Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

last c h o ice when raci n g. even if it is the fastest way . Why ? Bec ause it will be full o f o ther rid ers. I a m n ot going to fo llo w o ther rid ers aro und the groove a nd nei ther a re y o u , rig h t? If you arc ~ wa l king aro u nd ou t th ere try ing t o figure o u t h o w to rid e in th e groo ve you ar c j us t wast ing ti m e. H eres an in teres t ing thin g abou t grooves . Th ey nearly a lw ays s tay as wi de as possi b le a ro un d the turns an d they almost never c ro ss th e track going th rough a tu rn . Th at tel ls y o u wh al some of th e alt ernat e rou te s a rc. Try ti gh t inside a ll aro u nd th e tum. Try go ing in w id e and crossing th e tra c k in th e: t um so you com e o ut li ght . Oth er riders wh o d o not use th e wide gr o o ve will u su a lly go in ligh t and c o m e o ut wid e: because tha t is easiest. Lo ok at that lin e but don't pl a n 10 u se it much . 0 0 it the other wa y a nd there will be less tra ffi c. A not h er thing to cons id er is y o u r own abilit y. We'lI talk specifically about th at aspect of your race p lanning w h en yo u aTC o n the s t a rt ing line. Bu t there may be pl ac es around the c o urse w he re yo u wi ll sec some thing tha t a super rider migh I be ab le 10 do . If y o u are not a super rider ye t . it's probabl y better not to go out there an d crash w hile try in g someth in g th at is b ey o nd yo u r present level of s k ill. Yo u sh o u ld a lway s be tryin g th in gs th ai a rc difficull for yo u because that improves y our ab ili ty. But re c ognize th e impo ssible a nd dec ide th a t it is only im possible tem pora rily whil e you wo r k up (0 it. C l e a r o r Po lar iz e d lens Unbrea kab le fr ame , t SCOTT Ve nted With foam filters Extr a wide band SCOTT Gogg les are engineered fo r professional r iders. That's Why Ro lf Tibblin . Brad Lac key. M itch Mayes. Gar y Sem ics. and man y othe r top pr os use SCOTT. Stop by your de aler or acc essor y shop and tr y a pa ir on and SCOTT P.O . Box 187. Sun Vall ey. Id aho 83353 H appy Holidays St raighte n out the curv es Include it in If yo u h ave ne ve r tho ugh t of th is ne x t s im p le id ea. it's gon na tic k le yo u A S Metal ireD heet m anufac t urers 0 1 Aireone Exhaust S ystem & s - ~. ., " "" I / ~~- . \.~ SCUDERIA from One b ig advantage of walki ng the tra c k is th at yo u can look ba c kw ards. If you a rc r id ing a c o urse 10 sec w hat's in it you only ge t to sec wh at's ahead. 111;1 1 makes it d i f fi c ult to rela te o ne tu r n t o the next b ecause you can o nly try tu remember wh at was in the pr evio us tu rn .md wh ere you shuuld come o ut of it. \\th cn walking. yo u c a n stand in the m iddl e of one tu rn a nd look hoth Forward to th e nex t a nd b ackward to the previous c o r n er . T hat allows yo u to sec th e li ne th at ta kes th e s t ra igh t es t path through th e cor ne r yo u ar c sta nd ing in. Sometim es yo u ca n make a fa ir ly t igh l tum into " ge n t le be nd just by ridi ng t he lin e th at yo u can sec while yo u arc s ta n d ing th ere. That a lso l{ivcs yo u a chanc e to cons ider d if fere nt e x it po int s fr om turns b eca us e yo u c a n see w ha t th e effec t will he on thc fo llo wi ng tu r n . Y our exi t from o nc comer is th e heginn in g of yo ur appro ac h to the nex t c o rn er. .. you'll und er stand why we say that SCOTT Gog gl es are ENGINEERED. HUSQVARNA PENTON LA VERDA SALES . SER VIC E '. A N D M AIL SPECIALISTS I Chamber Cone SetsI Expansion 20 ga o st eel roll ed an d seam sc o twerc ec read y t o d esi gn your own c h am b er . 3 pc , set s. $ 12.00. 4 p c. sets , $14.00. 5 PC. sets , $ 16 .0 0 . Quantit y discoun ts availab le , Our holiday gift to you - IS WORTH A 1000 WORDS •••••••••• 20 % off o ur silencers . c o m p l eted ch am b ers and megaphones plus we pa y S i pp i n g c h ar ges. Ple ase no COOs. h 24 siz es o f cl am p on si le n c ers. 7. 50 ea. Weld on sil en c ers 15/16 or 1·1 /8 core . 6.25 ea. Honda X R 75 pipe & sil enced meqanhone , $ 2 9.00 ea. Ya m ah a 80 G T1 & GT 2 full range sil enced h igh or l ow Ch am b er, 3 6 .0 0 ea. Yamaha OT l & D T2 sil enc ed chamb er , 4 0 .0 0 ea . H onda CR 12 5 sil en ced chamber , 40.00 ea. Pen to n 125 KT Ml sile n ced cham be r . 44 .0 0 ea. Penton 2 5 0 KT Ml si l en c ed ch amber. 5 2.0 0 ea. Cali f. resi d ents add 6 % sales tax. Aireo S heet Metal The Finest Selectio n of Parts and Accessories For Bike and Rider We Offer Expert Repairs Port ing and Competi ti on Tun ing R eceive $50 Worth of Part s and A cccssories FREE II'hen }'o u B uy a New Husky or Pent on. To qual if y fo r d isc ou n t m en tion o r sen d t h is ad t o 1 5209 Grev i llea Ave ., Dept. L awn da le. Ca li f. 902 60 Ph on e 213-67 5-52 90 (213) 542-1695 w 2419 Artesia Blvd . Redon do Beach, California 90278 * * *Seasons Greetings * *. to our customers & friends Blendzall Corporation 1433 - 37 First SI. Escalon, CA 95320 ' ' ', ,209-838-79 1 2 ' for $6 from Cycle Products. See ad in th is issue. A Jf ~-{A~\ ~ . • How to Win Motocross , copyright 1974 by Gar y Bailey . is being seria lized in Cycle News. Th e b est -seller. now in its seco nd printing, is cond ens ed fo r this serializa tion. Th e co m p le te book is avai lab te 4t News I ,~M@ RIZQN~ ~'~U NC.JL\f\.rFEO '-..Jt-/ CYCL ES B., hrNnurd Mal~hll~ 1~ F,n.,etnl 22126 Vtflturl 8h.d.. Wood llll d Hilli. CA913&4 12131]40 2191 CYCLE PARTS WAT CH FOR OUR NEXT BIG SA LE IN TH IS PAPER tells yo u first. F i ltr on Filters .J. L. metric hardV'o.lare ~ x 3038, !iall!!i ~ Bo 926 34 P.O. Fullert on, CA 714.a70.s244 213-697-9674 15

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