25 Years Ago May, 1974
25 YEARS AGO MAY, 1974
ROUNDUP
It you need proof that this issue saw editors gettin' down 'n' dirty, just witness Mr. Editor Atkins as this month's sideways-slidin' coverboy. If that's not enough, how bout the fact that all three of this issue's road tests were of off-roaders?
• Up front, the Big Guy's ride was a Bultaco 352 Jim Pomeroy Repli ca, which was credited as being an everyman's motocrosser. Next came Triumph's TR5-T Trophy Trail, an ISDT gold-medal winner that we called "the epitome of classic tradition." And finally, Kawasaki's KS125 Enduro, which, despite editors' praise, paled in comparison to the KX1 25 that eventually followed.
• Sandwiched between the tests was a motorcycling quiz called the "Son of Oaf Test." Designed to evaluate "a basic knowledge of mo torcycling mechanics, people, places and events," it comprised short-answer, matching and true and-false questions. Sample tongue-in-cheek queries included: "What purpose do cross-ups serve, other than showing off?" and "Does `t~mming the skirt' bring to mind erotic thoughts?"
• Elsewhere, a Massachusetts man set his sights on building an exact replica of the original Daimler because the endeavor would allow him to "plumb the heights and depths of every emotion known to mankind." And Technical Editor Jody Nicholas offered helpful hop up hints for turning a Norton Com mando into "an 11-second terror that anyone can build.~r Some peo ple have no shame.
Nendy F. Black
