1987 February Cycle Motorcycle Magazine Yamaha XV535 Virago Honda VF700C Magna

Description: Yes we combine shipping for multiple purchases.Add multiple items to your cart and the combined shipping total will automatically be calculated. 1987 February Cycle Motorcycle Magazine Yamaha XV535 Virago Honda VF700C Magna 18 Honda VF700C MagnaThe first (and last) V-four power cruiser goes way rad.36 Yamaha XV535 ViragoMagic trickery from Yamaha makes the price ofthis all-new twin almost disappearSPECIAL FEATURES48 Near-Crimes Of PassionA Tale Of Two Ducat is: one old, one new, both sporting jailbait.57 Three-Grand ConspiracyA catalog of 11 new models priced at under $3000.Features14 Video Review: American HeroesFreddie Spencer vs. Evel Knlevel: Faster than glitz.29 Showtime ’87: The Italian ConnectionCagiva/Ducati/HusqvarnaAmerican push: Now Cagiva offers more newmodels than Honda.67 KabinenrollerA page from the post-war Messerschmitt papersBy Pete Lyons77 Road Test ReviewAn index of vintage tests: piquant but not overbearing.80 Jay Leno: Motor Mouth' Maybe it s because I m in show business!By Chris Hoden field86 Tech Maven’s LibraryWith these texts, Robinson Crusoe could have built the 16-valve generator he always wanted. By Kevin CameronDEPARTMENTS8 Editorial/No!/Phil Schilling10 TDC/Bad Vibes/Kevin Cameron13 Letters//s/c/16 BiiS/High On The Hawg/Tim Carrithers In 1981 the first 750Virago tore up the old rulebook for Japanese streetbikes. In 1987 Yamaha’sXV535 shreds yetanother.□ In case Doubting Thomas and hiscousin are out there riding motorcycles,listen up: The XV535 Virago clearly es-tablishes Yamaha as the Magic Masterof motorcycling. The engineering magi-cians at Y-Whiz are adept at tossingparts into the air and creating new fromold, a trick they perfected long ago andone the other Japanese manufacturersare currently trying to master.How's this for a bit of modern-day raz-zle-dazzle? Build a new cruiser. Use areal-for-sure V-twin, the one irrefutablesignature in engine architecture for StyleCruisers. Make the motorcycle tong(about 60 inches worth of wheelbase)and low (put the saddle about 27 inchesand change off the ground). Give it themost audacious profile west of Milwau-kee, and polish the fit and finish to fullgleam. Then, for the biggest surprisefrom Yama-Whiz, tag this new Virago atjust $2699.Everyone knows magicians are illu-sionists, yet audiences don’t find themdeceptive, only clever, entertaining,amusing. The 535 Virago presents itselfthe same way: resourceful, smart andquicker than the eye can see. Building anew cruiser that sells for less than $3000means using at least some existing partsand keeping the basic mechanicals sim-... And much more! 11433 RL- 11434-11436 mb3093 15518

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