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)- Now in association . ~~~. ~ MINT ~~ii· MINI BIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Wish we could bring th is in color. Visual ize th at fi nely-deta iled red/gold bodywork against spring greenery. Pure poetry. Neat t ouch - a vernier-scale handlebar pos itioner. Lots of detail. Tensioner points right way. cha in oiler is for in-field lube while bike is on its sta nd. Check th e super-light shock mounts . secured with circlips. Saturday, March 15, 1975 For min i bike riders age 6-15. Entries limited to 200 two rider teams. For Informati on contact: Southern Nevada Jackrabbit Club P.O. Box 5434 Las Vegas, Nevada 89102 (702) 876-0 220 new owner 8 management Grand Opening Sale!!!. February 21 , 22 , 23 (Friday , Saturday, Sunday) 5% to 25% off on all merchandise during sale. between the larger b oulders. Flywheel eff ec t makes th e bike forgiving of all but the grossest ham-handedness, an d the rear end trucks du ti full y alo ng after yo u , re q uiring littl e atte ntio n e x cep t whe n cl ea ri ng very tight tu rn s. Downhill braking co ntrol w as excelle nt, with th e front end stayin g p reci sely where it was poin ted , even o n one p articularl y n asty soft, o ff-cam b er d ownhill that cl aimed 'seve ral o th er co m p e tito rs in sp ectacu la r fash ion. ~ T ro u b les during the test we re stric tly pica y u n e. Asid e fro m being o ver-gea re d o ut of the box, th e o n ly other glitch was with th e ball-check fuel valve. With the ball in the "one " posi ti on, vibration or ca n tact w ith th e rider's leg w o uld sometimes knock it b ac k toward cl osed and st arv e th e engin e. The fo r k-leg moun ted s pee do i s ·p r a c t ic a Uy im possib le to see and it s read ing is largely irrelevant, a n yway . 1 Me ch ani c all y , th e Co ta T is extr em el y quiet, an unflappable, no -sw eat mo to rc y cle . The aircleaner nestles in its litt le trian gular b o x under th e sea t, o ut o f sigh t, out of m ind, virt ua lly water, mud, a nd cru d -p roof. Water cro ssings an d m u d fa iled to da m pe n th e e1ec tr ics at the case leve l at leas t. The ign it ion side is nicely sealed and ve nted. Th e h andleh ar sw it ch box o n probably be drowned e n o ugh to bank the fir e , b u t th at's a n Ac hilles h eel com mo n to all th e Spanish machinery . We used the ligh ts eno ugh to reall y app recia te them wh en ca ugh t far fro m calp p by nigh t fall. Even th ough. the h eadligh t is strictly m agneto powered and dims when th e e ng in e is idl ed dow n, it still provides enou gh light to pick one 's wa y h ome am o n gst the shadows. Th e taillight is a marker o n ly . There 's no brake light sw itch an d the A .C. horn is ' la ughab le. It so u n ds fu n n iest when you blip th e th ro ttle w ith th e h orn wo r king . Head a n d taillight a re rubbe r moun ted and manage to surv ive very w ell . nThe chain tensio ne r p oints th e righ t way a n d there 's an oil reservoir in the sw inga rm . Oi lin g is not automatic. th e o il is j us t th ere in a co n ven ie n t p lace for keeping the chain limber in th e fiel d . The cu rre nt silencer is still no t a USFS ap pro ved spark arrestor, bu t an a p pro ved unit was und e r g oing ce rtifica t io n a t this wri ting. After list ening t o th e Montesa fo lks tell th e tale , the ins an d o uts o f sp ar k arrestor app ro val a rc m ighty strange . It's as if th e more fore ign yo u are , th e stranger th e r u les ge t. Ov erall , it's hard to fault the Co ta UT in eit her co ncep t o r ex ec u tio n. T aken o n repeated multi-bike t est ja u n ts , th e Montesa wa s always the one eve ry body h ad to ride repeatedly, m en and w omen ali ke . One p articularl y slen der la dy co u ld n't stay off it , sim ply b ecause o f all th e 25 0 -an d·up b ikes, it required th e least muscling aroun d , yet it had th e m os t u sabl e t o rq u e o f any th ing th e lady had st re n gth to h an g on to. Th e idea o f a b ike easier t o ride th an a t id d ler, ye t la cking the tiddler 's gutless res ponse to th ro ttle d el igh te d her, as its sure-foo tedness d el igh ted the stronger. bolder types. Eve n with o ur ad m itted pro- Spanish bias, the Mont esa Cota 24 7 T was a n impressive bike. Th inkin g ba ck to co m p a re it w ith th e o th er Sp an ia rd s, th e Sherpa T , the A lp ina, th e Plon ker , th e Pioneer, th e " p u re" Co ta , it still em erges :jlS an impressive , handsome. unflappa bl e an d very usable m o t orcy cl e. To say m ore w ould b e gildi ng th e lily . U Specif ications Suggested List Price (West Coast) $1249 Whee lbase 52.1 in . Seat Heigh t 30 in . Ground clearance 9.8 in . Dry weig ht (claimed) . . . . . . . . . . . . • 197 lb . carburetor Arnal 627 Fuel tan k cap. Iapnro x.) 2 .3 ga l. Primary d rive ....• . . . . . . . . . . .Hel ica l gear Gearbox . .' 5-spd. canst . mesh 2 .600-2 .083·1.642-1.176-O.714 Ratios T ires Front/Rear 2 .75 x 21 /4.00 x 18 See & meet Miss " Molly Blue" in person!! Saturday, February 22 , 10 AM - 6 PM. Free ! Molly Blue T-shirt with a minimum 10.00 purch ase (including a Molly Blue product). Register to win a 250cc CZ motorcycle being given by HRL Lubricants. Door Prizes Galore !!! Free coffee. Hurry to Cycle Parts S Accessories 12942 Hawthorne Blvd., Hawthorne, CA. 213-676-8202 le) International Husqvarna Training Center presents 1975 Schedule February 4 thru 7,11 thru 14, 18 thru 21, 24 thru 28 March 24 thru 28 Boise. Idaho April 7 thru 11 Vacation April 14 thru 18 Salt Lake City. Ut ah also Carlsbad. Californ ia T hese classes aII to be held at Carlsbad Raceway June 24 thru 27 and July 1 thru 4 Unadi lla Valley Sport Center Special Easter Vacation Classes March 25 thru Marc h 28 and April 1 thru 4 Carl sbad. California For info w r ite : H. I.T. C.• 1320 Grand Ave.• Suite 12 San Marcos. CA 92069 7 14-744-2161 or 714-729-349 2 When in doubt. wind it oubt. AMA P Program~ ilot every Friday night t!I 1.4 mile February 21 'h m~l~m~n"'isg~~rses 3 classes: Minicycles·12Scc·2S0/360cc Open to all riders - licensed & unlicensed - 'except Pro Experts Advancement points for AMA Novices & Juniors. call for info: Daytime 213-321 -16 10 213-323-9710 Nightt ime 213-532-6363 213-67 6-81 24 13