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Cycle News 1974 10 15

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1974 aroaco shoc s l!") ...... ... u ...0 ... u o o You've read t he glow ing re port s and heard a lot of talk ab out the se remark · ab le new space age shocks. Now t hey are even better in 1974! More built·in dependab ility , with added strength in vital stress areas and new competit ion tested oil seals. lightest of all name bra nd shocks. . .on ly 2 Ibs. 8 oz. with spr ing! KAWASAK I YA MA HA CZ MAICO SUZU K I HUSKY STEEN PENTON OSSA SUGGESTED RET PRICE Ail lB4:9 90". PAl. Now, for the first time, you can order Arnaco shocks directly from t he distribut or! INSTANT MAI L ORDER and we mean fast! When ordering specify make, year and model bike, spring rate desired, weight of rider and shock length (12, 12Y" 13" ete.). Enclose cash, check or money order. Personal checks must clear prior to shipping. Prepaid orders will be shipped freight free! C.O.D. orders will be accepted. Cali forn ia residen ts add 6 % sales tax . ALSPO RT DIST RIB UTI NG CO. 233 So ut h Seventh Ave. Cit y of Ind ustr y. Ca. 9 1746 (213) 336-450 2 Bertus Jawa-Cl 1340 Hacienda Blvd . La Puente , CA 9 1744 213-330-617 1 (714) 894-262 3 Penton. Monark & Tyran & Rupp Fun Machines Sales Service Parts Accessories D&R Cycles 7 18 1 Westminster Ave. Westminster, CA 92683 Plonkers AlA Trial Whaley by four By Dick Vasquez ELS INORE, CAL ., SEPT . 29 Marland Whal ey (Ma n) hung on to edge Mark Eggar (Man) by fo ur poin ts at the AT A meet at Rawhid e. Marti n Belair (Man) rode very coolly to jake third place and co mp lete a one- twa -three Mon tesa sweep. Marl and wo uld have won by a co m fo rta ble m argin had he no t lost an ap peal on section 12 in loop four. An un official t ally sho wed that one half of the observers felt Wh aley had cle a ne d th e section prior to hangin g up on a ro ck whil e the o t her half di d no t. In fact. a spe ctato r d irectly across th e finish { o n t he left side) was positive Marland's axle was ac ross th e sect io n exit prio r to stalfina and sizn ed the appeal. Another observer. also di rectly across the finis h but on the righ t side was also positive - th a t Marland did not clean it. It was that close! . Bernie Sch reiber (Bul) chalked up 22 big ones in the first loop but recovered fro m this d isastr ous start to finis h very st rongly - cleaning the entire fourth lo op . Ov e ra ll, the m eet wa s ra ted challengi ng a nd fun by most Experts an d Am ate urs b ut too easy by th e No vices. Sec tions 12 and 13, wh ich were co n tin u o us . we re the most challenging wi th large boulders and th ree stairc as es - one at th e exit o f section 12 and two at the end of section 13 . Several riders h un g up on these "case polishers" especial ly on loop o n' wh en m an y rider s were dro pping two points on section 12 and five o n sec t io n

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