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11 gold-15 silver-ll1 bronze medals
49th INTERNATIONAL SIX-DAYS TRIAL
in th is ev ent w ith the specia l works machinery and allows
the inde pende n t riders competit ive cycles. This is evident
by th e Penton /KTM cyc les having the largest entry of cycles
in the S ix-Days. Very few ride rs can ha ve fa cto ry Jawas.
Zundapps, Gileras, etc .. but everyone can have a Penton .
If you want the finest Trail/Enduro mach ine manufactured in the world today, take a les son from the 40 medal
w inners at th e S ix-Days and check out the Penton .
W inning 40 meda ls at th e to ug h Ita lian S ix-Days Tr ial
was no easy task, but Penton /KTM S portcycles d id !!!! The
U.S . Trophy Team, Penton mounted. fin ished 4th in the
World Trophy Team co m petitio n for our h ighest finish ever
in that tough compet ition.
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What is obvious is that the Penton/KTM is the w orld's
finest production Sportcvcle able to compete competitively
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finest controls b)'
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with front wheel
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A n Ups u1ept Mu fflerl Expansion
Chamber th at's quie t. yet giues
th , perform ance needed fo r
pourer.
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2.4 Rallon [uel ta nk that cove rs
the uni qu e Penton Hi-Breather
syn tern tha t d raw s air f rom hiRh
up un der the RoS ta n k and filt ers
it through a Tw in-Air filte r.
Ad vanc ..d [r a m e desien of
Chro me Moly Steel is standard
on all Pen tons . I ma jor cyc le
m aR j us tifying an ex pensive
S/800.00 M·X Mcu: ine said if
h
they had used Chrome Maly for
t h e { r o me that cycle wo u l d
proba bly CO.Oi t yo u $2000.00. We
al ways use Chrome Moly and
our ('yelps don 't cost $ IBOO.OO!!!
Eropkin, who's
Eropkin?
By Alan Shepherd
ORA NGE, CAL.,
All th e hubs ar t' m a d e o f
MaRnrsium with a full width on
the front f or strength and a
conical huh on th e back for liRh t
usei g h t and e f fic ie n t
hrakinR.
ocr.
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In one of the best CMC 125 Pro
events o f th e year young Dave
Eropkin (Han) emerg ed as th e
stunning winner at Saddlcback
Park. He'd won th e first round
over Mike Bell (Han ) o nly after a
disappointed T ommy Croft (Fra)
had left the sce ne wh ile in th e lead
Th e pouwrful Pento n r KTM
rn gi nr [eotures Mag n es iu m
cases , b-s peed tran s m iwsion ,
Motoplat Solid State Ignition ,
and is rat ed as one- of th e m ost
pouserful engines in th e umrld.
In l i 5C'C'. 2.ri(}cc. :1
52cccapacit ies.
Als o special Penton / K TJf tuned
Sachs pnRin es art' used in the
lijZhtu'riRht J(}U and 125cc Pen ton s .
The wortd ; [in e s t fork.'i Ceriani
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tak fB th e h iRh est)um ps. th e
{arlll ·,." rocks and bum pieet
trails with east'.
Th e on i)' production cycle with a
rear sus pension you can tu ne!!
The special J,(oH luil shucks can
be mounted at 4.')° for hard MotoCrost'linll and 7" of travel, in the
vertical positions for Enduro
and Trail riding and also in the
standard position {or di rt track
and sho rt lrack rari ng , etc. A
lotal uf 6 different sho