25 Years Ago June 1984
25 YEARS AGO JUNE 1984
ROUNDUP
Top cover billing this month went to Yamaha's four-cylinder, air-cooled middleweight, the all-new FJ600: "Less Weight, Less Wait." CW's take? "Styling exercises aside, the FJ600 works. Its price is right. Its handling is on par with the competition. And the thing moves down the road like the very blazes. It is a very good mid-dis placement sport motorcycle." Yours for S2899.
• Off-Road Editor Ron Griewe put together the mother of all 250cc enduro shootouts, “Riding the tires off the KTM 250MXC, Kawasaki KDX250, Can-Am 250ASE and Husqvarna WR350.” The 12-page extravaganza included several sidebars: “Bike Setup,” “Living with the Bikes,” “Special Tests,” “Scoring” and even “Motocross.” In the end, the winner came down to reader preference. “So, what’s the best bike? Good question. An even better question is, what’s the best enduro bike for you?”
• In Daytona, Roberts beat Spencer in the 200, Bailey topped Johnson and O'Mara on the infield Supercross track, and Feature Editor David Edwards filed "Welcome to Daytona," his view from Main Street: "Cycle Week `84's Most Unusual, as chosen in the Rat's Hole custom chopper show, vent to Donnelly Hall's Oldsmobile V Eight-powered, er, creation."
• In Service, Chicago's Rick Kjarval asked. "l'veencoun tered conflicting advice on lub ing cables. I've been told that light motor oil is good, and other sources have recommended moly-based sprays. Can you solve this conflict?" If cur rent department editor Paul Dean had a dollar for every time he'd been asked that question...
Matthew Miles
