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THE ROUND VI. Find out more before you make y'ourchoice. - What ha ppens inside, when you run a d ifferent lubrica nt in eac h cylinde r of the some eng ine , , , Klotz in one side and a leading petroleum-bo se product in the othe r? The d ifferences w ill astound you . Piston after 1.027 Piston a fter 1,027 Get "The Klotz Report ." miles w ith Klotz miles w ith petro leum oil Read all about it. See,your Klotz deal er for a f ree copy. O r, w rite us di rect . Plea se include 25¢ to cover cost of posta ge a nd ha nd ling and w e'll a lso send a lo ng our brochure on the wh ol e Klotz fa mil y of products. But be forewarned, you may never wont to run a " chea pi e" o il aga in. Dealer inq uiri es o re welcome. !%I1@/ffPIIW RTOG E O Klot z Special For mula Prod ucts, Inc. P.O. Box 1343 Dept. CN 75 Ft. W ayne, Indiana 46801 j apan. If h e co m ing in 12 5 , m a y b e o ka y I go 250 . huh ? Q: Wh y do e s h e have to stay in j apa n ? G R : Yo u k n ow , this y e ar (h e) have , last year I have c ham pion in japa n . No w h e have au th o ri zatio n fro m the j apan Fede ratio n f or go t o a n other c o un try . . . Th en next year h e m u st s tay in japan, becau se h e have n o t c ham p io n. Litt le b it c razy t his, h uh ? Q : In ot he r wo rds he ha s to be cha m p io n before they'll le t h im go out of the co untry ? G R : Ye s. That 's stupid (r o lls eyes a t Akira, gen e ra l laughter) be cause he is ve ry good rider, Q: About the RM - I 25, G asto n was ra ci ng a RA -125 . , . co u ld y o u tell u s the differen ce between t he two m o t o r cy cl es? G R : Very similar, very si milar. Fi rst if yo u h ave an y trouble with the It.\!, y o u say is no t good, you mus t a s k Akir a (ch uc kle s) be cause th is one te st in the co m p an y . All win ter he - try this b ike a nd h e s a y . . . ( m ore lau gh ter ). Anyway, th e bi ke , I thin k for normal rider th e R.\ I is m ore ea sy . . . m y bike have much high er h orsepo wer and the low power not so much now, huh ? Then for fee ling, if y o u h ave professional ride r m y bike is very good . Fo r n o rm a l ride r is to o diffi cult r iding. The fe eli n g is a b o u t s ame . . . suspension. gas tank . .. Q: What 's your R A we igh ? G R : 173 p ounds . . . Q: l lo w m uc h gas is in ? G R : Now my gas ta n k is seven lit ers. Be fore I have n in e li te r. T h a t same for 5 00 b ike. Q : l l o w a b o u t t h e five speed transmission in a 12 5? Some o th ers h ave six. G R : I thi n k is be u er for m oto cro ss five speed. I don ' I kno w in U.S. because the c o u rse is ve ry na t .. . a h igh speed course, And o kay six sp eed m a y b e. A Eu ro pean Cou rse is m an y b u mpy . . . in one lap yo u change (six spe ed ) m ay b e 10 tim e m o re . Yo u have firs t much wo rk you t um le ft sid e is im p o ssibl e ch ange I see Ya m ah a an d so me d iffere nt bike have turned a n d th e bump a nd t he c h a ng e m iss many ti m e, you know . My bike n o p ro b le m . I t u rn same gea r and I go second co rner (passing m o t io n with th e h a n ds ), I say for m o to cro ss five speed a n d the lo ng st roke e ngi ne, worki ng m ore lo ng. Q: \\'h o do y o u think is th e world's best motocrosser? GR : Ro ge r DeCoster. (In the Belgian Easter Trophy ) every rider from 250, 12 5, 5 0 0 toget her and I ra ce th is , and o nl y one man go fas ter than m e , is Ro ger. Then I see him. he have no p roblem. he drive p erfect. Nut one ti me m iss. lie sta rt good. He feeling very sm ooth, not so hard fo r bike. very clever. I th ink the bes t rider is Roger. Gast o n won 't tal k m u ch ab o ut his OWII sty le, bu t [ o ti n Hu ette r, w ho has seen h im at sereral t racks in E uro p e summed i t up : " Gaston rid es comple te ly differen t lines f ro m eoery b od y els e in 125 Gran d Prix . . . lie usua lly goes udu-rr th e o ther p eople aren 't, A n d if ev e ry body else is taking a uiide line in the f irst turn, Gast o n h as gone inside. A 10 1 of tim es h e '/I rid e th e co m p le te uut.sidr lin t' and n ever tak e it out of gear . . . m oy be pa ss o m' o r three gu ys. .. A t th is writing. Gast o n is 011 his wa y to Canada . t lien to th e last t w o 125 cc Gran ds Prix in Spain and Brlgiu m, p lu s tli r Bel giar: 5 0 0 GI' and th r Sui iss 2 50. For a m an wh o already carries a "p rrfrc: sco rr " - / 3 firsts (o lily yo ur b es t fin i J he s c o u n t fo r t h /.' c ha m p i on s hip ] , a n d who h ad d e mo ns t rated w inning ab ilitv o n 250 an d S UO class mach ines, uih ut do you say (·;-.:cel 1 - B o n clta nce. 1 DO IT ON THE STREET DO IT AT THE DRAGS DO IT IN THE DIRT BUT DO IT WITH • lei Internat ional Husqvarna • • • • • •• •• Trai ni ng Center ~ Summer Schedule St art ing our special SSZ06 '0':) ' )jJed Ua16u!1u n H ' :>!l!:>ed 8£65 vvZl-l8S-£TZ Summer School Session. High School Stud.nts recei ve 20% Tuition Discount J uly 22 Carlsbad . Californ ia Jul y 29 Towalu iga Lake / Forsyth . Ge org ia August 12 Carls ba d, California August 19 Ed monton , Canada a3!Jd aleS S6vLS SElLS StlV L$ OSLL$ l!elalJ H:J I lJ as lJ:J as lJ:J OSZ n: OSZ vL. SLL SL, OSZ SL. 'fins Aug ust 26 Carlsbad. 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