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~~~NO~AD ElU~T~CO Has something new . Kawasakis AI And ers has something new, KAWASAKI's. That's right, along with his Bultaco line, AI now handles the equally famous Kawasaki. He has all models of both mak es available, displayed in his new and larger, air-conditioned facility, where he offers the same great service on Kawasaki, as he is famous for on Bultaco. To help him, he has two fact ory trained mechanics, stars of his service department: Paul Nyland and Jim Byrnes * ... - or. So ::::: < * Grand Opening Specials: . 1974 250 Pursang Mark VII Specially ported Shocks moved up I (All modifications. I Heavier springs I FREE ! on new 1974 I . . . I 250 Pursang Mrk VII) I TWin air filter · L .J * Modified air box • MATADOR " Six Days" in stock • 1974 Honda trials 125 (used)$450.00 * * * r----------, * Andre Plouffe had to work for his Expert in a couple of spots. * (used - l ATA I W aterm elon Trials: but like new) • Dealing on KAWA SAKI's t oo. seTA hosts a qui~kie Ne w Location: . 1401 S_Beach Bllld, La Habra,Ca. By Lane Cam pbell (714 ) 8 7 0 -9 9 9 0 - (213)943-6116 POM O NA , CAL., AU G. 18 With many of ATA's' "star" perts 0 ff "riding the Colorado, the home treate d to a short low pressure event at Pom ona's C laude Osteen family cycle p ark. It 'w a s a h o t , dusty run, t hree loo ps o f sixteen traps strung out on a quickie t h ree mile course, capped off with al l the watermelon that the riders and workers coul d sca rf down. Many of the sections t urned o ut Rick Hansen has just seen the swarm of bees in the middle of Trap 15. rougher than even th e o rga riize rs figured th ey wo uld be . Trap One was set on a hillside so steep that the riders would st op , lay their bikes again st the hill, step off to walk the section - and fall down. Traction was lo ose and dusty nearly everywhere , with lots of rocks that refused to stay put. Greg Lersch got into a bit of a flap at Trap Nine . A fter being given a five for riding o ut of bo unds, he stoppe d . to argue, foun d out it was an " Exp er ts Only" section which he needn ' t have ridden anyway. Nothing lost. nothing gained . Greg ro de away fro m the rest of t he Am ateurs wi th 33 po in ts to tal. Getting tow ard t he end of th e seaso n , class transfers are starti ng to co m e thi ck and fast. Jeff Fis h rode h is first trial as an Expert. got a fo urth. (Missed third by o ne clean after tieing J. Armstrong on points. ) Pau l Williams and Ron Doster, pulling off first and second Novice , re spe ctively, transfer to Am ateur effective next meeting. Paul had a really fine six point final loop. Andre Plouffe won his private war with Trap 16 (a particularly nasty jumble of big boulders) by clean ing it on the final round, nailing down first Expert in the ' process. Vic Conaway rode his finely detailed Montesa in a slow. picky Engli sh style for second. Quite a co n tr as t to the slap-dash of the younger breed of SoCal tri alers. The meet was over by three, leavi ng plenty of time to cool down and co n fi rm t he rumor th at the SCTA has • recruited a watermel o n e xper t. Results in Results Secti on. G igantic Parking Lot Sale Fri. & Sat. Aug. 30 & 31 P arts Part s P arts Parts for all -makes. new-used-obsoletc-antique-classic YaDlaha of EI Monte 2859 No. Durfee, EI M onte, CA 91732 SAMMY TANNER DISTRIBUTING lU II-TECH 213·924-2111 (213) 442-5800 Y ELLOW O R BL UE NON-SLI P OU R Y Deale, Inquiries tnvuee 12131 363 -6230 15