Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Busqvarna,CZ,Penton owners- have we got a Mikuni carburetor conversion kit lor you. Valerian's kits are tested. They work. They fit. They substantiall y improve gas mil eage, HP, and torque. r. StopS loading up. Eases startups . And gives more doc lbili ty. The kit that comes with a complete range of jet s good from sea level to 8.000 : The kit you can bo lt on in less than an hour. The cust om-des igned kit that looks like it's "facto ry install ed:' Ord er a who le kit and kaboodle. or just . the parts you need . (Including our very own man ifold kits.) Call (213) 475--lS4 1 toda y. Or mail the co upon . PRICE Jay Linehan opens his trench coat for the tootsie s. Barebottom Riverbottom By George Thermal + + + + + + + The third Riverbottom Grand Prix is gone, but the sound lingers on: the event carries the dubious distinction of being, we believe, The River botrom has a new 6/1 0 mil e course w ith a drop -aw ay jum p; tw o banked turns; wh oop s ; b ack straight ; and seve ra l - t ight t urns. Heavy app licatio n of w ater was "n e cessary t o co n ta in the ab unda nce of dust , an d subseq ue n tly aide d in th e bu ild ing o f som e good lin es . The race brought o u t so me 5 0 racer s and m o re cam p fo llow ers. Three 16 gallo n kegs of Mill er s wer e co ns umed over a six hour per iod , and th e tradi tional " good tim e" was h ad by al l. No inj uries an d n o irr eversib ly-b ro ken b ikes! T he 125 class w as do minated b y Harry Calah an. Harry, who ha s been · rid in g fo r o n ly a few years , is co m in g int o his ow n. Good eq uipment , super hole sho ts and an eye for t he best line, combined to give Calahan three first finis hes over a not-i nconsequential field of local MX ho t -sh oes including Jerry Strum (Yam ) and Dave Coffer (Hon), second and thi rd fin ish ers respect ively. T he 250 class p resent ed a -formi dable field of locals . Mesa' s o wn Tony Pierc e, a so -called " Beginne r," won by virt ue of co ns iste n t fi ni she s. Pierce, a lo ng-ti me desert rid er, showed so me go od mo ves in the deep sand on th e far side of the cou rse . The sand on an o ff-ca m b er t ur n ca used many lesser riders t o eat it . First-turn crashes were the rule rather than the exce p t io n, and Pier ce's good sta r ts allowed him to beat th e traffi c. Second pl ace finisher, T . Tellier, allo wed the pack to st ack up then ran the outside lin e aro und the pileup . While thi s insured second place, it pu t Pier ce out of reach . The Buddy Race was run following the second ro und of so lo activity . T his is a Iour-stro ker's joy. and the winner. Bill Wat son and dad , we re ab oard a 175 Honda. In o rder to alleviat e the problems encou nte red in deep sand , the Watsons both held t he handlebars . (A I the sam e l im e ? . . Ed. ) Unort hod ox , but it brought them a win. T he also-ran s generally fl ound er ed abo ut , with a maximum of cra shes. A n exhi bit io n lap was run by Ron J ackson on a CB500 Ho nda Four. Accord ing to Mr. J ack son, 250 CZ 32mm 154.95 17 . . . . 125 Penton 32mm $5<4 .95 . • • . 250 CZ 34mm . . .• . .. . • • • . . . . . $59.95 18 125 Pent on 30 mm . . ..•.• •. . .. $54.95 •. •. 360-400 CZ 34mm $59.95 19 125 Pent on 28mm . . . . . .. . . . • . $5.(.95 •. . . 360....00 CZ 36mm .. ..•••. . . . . $72.95 20 . . . . 175 Pen ton 32mm •.•.. . .. . . . . $59.95 . . . . 250 Husk y 32 10 replace 32 • . . • $61.95 21 . . .. 175 Pent on 34mm . . . . . . . •.. .. $65.95 6 •. .. 250 Husky 34 to repla ce 36 . .• • $65.95 22. . . . 125 CZ 32mm ..•... .... . . . . . $5-4 .95 23 •. . . 125 Husky 32mm • . .• . .• . . .• •• $62.95 1 250 Husky 32 to replace 36 . .. . -161,95 8 360 Husky 32 to rep lace 32 •. . . $61.95 24 .. . . 360 Husky 36 to replace 36 .. . . $12.95 9 • . • . 360 Husky 3.( 10 repl ace 36 . • .. $65.95 25 • .• • 360 Husky 38 10 replace 36 . . . • $75.95 10 360 Husky 32 to repl ace 36 565.95 26 400 Hu sky 36 to replace 36 $72.95 11 400 Husky 34 to replace 32 165.95 27 400 Husky 38 t o rep la ce 36 $75.95 12 .(00 Husk y 34 to rep la ce 36 565.95 28 40D Husky MJ M K 36mm • • . . $12.95 U K 32mm S63.95 29 400 Husky U J MK 38mm ... . $75.95 13 . . • . 250 Husky MJ 14 . . .. 250 Husky MJ UK 34mm $66.95 30 . • . . 450 Husky MJ U K 36mm • . . . $n.9S 15 •. .. .(00 Husk y MJ MK :.t4mm $65.95 31 ..• . 450 Husky UJ U K 38mm • • . . $75.95 16 .. • • .(SOHu sky MJ U K 34mm . .. . 565.95 32 .. . . 400 CZ 38m m . . . .. . . .. . . • . . • • 515.95 Speci al super tefl on smoot h ca bles are avail ab le for $3.85 and a M ikun l tu ni ng Info rmati on booklet fo r $2.20. Plea se incl ude a $3.00 sh ip ping & han dling fee . Cali for n ia resi dents ad d 5% sales tax . + TEMPE , A RIZ. , MA R CH 10 the firs t mote -streak at a Grand Prix (No . . . Ed .) Mr. Jay Lineh an performed a m aj or st rea k ast ride his 400 Hu sk y . PRICE 1 2 3 .. 5 it is a bear to pi ck up on an off-camber, St range. T he Open race was a vio len t affair with several 4 0 0 CZ s and Hu sk ies throw in g sand at th e spe ctato rs. Ron Whi ttingt on , o n the . o nly Bulta co , looke d good in the fir st m oto, but even t ua lly fe ll to l\likel\ludro n. Mik e is an immigran t fr om Czec hoslova kia. wh o says th e Inter"AM A Czech team refuse d to ta lk to him a t Carl sb ad last year ' ca use h e spli t th e fatherland. Mik e (Man) p ut a firsi, third and a fifth toge th er fo r th e overall win . T hi rd pl ace went t o t he R iverbo t t orn -bred Ron J ack son (No .8 0 -3 7 Hack Passen ger ) o n Husk y. T ed his su spe nsion-less William son, last Pri x 's m ulti -winn er rod e Rich Bro adban k' s 400 CZ to a fif th place finis h. Kill ing it o n the b ack section cos t Te d an y higher finis h positio n. Class wi nners were pre sen ted SUN T-s hirts by a uniformed agent of th e U.S. Governmen t. We wou ld like to everyone for the m ellow t ha nk _ a f ter n o o n and for being super-c ool. • Please srNp COO 0 Charge to BankAme nc.ard O M aSlerCtla rg e O M y account number IS NAME _ ADDR ESS _ · W ~w~~~~ !:!!.!.:"~!,,· CITY MAI~TO : ' STATE TELEPHON E ZIP _ - (use area ecce I .. Lot Ang el... C8lifomle 800&4 - T",phone: (213) 475-4541 sa les - Service - Accesso ries - Parts - Rlvelts Champion leathers HUSOVARNA' JAWAlCZ ' SUZUKI ' PENTON MOTORCYCLE DEALERS $ $ IS YOUR PROFIT lOW? TRY OUR TRICK TRIKES Results 125 cc : 1. Ha rr y Ca la han \.'j'US). 2 . Jerry Strum ( Vam) . 3 . D av e Cof fer ( o n ). 250cc : 1. Tony Pie r ce (Yam) . 2 . T ony Tellier (Vam) . 3 , Tom St ewart (SU 2) . O PE N : 1. Michal Mu dr o n (Mon ) . 2 . Ron W h itti ng ton (B UI) . 3 . R on Jackso n (H us) . RACE : 1. B ill Wat son&Dad B U DDY ( H on) . 2 . R o n W h itt i ng to n /John Ba c h er (CZ ) . a, Dr . Pe t e H e rw tc k / Ste ve C isty (H us ) . Vince Corcoran gives Steve Cisty a dust bath. THE PRODUCT THAT HAS SUPER GOOD RETURN ON INVESTMENT. IF YOU LIKE 33Y.1% R.O.l. PICK UP YOUR'PHONE AND CALL COLLECT 213-921-6675. ASK FOR NEW DEALER SALES OR WRITE DUNECYCLE, P.O . BOX 2967, SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA 90670. DUDLEY & SON $ BARRIS SPORT CENTER H a n ford , C A 93230 Ph . 209 /58 2 -9 370 E I Ca jon , C A 92020 Ph . 714/447-7337 WESTERN POWER SPORTS, INC. Bo ise, Id ah o 83704 Ph . 208/376-3831 .$

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