Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

ENDU R O~·----(-(.'-(J-II-I.-'r/-.':j~'r'-i1':"::'/J-,-,g-('::::"7) ... , *~. ~ The trials were bad news for the highly wned Kawasakis. 4 MAVRICK ' ,l29.9SW::: $ Dealer Inquiries Invited ~ ,~ ," . at 40 to I? SURE you can, and with reliability as good as, if not Better· than any 40: 1 oil. BUT try your oil at 16: 1 ... If you can get it start- Phone: (a05) 824-4261 ' M~del Deluxe $34.00 pa ir ." travel w/60·90 proeresslvely ,1 LUBRICANT sprlnes r Sprlne Rallos from 6St to 125t in stock Shocks come with 78t as standard spare sprines S8.00 pair. Complete rebuild kits S5.00 ea. 1\2" Extensions'S3.00 pr. Seals $1.50 pair Please specify motorcycle make & mod.l. Mount type required. Eye at .ach .nd or .ye and cl.vls typ•• Jtow in stoc k the naw "Mavrlck" 5·way adjustable neavy duty shocks, rebui idabl. lustrous chrome sprines, 11\2" or IVA" leneth availabl•• C.nter to c.nter of ey.s 3\2" Irav.1. We Pay Postae. on Prepaid Orders. 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South Gate South Gate, Calif, 90280 to be running late and there was bound to be a check at the bottom. There was. Everybody figured loop 4 would be a piece of cake. Not only was it the end of a long and pretty rough run, but most. of it was 30 mph schedule which usually meaps road. We should have known. Ed Wight's sacli~tic nature wasn't going to let off that easily. As soon as we started on the 30 mph section, we hit the deepest, loosest sand to be found this side of Palestine. And endless, it seemed. We zigged and zagged up and down the dunes with the motor screaming at 7000 rpm and the rear wheel cligging a foot-deep groove that just filled in as bike moved forward. Finally we got to a ridge we had to climb in the same soft stuff, and then it was push time. I was cursing Ed Wight for always making big bike course until I noticed a guy on a Triumph was pushing too. I suppose eventually everyone got over but it looked pretty doubtful for awhile. ' There was quite an assemblage of experts riding the enduro this week and most of them enjoyed it. Dave Ekins, who seemingly did quite well, commented that it seemed much better organized than most that he had ridden recently. His ricling mate, Tom Patton, Bultaco honcho, was also enjoying it until he broke up the rear wheel of his scooter. There were a few people who were unhappy. Bob Steffan raised a solo voice in protest against the trials. "Yau work hard all day trying not to lose points and then have to ride something like that," he said in disgust. "My bike (a Harley Sprint) wouldn't even fit through those rocks." But other than that he liked it. Ed Farrel clidn't like anything about it. "If this was a District run, it'd be thrown out for about six clifferent reasons. All the times and mileages are off." He didn't have much support among his fellow District 37 Experts, however. It seems likely that one check might have been ofEand have to be disallowed, but that's not bad in a 200 mile event. It's possible that Ed might have been just a bit miffed because he missed a check and had to go back a couple miles to get it, too. All in all, it looks like the CERA is goi.ng to be a real force on the California enduro scene. After their first couple runs, which could serve as horrible examples, they've shaped up quite well, and if I can take exception to Ed Farrell's opinion, their fun was a better one than many of the District runs last season. Everything went off like clockwork, there were no bottlenecks, not impossible spots, and yet it was tough enough to leave most anybody ready for a good night's sleep afterwards. .... C'l "~I ",; " o ~ w Z W ..J U >- U

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