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T he Torque Engi n eer ing p ip e for the XL· 25 0 exits from the opposite side th e stock pipe docs. It tucks in real close to the eng ine and winds around behind the rear frame tube before exiting in t o a small m egaph on e next to the re ar shock . A sm all porti on of th e in ner fen der mou nt had 10 he cu t so th e pi pe would fit . This is th e third pi pe I' ve ha d on the bike and so far the best. The pipe tucks in so well I've yet to be b urned or have it in terfere with m y righ t leg, other than having to be a little careful when kicking the bike ove r. The pip e is a little lo ud an d should n 't be . use d on the st ree t, an d mi ne lacked a spark ar rester. Chuck Sm ith at T or q ue Eng. t ol d m e t hey are w o r ki ng o n a pipe inco rp orating an arrest er wi th ou t a horsepower loss . The stock p ipe seems to give a couple more horsepower, over stock and provides a weight savings o f about eigh t pou nds over st o ck . Gree nho rn An accu rat e wat ch is essen tial in , enduro time keeping. Th e surplus aircraft eight day clock s are accu rate and lend th em selves to easy mounting on a motorcycle. The only problem is how to isolate th e watch from sho ck and vibration. Woody Gedusky has co me up with a sim pl e but effect ive way of mountin g an eight da y clock. T he d im en si on s shown ca n be modified if needed to fit your p articular watch . The base is cons t ructed of th in al u mi n u m pl at e m e a surin g app roxi mately 2%" by 4W'. T he mount ing holes are drilled on a 45 degr ee ang le (p hoto I ) as m ost clocks The Greenhorn Enduro will be a stra igh t line end ur o th is year (Yea!) an d will start and end in Duarte. S tree t legal equ ipmen t will be -required. Th e overnigh t pi t will be at Charlies Place (The Wagon Wheel Cafe for its proper name) near Ridgecrest. As usual, the ' Ho rn ha s been belatedly awarded National Enduro stat us carrying double points. INTRODUCING SuperSprocket'· A. major new sprocket breakthrough that outwears both steel a nd aluminum. -Fro m J acwal, who brought you the rec ord tion is absor bed into the sp roc ket it helps sm ashin g Superehain, now comes Supe r exten d b oth ch ain and sp r o c ket li fe . Sprocket . Res u lt ? You get more po w er and mor e distance from SuperSprockeL Mad e of tough, spa ee-age nylon plastic. SuperSprocket is designed to give better When used in combination wi th the and longer lastin g performance. In fact, it DenseLube Superehain you have the quiethe es delivered the power to the wheel of t~t , most efficien t, mo st t rouble -free winning Honda and second place ~ ~ ~ final ehain d rive system ever availKawasaki at the 24 hour endurance ~ able anywhere. Ask to see it now . The DenseLube SuperSprocket. race at Bol Dar in France. SuperSprocket outwears bo th New from Jacwal. steel and al uminum sprocke ts?runs~ '" fM quieter, is lighter , an d as lu brica~ COAPORArflIDIMIIl 'llOlllln ....r'ln ft ... JACUJAL ......- ~ ~ectur'tll"'S/Impcrter-s /()str"lbutDrs 01 Mocor Sparr. AccnSOl"'ln 6337 MIlnchester BlYd ,/Buen. Pwk/Ce 90602/(71 4 1~·7 660 ISOT Qualifier The Shamrocks ISDT Qualifier ende d up on April 27· 28. The two day run will be run near Bar stow on a cloverleaf type course which is also the Sh amrocks symbol. Rugby ? The number tw o enduro club in District 3 7, the Checkpoin ts, w er e pl ayin g with th eir troph y awarded to them from th e number one enduro club , the Ch aparrals, a t the Coyote I SO Eud uro. T he trophy, a huge truck ti re, was t he "ball" in ki nd of a wild rub gy game he ld ar o und midnigh t. I really don 't know who won but Micky Adams was right o n top of th ings. Fast Ridin' Also a t the Co yote Enduro , everyone was trying to figure out why desert racer J im Fishback was on hand to ride an end uro. He ca me out at th e invitati on of Ed Mazenko of the URA for a fun ride. Ever wondered ·if th e desert racers would make good enduro riders ? Heard the old argument th at ge t a desert racer in good old "enduro" terrain and the y w ould flound er? Fo rge t it! J im Fishback is a very tal ented rider no matter what the terrain. He also %" i l' io ;:; ~ ( ~ 2j,;" ) are offset. Ele ctric m o tor mounts (1 'A") _ are used to mount th e cloc ks to the base. Depending on th e clock you are using, the moun ts can be ground away - for clear ance or a spacer (in m y case 1 use d so me I" rod nu ts) may be used to moun t the cl oc k away fr om the b ase. You can use two U bol ts ('A") or make yo u r own from threaded rod. Just bend it over an appropriat e angle. Paint the base ' with black crinkle paint for a pr ofessional appearance, (photo 2) see ms to have his head screwed on very we ll. I t was m ost interesting tal king t o hi m . Next ti me he promises to ho o k up a speedometer .and bring a watch . Shoul d be inte res ti ng . M.O,R,E Hoax moun t to the handleb ar s and yo u 're read y to go. (photo 3) I used mi ne for t he firs t t im e in the Chapa rrals Co yo t e I SO end uro an d was extreme ly pleased. The clock m oun ts righ t bel ow eye level an d can be instant ly viewed. The flex ib le rub b er moun ts see med to tak e up the shocks an d vibration well. Product Evaluat ion Torque Engi nee ring XL · 250 Pipe Man ufact urer : Torque En gin eering ('.0 . Box 245·C Northridge, Cal if. 91324 (2 13 ) 882-43 2 1 I received a ca ll fr om Dave Marti n o f the Pomona Va lley Desert Rid ers . Dave told m e PVD R wa s goi ng to raise m on ey fo r Ru ss Sa nford of MORE (w ho Cycle News had re po rted as being de ad ) at th eir Gran ny III end uro to be held May 19. T he idea was th at PVDR would match any don at ions up to $300 and sen d th e proceed s to Ru ss Sa nfo rd's widow. How ever th e report of Sa nford 's dea th was a ho ax wh ich was designe d to wake peo ple up to t he fact th a t Russ Sanford has give n up m uch in our be half. I d on 't know how everyone will rea ct to the hoa x. Bu t I d o ho pe PVDR will st ic k with their dona tion scheme and ge t behind M.O. R. E. so stories like that will not have to be prin ted t o wake up mo torcyclists. Larry Langley ROKON RT 34 0 END UR OS IN STOCK NOW CArnes Cyde Shop 8459 - Foot hill - P.O. Box 60B Sunland . CA 9 1040 2 13-352 ·1458 mij F O R T HE BEST • IN M OT OR CYC L E A C CES S ORI ES 120 1A EAST BA L L ROAD . A NAHE IM CAl I F 714-776-1250 13