Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Opinion SPECIAL t'lOTE : If o u r p r ic e s look high er, yo u 're righ t. We d id not ra i se o u r M i kun i K it p ri c e s fo r four y ears, bu t bec a u se t he c o st o f e veryt h i'ng h a s go ne up so mu ch . w e 'v e ha d to ad j ust ou r once to yo u . W e h o p e y o u wi ll un d e rs tand . If YOU ride a Husky, CZ or Pe nton , there 's a Valer ian 's Mikuni Ca rbure tor Conv e rs io n Kit fo r you , Our kits are tested ,The y wo rk.T hey fit. We have found the y substantially improve gas mile age , ho rse powe r an d tor que . Vale rian's Mikuni kits re duce loading up . Ease sta rtups And give more doci bili tv. They come with a complet e range of jet s good fro m se a le ve l to 8 ,000 feet. They can be bolted o n in less than an ho ur: They loo k like the y're factory-installed , Order a whole kit and kabooc te. Or just the pa rts yo u need, (Inc lud ing our very own man ifold kits .) J ust fill out and mail the coupon below, Or give us a call at ( 213) 475-4541. " S oe c tarm staueucn i ns tructions w ill b e included to r Kit s 17. 18 & 19 KIT. OESCRIPTION 250CZ 32mm , 250 CZ 34 mm 36Q-4oo CZ 34mm 360-400 CZ 36mm , 250 Husky 32 to replace 32 250 H usky 34 to replace 36 250 Hu sky 32 to repla ce 36 360 Husky 32 10rep lace 32 . 360 H usky 34 to rep lace 36 360 Husky 3210 replace 36 400 Hu sky 34 1 replac e 32 0 400 Hu sk Y34 1 replace 36 0 250 H usky MJ + M K 32mm 250 H usky MJ '" M K 34mm 400 H usky MJ " MK 34mm 450 H usk y MJ + MK 34mm 1 2 3 4. 5 6 '7 8 9. 10 11 . 12 13 14 . 15 , 16 KIT . 11 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 21 28 29 30 31 32 33 PRIC E 575 95 $8 195 58 1 95 58695 $77 95 58 095 577 95 $77.95 580 95 577 95 580 95 S80.95 $ 77 95 580 95 58095 58095 DESCRIPTION 125 Pen Ion 32mm 125 Pent on 30mm 125 Penton 28m m 175 Pent on 32mm 175 Penton 34mm 125 CZ 32mm . 125 Hus ky32mm . 360 H usky 36 10rep lace 36 360 H usky 38 to replace 36 4')0 Hu sky 36 to rep lace 36 400 H usk y 3810 rep lace 36 400 Hu sky MJ + MK 36mm 400 H usky MJ + MK 38mm 450 H usky MJ + MK 36 mm 450H usky MJ + M K 38mm 400 CZ 38mm 250CZ36mm PRICE 57395 569 95568 95 57795 580 95 57895 57895 58995S9395 S8995 S93 95 S8995 59395 S8995 $9395 59095 $8695 Sl) ec ial supe r tett cn smooth c able s are avail ab le to r 54 .25 and a M ikun i t u nI ng Int~rm a ~ l on bo o kl e t tor $2 .20 . Plea se incl ude a $3 .00 shi pp ing & .h and li n g tee . California restdents add 6% sales ta x . Pri c e s su bj ec t to c han ge wi t hout no ti c e , Ple ase shi p C .O .D . 0 0 M aste r Charg e 0 B an kA me ricard E xpi rat ion date _ Yr._Fra me N o _ Plea se c h arge to : M y acc ou nt num b er is B ik e Make/M Odel NAME _ AOORESS _ CITY STATE iPP.Ij , " MAIL TO: TEl EPHON E.,...- Z IP rr: _ _ WHY BAN THE BOMB? (use area ecc e) ~(1W VU ~~p~~~!a~-~!!~~ Lttl. f If\) la, Angeles, Call1ornia 90064 _ Telephon e : (2131475-4541 HUSaVARNA . CZ . S UZ U K I . PE N TO N . M I KU NI CARBURET OR KI TS ,.. Bay Area Bultaco 1976 Models 250 370 125 250 370 "- ... Frontera Frontera Pursang Pursang Pursang ~ ·~ o· ""'l 1975 Models $1354 360 Frontera . . .. . ..$1219 $1435 250 Pursang .$ 1147 $1229 360 Pursang $1299 $1365 $1457 Mail Order ~*~ !cA~a~.~~!~fcx2 ~ 213-649-1700 H (:) D A K A 6 b locks West of the San Diego Freeway ..01 ---------------------------------FREE 10 point sa'ety check ROBERT M. LAW is interested in helping you get your YAMAHA Motorcycle ready for the Fall Season. With this cou pon you can save $7.50 on the lab or charges for a TUNE & SERVIC E and /or $7.50 on the labor charges for INSTALLING NEW FORK SEALS. t1' •• o .:::::=-::::J~ Yamaha Sp ecial ends January 3 1. 1976 Rob er t M. Law 239 Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim, CA Ph on e 7 14-533-1309 discount ~::>r". money. coupon 14 At the end of 1975 Grand National Champ ion ship seaso n the AMA on the recommendation of the Pro fessional Rules Com mittee voted to ban the use of mul ticylinder engines in class " C" compe tit ion . This eliminated the T Z-750 Yamaha road race engi ne Expert must have two good motorcycles , a short tracker and a 750cc. The 750 will work for IT. h alf miles, and miles even though the very specialized IT and mile equip men t will . be difficult to compete with. With the advent of the m ulti and its 100+ horsepower, Experts wi ll be force d to p urchase a third m o t o rcy cle sp ecifically for mile racing. T hat multi-cylinder mile bike is likely to be very expe nsive. The end result wo uld be that a large number o f A M A Experts wo uld stop riding the mile! and Erv Kanemoto Kawasaki tripl es from the mile. A m o dest reaction was noticed from the p ublic and a great furor emanated from th e motorcycle press - "Why is the stupid AMA trying to stop progress, are they afraid of HARLEY-DAVIDSON?" As a member of the Board of Trustees of th e AMA J supported the multi-cylinder ban and voted for it, and I would like to take this opportunity to share my thoughts on the subject with you. Professional class "e n racing is still the AMA's singl e most continuously su ccessful form of competition from the standpoint of the spec ta t or . th e promoter an d th e ra cer. Nearly all th e Camel Pro Series eve nts have a good spectator turnout and a lar ge en ough rider sign-up so that a really compe titive field can be qualified. A co mp et itive field is. of course , th e secret to the success of class " en racing, and is the single most . important element of concern when considering any ru le chan ges. The deve lopm ent of the mul ti-cylinder engine, whether two o r four stroke, in class "C" raci ng would adversely af fect our ability to put together competitive fields of riders for any dirt event be cause of, CO Sl . avail ability of competitive equip ment and safety . Let's co nsider these o ne at a time: Cost : T he vast majority of A M A dirt track Experts ar e self-sponsored. Th ey may receive a small amount of e x pense m oney, fre e parts or leathers. bu t they ' pa y most of their ra cin g bills out of .. th eir own p ocket. Ri ght now a clas s ·'C" We are all aware of the large num be r of m ult i-cy lin der roadracers around. but most of us ar e also cognizant of the fact that only a small handful of those machin es are even re motely competitive. The comp lexity of the m ult is and the necessity for more sophist icated chassis, brakes, wheels and tires, coupled with the high cost of development of these items co mbine to limit the number of truly co m p eti tive bikes to only a few. and these are in the hands of sponsored riders. The factories seem to be somewhat reluctant to share all their tuning secrets for multis with th e privateers (at least on a timely basis ). and although this is a normal thing to do in a com pe ti tive sport. it leaves some very e x pe n sive a nd technologically complex tasks in the hands of ra cers who can least afford the time or th e money. Some rather dull roadracing has res ulted from this dirth of co m p eti tive motorcycles and I see no co mpelling reason to su spe ct that such would not be the case with dirt track should the mult is be allowed. Safety : T he Board was advised by o ur Direc t o r of Competition that the existing ava ilable dirt tracks are not safe for the high ho rsepower. multi- cylinder motorcycles. He f urt he r stated th at he was becoming increasingly concerned with th e suitability of th e tracks for the h ighly developed 75 Occ tw ins running today. He advised us that he will monitor the si tuation closely and stand ready to make recommendations for the safety of A~IA riders. Pro • sales - Se rvice - Accesso ries - Pa rts - Leathers ._-------------------------------~ • • Availability of competitive equipment:

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