Cycle World
CYCLE WORLD
JUNE 1986
VOL. 25 NO. 6
CYCLE WORLD COMPARISON TEST
32 The Supertourers
Fourteen days on the road.
TESTS
56 Kawasaki250 Ninja
In a class by itself.
62 Kawasaki KX500
Trying to stay ahead of the pack.
FEATURES_
44 Riding Impression: Suzuki Cavalcade LXE
Second generation of a heavyweight.
79 Honda CR750
Seventeen years ago, it was the ultimate kit bike.
— by Alan Cathcart
34 Long Term Test: 1985 Kawasaki KX250
It took a licking and kept on ticking.
EVALUATIONS
72 RK Accessories Mirage II Bag
Soft luggage for hard rides.
74 Thermotex Heated Suit and Glove Liners
The heat is on.
ROUNDUP
25 Rules For The Group Grope
Just when you thought it was safe to go touring again. . .
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26 Letter From Japan
16,000-rpm production bikes on the streets of Tokyo.
30 Letter From Europe
London’s dispatch riders and elephant rallies in Austria.
RACE WATCH
46 Daytona '86
A portent of good things to come. —by Steve Anderson
51 A Mann’s Point of View
A former winner on Daytona. — by Dick Mann
54 My First Daytona
The Florida finishing school. —by Doug Toland
DEPARTMENTS
7 Editorial
11 At Large
15 Letters
23 New Ideas
86 Things To Do
92 Service
101 Summary
114 Slipstream
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