Cavalier International magazine issue #1

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My fifth motorcycle was a 1982 Honda GL-500 Silver-Wing (Figure 5); which has a two-cylinder, water cooled, 497cc four-stroke engine which produced an output of 50-HP. This motorcycle was also shaft driven and was the first motorcycle that I owned which included saddle bags and a fairing with an AM/FM Cassette Player (I have never gone without music since). 1982 Honda GL-500 Silver-Wing

Figure 5.

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My sixth and current motorcycle is a 1986 Suzuki GV-1400 Cavalcade LX (on the front cover); which has a four-cylinder, water cooled, 1,360cc four-stroke engine which produces an output of 112-HP. This motorcycle is equipped with an electronic cruise control, a CB Radio, an AM/FM Cassette Radio, handlebar controls for both radios, air bladders in the passengers seat, passenger radio controls, adjustable passenger floor boards, lockable: saddle bags and travel trunk, storage compartments within the fairing, an on-board air compressor (for the air ride suspension), an onboard heater system, a trailer hitch and a six-gallon fuel tank system. I averages 38-40 mpg on the highway and around 32-34 mpg combined driving.

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