1995 January Cycle World - Vintage Motorcycle Magazine

Description: Yes we combine shipping for multiple purchases.Add multiple items to your cart and the combined shipping total will automatically be calculated. 1995 January Cycle World - Vintage Motorcycle Magazine - Yamaha SR500 36 The SixWe like Mike’s Bike.-by Kevin Cameron42 Angry AntiqueRC rides, $1000 a lap.44 The $500 RideHave we got a deal for you.-by Brenda Buttner___57Egli BulletSwitzerland invades India!60 Renaissance ContinuedCologne Show-stoppers.30 Honda CBR600F3Third-generation superstar.52 Yamaha SR500Ultimate retro ride? 58Penske 8900 Series ShockHigh-tech damping.58 Carbon Works Attache CaseComposite for the office.59Wolfman Adventure TourTankbag and Wolftail PackTravel companions.59 Fox StreetpawsHeat relief. 70 A Fine MessThe ISDE comes to America.-by Jimmy Lewis 10 UPFRONTUps and Downs 1994.-by David Edwards12 LEANINGSAnother summer in review.-by Peter Egan14 TDCBig guns.-by Kevin Cameron 18 Letters20 New Ideas22 Roundup78 Service84 Showcase90 Slipstream AS THEY SANG IN THAT CULT MOVIE CLASSIC THE ROCKY HORRORPicture Show, let’s do the time warp again.The bizarre film was near its peak of popularity in 1978, whenYamaha released the SR500, and like the film, the bike is a cultclassic, too. Motorcycles, if not movies, have come a long way since 1978, butfor better or worse, the SR hasn’t changed much. Discontinued here after the1981 model year, the SR remains on the books in Europe and Japan, andYamaha officials brought a 1994 Japanese model here to study the feasibilityof reintroducing the bike to the U.S. Its projected price of $4600 was higherthan every other 500cc streetbike and a couple 600s, so Yamaha squashed anynotions of bringing the SR Stateside,but offered Cycle World a chance tosample this brand-new classic, 16years after its debut.It was and is a basic motorcycle,with shortcomings that frustrate some,fervently attract others. Logging mileson the bike really is like traveling backin time; there are precious few motor-cycles out there that are largely thesame as they were in the late 1970s.“Thank God,” you might be thinking.Not if you’re Jack Robinson.Robinson is the director of the FourStroke Single National Owners Club(P.O. Box 1804, Hutchinson, KS67504-1804) and the owner of threeSR500s. “It’s a strange thing,” he says.“The fact that it is flawed and imper-fect makes it endearing to a certaintype of individual. The SR500 doesstand for a simpler way-of life.”Those looking for a simple motorcy-cle wouldn’t be disappointed with theSR. Forget about a start button, there’sonly a kickstarter. The bike’s level ofsophistication has actually been down-graded since 1978, when it had castwheels and single disc brakes, frontand rear. To boost the SR’s retroappeal, Yamaha has replaced thosecomponents with spoked wheels anddrum brakes, the front stopper lookingsuspiciously like it was lifted from a1970 XS650 Twin... And much more! 12270 RL- 12271

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