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Cycle News 1975 09 23

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MICHELIN MOTORCYCLE TIRES Newly engineered for performance and safety on l oday 's cycles. See the new ' treads and compounds now. Ask about the - INTRODUCTORY FREE TUBE OFFER at a part ic ipating dealer. WSD 1599 Cus te r Ave., S. F. 94124 (415) 647-5520 ~H H S V R A U QA N u:!I PARTS Butch (8 01 Cochran sh uts the gate o n Jeff Campbell and half-hidden Mike Branam fo r h is Su n ny Valley Open class wi n. was c e nterpunched by the winner, Rodger Coo k. At the finish line (which is also the j ump) Cook passed the earlier leader George Co rcoran . There were about 19 0 riders on the seco nd day which saw the two best rides of the mee t : one by Sammy Hol1an d and the other by Rich Eierstadt. In the 125 Expert Hollan d, a lo cal favo rite and called "a wee bit berserk" by so me, was knocked down in th e first tum , go t up dead last and by the hal fway flag had worked his way up to 10 th o ut of a 45 man field. On the 10 th lap he was again kn ock ed do wn an d a l most lapp ed b y th e lead er , Broc Glover . He th en proceeded to wo rk up to 12t h . Glo ver h ad led fro m the first t urn and fini shed wit h a 20 second lead o n th e second pl ace m an , Dave Eropki n . In the second moto Holland just walked away from the pack. The real race was Glover, Mike BeI1 the CMC No. One plate holder, and Eropkin battling to get a shot at Hol1and. Suddenly on the sixth lap Glover went off the track, BeI1 took ove r second and Eropkin moved in to t hird . Glover got back going in a h urry and passed Eropkin by the first tum. Meanwhile Holland was totally de vastating the field and had built up a 23 seco n d lead. Then on the 16th lap of 20 on th e ba ck straigh t he broke one of his shocks. It seemed h is be rsc r kin ' ways had caught up wit h him an d he was ou t of the race . Bell was now t he lead er, Glo ver an d Ero pki n in sec o nd and th ird; and Roc ky Pocock , w ho had a six th in th e first moto , was starting to work his way up from 10th. At the finish less than two se conds separated the first three fin ishers. Pocock mo ved up to fo urth for the checkered flag. In the 250 Expert Jeff J en nings of Norwalk m ad e t w o steady co me-from-behind rides of the day. He mo ved co nsiste n tly fr o m 16 th to second in the firs t mo to and 12 th to t hird in the second to place second overall. Dave Longco r too k bo th m o te s. As far as do mination goes anyo ne there could have ta ken lesso ns fro m Rich Eiers tadt wh o , on a b ike that was " p ut toge ther with spares" (or so th e pit gossip went ) total1y obliterate d the Op en Ex pe rts. His on ly co mpe tit io n in ei t her m oto was fro m Luke Messer in • the second. Sh ipped an ywhere in Un ited States. Se nd complet e frame and engine numbers. model. year, engine size . part descri p ti on or ol d part. Parts prices on request. T &OYamaha 24020 Narbo nne Ave. lomita, CA 90717 213-534-2311 AIR FORKS OR SPRINGS Th e Front End Kit t hat works either or you r Money Back I Designed for wW'( RACING over rough terrain. Will give you a ride seco nd to non e l / No modifications. just bolt in the new units. 8" of travel - Kits for: CZ red or black Not sure about the nu mber. but the style looks like p ure Sam m y Ho lland. frame; Yamaha Small leg 125/ 175 MX, Yama ha Endu res , MX , YZ and Monoshocks; Kawasaki KX 125, KX 250, KX 450 , new KX 250/400; Suzuki 250 /400 & RM '73 - '75; Beto rs. Dealer or Direct Send for Free U terature TERRY INDUSTRIES P.O. Box 1321 , Hesperia, CA 92345 714-244-3139 Expansion Chamber Cone Sets 20 Ga . steel rolled and se am s pOt wel de d rea d y to design your own cha m b er . 3 Pc. sets, $t 2.00. 4 Pc. sets, $14.00. 5 Pc. sets , $16.0 0 . Po stpa id . Plu s Sales Tax . Qua nti ty d iscou n ts a vaila b le. Send your d ime ns io ns t o Alrco Sh ee t Metal . 15209 rarevruea Ave. De p t . W. La w nd a le . CA 90260. 213-675-5290. ---_ -_..........-........_--- -.-. ...... ... ....... --_-....-..........- -.--........_--.._ - ,...III_ __ _ ~ 0. _ _ . ' ... ~ _ 11 .-..--. ........ --..._ ~ _ - ..-

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