Test Articles
Ever wondered how the Hodaka Super Wombat fared when it was fresh from the crate?
Did the Honda CBX really use technology from the NR500? Was the Maico 490 Alpha's reputation
really deserved?
Wonder no longer, bike tests (sometimes) tell the story.
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Yamaha's superb XS Eleven Special gets an
eight-fifty little brother with an EPA engine, tuneable suspenders, more
personalized styling and a ridiculous handlebar.
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King of the class.
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"A skittish motor-bike with a touch of blood
in it is better than all the riding animals on earth." —Lt. Col. T.E. Lawrence.
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The most changed & the most changes.
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Yamaha’s new YZ250E may handle like a 125,
but it has real 250 muscle. And these qualities make the E-type Yamaha’s best
motocrosser yet.
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Yamaha YZ250F: Ten-Tenths Motocross Weapon.
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Full of improvements, but marred by a
mono-flaw.
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Remember Yamaha's '81 works 250s, with their
Power Valves, liquid-cooling and trick rear suspension? Well, no need to live in
the past—this year's production YZ250J has it all.
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Yamaha have released their newest big bore
weapon. The YZ400E.
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If you can ride this one wide-open, Noyce and
Lackey are in trouble.
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Motocross riders are always screaming for
more low-end torque, wheel travel and suspension quality. Let them
holler—Yamaha's YZ465 has enough of each to silence a whole pack of malcontents.
If it's peak horsepower they're after, one lap behind the 465 will quiet them.
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In the hands of real-world engineers and
manufacturers, technology often takes a circuitous path to a logical end; only
with hindsight do we recognize the genuine leaps forward. The current
technological rush in motorcycling is no different: motorcycles represent some
of the highest-tech enginecraft available today, along with some points right
out of the Bronze Age.
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A six-speed enduro/street twin, with heavy
but remarkable handling, destined to become an instant collector's machine.
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Where Were You When We Needed You?
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