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Sun Rims, made in Indiana, were fined to 87 of the 307 starters in the Golden Anniversary S ix Days Tr ial. The Czechs were so im pres sed by the tough, mudproof rims that t hey ordered a bunch for th eir Six-Days bikes. Yankee Motors' Vase Team , under th e man agemen t of Marcia McDon ald , scored fourth overall in th e Six -Days, En gland, Czechoslovakia, beating Sweden, Irel and, Belgium, East Germany , Spain, an d Canada. No t bad o n onl y $5,000 budget. Th ey rode Ossas . On Thanksgiving weekend , Novembe r 28 -29, District 37 will be holding a Eu ropean Scrambles out at Cal City . The proceeds from this event w ill go to the legal defense fund. Entry fee is $10, and double points are offered. Anyo ne wishing to be on th e committee to 'prom ote the event, or donate contingencies or supply course marking materials, please call 213/345-5049. BILSTE'NS ARE BESTI • 9 GOlD -MEDAl MilES PROVED IT! ,000 A recent nationa l art icle sta ted that Dave Hu lse out Dave no t only " finishe d ," he captu red f ive Go ld. o f Owl MIC Sa les, Bayshore, N.Y. , rode over 9,000 one Silver, and two Bronze Medals. He' ll represent ~ co mpe t it ion miles wit hout failure .. , on t he same th e USA (a nd ou r Shocks) in th is year's ISDT . . set he boug ht from us last Dece mber! It cou ldn't be said if it we ren ' t true : Bilste ins are bes t. ~ ~ IlJ ..0 s IlJ > o Z SoCaI MC' s No vember 16 po int ·t o-point rac e was ca ncelled as reported. Ho wever _ the cra fty clu b took o ut tw o pe rm its fo r that date . Their Hare & Hound at Olanc ha is de finitel y on . Flan ke d ya' Sierra Club ! P.S.: Th e fore goin g item also mean s t ha t the Alan May Bene fit drawing is st ill o n , to be held at th e SoCal clu b Hare & Hound. Han g on to those tickets . , Slip-ups fro m the pas t: John Ulr ich took the road rac ing photos in last week's Local Hotl ine . Joel Jam ieson t ook the MX picture. Everyth ing is straight now, or until we boo-boo aga in. Bonny is back! The return o f the Triumph Bonneville to American shores was ann ounced today by Roger Stange, President o f the U.S. distributor. Manufacture of the legen dary Triumph twin, o ne o f the most popular moto rcycles of all time, was abruptly halted in 1973 due to a worker's sit-in at th e Meriden facto ry . Six m on ths ago , with a settlement of the drawn-o ut labor dispute, production of the famed Bonneville fin ally resumed . _ " The first shipment of Twins is n ow arriving in the United States," reported Stange. " Po pu lar deman d brought it ba ck . . . " According to Stange, these are brand-new 1976 models. Still designated the Triumph Bonneville T·140V , the motorcycle retains the fam iliar classic design of earlier models but has a rear disc bra ke and left-fo ot sh ift . It is ex pecte d to sell for under $2 ,0 00. T hey co uld be in dealer sho wrooms by early • November. AFM drops AMA affiliation BILSTEIN : INTE RNATIONA L CYC LE HOUSE , INC. SHOC KING' The wor ld 's finest car s (Merced es, Porsche}, race has been app oin ted ex clu sive U.S. d istribut or. ca rs, o ff-road winners . , . now for motorcycles! Bilsteins come sta nda rd with a ball swivel (36 mm wi Bilstein Nitrogen Pressure Gas Shocks are Heim joi nt) attach poi nt to p reven t any bend- manufactured to such close to lerances and fine ing of the pisto n ro d. Ru n them upsid e d own mater ials that t hey are sealed for line. o r lay down . .. the y 're guaranteed. N o rebuilding hassle! International Cycle House Post Off ice Box 15384 1708 So uth Lyon Street Sa nta Ana, California 92705 "quality access ories" ICH EXC LUS IVE AR EAS FO R SAL E. Con ta ct Kim Kimba ll @ (714) 558·9543 IIFYOU'RE NOT ADVERTISING IN CYCLE NEWS. • • YOU'RE LIIH6 811SIHElI I By John Ulrich RIVERSIDE, CAL. , OCT . 18 The AFM, In c. Board o f Directors today decided to end Am erican Federation o f Motor cyclists ' affiliation with th e Am erican Motorcy cle Associati on . In anno unc ing the de cisi on , tempor ary A 1'1\1 , Inc. Secretary Keith Code explained t hat t he AFM paid abo ut $7 ,500 in licen se and affi lia tion fees to the AMA in 19 75. " Basically we go t n othing in return for th e m o ney we se nt to th e AMA ," Co d e sa id . H\""C got in suran ce cover ag e we can get bett er elsew he re. 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