Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Kevin Has1Iln will be out of action for seven months to a year following a broken leg incu rred at the Shamroc:k's H&H. We all wish Kevin a speedy recovery, and in the meantime, TIm Bowman has ta ken ove r Kevin's CZ ride . Mike Goodwin has changed the name o f the " World Motocross Finals" to " American Mo tocross Finals Race of Champions." He clai ms it will be equal to or be tter than th e " Sup erb owl." At leas t the title is bi gger. California Se nator Alan Cranston is the eo-sponscr of S-2293, a bill to repeal the helmet law. 197 6 will mar k the first ti me in six years that Yvon DuHam el will not suit up in Green Mean ie le athers . The Ka wasaki facto ry , instead of fielding a factory road rac e team, will assist pr ivateers thr ough a dealer program , details o f which will be an nounced lat er . Other road racers who will be free agents are Gary Nixon, Pat Hennen, and Dave Aldana, as U.S. Suzuki is expected to announce termination of its factory road rac ing effort within days. It's begin ning to so und as if, in th e competition for engineering dollars at the facto ry level, pollution control technology is going to domin at e th e scen e through 19 80 , at least. It's good news of a backh an de d sort for privateers, bad n ew s for the fu ture development o f motorcycle s. If y ou wan t confirmati on , check what 's been hap pe n ing to th e car b usiness lately. Motocross Buyers· Guide ror HONDAS rrom UnOqua dftl9ft pr ov ides 18" mono he.1 rad ...tlng ,ur fa~ at'ea t h.n , l Ock ey li..-d... head but w rth I. . _ llJht . FMF POrCUPIne head Iteep' power loss dua 10 hea t blolllel·Up 10 a mln,mlolm. H"com· preuto n F MF combust.on cN mbef Incree-t ling'''' performance. Boln on stock Of'mochloed e ng,"". Available lor Honda CA 125 $56.95 T tww , ep '-c:.ment swil'll)Mm bush.ngs . r. prec,,1Of'l rn,Ichm«f trom solo bo'on ¥. to Insur• • ,nu~ "I be d I_n IWlnga rm a nd bolt. R",lt I _ r a nd ma ln l a lm. wheel a hgnmant for Improved .... ndling. Ava ilable fo r Honcb C R 125 $ 10.9 5 Honda CR 250 $1 1.95 100cc Sleeve Down Kit f'or Marty Smith Engine Kit CR125 Air Box Assembly Fo r 1973 · 197 5 C A 12 5 Hondas. thll .,ng l"" Itll pee d uc:a up to 30% more H.P . Yo ur st ock "73 Dr ' 74 cy linder '0'111 11 N po rted a nd a boo st po n a dded . You r Pfluo n will be p"e crsion ma c hi ned to ma lch t he new boost PDrt . FM F co mpletes th e k it with a Por cupine cy linder hea d. 32mm La.ge calNC lt y. wa le , r.,sist ant . air 00 . bolts o n '" ml n uln. A" 00. CD .""" co mp late w ith " do ubl e la y.,••eusellb le foa m a ir lil ter e la",ent lind "II mo un l .nt) hardw 10. bo tt -on Install a t ion . • 539.95 ~ ~~~;~I:" .b.:n;:,.m. ~._.i:l:: . ;':'~ s pe ll tl o n Pipe tuned ~;r: .~ to ma tc h 'he eyhnder po rt ing. Kit bo ilS o n. Ca ll or "'rtte FMF ' o r yo ur INIch ine sh o p .rvlce a ppointmen t. '...... $275.90 CR CR CR CR 12 5 125 2SO 2SO All .h. .d ........ of a l mool h handling 125cc Chassis can now be used in t he 100 cc class a nd CO""" comple te with lum . S · t t t"$ ln um pilton, l peclal rings• .ca" """ "On cy llndllH' sleeve a nd FM F ~ ,~ hi·co mp . eSSIOn Po rcuPine . d .::~=.w~~ :;:':;; r m.y be Marty Smith Swingarm T h tt IIghl_ighl'Wlnt;Prm a llo wt ,hockl to be fo r. WIIrd mounled for iocrea"" reM w~1 trave l. COnst r ucted fro m H.,li-. rc welded .13(1 cho'o~ motv. sWlngoJrm ' n lSlS lle,ung a nd im pro Yft handling . Swi ,.rm 1,1, " stoclt d Ulln .-d jul ter and has all br achtl to mount bra ke an chor a rm a nd chilln gUteN and 1",. n9'lrm bushif'19S. Ava Ilab le fa. CR 1255109.95 Sp.c:ial sea led f ork caps a llo w front lorlt s t o be filled "" t h a M' Without . emovI"'9 twn d lebars. A..allable for 74 75 74 75 125cc CR " _ bo ost par1ad fo r ad d itio na l perfor. mance. Specify when ()t'derlng . Ho nd . cy hnder . bo ost pa nt'" or st . nda rd partm!J. c. lI o r wri te FMF lot yo u. milch .ne ,ho p se rvice a pPOint me nt . $2 40 .98 S I..". Do wn Kit CR 125 S td . part i", S I..". Dow n Kit CR 125 Boost por ling 52 8 5. 98 q. Air-Oil Suspension Conversion Late ne ws fr om the continent is that Martin Lampkin has leapfr ogged both Malcolm Rathmell an d Y rjo Vesterinen to cl inch the world trials championship. Bangor -Punta Corp . has sold Yankee Motors back to John Taylor. John , in tum, has reo rganized the co mp any in to an Ossa Sales Corp. to fu nnel Ossas through regi onal distrib utors; an Ossa Parts & Service Corp . to service dealers direc t fro m Schenectady , N.Y.; an d Yankee Acce ssory Corp . to con ti nue han dling Full Bore accessori es. Porcupine Cylinder Head Heavy Duty Bronze Swingarm Bushings 514.95 S 9 .95 5 15.95 5 9 .95 Heavy Duty Clutch Springs Sfwinp a llo ", du tch to handle POwef from hipertorm.nQ or modified e"9I,,". Elim inate, s1rppi ng a nd UCIU hut bu tld-up In t he clut ch . in clutch Red uces . nd trans miss ion. A.va lla b le few CR 125 _"t $6.95 Other news from overseas has Kawasaki disbanding in trials team, to concentrate on cash contingencies for privateers, up to $2400 for winning a World Trials Championship, according to the British press. AT A trialer J eff Koskie went to Ar izona 2 1 weekends during the season , coming ho m e fmall y with the Arizona State Ch ampionshi p - and a wife . Seems former fian cee Terry LeBlanc lived in Phoenix . DeCoster and Wolsink 1-2 at Unadilla Trans-AMA Cycle News Want Ads do it. NEW BERLIN , N.Y., OCT. 12 Ro ger DeCoster and team mate Gerri t Wolsink really got on the gas at Unadilla and ran away with both motos on their RN 370 Su zu kis to co p the third round of the '7 5 Tr an s-AMA series. Brad Lackey placed third overall with his 360 Husqvarna to ta ke the top American spot behind the two Eu ropeans. J im Pomero y placed hi s Bultaco in fourth behind Lackey in the first mote, but a b ro ken chain in the second moto pr even ted Bimb o fro m finishing and cost him hi s p oints lead. Suz uki's To ny DiStefano, Husky's Ken t Howerton and Ya maha's J im Wein ert finishe d fo ur th , fifth and sixth overall, respectivel y. Pierre Kar smakers had chain problems and Marty Smi th had an off-day which kept the Honda team fro m posting high finishin g positions. 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