Cycle World
CYCLE WORLD
OCTOBER 1986
VOL. 25 NO. 10
SPECIAL FEATURE
25 The Ten Best Motorcycles of 1986 The best just keep getting better.
TESTS
31 Comparison: Honda 450 Rebel and Suzuki Savage Japan's biggest Single and Honda's largest Rebel.
48 Kawasaki Ninja 600 A Ninja in ebony and cosmic gray.
52 Husqvarna 510 Cross Country Almost perfect the fourth time around.
FEATURES
22 A Two-Wheeled Lickety-Split Thing Tom Swift and his motorcycle. —by Albert D. Manchester
43 The New Bonneville Triumph lovers rejoice! The Bonnie is back. —by Mike Nicks
46 Triumph Remembered Real motorcycles forever. —by Peter Egan
54 Formula For A Featherweight Four-Stroke Engine: Keep It Simple Anatomy of a lightweight.
BONUS SECTION
35 Foul-Weather Gear Tailor-made to fit your foul-weather requirements.
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36 A Dismal-Weather Dozen Sampling 12 foul-weather friends.
42 Buyer's Guide Where to look, what to look for.
ROUNDUP
13 Beyond The Ten Best When 10 awards just aren't enough.
14 Letter From Japan Conquering racetracks and rain on a Honda VFR400.
15 Letter From Europe Bimota heats up the Yamaha FZ750.
RACE WATCH
58 Racing For Real Baldwin and Mamola show how it's supposed to be done.
DEPARTMENTS
7 Editorial
8 At Large
10 Letters
21 New Ideas
62 Service
71 Summary
74 Slipstream
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