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ATTACH~he "BOOT then, next weeken d the front tu be started to get soft and mu shy and t he bead started to loosen. Oh , well. 1 had high h opes for th e non-deflatabl e tube but it looks like they still have a lot o f work to do. I sin cerely hope they get it worked out, It would b e a great feeling to bomb across th e desert and not worry about cac tus puncturin g o r a sharp rock pinching your tube. FULLY TONG UE OF CHAMPI ~ ~ FOAM PADDED FRO NT - - SNUG FITTING A LL WEA T HER CUFF SOFT GLOVE LEATHER WIT H FOA M FILLING ....: The METTCO Tool Bag Distributor: MElTCO 1528 Santa Fe Ave. Compton, Calif. 90221 Tel : (2 13) 6 36-6144 The METrCO Tool Bag is patterned after the bags found on the Pentons and very well-built. It 's co nstruc ted of heavy leather riveted togeth er with cro ss flaps. - - - - - - RACE PROV EN BUCKLES HEAT RESISTANT AND WA T ER REPELLANT FIN ISH DUAL REINFORCED BUCKLE SUPPORT EXCLUSIVE MO LDED PLASTIC I NST EP & SHIN PROTECTOR FOAM FI L L ED FOR PERFECT FIT FROM DA Y ONE . MIN IMA L BREAK IN TOP GRAD E SKI BOOT LEATHE R BEST ANKLE PROT ECTOR OF ANY BOOT Expandable METTCO bag . . ~ STITCH ED IN SERT FOR FORWARD FLEX _ ENGINEER ING T HERMOPLA STI C TOE GU AR D T hr ee stra ps h old eve ry t hi ng toget her. The cavity is b ig eno ugh to hold all t he tools you need . spare p art s. and even a can of flat tire goop. I mo un ted my bag to a t h in p late of al umin um with pop rivets and then pop riveted tw o stain less steel clamps o n to the plate m ountin g to t he rear sub fra me. Then 1 d rilled a ho le down th ro ugh th e bag, plate, and fe nder an d co mpleted the m o un tin g with a 5/16" bolt and lo ck in g nu t. It seems ve ry secure an d lo o ks like it belongs th ere clean as "factory." I am glad to recommend th e MET TCO Tool Bag as a high quality product. STEE L KICK PLATE Last Chan ce Enduro rides again BUILT-IN A RCH SUPPORT PLUS STA INLESS STEEL SHANK DOUBLE STRENGTH STITCHING The 1973 Last Chan ce Enduro was su p posed to be the Last Ch ance as th e California End uro Assn (CEA) had dec ide d n o t to hold the event again . However, word n ow co mes d own that CEA will indeed hold th e Last Ch ance in ' 74 . In fact it will be a two day . 25 0· m ile enduro on December 7 and 8. CRC had taken the d ate but has given it back to t he CEA so they can h ave a Last Chance. Welcome back. gu ys. Sole U.S. Distributor " TH E NORSTAR" AVAIL A B L E FO R IMME DIA TE DELI VER Y DEALER IN QUI RI ES WEL COM E TRANS-AM MODE L $6950 US SPORTS -TOLL FREE 1-1l0 0 -2 31-1811 MOTQ-CROSS OR ISOT SOLE 0 ·37 Family Run Co mbine the high cost of putting on end ur os (in spite of what some people think), th e declining number of District 37 enduro entrants, and you have a problem in promoting a District 3 7 end ur o . On Mar ch 3, the Chaparrals M.C . will experiment with a family enduro loop (40 Miles) for their first loop to try and attract the family-type riders. For a S4.00 special rate, "C" riders, women, and kid s can ride the easy lo op. "A" and "B" riders will then tackle another 100 miles a fter th e easy 40. Sh o uld be interesting t o see how it goes over. t ~'iY1." Sweet Duck Suzuki KIll RADIO i4 Desert and MX Specialist s 1010 E. Arrow Hw y. Covina , Ca. (213) 966- 8541 Th e Motorcycle Stat ion Suzuk i 6' Maico Mail Ord er Sp ecialists . A well-know n Class A n enduro rider was observed d oing so me ra pid cherry -picking a t the recen t CR C Grand Prix at Valley Cycle Park in the Begi n ne rs Class. I won't embarrass h im by fin king but he rides a Pen ton. U A lot of people we re predicting dire things when the BLM Desert Plan was put into effect but, ap pare n tly for enduro riding, things are ac tually improving a bit. It see m s that some are as that have b een closed to en d uro co m pe titi on for a long time will be opene d up in th e near fu tu re . On existi n g roads and tr a ils , o f co urs e. b u t the possibilities for ne w layouts are 'reatl y increased . Larry Langley jiMfishbACk's =-~ YAMAHA ~ [f@ lMlrj.\~j.\ @ (714 ) 822- 225 2 9008 Sie rra Ave., Fontana, Ca. Roger DeCoster, Hakan Andersson, Ak~~O;~:;:DR~~hO:h~~~dSOn i i = Send for free i catalog : Progressive Products ~ Box 1051 . La Mesa, Calif. 92041 i ~1II11l11111"1I111111l11'"III, ....mlllllllllll"IIII""I " " '1IIIIrlllllll ' 1I111l lllll l lll l l l l li l i i & \l5:) NEW ' DO DGE' USED VAN - TRUCKS 4 x4', - CONV ERSIONS & I \lSI I Leasing A vailabl e. M ost M akes Ca ll F or ApP Oi n tme n t & A sk fo r Marv S ig m a n 86 R or John K no w les 0- 3 7 Dependable Dodge 21514 R o sco e B I , Ca nog a Pk , Ca. 91304 213 -883 -906 0. ( L A) 2 1 3 -8 73-4 095 I c~ Co ast Mo!o Cyde ' 2334 N ewport B I., Costa Mesa 714 /645·8008 II