Cycle News Magazine #35: Mees Wraps Up AFT Championship, 2019 Honda CB1000R Test, 2019 Yamaha YZ250F Test, Making a KX450 Flat Tracker and more…
Cycle News Staff | September 5, 2018
Indian’s Jared Mees clinched his second consecutive American Flat Track championship with a second-place finish at the Springfield Mile. He has ten wins in fifteen races so far with three races still to go. Mees Indian teammate, Bryan Smith, took his first win of the season. We have several bike tests in this issue, starting with the 2019 Honda CB1000R. Add this bike to the long list of amazing naked bikes to choose from. Switching to the track, we have a first impression on the 2019 Yamaha YZ250F, which includes a completely new frame and electric start. And finally, we did some racing on a project Kawasaki KX450 Flat Tracker and show you how to make your own. We also need to give a shout out to American Thomas Covington, who took the MX2 class win in Turkey, the fourth GP win of his career. You will find all this and a lot more motorcycle events, news and commentary in this week’s issue. It’s always FREE, click on the link to read the issue.