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Cycle News 1974 09 03

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rn Bonneville bulletin =- Choice 01 Champions Di3 ;iii!!: Di3 ..:lI g ;... At pr esstim c, Harley -Dauidso n 's mot or cycle Land Sp eed R ecord is u nbro ke n, owing t o mechanical fa ilures that befell Do n Vesco's streamliner. Vesco sped to o ver 251 MPli one way. but a part on one of his tw o Yamaha 700c c, four-cylinder eng in es broke. lie sawed t he crankshaft in half and att empt ed to break the record using six cylinders, but on th e first pass th e connec t ion between the engi nes failed. and h e was fo rce d to make his back -up run on th e f our cy linde rs of th e front engine only. It was not fast en ough fo r a new record. DeCoster - R obert Wolsink - G eboers SUZUKI Thorwaldson - R unyard g ~ t- O') -< eo .... .c E Il) - . •. J .... 1.) 0- Il) D A L E B ROWN SUZU K I rfJ N wAvailable Complete stock of all M dels o o 75cc, 10 0 c c, 125 c c , 250cc, 4 00cc Pilot Dave Campos of Albuquerque set a new APS-AF class record on this part ially-streamlined, 3,OOOcc Harlev-David son. Old record was 175 MPH. New mark by Campos is 231.597 MPH. Scott Gut hrie of Tallahassee broke four world records with this 1200cc H-D, all on pump gasoline . Fast est is 15 2.00 2 MPH in the NA/G class. See the full report on Bonneville Speed Week in Cycle News West next week . JOin DALE BROWN DISCOUNT CLUB . Largest parts invent or y in Californ ia ~o\(\ ~o'JI/ No Try us for all hard to get Suzuki parts W 21 3 -42 7 - 8 9 41 .. 2441 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach, Californ ia (2 blocks sout h of Will ow) With t his ad QDJ.y Save 10"10 of f list Prices • Bill Walters protects women's bods,too. BI LL WA LTERS LEATHERS BW 445 So. Vict ory Bl vd . Burba nk. Ca lifo rn ia 91502 Gigantic Parking Lot Sale Fri. & Sat. Aug. 30 & 31 Parts Parts Parts Part s for all make s. new-used-obsolete-antique-classic YaIllaha ofEI Mont e 2859 No. Durfee, El Monte, CA 91732 26 (21 3) 442-5800

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