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With four speeds forward and 169cc’s, it’s a
little short of its goal.
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Lots Of New Parts But They Don't Work.
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If you get tired of trails, you can win a
motocross without even removing the lights. If you tire of motocross you can win
the stock 250 street class at the drag strip—knobby tires and all. After that
you can do some cafe racing, and win your share again. If you get tired of
riding, you can win some money instead. Just make a few bets with your friends
about horsepower.
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No motorcycle can be All Things for All
People. Can-Am knows that, and they've designed their Qualifier to be fast,
comfortable and stable at high speed. That leads us to ask: How much does the
typical enduro have in common with a Two Day Trials?
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250cc Off-Road Comparison.
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Two lightweight four-strokes that would be
good bikes even if they were not four-strokes.
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When Honda introduced the XR line of
full-size playbikes in 1979, there was the big XR500, the middle-weight XR250
and the lightweight XR185. The larger two got most of the fancy developments,
and the power and the publicity. But somehow when the tests were all done, most
of the staff liked the XR185 best. It was light, agile and fun to ride, even
though the engine lacked the power to really keep the pace set by the big guys
and the more serious two-strokes. So here we are in 1980 and the little XR185
has grown into the XR200.
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Finally, Honda's "Fun Factor" XR200R gets
an RFVC engine—and new competence.
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Survival, not speed, for the off road jungle.
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Trail-wise thunderbike for fourstroke
fanatics.
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The Desert King gets a new frame and longer
legs.
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More power, more speed, and proof that two
shocks can be as good as one.
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Suddenly, "little" means less than 175cc.
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The Un-Thumper: The fun factor is off the
scale, the handling is world-class and the horsepower is optional.
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When you think-about four-stroke dirt bikes,
do the words "Overweight," "under-suspended" and "torquey" spring to mind? If
they do, Kawasaki's new KLX250 will change your idea of what a thumper is. It's
among the lightest 250s available, it has the latest in long-travel suspension
design, and it sure is slow.
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The top enduro machine in 77 is even better
in 78. KTM's latest offering has had Marzocchi forks fitted, been re-carburetted
and changed in many small ways.
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Brilliant in some areas, nagging and
incomplete in others; a blend of motocross hot-doggery and enduro necessity; and
Maico-ish in all it does. That's the new 450 WR, a bike to be loved or left
alone.
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In the last five years, most competition
two-strokes have become maxi-ported and reed-inducted. Most suspension units are
gas-or air-charged and offer forward-mounted axles and yards of travel.
Montesa's no-frills approach results in a competitive power-plant and an
outdated chassis.
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A Capable Woods Bike Compete With A Major
Flaw – The Lack Of Long-Travel Rear Suspension.
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T. E. Lawrence died on a Brough Superior. If he had been riding a Desert Phantom he might have had a chance.
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