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u-SURFACING CYLINDER HEADS
Due to it's simplicity, the two-cycle
engine is more susceptible to the home
mechanic devling into it. For some
reason known only to them, the
manufacturers have a habit of putting
thick head gaskets on these machine,
which have a tendency to slightly warp
panic and want to take the head to the
local machine shop to have it machined
so it will be level again. While this is an
admirable thought, it is really not
necessary as he can take care of the
problem right in his own garage.
The ftrst thing needed is a piece of
plate glass about a foot square that can
I;>e picked up cheaply at the closest
By simply using a rotating motion,
press Iigh t1y on the head and rub it
around on the paper, until you can see
that the entire gasket surface has been
touched by the paper. Then install the
'wet-t all bot under the
make suggestions for changes or new
collar when one of your posters adverrules but It's the seven men on the Comtised a "motocross." It was uP to Dave
petition Committee who make the final
to tactfully explain that there is no difdecision.
ference between a scrambles and a motoWe've been gathering over the years
cross except in scoring and that be
quite a few odds 'n' ends of rules that
wasn't doing anything behind t1)eir backs.
have been changed and yet have neyer
He bad to do it without maldng them feel
printed in the following year~s rule book;
dumb because they didn't understand
rules that somehow end uP being enforced
motorcycle racing. It's funny to bear him
sometimes (along with the penalties intell it but it's got it very serious side
volved) on some clubs and some people.
too. One of the local motocross clubs.
Yet others manage to luck out one way or
the Stumpjumpers pointed out to the
another and don't get nailed. We perSports Committee that the majority of
sonally don't want to start trouble or
motocrosses u.e being held at Bay Mare,
bring about gigantic hassles amongst
when there are other locations for events
the clubs. but ta,cts are still facts, so.
available too and it would be nice it bost
we're going to refrain from making
clubs would spread it around a little btt
specific comments at least until after
more. it's a good pointl
next Thursday's Competition Committee·
We're not going to let John Rice forget
mee~ng (it we do at all). But it's sate to
,that when be triEld riding a motocross
say that the hassles we go through
back when be was a number one TT
periodicallY are caused by a lack of
scrambles plate holder he sniveled softly
com m u oic a t ion between individuals,
that be didn't really like motocross;it
clUbs, and outsiders sucb as governwas "a bit rougb," and his bones were
mental agencies, and that real action
getting old, and besides be was a TT
doesn't take place unill the proverbial
rider anyway. Who is currently holding
borse Is halt-way out the barn door or
the highest number of points in AMA
over in the next valley. Halt the time it's
motocross? John R. So next time you see
too late to sbut the door, the rustlers
him bounding around a motocross circult
have struck, the horse has gone or you'll
Uke ( or ALMOST like Torsten Hallman)
end up with balt of one and generally the
let him have itl Long Beach Honda where
wrong halt. A college lecturer once told
lohn works, has created a minl-Iillce
a class I was in that many wars bave
soccer team and will be throwing down the
started through sheer lack of communiglove in eballenge to any other team that
cation between two peoples, not because
thinks they can beat Long Beacb Honda.
someone got hostile. il George III bad
Let's get this one off the ground. Sounds
reallY known what the 13 colonies were uP
Uke tun and we all need a giggle once in
to over bere be'd have slammed the barn
a while. I want to attend some of these
door sbut and locked it, and we'd still
matcbes just to make sure you guys don't
be colonials. So it I bad any pull at all,
sluff ott and that you play using the corI'd work for more communication on
rect English rules. We allow a bit of
pro b 1ems and getting started much
"foul play" in soccer and rugby and
earlier when we know in advance probwhen you hear a continental crowd yell
lems are coming our way. O.K. soapbox
"basb 'is brains in" or "knock 'is teeth
goes back in the- corner for a bit.
out" they mean It, literallY •
We'd Uke to give one of our tips of the
Don't forget to cbeck the news release
helmet this week to Bay Mare and it's
on this year's Hopetown. Cycle News has
bard working owner Dave Grove and his • the scoop on it!
crew. When be took over Bay' Mare
By Maureen Lee
the cylinder heads after they have been
off and on the machine a few times.,
This will normally not cause a problem,
as it is a very slight warpage. But after
repeated use, it could be. the cause of
blown head gaskets.
The first indication that the rider has
of this _warpage is when removing the
head, he notices that the seating surface
is not even all the way around on the
gasket. This immediately leads him to
glazers. Next, obtain a sheet of very ftne
sandpap.er (actually, you should use
emery paper dbtainable from most auto
parts stores,) and a sheet of 'wet-
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