I
n 1975, two full decades
before print advertising for
nicotine products would be
banned, the February issue of
Cycle World magazine carried a
full-page ad on its back cover for
Camel Filter Cigarettes. "They're
not for everybody" the ad read,
"but they could be for you."
That very message could've
also been printed on the maga
-
zine's front cover, which featured
the brand-new 500cc Suzuki
RE5, a rotary-engined heavy-
weight that the company was
billing as "the smoothest tour-
ing machine ever made." A few
companies, including Yamaha
CNII ARCHIVES
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BY KENT TAYLOR
THE ROTARY:
SUZUKI'S
SHORT-LIVED RE5
Suzuki's rotary-powered RE5
had a short life but left its mark.
This Suzuki RE5 is owned and
was restored/modified by RE5
enthusiast Jess Stockwell.
