Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Busqvarna, (2, Penton owner~ have we got a Mikuni earburetor eonversion kit lor you. Valer ian's kits are tested. They work. They fit. They SUbstantially impr ove gas mileage, HP, and torque. r. . Stop s loadmg up. Eases startups. And gives mor e docibility. The k.t that comes with a complete range 01iets good from sea level to 8 .000 ~ The kit you can bo lt on in less than an hour. The cu slOm-designed k;' thellooks li ke it's " factory inst alled :' Order a whol e kit and kaboodle . or just the part s you need . (InclUding our very own manifold kits.) Roberts got a ho leshot start, but faded back to fourth . "I had t he throttle wide open . . ... but the Harleys had the horsepower edge this t ime . 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Please include a $3 .00 shi ppi ng & hand ling lee . Californ ia r.sidents add 5% + + + + + 16 + + + Spec ial booklet sales tax. Please shlD COO 0 Charge to 8ankAme',ca'd 0 Maslerc"a'ge 0 M y account number IS NAME AOORESS fl)} 1~ V{j Ron Moores (37) and Don Castro (11) argue over possession of the groove. _ CIT'r STATE ,rl' MAIL TO: Cl- _ ~1fR..b ZIP _ TElEPHONE lu....... ecee r ~w~!~!ou~!:!!!:n~td. (2131475-4~1 lee Ange l... Callfomle 80064 - Telephone: Sales - servtce - Accessories - Parts - Rivells Champion Leathers HUSQVARNA· JAWAl CZ· SUZUKI ' PENTON open, but every time I drew alongside they just motored away." Don Castro. finishing sixth, mentioned the lack of steam also although. "the race was a lot of fun ." By lap 15 Hank had o pe ne d up a little breathing room and left the dueling to both Beauchamp and Sehl, Chuck Palmgren and Don Castro had dropped Denny Palmgren to eighth ahead of Ron Moore, john Gennai Mark Williams and Frank Gillespie with the rest of the field strung over the 5280 feet of Syracuse. Of the 20 riders in the National only 12 were running at the finish with Terry orsch having the dubious distinction f being first man to spectate the race. orsch blew his clutch on the opening lap. Corky Keener was next as his Harley swallowed a valve while in a pack f fifth place riders . Dave Sehl followed two laps later when he found it difficult o ride wi thou t brakes. A few laps further on Bill Schaffer's bike gave up he hunt followed by Gene Ro mero, 00lap 19 with fuel starvation. Rod Bailey opped out on the next go around and lark Williams nursed his Triumph until wo laps fro m the end when it too gave the hun t, Scott breezed to victory but the fight (at least until the final four laps) for cond was much closer as were the: osi tions followi ng. Sehl passed . Rex on lap 18, hel d on fo r two rounds then lost it back to Rex only to pull right back into second on the next lap. Rex dropped Sehl back to third and held for the remaining four laps. Roberts held his fourth with Chuck Palmgren, Don Castro and Denny Palmgren coming by in a pack to fill out the spots to seventh. Ron Moore, john Gennai and Frank Gillespie finished eighth through 10th. Speechless was the word for Hank as he stepped off his bike but the feeling of the occasion soon got the words flowing. Beauchamp, deligh ted that "the track had finally shaped up," was happy wi th his second bu t hoped it would be the last time. Doug Sehl, who blossomed into quite a road racer a year ago. is now doing the same on the mile wi th his Pooles Cycles, Ltd. of Waterdown mount. john lIateley, a little mad at not having a spot in the National led the Trophy run for eight laps. dropped to second behind Steve Morehead, then claimed the win. Morehead was second with Keith Ulicki a close third and Charlie Chapple fourth . • .. SO CAN YOU! ._.ttwr .. $e ~I !of' Ma1OC:_ ..... EIMI_ . • 00' .....1 .IF. ., nd"'Q. T"',. ...... "''' ~fomo__ • • L"S .J. Nothiftt .... il! An .11 CHA.", LUBRICANT.1td 'lUST .",HISITOR. '.. c omp... GIUASELlSS METAa. PAOTrCTOA "-. 10 tJ. Ia"""". ...ltI L"S ~t r.t" used 10 ... • DfI~S ~I.._d ! OUT wn ELEClllJlCAL SYSTEMS • STOPS RUST AND CORROSION • KEEPS CHROME SUPER BRIGHT • PROTECTS VINYL prolKI 'A'" 11:"-1"" ....lh H 1M COlII'M .. .... ~ar.1.1iR~ATES"'1N~~OnCT '" • WON'T PICK UP DIRT• DUST. OR OR.E' • WON" n.INe OFF NO WONDER CHAMPIONS PREFER LPS. YOU SHOULD TOO ! A V Al LA~L E AT FINE MOTORC YC LE AND PARTS SHOPS EVERYWHER E Resu lts 1. Hank Scott (H·D) . 2 . Rex Beaucnam p ( H - D ) . 3. Doug Senl (H- D ) . 4. Ken Rober ts (Yam) . 5 . Chuck Pa lmgre n (Yam) . 6 . Don Castro (Vam) . 7. Denny Palmgren ( H-O). 8 . Ron Moore (Trl). 9 . John Gennai (H-D) .10. Frank Gillespie (Yam) . 11. Dave Atherton (H-D). 12. Jim Z;g'" WlIliams (Tri). 14. Rod Ge ne Romero (Yam) .. (Yam). 17. Dave 5eh l Keen er ( H -O) . 1 9. Steve Ter r y Dorsch ( V am) . (H-D). 13 . Mark Bailey ( H-D) . 15 . 16. Bill Schaeffer (H ..Q). 18. Co rky Droste (H- O). 2 0 . E.C. & WALKFR Tne Racers w orkshop E .C. & WALKE R 509 Industrial Ave. Boynton aeacn. FL :.:; • (305) 737·6917 or 732 -1890 Dealer Prog ram Available 13

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