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Cycle News 1974 10 15

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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. - What is obvious is that the Penton/KTM is the w orld's finest production Sportcvcle able to compete competitively .... CJ The world 's M a R u ra , Speedometer drive. ...0 o ..... u o finest controls b)' I rip V . D .O . with front wheel \ A n Ups u1ept Mu fflerl Expansion Chamber th at's quie t. yet giues th , perform ance needed fo r pourer. / 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. 6 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 ... 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

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