show at Elkhart
85 Summary
92 Service
97 New Ideas
98 Slipstream
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