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ABC LEATHERS AND BELL HELMETS WE REALLY GOT IT TOGETHER ! Li ke to see what we've been do ing since we join ed th e Bell team , For a copy of our new brochure with pros Kenny Roberts and Brad Lac key in ABC/BELL leathers, write now to " Leathers" ABC / BELL Dept. B 9802 South Atlantic Ave. South Gate, Ca. 90280 ABC CUSTOM LEATHERS DIVISION OF BELL HELM ETS INC, 9802 So uth Atl ant ic Ave.• So uth Ga te , Ca . 90280 Please send me your new leat hers br ochur e: Name _ Street Address _ City _ · State I am interested in 0 competition I belong to a mot orcycle club o , Zip D off -road _ o sl reet Name of club _\ Q(d e( \'!I3 1 OFFERS Bellflower CZ you , .. " . . ,. , 10464 Alondra Blvd ., Bellflower, CA 90706 213-925-5097 apologizes . Returning from a fora y in t o hi s ro o m , he says "Heres a thi ng for yo u, Jo hn, It's a Yamaha thing." He hands me a Kennv Roberts-emblazoned tee shirt, ki nd '; f a peace o ffering. I hadn 't m ind ed the wai t. bu t t h a t wasn't the point w i th Ge ne . He 's just that kind of guy . I was lo o ki ng forwa rd to discovering w ha t a typi cal day was like for the number three ranked rider on the 1\:\ 1/\ Gran d National circu it th is yea r. an d 1970 Grand National Champion . It t urn ed ou t th at a "typical" d ay doesn't ex is t fo r Gene Ro mero , lI e m ay spen d . two-an d -a-hal f w ee ks lyi n g o n hi s s t o mac h wa tching television w hile heal ing up from a c rash or, sp end one day worki n g a roun d his a partment, Or he m igh t gathe r in fo rm atio n o n frame geo m e t ries , p ic k up rep air e d or re p lacement le athers. vis it h is fr ien ds, play go lf. lI e mi ght fly to O h io for a n AMA meetin g as a riders ' re presentat ive . "I f I j us t la y a ro und I fee l li ke I' m chea t ing m y se lf. I 've always got to be doing som ething con st r uct ive - a t le a st to me it 's con st ruc ti ve . " Everything in every day re lates to ra cing s o m e h o w. T oday is dedic ated to th e as si m ila ti o n o f r ace technology . a n d before we're through, II:! miles wiII have gone u nd e r t h e wheels of "Burri t t os " ro ot-beer ~40 ·Z . Gene. who got the n ickname "Burritt o " hy asking w here h e co u ld get a d ec ent burrito whil e in South Carolina. do esnt use se a t belts . Buzzers don't buzz an d lig hts don't nas h in the immacul ate 19 73 Dats un . and, in an a ty pical move that s u rp rises even me . I d on 't b uck le up e ither. Ri d in g wi th a cham p io n so me how inspires confi dence. Also su rp r is ing is G e ne's dr iving. On the freeway we're th e o nly peo p le in sight ac t ua lly moving a t 55 :\IPII. Eve ryt h ing fro m se mi- trucks to ol d ladies in Ramblers whooshed by as Bu rri t t o exp lained th a t h e 's on p ro h a t io n fro m the Departmen t of Mo tor Vehicl es d ue to a large ticket collection. • ~~ Coast M Cycle oto , .® ,,\\!~"tf,~~~ how to '\\\'" tune bi ke s at the BURAK TUNING SCHOOL for performance, fun & economy, Motocross - Desert 2334 Newport BIIKJ ., Costa Mesa, CA 92627 BURAK BYE-PRODUCTS 714·645·8008 15170 Raymer 51. • Van Nuys, CA (213) 780-1768 I ron Horse Cycle 6009 Skyway . Paradise. CA 95969 916-877 -2374 . -~~~ 1032 W BROOKS ST. ONTARIO.CA 91762 - 114983-5871 13