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RENO H & H DRAWS BONANZA OF 235 RIDERS SOOfy and Photns Ill' Andrew sewell On Sunday, April 7, 235 bikes llned up for the start of the Bonanza Hare and Hound, held north of Reno. With motors shut off , the r lders-walted15m1nutesfor the start, because the wind was blowing the smoke from the s ignal fire along the gr ound, hldtng It fr om view. With the ralslng of the starting flag, the ai r exploded with sound as 235 r iders Idcked over their bikes an d r oared In a huge cluster a cross the ope n stretch cove red with s tubble sagebr ush. Only 100 yards out the riders were slowed down by a four-foot dt rt mound. It can't be donel Miss the Suzuki Exhibit at the Cycle World Show. See the Sportcy cle that couldn't be made. All the experts knew that if anybody could make a sportcycle that compressed 500 cc's of brute power into an efficient two-stroke engine, they'd have a cycling revolution on their hands. But impossi- . ble is impossible. Except where Suzuki engineering is concerned. Because we did it. We created the world's first 500cc Dual-Stroke, the Suzuki 5OO/Five. And cycling hasn't been the same since. Just picture yourself ripping off a quarter mile in 13.2 seconds from a standing start. Stampeding 46 hot horses at a cool 7000 rpm. Or at home on a 110 to 120 mph range, Above: Not wasting any time, Tony Austin gulps a warm drink at lI1e 50-mile check while his 250 Greeves Is gassed up. Rig/lt: Prepared for spills such as this, lI1e Washoe Jeep Squadron and CIvil Air Patro l supplied communications and fi rst aid for lI1e race. That's performance mo s t 750 cc bik es can't muster. But the en gine isn't all that' s revolutionary. Take the 5-s pee d Constant-Mesh t ra nsmission (first in its class) . By hanging 5 on t he 500/Five, Suzuki brings out more performance for you. Take the twin carburetors that actually sense sea-level changes and adjust their flow . .. so the 500/ Five goes to the top without gasping for air. . Take the Separate speedometer and tachometer modules - built in by Suzuki, not tacked on by you. Take the metallic jewelledfinish in glittering gold, ruby red or sapphire blue . .. complemented by rich, thick chromium fenders. The 500/Five finish is the.end! But Suzuki excellence doesn't en d t here . For good measure, take Posi-Force, th e lube system that en ds gas -oil mixin g for good. Add sa fet y fea tures like high speed t ires , ra cing bred brakes, and a stabilizing suspensio n system t ha t takes the grind out of bumps. And take the fact that only Suzuki is spec'd out for Am erica 's longer roads and rid ers. Now take a trip to your Suzuki dealer. Ask about the exclusive Suzuki 12 month/12,OOO mile warranty. Then solo the Suzuki 500/ Five, You just have to take to it. The mound ran the length of the llneup, but a few observant riders clustered near an area where a small secUon of the mound had been graded nat. ~ F or more facts, write : U.S. Suzuki Motor Corporation 13767 Freeway Drive , Dept. 568 ~ UO