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Now In sloek lhe new "IIavrlek" S·way ·adjuslable heavy duly shocks, rebuiidable luslrous ehro.. sprines, 11\2" or Ill-'" lenelh avai Iabl•• C.nler 10 eenler of .yes 3\7" 'rav.l. We Pay Postaee 00 Prepaid Orders. Caillornia R.sldent s add 5')(, for sales tax NOW••••••NEW ADDED WARRANTy .•...• If the seal fails on any MAVRICK unit wi Ihi n 90 days from dale of purcha.. we .,111 r.place Ihe ..al free. P.S. Do.. anybody else do this? MA VR IC K DOES-IT .AGAIN Ihe best Ta. ad.antae of buy of the year. SPOOL HUBS, 40 hoi. with 5/S" bearlnes inc lud.d. Best alloy finish. wllh chro.. II. "4... $10 00 on this '" • introductory offer, not only unbrea kable, but chrome pl~ted for eltra long life too!! now for -Hoda ka 100cc dykes, Bultaco 125, Bultaco 250, DKW .. Sachs 125, Penton 125 FOR ALL FACTORY PISTON SI2ES ASK YOUR LOCAL DEALER 1750 ~ S. VICTORY GLENDAL E. CAL. PHONE 213·24& ·3U5 on the Saddleba ck course in a Many Tripes tries out the producti on motocro sser, the Elsinore, session. semi-sec ret testing Leak Pro of als Fork SeYear. d1 Guar antee Gorma n Pressur e-Balan ced UA72-1; Ceriani, R.E.H., Belor (Bullaco), Montesa, Metal Profile, Ducati. Puch, Greeves and Dalesma n. $14.75 per sel. UA72-2; CZ, AJS and most Telesco . $14.75 per sel. UA72:3; Husky. 516.50 per sel. UA72-4; Maico. $13.75 per sel. Exclusive Dealers hips Available. International Cycle House 4212 Lankershlm Blvd Nonh Hollywood. Callfornta 91602 Phone (213) 769-802 0 .r MAVRICK NO.RTH AMERICAN IMPORTS nZ5 • c.ro Gordo, P.O. Box N ~ve, Calif. 93501 There is a differen ce between the product ion Honda 250 motocro sscr and the few works machin es in this coun try. The distinct ions are externa lly slight but nonethe less exist. What may be more remarka ble is that there seem to be no major differen ces in design, either of engine or basic geomet ry. Impres sions gathere d by some Souther n Californ ia riders indicate that Honda has fOllowed Lbe same route as Kawasa ki in motocro ss engine design, i.e., a broad, flat power cuIVe. The goal was to produce lots of torque at low RPM, even if it mean t giving away a horsepo wer or two. The Honda 250 does just that. It is not pipey but 30 horses would be a top estimate . Jt is possible to stand the Elsinore and Lbe works bike on the rear wheel just by dialing on throttle from fairly low in the rev range. The Hondas are, at any rate, fast enough as they are. They won't suffer a speed disadva ntage. Based on his rides on the 250 1arty Tripes produc tion version, reflecte d that it was very good for a box stock motocro sser; probabl y the best of the non-wo rks machine s. Out of the • b6~" It" i's' t'I*' be 2 ~ 'l1\otbtloSlllbill.e 1 , around. Bruce Baron allows as how the works machine is the finesl 250 he's ridden, but it should be kept in mind that he's riding for Honda: a ride that he's wan ted for some time. He approve d of the engine characte ristics, power from low down whi h makes the bike more tractabl e and quicker to get around a motocro ss cOurse since you 're not continu ally fighting to keep it on the pipe. He liked the handlin g but there seems to be a fair amount of rear end hop and the front end definite ly wants to slide out of the groove, or even a random line, on bermed turns. The aluminu m Honda shocks with the finned oil reseIVoirs do not seem to be the comple te answer, nor do the dual split springs. Detailin g on the bikes, particul arly the works machine , is very impress ive. The Honda rims arc already legenda ry and they seem to be somewh at improv ed and lightene d on these two-stro ke motocro ssers. The works bike has a ligh tened sprocke t like the product ion machin e but it is aluminu m as is the girder torque arm to the brake lladJoi..~ " ...lCl. ...d Hot .i"mmil :tr details.