Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

• Sl .Wiseco's New ' FMX' Specials - Forged Pistons With New SuperStrength Rings If you think 'fMX' sta nds for ' fo rged for Mot ocro ss' - you 're right ! And, if yo u think Wiseco's 'fMX' Special pistons do th ings other pistons don 't , and can 't , you' re right again. Tha" s wh y ' f MX' Special pistons sho uld be part o f yo ur arsenal. They're design ed for per formance. Th e y 'r~ stro nger yet lighter, than ordinary piston s, so they run longer. They run coo ler, with better heat tran sfe r. They give yo u an increase in rpm 's a nd ho rse po wer through o ut the power ba nd . And how ab out those SuperStren gth rings! The y' re made o f ductile iron for high tensile stre ngth a nd flexibi lity. The y're mol y-filled fa, lon g life, and to pre vent scu ffing. And, th ey pr o vid e a n excellen t seal fo r increased compression. So, they're best for MX. And, of course, the pisIon s and rings are Wiseco . That 's all you need to know ab out the precision an d ca re that go into thei r de sign, en gineerin g, and ma n ufacturin g. The time is no w. Your secret weap ons are here. Go o ut and do i t! Wiseco Distributor West, 8562 Hamilton Ave., Huntington Bea ch, CA 92646 The Switch Is On - To WISECO Send for free 1975 Cycle Piston Brochure IIODAHA Performance Proven Pmdll:lS Pu t a bite on the competition Moto Cross Spoken Here I Progressive Products, Inc., is owned by professional American a nd Euro- pean mota cross racers who use their special knowledge to select performa nce products THOR 'RED' A IR·FILTER TREATMENT Rlcll Tbarwlldsan dn,laped t bis product aver Jears of crass CDuntrJ and mata crass racine to protect upenslve factory enelaes. TII.r 'Red' traps dust and malstur. and lets In ani, clean fr.sII air. Red cal or lets Jau II' It penetrate to the carl of tile f'.meat wbll. sUe'" qalll" k..,s It In plac• • SaUlSttd price $3.IS per pint. Snake Pipes Super Rat part No. T-332 Super Combat part No. T-333 Sugg. retail $79 .50 Mike Kessler (Husl did th is while leading a 125cc moto. the race that he was going to repeat. Steve Stackable came to the levees of Louisiana only 20 points off the mark, and al tho ugh Stackable has yet to win a National, in many eyes he was the favorite. Short Stack calmly approached the opening moto w ith the be lief that his time had come. Pierre Karsmakers came to the U.S . for m oney and his Honda salary is clo se to $ 7 0,000, no t coun ting bo nuses. Karsrnakers has n o t performed li ke the hig hest pai d rider in America, and for Pierre winning the titl e would off-set a bad year. Kent Howerton held the burning end o f the stick. Howerton had enough points to m athematically win, but not enough to win unless he demolished both motos and disaster be fell everyone else . Kent had to berserk it. The stage was set. Thousands of people poured down to the levee. The 125 National began the p rogram in th e way it has for the last six 125 races with Marty Smith on his way to setting AMA hi story by winning his sixth consecutive National m o to cross in a row. Smi th , who clinched the 125 Championship weeks before. has n o t lo st a mo to since the mud-fest at Han gtown four months ago . The number of people who have led Smith since then can be counted on one hand. Even more a m az i n g about the "Superkid" is that he has been passed by only Tim Hart, Dan Turner, Steve Wise , Mike Kessler, and Nils-Arne Dealer inquiries invited TIGIR DIITRIBUTlnG CO. 653 West Broadway G le nd a le, CA 912 04 213-246-7132 can.am BOX 1051 • LA MESA. CAL 92041 • (114) 460·3808 E'Hluro> & c. ~ X All mo .rets Ii' Send $1 for catalog of special-purpose products designed for peak performance under extreme conditions Dealers: write on your . letterhead for free catalog and price list. st ock competition service, inc. BAY AREA BULTACO Sales Service 1244 N . G a ff e y . S.. n Ped r o . C A 90 731 2 13 8311 27 9 13

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