In the dusty archives is this road test of the LS from 1983.
The scan is from the yellowed pages of "Two Wheels Road Tests: Full tests
of the year's top bikes" and includes other bikes like the Kawasaki Z750GT
and Honda CBX550.
The LS was new at the time and wasn’t necessarily seen as an improvement on the recent BMW models or the R75/5 from 10 years previously. It wasn’t seen as a cost effective way to purchase a motorcycle: it carried the premium associated with BMW but didn’t have the robustness of its pedigree nor the performance of its peers.
It’s been a while since I’ve seen a Z750GT or CBX550 on the road,
though…
Access it here (file is 20MB).
