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> ~ aq. = =:r ~ ~ ~ 8- ~ ~ ~ They said it couldn't be done : High·technology tour-de-force : This Te rrapla ne side car from V c t tcr featu res a "te trahedro n" spac e frame : an aux iliary fue l lank wi th elec tric transfe r pump , a trim -ch an ge twist grip th at alters its tr acking geo me try o n the road, and three 3D-pound bag s of sand o p t io nal fo r learners. What more co uld yo u wa n t for aro un d S I ,OOO? Yes, tha t's an elect ric-s ta r t No rto n 850, but th ey h ad to go interna tio nal to do it. A J apanese Yuas a batt er y pu mps juice to an Ameri ca n Prest o-lit e st arte r motor. Fo rever fai t hf ul, t he elect ric sta rt Triump h 750 does with Lu cas elec tri cs. Five-spee d gea rboxes o n bot h and hyd rauli c disc b ra kes front and rear . Price : No r to n $2895 , '1'16 0 $2 8 70 . Trick d isplay: The new 25 0 Hod aka " Th un de rdog" was a blue-and-or an ge knoc ko u t. At first it will co me in en dur o trim o nly. T he di splay pro tot ype had mo ved- up shoc ks wit h fin ne d alloy bod ies. No specs availa ble ye t. ~ o f""'to ~ ~. c ~ ~ '- ~ n ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ n ....... ~ ~ R'o ~ ~ > ~ n o-: » n ~ '- ~ ~ ~ ~ Can-Am's newest: Cafe stuff was everywhere : Lik e this co m ple te Rick m an ro lling chass is kit fo r the Kawasaki 90 0. All the Ric km an goo dies will he d ist rib uted nati on wid e by Vetter th is year. Also see n h ut no space to show - a Dim ension Fo ur engine ered chass is for the Hon da 750 which Cliff Carr will ride at English club m ee ts , a cafe / to uring fairi ng wi th sq ua re headli gh t and flu sh tu rn signa ls from Read -Tit an , Lavcrd a 's SFC twi n , th e Racecra fters beau ty featured o n a Cycle New s post er an d more, m or e , more . Trends N 'I Mystery mach ine: 'Ib is Duca ti in Indian clo thing was lab eled " Indi an 10 0 0 " wi t h a deca l, bu t no o ne at t he Indian disp lay knew it s tru e size . Biggest myst ery - h ow Indian is going to imp ort t hem in q ua n t ity whe n yo u can 't ge t eno ugh civilian Ducati s no w? Mo t oc ros s bicy cles everywhere, including m o nocoque frame d monosh ockers. Impetus to do away with the thirsty van - moto rcy cl e traile rs like t he " Wha ler" that pulls behin d y o u r stree t b ike , carries y ou r dir t bike and slee ps two (more, if they're in love). More " ride it to the dirt" dual-purpose m ach inery like Laverda 's new Six Day s, the Can-Am , plus mo tocro ssers wi th lights fro m Hus qvarna, Maico, Mo ntesa, Honda an d (m aybe) Ossa . Loo k , too , fo r re n ewed in terest in the 175 class, with Co mp anion to the IIIX-2 'crosser, th e 25 0cc 'I' n' T Enduro has mo ved-up shoc ks, carries injector o il in frame, wi th enough stree t-legal type eq u ipment to pass most anyw he re. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Husqvarn a's new radi al-head 175 six-speed, an d f lon da 's Elsin ore-tech nology M R-l 75 soo n to be rel eased. More · big t ourers like Ducati 's 8 60 an d Moto-Guzzi' s lOOOcc au to m a tic, soo n to co me. An d, as alway s, new entries to the marke t fro m unexpected q uar te rs , lik e 250 and 45 0 motocrosse rs from Mo to Villa an d a n ew Villa-de rive d 250 from Carabela. Did we m iss anythi ng? Oh yeah, Yamaha's 125cc YZ monosh ock wit h six cogs, and " Hofbrau " tha t tasted sus picio usly like Oly. Later. ~ ~ ~ • February 4 , 19 75 ~ " fJj fJj o ~ ~ ~ ~ Q. ~ ~ ~ v CYCLB NBWS