Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
Issue link: https://magazine.cyclenews.com/i/126040
SHOT Mikkola, Wolsink sweep GP openers Heikki l\likkola (Hus) . went 1-1 and Torlief Hansen (Kaw) went 2-3 in the Spanish 250 Grand Prix April 4. J im Pomeroy, aggravated by troubles with his kn ee brace in the second moto .which forced him , to slac k off to save his previously-injured kn ee, sti ll wC!1t It's here, and it's hot. The new Kawasaki BX200 Motocross Bicycle. Light, strong and fast. In the famous Kawasaki tradition . Not a department store toy. Not an impractical ego-trip per. But, a tough all-around good times machine. . - Around the 'n eighb orhood, or arou nd the track. The BX200 is made to take it day after day. With an aluminum alloy fra me, motorcycle swing-arm design, adjustable shocks, competition knobby tires, l-piece cra nk, un-sprung front forks, adjustable MX seat and lots more. D ave Clinton ha s proven how tough th is bike is. He powered the BX200 to the Poin ts Championship and Number One Plate in both Amer-, ~ ican and National Bicycle Associations. A nd that's tough. Get on the BX200 today, only at your Kawasaki dealer. Now you can ped al KaWasaki a Kawasaki, too. lets the good times roil Kavlasakis peddling bikes. 4-5 for third overall. Even so, he was but 17 seconds behind Mik ko la in the first rnoto and 14 back in the second, an indicator of h"ow tight the lead five we re in each race. ,. Mean wh ile. the on ly rep ort o ut of the Swiss 500 GP is that' Gerrit Wolsink went I- I to take that series ope ner. Full . stories to come. Baker wins Imola No nonsense this time - Steve Baker (Yam ) has won the Imola 200, a race which, along with the Daytona 200, ranks as one of the richest in the world. Early 'resu lt s by wire indicate Michel Rougerie (Yam) second and Barry Sheene (Su z) third. No word on Ken Roberts' performance. Full story soon. , Husky race bike warranty Husqvarna Mo torcycle Co. confirmed rumors that it would begin a first-of-its-kind race bike warranty program, effective for all new Husqvamas sold in the U.S . after April 7. The warranty statement specifically sates under "Nanna! use and service" that the machines are intended for off-road competition and recreation, but NOT for operation on public roads. Suzuki fork flap . Team Suzuki suffered their fourth fron t fork failure, or more specifically triple clamp breakage, .at Hangtown . The first. case involved World Cha mp ion Roger DeCoster at the Livermore Trans-AMA when h is aluminum steering ste m broke coming over a high speed jump . Roger suffered serious cuts. abrasions and bruises. Suzuki, which had never experienced this type of problem ' in its many years of GP raci n g, designed an improved stem. During the Florida Winter-Series Danny LaPorte's steering stem snapped coming over a small jump on the extremely rough sand track. LaPorte was cut about the face. Suzuki made improvements and sent out new triple clamps for the small number of special works bikes. At the Texas Stadium Supercross Tony D. made a hard landing and had his stem . break in a different spot fro m the previous accidents. Suzuki withdrew their team and had. steel steering stems mac hined to repl ace the ligh tw ei gh t one-off al uminum.ones. Danny LaPorte, riding a RA 125 S uz uki similar to the one Gaston Rahier ro d e to the World Championship, without fail ure, snapped his triple clamps in a differe nt spo ~ fro m the th ree previo us inciden ts . What m ak es an ultim ately rel iable m otorcy cle, in the p as t, b reak ? Assu m p t io ns ran ge from increased speeds . of racing to sligh t geo metry changes affec ting th e force lo adings on the fra me. These are n o t RM mode l Suzukis. T here has not been a single case of either RM ste m s or clamps breaking, so relax. Re m em ber ' th e difference between factory racing . eq uipment and production b ikes is that the works bikes are test beds for new ideas. Sometimes they go astray. Husqvarna Sales . Seroice . Parts Factory trained mechanics Machine shop facilities FuJI service engine work " If we don't have it, uie'Il s« it f or you " [J!ili@BE J ' 111 N. Allen , Pasaden a. CA 9 1104 ,t;O YAMA "fA 240 20 Narbo nne Ave.. Lomita. CA 907 17 (2 13) 534 ·231 1 MOTOR CYCL ES~~ a 'PARTs ~ COMPL ETE PISTONS MACHINE SHOP,REPAIR 8 SERVICEON ALL MAKES (714) 630 - 5720 ffi 0 8E l.f 1 0 . A N Kraem e' e Ano"'e im Co _92B06 14 Cycle Eno ineer ina 8 SUppl'f 5