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NEXT: From a Balloon, No Doubt J.'..., USED PARTS ~'""Io~..., ALL MAKES 40"0 to ~ (.~~ 4f...,~ m li " (J) ~ w 60°" SCRAMBLER MOTORCYCLES off 1801 W. 8urbank Blvd. Burbank, Calif. 849·5907 or 845~738 Ex. 7 Z W ..J U >- U 714/870-5243 ::s\ Motorcycle Corporation 172 Freedom Avenue Anaheim. California 92801 7241 OrangethOrpe Buena Park. CA 90621 '. ~ .. MEANS MAlOO Celso Penton & Monerkl (714) 521 24'20 MAVRICK ' D.al.r Inqulri.s Invit.d Phone: by Patrick Ncil DIXON, CAL., Sept. 3, 1972 - "Go jump in the lake!" is exactly what Gene "SULLY" Sullivan did this last Sunday at Dixon, aboard his so-called Hydrocycle I. Although Sullivan did perform a stunt, it wasn't exactly what had been precisely engineered on paper. According to the info sheet being passed around all morning, Gene Sullivan from Novato, Calif., a stuntman who had learned some of his trade from that famous other guy that does jumps, was all set to take his big 500cc bike fitted with special-built watcr skis, powered by JATO bottles, up a 67 foot wooden ramp, with an exit angle of about thirty degrees, out over and thru the flames of a burning barge, floating upon thc waters of a lake, touching down upon thc waters of the lake, activating the jets, and then waterski to the opposite side of the lake. At 80 miles per hour. FFO! . At 3 :00 p.m., just as the info sheet had promised, Gene warmed up the crowd by petforming some wheelies on his other Triumph brough t along for the occasion. And then the great experiment began. Charging down the dust ridden approach to the launch ramp and up it at 80 mph, the blurred flash of the rider and bike was suspended for an instant at the end of the ramp, as the cameras of a myriad of photographers clicked away, recording the moment forever on silver and gelatin. As the Hydro r and Gene lofted out over the lake, looking very much like a fast moving cloud, the wind, blowing at about 28 knots from the wrong direction, seemed to tilt Sully just a bit. At 80 miles per hour, just as the program had promised, Hydro I and Gene Sullivan impacted the lake surface; only to remain on the same angle of entry right to the boltom of the lake. Fortunately, the stuntman was almost able to walk away from the scene, as the lake is' man-made and only about 5 feet deep. Instead, he was carried out of the water on h.is 'crew's shoulders. Unfortunately, the 500cc Triumph, "SrRONG" Ii )( $29.95-:: (1115) 124-4261 1 BII: S ,; Delux. MCldel S34. DO PlIir • ' traVIII w/60·9O procr.~si~.IY s d MOTORCYCLE _ CARRIERS 3332 RETA STREET with it's special waterskis and j~ts, was somewhere below the surface, probably stuck at a 30 dej(ree anl/;Ie of entry into the muddy bottom of the lake. FFO. Wait til Jacques Cousteau, Super Joe and Pep Boys here about this! Gene Sullivan in mid-air over lake after leaving launching ramp at 80 mph in attempt to jump into lake and water·ski his 500 Triumph with JATO bottles Ion skisl. Jet assist has not ignited at this point. La Crescenta, Calif . Postal ZID CO;iC 91214 Car Frame r spllnc Spring Rallos from 65t to 125t in 'stock Shocks come with 7S t OS shndard spa" springs SS.OO PlIir. Compl.te r.bulld klls S5.00 .a. 1\2" Extans.ions 53.00 pr. s.. ls SI.50 PlIir Pl.... specify motorcycl. make & model. Mount Iype requlr.d. Eye . . .ach .nd or .ye and clevis typ•. Now In stock the new "M..rlck' 5·way adjustabl. heavy duty shocks, rebuildobl. lustrous' chrome springs, 11\2' or 1~" lenCth ..al .. bl•• C.nt.r to c.nter 01 .y.s 3\2" travel. W. Pay Postac. on Pr.paid Drders. Calif..-nla Residents add 5" lor ..I.s ta. NOW......NEW ADDED WARRANTy ...... " the ..al lails on ...y MAVRICK unil within 90 doys from dot. of purch... w. will replae. th. . .a' Ir••• P.S. Does anybody .Is. do this? MAVRICK DOES IT AGAIN Ta. ad..nlog. th. b.st til buy 01 the year. SPOOL HUBS, 40 hoi. with 5/S" burlngs Included. Best alloy with chrome like finish. ..~ $10 00 -lit ~. 248·2850 Allaches to Front or Rear Frames of Any • CAR • TRUCK • TRAILER OMPETITION yeLE Loading Ramp ~RODU~tington Moto-X - Desert Enduro 16612 Beach Blvd. Beach. Calif (714) 84 7·2202 BODY FUELBYENDURA Gene Sullivan upon 70 mph (est.) impact with lake surface while attempting to water-ski his 500 Triumph across the lake. Jet assist has clearly failed to ignite. Tested and used by the following Dlsl, 37 riders: ERIC JENSEN .. BOa McLAUGHLIN .. LARRY BERGQUIST .. LARRY PFUTZENRUETER .. EO SCHEIDLER" WAL T AXTHELM .. LARRY HEARN • GEORGE MAGALLON, M.D. S8.S0 lor 3 months supply {Ca~lbor~~s~~e~~~~I~'V~ATURAL $7.50 lor 3 months supply (Calif. residents add 5% talC). Send check or money order to: Endura Vitamin. Dept. A. 638 S. G~ndora Ave., Glendora, Ca. 9J740 . 00 tills introdu clol)' oll.r. MAVllcr NOBTH MBUCAN IMPORTS 2125 cem GIr"', P.O. Box N *iue, calif, U5I1 G.n. Sullivan, at 2 mph lest.!, after his unsuccesslul attempt to water-ski his 500 Triumph with jet assist across the lake. Jet assist never did ignite. Immersion in five ft. of water and one foot of mud stilled the throaty roar of the Hydroeyefe.