August, 1988

AUGUST, 1988

The Yamaha V-Max, absent for a year from Yamaha's line-up, is back and on the cover. One photo caption notes the bike's underseat fuel filler is "a prime source of entertainment for gas-station attendants around the country." Wow, did we

still have gas-station attendants in '88? That quickie test of the new Max allowed a natural segue into a short feature about drag racing the beast; former Editor-inChief David Edwards, Feature Editor at that time-got down to 11.18 at 122.95 mph. Which paved the way for a couple of very nicely put-together custom V-Max features. Speaking of former

EIC Edwards, bronze kudos to him for parlaying a simple comparison test of a Honda Interceptor 250, Ninja 250 and SRX2S0 into a multiday, wine-tasting tour of Napa Valley with Bubba Shobert and photographer Tom Riles. That kind of creative thinking is how you make it to the top, kids. Midsize Cruiser Comparison! Suzuki

750 Intruder and Honda 800 Shadow split the win, H-0 883 brings up the rear: "Although Harley builds some superb motorcycles, the Sportster 883 isn't one of them." And in the news, BMW introduces (and advertises) the first motorcycle with ABS, the K100RS Special, in special white and blue paint. John Burns