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.... • "" :: Q" II> se se 0> .... .... . "". s EO II> ~ 0 :i!: ~ • ~ :i!: ~ ..,J t.J :>.. o Len, there are two Featherbed frames for Jour favorite " l ines. Above: Vela, Enneld and Mustanl Inllnls for parts. allow: the bits arl cata loluld and easy to n nd. OLD MOTORCYCLES N V RDIE EE By Annette Camp An orphanage for motorcycle s was opene d this year in J uly at M otorcycle Salv a ge in Azusa, Cal ifornia. Her e litli terly millions of parts and hundreds of res tora ble motorcyc les wait to be • a dopt ed," Here als o a re hundred s of tires with many more pleasurable miles left O th em, as well as . an ampl e s upn ply of s c ooter parts for the le ss s pee dy enthusiasts. While looking ar ound the app roximately 7,000 square feet of space that Motorcycle Salvage covers , one finds parts for bikes th at are no lon ger made, foreig n motorcycles and some models dat in g bac k to the 1930' s . P eopl e come from al l over t he Stat e in cludin g many motorcycle dealers who find it great to get pa rts no longer made, thus bein g a ble to ke ep customers ha ppy by being able to fix thei r machin es. T he motorcycl e pieces ar e gathere d from all over the world, places li ke Ita ly, Germany. En gland. Japa n. t he United Stat es and so on. to become us eful again. E very thin g is layed out in rea s onabl e order. making it ea sy for the c usto me r to find what he needs. M lc Sal vage will also tak e parts in trad e and s end pa rts COD if give n the ri ght inf ormation. If you can ' t fi nd what your lookin g for On th e spot, the y will try a nd loc ate it for you elsewhere .lfthey can ' t they will dire ct you to a dealer who will probably be abl e to help you ge t what you need . Owne r Ed Siedn er brought a great ide a into reali ty. whil e mana ger Roy Gregory keeps th e whee ls runnin g smoothly. always read y to help a custome r. M otorcycle Sal va ge is open s even days a week (an d what a grea t way for an enthus iast to sp end a Sunday)' - Willow Spri ngs, Calif. - Nov. 6, 1966: A production model Kawasaki 250cc "Samurai " today swept the fi eld and pla ced first overall in the heavy production class. Competing agai nst machi nes in the 250cc class and up, the stoc k Samurai, ridden by J im Deehan, made a smashing entry into the U. S. ra cin g circuit. NOW AVAILABLE: Kawasaki 250 The slashing SAM URAI 2S0 is performancebred to give you the most power, accel erat io n and speed ever engi neered into a 250. Features incl ude: • 250 CC DU AL ROTARY VALVE. 2-STROKE ENG INE DEV ELOPS 31 H P/8000 RPM . • SUPERLUBE OI L INJECTION - NO M ESSY FUEL PREM IX ING. • MULTI-DISC WET PLATE CLUTCH • • DOUBLE LEADI NG FRON T BRA KE• • DUAL EXHAUSTS. • SEALED BEAM HEADLI GHT WIT H HI GH BEAM IN DI CATOR. • MAXIMUM SPEED 100 · 105 MP H. DEALERS : Exclusive franchises for the full li ne of 2 and 4-stroke 50cc to 650cc Kawasaki m otorcycl es are still available in many choi ce areas. Dealers are backed by Kawasaki' s world-wide reputation for quality, service and performance. S hift up - with the new Kawasaki line. American Kawasaki Motorcycle (orp. Jim Dllhan, overall wlnnlr In the hlavy p,oductlon class at Willow Sprlnls, shows trophy to Mr. Ryozo Iwakl, Presldlnt of thl American Kawasaki Motorcycle Corp. P,O. Box 2066, 15205 So. Main sr., Gardena, California (213) 329-1152