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March 1979 issue of CYCLE GUIDE magazine, Volume 13 Number 3, presented as a special edition focused on motorcycle fairings and touring accessories.
The cover features the Kawasaki KZ1300 hyperbike, highlighting one of the most powerful production motorcycles of the late 1970s. This issue includes extensive technical coverage dedicated to motorcycle fairing design and applications including categories, histories, frame mounted fairings, handlebar fairings, and compound fairing configurations.
Motorcycle testing content shown in the table of contents includes the Kawasaki KZ1300 performance test along with coverage of the Honda CR125R, Kawasaki KX200, Suzuki GS425, Honda XR XL185, and Suzuki GS850.
Also included are racing and motorsports features such as Daytona 200 coverage, motocross reporting, and technical columns covering motorcycle engineering topics of the period.
Advertising visible in the photos includes a full page Yamaha touring accessories advertisement featuring Yamaha XS series touring equipment.
Original $1.25 cover price visible along with subscription label on the front cover. A strong late 1970s motorcycle enthusiast publication featuring Kawasaki, Honda, Suzuki, and Yamaha content during the peak era of the Japanese superbike expansion.
• CYCLE GUIDE • March 1979 • Kawasaki KZ1300 • Motorcycle Fairings • Honda CR125R • Suzuki GS850 • Kawasaki KX200 • Vintage Motorcycle Magazine • 1970s Motorcycle Literature • Yamaha XS Accessories
