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    #16
    Originally posted by oldGSfan View Post
    Not me, but they publish their archives ,which is nice.
    I'm currently reading the February 1972 Cycle World road test of the newly enlarged Sportster on line.

    But there are no pictures! Also missing is the graphic ('data panel') that's at the end of every (print) road test showing the specs and performance.

    I even get a kick out of the old ads (LOTS of cigarettes!).

    Twelve years ago, I sent a few bucks to Cycle World and they sent me the issue with their road test of the '82 GS1100E. Anyone know if they still provide that service?
    Last edited by Rob S.; 08-18-2025, 12:10 AM.
    1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

    2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.

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      #17
      Vintage Cycle World Magazine Collection​
      "Thought he, it is a wicked world in all meridians; I'll die a pagan."
      ~Herman Melville

      2016 1200 Superlow
      1982 CB900f

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        #18
        Originally posted by GS1150Pilot View Post
        Vintage Cycle World Magazine Collection​
        Thanks...
        .........
        1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

        2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.

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          #19
          Originally posted by rphillips View Post
          ED, I never owned but one Yammy and know little about them... Did the air cooled Yammys have overheating problems?? you seem to think water cooling worked better... Best I can remember was their transmissions had 2nd gear problems.
          Water cooling is superior to air cooling from the technical perspective. More consistent temperatures. It's not that "air cooled Yammys" had a problem, all air cooled motorcycles struggle with the same situation. Regarding Yamaha and their 2nd gear problems, that didn't typically affect the smaller bikes, maybe because they didn't make enough power to destroy the dogs in the gears?
          Ed

          To measure is to know.

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            #20
            Originally posted by GS1150Pilot View Post
            Vintage Cycle World Magazine Collection​
            Yikes!!! $25 for some issues. Yikes!

            Of course, I still have my first Cycle World (Nov '71), and I wouldn't sell it for $25.
            Last edited by Rob S.; Yesterday, 12:22 PM.
            1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

            2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.
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              #21
              I collect comics, so trust me when I say I know you gots to pay to play with back issues.
              "Thought he, it is a wicked world in all meridians; I'll die a pagan."
              ~Herman Melville

              2016 1200 Superlow
              1982 CB900f

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