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Product evaluation TO THE OR ANG E COU NTY FA IRGROUNDS INDOOR ..... MOTORCYCLE SWAP EEl! CL EAN OUT YOU R GARAGE AND BR I N G YOU R PAR TS AND BA SKET CASES TO THE NEW PRO. DUCTS PAVILION BU I L D IN G OF THE O RANGE COUN TY FAIRG ROUNDS ON FR IO '" Y NIGH T. AUGUST 16th . o (p @ DEALERS: LOAD UP YOU R T RU CK S AND VANS WITH PARTS AN D ACCESSORI ES AND DRIVE ' EM RIG HT INSID E TH E BUIL D ING! SELL DIRECT F ROM TH E BACK OF YO UR T RUCK! TIRE S, HEL M ETS. RIM S, ENGINES , SI LENCERS, SPAR K A RRESTORS, LEA THER S. BOOTS, TOOLS, OIL, SHOCKSI NEW AND USED PARTS AND ACCESSORI ES. COMPLETE MOTORCYC LES. Black camper shell makes neat backrest when filled, and keeps contents dry. Big zippered flap gives access. Butane stove is nifty. Te nt lives in bag o n left. DON'T GO TO SLEEP AND FORGET. • • Friday night , August 16th New Products Pavilion Building Oran ge County Fairgrounds ! Special seller's space prce: Ten cents per square foot ! Ten by ten foot ... 100 square fool spaces . . . Just S10 ! (Incl ud es t wo ad mlssionsl GIant 400 square toot dea le r spaces . .. $40 1 (Inc ludes e igh t a dmiSilonil By Charles Clayton Buvers : $ 1 lover twelve) Under twelve : 50C Do o rs ocen tc the publu; t- om 6 P.M. to mi d night. Set -up begini a t 2 P.M., Frrday . AuqUit 16th This is a new accessory devised for Yamaha Par ts Distrib ut o rs. Basically it is a steel-framed, vinylcovered rac k which mounts on th e back of th e motorcvcle and carries a tent for two plus ligh we igh t camping gear. The whole outfit, priced at 5249 fo r dirt bikes and $299 for street, includes the five pound tent. 20-degree sleeping bag. mattress, metal cookware, a stove FOR INFORMATION ANO TO RESERVE YOUR SPACE. CALL 7141637· 1835. NDSPARKS FRED WALTI TO VICTORY CIRCLE! Laguna Seca • Heavyweight Production Class 3rd place Fr ed Walti Kawasa ki Z 1 and a p lastic bot tie. The st reet model also has an electric lamp wh ich draws j uice fro m the cycle battery. All this fits into the ca mper compa rtment. with roo m left over for anothe r slee ping bag, food an d litt le else . T he camper ca n be rem o ved by simply pulling t wo ring- pins and lifti ng it off. Putting up the te n t takes on ly a few min utes, once yo u 've pract ice d. It is a beautiful ten t which all ro lls up into a smal l b undle wh en yo u ta ke it down. O ur fiel d test model was a prototype, which had a few flaws t ha t we hope production will resol ve. The cam per rack kept com ing loose at one anch oring pin (although it ne ver fell off) and the tentpoles poked ho les in the nylon tent bag. The tent pegs were plastic and we'd have preferred iron stakes, even though heavier . Would we : recommend buying a Yamaha Camper? Yes. if yo u 're in the market for what it offers. But for 5249 CMCWeek By Alan Shepherd JULY 24·28, 1974 Join our growing list of winners. Pick the performance plug. NIPPONDENSO of Los Angeles, Inc. 1815 A nderson Ave. Compton California 90220 (213) 639-3630 Telex 674082 36 When and if Mike Bell is beaten, it will end the gre atest single effort in th e hist ory of the Cl\IC. Period. In the past 32 days, in 12 Cl\lC events, he 's lost but once. During that period he had set the following records: I) Mos t co nsecu tive Cl\IC 125 Assembled, the tent is cozy for two, features "cycle pavilion" big enough to park a bike under . This is the way it lo oks on a RD350 road b ike ':" room fo r two and adj ustable backrest with reflective material sewn on. or $299 you can buy a whole lot of bungee cords. It is adaptable to mo st motorcycles. • 4 ) Se cond most co nse cu tive 125 night wins : nine : record is II by Jeff Wright. 1971. And those strings ar e still alive as Bell Dave Pessy list ened to Jeff Vidic's adv ice o n the starting line, fixed his bike, and won at Irwindale. It 's enough to make a guy keep his mouth shut. a a: '" I" ' I 0. wins: eigh t; old reco rd five by Bru ce McDougal , 1973. 2) Most co nsecu tive 125 wins a t Irwindale: 5: old record four by Ch uck Bower, 197 3 . 3) ~I o st consecutive 125 C:-IC night V1 Z « ..J « > CD V1 wins . tw o o r m ore tracks : n ine : old record fo ur by Lunde, 19 zs. ~IcD oug aI and Ti m o o l- L -=-~_=_ "'_Jt