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.. ENGINES &. ENGINE' PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING MINI CYCLES AND MOTORCYCLES: Production Manager Ron Brown and Sales Coordinator Doug Duncan stand behind their (nope, it's not a turbocharged trailbike) agricultural spray unit. a market of $1,000 machines. Today at $1,895, they are comparatively priced with other Open class competition bikes and considerably less than the other new automatic competition motorcycle. In our search for the Great American 1 Motorcycle , the though t of an J,aut o m atic would have brought guffaws eleven years ago, but today we are faced . with a' motorcycle world that Rokon ). feel s will be dominated by automatic motorcycles. Rokon was the first II automatic and in today's competition I market, Rokon is as good as anything in e its class. o. I rounded out the visit with a careful examination of one of the three ~ spcnsored bikes that competed in the first ISDT Qualifier in New Jersey. ) Rokon sponsors a five man team in the '( Qualiller Series, Gary Edmonds, Jim " S i m m o n d s , Jim Hollander, Dave I Munganast and Jim Fogle. The NETRA ';Open class Champion George Peck will d~!sO be on a Rokon. Rokon 's support ",w ill be three-quarters of the total .,p ackage for ' each man to compete as ~ :w _en as an agreemen t with Kendall Oil r • or support.: . ~l;' ln going over the bike, we discussed the reason why Rokon functions so ,.well, based on a concept of constant horsepower to the rear wheel. Producing , 36-37 hp in the RT models, 43-45 hp in the MX models, reduced to a rear wheel ' constant power of 28 hp and 32 hp z respectively, the power is constant whereas with standard transmission bikes, this kind of horsepower is received only within the maximum ~ powe r band and the rider has to t ~ .. constantly select the proper gear to' stay within this power band. Cosmetics on the new models are perhaps the most dynamic of any machines produced, ' utilizing Preston Petty fender and numberplate-headlight unit ', a cross-linked polyethylene tank in a red, white and blue theme. Red Wing gas shocks, overlength MX Betor forks, allowing for adjustment giving 8" of travel up front and 8.5" rear in cantilever position.. The new silencer (utilizing a Skyway component) meets the NETRA 86 db noise limits. Two major new features are a new drive belt that in .water cuts down on the hydroplaning of the surfaces, thus decreasing slippage, and the drilling of a hole in the top of the cylinder into the exhaust port. This Yen ts the cylinder and lowers compression at low RPM from 12 to 1 down to 6 to 1 and allow, easier starting and a better idle. . The two RT models weigh in at 255 lbs. dry, the MX at 245 lbs., a very comparative weight with other Open class machinery. It was late in the evening when I left Roko n, yet business was still bustling along to get every last detail ready for the coming Qualifier. As I turned out of Emerald Street onto Ro ute 12 for the trip to Boston, 1 felt ' I had once before - that 1 had just gone tnrougn an American experience. Was this truly a Great American Motorcycle}_From the original frame jig to the American made . Carlisle tires, Rokon is on the way to a great many people's dream of success in • a New Hampshire utopia. as Rokons sit on their assembly stands. The. tags on the handlebars 'are signed at each "_ mbly step along the way and accompany the machine right to the custo mer. _ _ . I AlsportJSteen X80, SL80, XI00 & SL100 BonanzanBonanza80 Chapparal/Chapparal T80, ST80, SX80, Tl00. STIOO, & SXIOO Condor/Barnt 80 Cycle TrendIBandit Trail & Bandit MX Foray/Sno-eylce 80 FoxlFX480 - Model 1682 &"Speedway/Fox Enduro HPEIEI Gato & (J.C. Penny) EI Tigre IndianlME-100, ML-I00, MS-I 00 &MT-IOO Rupp/Rupp MX-80 & RSTI00 ToyodaiKami MX-80, KA·80, MX80R & KAIOO - .. . $-< 0.. ~ ALL OF THESE UNITS ARE POwERED BY PHOENIX F480 & F500 E NGINES Also known as the XE NOAHor FUJI 80 & 100 Engine parts and new engines only, NO CHASSIS PARTS, are available through those 12 strategically located distributor warehouses. Contact the one serving your area for the name and address of your nearest stocking dealer. 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