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Cycle News 1966 06 09

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9 • • .. . . Huruo Koshino aboard the Suzuki machines. works water-cooled twin cylinder testbed led a parade of Suzuki riders to .victory in the AMA Sportsman Road Race, June The I 25cc race follo wed and Suzukimounted Haruo Koshino took this one all the Open Class machines including the 650s. piloted by Ron Grant and Walt Fulton at Kent, Washington. This Suzuki sweep was a continuation of the show of force started at Riverside International Raceway May 22. riding Suzuki X-6 Hustlers. ' These three Suzuki riders finished ahead of follOwed by a pair of production racers from Japan and Spain. In the 250cc class a btsce of Suzuki X-6 Hustlers 5th on the beautiful 2.5 Pacific Raceway race. The 250cc class in this event Jr. took home the first and second place gold followed by a twcrstroke • was dominated by Suzuki. Local rider Ito, Koshino's production racer. Koshino did it again teammate, Don Kaylor led a parade of Suzuki X-6 Hustlers that took the first four places. As a prospective lightweight owner of all the four-stroke tWins. Koshino these resul ts directly affect you. When riding a Suzuki X-6 Hustler you know and everybody else knows that you are aboard a machine proven in competition to be the fastest in its class. Faster than a lot of bikes with much greater .. • All that remained was the production in the 500cc class. He was first ahead Yoshio • • racer led Walt Fulton Jr. and Ron Grant displacemenL The Suzuki that took the tirst: four places in last weeks 250cc production race are identical to the ones you will find at your dealer. The rider of any Suz uki can find pride in the fact that the design of his started the day by easily winning the 50cc class. Like Koshino, Ito was mounted on a factory experimental was riding the 125cc Suzuki. motorcycle is based on knowledge racer used to test ideas that will even- The Open Class was another Suzuki gained from the experimental racers ualiy find their way to the production sweep. Koshino and his 125cc Suzuki ridden by Haruo Koshino and Yoshioito. Test Ride The X-6 Hustler at Your Local Dealer 'k.s. s~ StUfio, MoJo", ~. ,fJHt:J" e~

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