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Cycle News 1974 07 02

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This 14·pound Tracy Fiberglass Works Kawasaki 500 and 750 "street racer" body holds three gallons of gas and comes with a seat, license plate/tail light bracket, petcocks, mounting hardware and a guarantee. They also have models for Honda 550s and 7505, Yamaha 650s, and Triumph 6505. Tracy Fiberglass Works, Department Marshmallow Pie, 328 Ingalls St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060. This fiberglass seat, full fairing, light 4.5 gallon (or 5.6 gallon, depending upon which press release you believe, the first one or the second one) gas tank, rear sets, fiberglass front fender, and trick Cibie rectangular light kit comes Maybe a new wrapping for your old box will do the trick. They call this a "dolphin-style" fairing of "elegant simplicity and singular purpose." It comes from Avon, via CMI, which lives at the same place as the Laverda seen nearby. Tell 'em you heard about them in the back alley, and that's why they should support sex education in schools . They'll think you're crazy, but at least they'll know you saw it here, which will help when our ad man hits them up for a four-page spread in the Christmas issue. Dick's Cycle West has a new catalog. "Cafe Racer Special Equipment:' showing their now expanded "Race t" line of products. it sells for $1.00 and shows many "new and never before seen" items that the road rasher will want for outfitting his machine. Available from Dick's Cycle West, Department Exotic, 420 South San Gabriel Boulevard, San Gabriel, California . J & R Expansion Chambers calls these Kawasaki street pipes " Cafe Racer Pipes." Their ad agency sent us a letter with this photo saying they are "specifically designed for use in cafe racing." What is cafe racing, anyway? We've heard of cafe racers, but never "cafe racing." We didn't even know cafes raced. J & R Expansion Chambers . Depart ment What -Does·lt-Mean ? 708 Monroe Wy .• Placentia, CA 92670.

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