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We do fittings. \ " BILL WALTERS LEATHERS \ BW 445 So . Victory BIYd. Bu rba nk , California 91502 ,..->........., CustomCar, Rod & Motorcycle Show NOVEMBER 22, 23, 24, 1974 Long Beach Arena, 300 E. Ocean Blvd , • LONG BEACH 1'9' \V ; Fri, & Sa 6:00 P.M. to Midnieht . t. e Sunday, Noon to 8:00 P.M. ~ Adult Admission-with t his ti cket $3.25 Children (6·12) $.7S-Under 6 Free ! ~.... a Pa adm Sion good all sh days with vaudatron Id IS ow SHOW INFO" CAlL (213) 588.1934 1Il lC_.'t(JI l ' •• I'.."""_ _ *n•• 1 .......... = e i COMPETITION SHOCK ABSORBERS • EIVE WAY ADJUSTABLE . • CHROMED & POLISHED ne~LE DAMPENING • RFlBUlLDABLE • SJifEET OR ~CJNG DISTRIBUTED BY Sammy Tanner Distributing 17213 Roseton Avenue Artesia, CA 9070 I 213/924-211 I Betor Forks and Shocks Make the Difference The dynamic ne w Su zuki RE ·5 (fo rego un d ) lost o ut to J o hn Stei n's conventional Ossa (backgro und ) in the barrel ro lling contest, but hmmm med to yictory in the b alloon bus t. Suzuki rotary scores first win BMW stomps Open Production By Irving J . Berlitz ONTARIO, CAL., NOV. 9 - 10 H,usky Sale 400 450 450 250 SC •••••••• OM •• ••••• CR • . • . . • •• WR • • ••••• $1295.00 $1195.00 $1150.00 $1 295.00 free mini bike Large Stock Available GTMX B 80cc Co me in to day & register! Drawing will be Dec. 14th ~~\ON~ special of the week ~~ ~ ~ Yamah a TX650A $ 1759 .00 out the door price 7' ORt'(~\; Open Sundays 8 730 Sep u lved a , Sepu lved a . CA (just north of Parthen ia ) " We have the parts" 1975 Huskys now in stock 213-785-4289 ~ Anaheim Suzuki Works Open 7 days 10 -8 714-772-3080 7~n~tiet~~~elm C n n k lhaf t Re b uildlnt DR_COl' Aut ho rized Fa ctor y 11 50 East Edl ngl r Santa Ana, CA 12705 (71 4) 5 41 · 5217 Olalln Wllcom. H@~@N~ ~,:::::;t) YN~~ CYCLES 20 .......... ~ JOD'llF"-ciftI D Ill . . . . . _ ,Woodltnd Mil .. CA' 13 l21:lJ 34G-2111 . 1' ~ A The revolutionary new Suzuki 50 0cc rotary-engined RE-5 scored its first com petition victory in an ImpressIve win over a dozen op ponents here at Untano Motor Speed way. Outlasting every o ther make and mod el entered in thi s AFM endurance event, the Suzy survived th ree distinct topples with minim um da mage to ca rry the te am of Art Fried man and John Ulrich to the "Kill" balloon-busting champio nship. Entrants in the " Pit Squid Championships, " wo re balloons taped to th eir helmets and clu tc he d cardboard tubes as weapons. The object was to brea k or knock off every o ne else 's balloon while protecting yo u r own . Every time the RE-5 fell over while man eu veri ng in the ever-decreasing circ le th at serve d as th e co mp etitio n are a , eager con testan ts swa rmed like flies trying to eli minate the eventual win ner s. They faile d. " We o we o ur success to meticul ous equipment prep ar at ion and the mechanical prowe ss of U.S. Suzu ki technicians," said c o m p e t i t io n Friedman after receivi ng the winner's blu e r ibb o n. "Yeah," added Ulrich, "also , our balloon was fo ur -ply." In other Ch am pionships action, R oad Rid er magaz ine co ver person J ohn ny 1010 W. Chap man , Orange, CA 714-633-0064 MOTO-X ~ MACHINES SALES & ;I; • SERVICE Green Ta nk 20 6 Inyokern Rd .• In yok ern. CA 93527 714·377 4 663 F ilt ron F ilters ~ .J. L. 5 ..115 m etric ha rd\Nare ~ P.O. Box 3038, Fullerton. CA 92634 714-870-6244 213-697-9674 Mlles Rossteuscher (BMW 900) won the 150 Mile Production race overall.