Interesting stuff, Alan. Always fun to read old road tests, it's a view of how the bike compared at the time it was current - something we don't have the luxury of now. The so-called "tips" at the end by Hondaman, though... I disagree with him on a few things, particularly the "grind a spline off the torsion bar" tip to get more valve tension and higher rpm as a result. heard too many others say it works but isn't always long-term reliable, and the last thing you want is a dropped valve due to a torsion bar breaking during a big rev. And the valve clearances... he said the stock settings were .002 and .003 - I think he's remembering a 350, not a 450. And 14.40s in the 1/4 mile stock? Wow... not mine back in the day, more like 15.20s at a bit less than 80 mph.