Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

GotoBeII~ Star RfT Star 120 Moto Star Super Magnu m new works bikes qvarna and Kawasaki At you r Kaw asa ki d ealer. Kawasaki Accessories let the good times roll. Norto n BMW Triumph Attention! All Tri·City Motorcycles T!1IUMP'ti Arizona's Largest own::'~:~ Suzuki Jack Wilson Says ' "Stop tho se leaks with my special gaskets " De a le r Over 5 150 ,000 Parts & Accessories invent ory at all tim es! See your dealer 214·339-0144 or write: ·3600 W. Dav is 602-934-9631 Rather than being a completely new works bike. the Husky is actually a modified produetionmachine. It weighs 220 Ibs. in teresting to no te tha t Kayaba builds the prototype leading axle front forks found on al l the Kawas ak i, Yamaha an d Suzuki works bikes , but that each The re ar shocks are gas/oil uni ts wi th manufacturer has a co mp letely differen t attached rese voirs that can b e regulated fork design . for pressure exte rn ally. Re ar wh eel Other items of interest : magnesium travel is also in cre ased to 230mm (9.5 wheel hubs; fiberglass fuel tank ; ins.), Even though the ne w rear shocks ' non-floating re ar brake ; 19 5 pounds d ry are mounted in the conventional up and weight. down position a t present time , the Husqvarna CR 250 newer chassis which is co mi ng could see Unlike the two J apanese bikes we j ust them mounted in the laydown design. looked at, Kent Howerton's . 250 CR O ther items of in te rest : chromoly Hu sky is a fact o ry r acer based on steel frame wi th alumi n um swing arm; production parts. In simplier terms, it is "m a g n e s i u m engine w i th 37mm a pr odu ction b ike that has b een m agne s ium earb ; no n floating rear modified . The parts that it uses with are brake . being tested for possible product ion u se. J The most notable changes on Ken t's Kawasaki KX 250 b ike ar e in th e suspensio n . Up fron t is a Kawasaki h as an all new wo rks b ike s et o f Husqvarna-made leading ax le for th is seaso n th at d oe sn' t look so m a gn es ium f ront fork s p roviding e xo tic th at fu ture production w o uld be 2 30 mm (9 .5 ins .) o f travel. Mechanic improbab le. It 's a we ll conceiv ed design Eric Cri ppa h as m odified the Husky that seems to be performing very well. fo rks so mewhat with Mo to-X Fox air The b ikes ridden in the United St ate s b y valve caps to provide air suspension. T he r e a r s us pe nsio n is j ust as J immy Weiner t and Gary Sern ics are also b eing used by T o rleif Hansen in interesting. A new swingann is used wit h extra lo ng sev ent een i nch Europe. This latest bike ha s a 249cc alumi n um p rot o t yp e Moto-X Fox air - sho cks mounted on the swingarm righ t ove r th e eng ine with a reed valve ind ucted cy li nd er . Only t he prim ary cover is rear ax le. Rear wheel travel is 230mm (9 .5 ins .}. In Eu ro pe, Brad Lackey is m agn e sium. Carburetor is a 38 m m Mikuni. . using a more co nventional swingarm with shorte r fifteen inch shocks. The new frame is a single down tube The engine is stock Husky, w ith a des ign built of c hro m o l y steel. standard cy linder liner, but a new o uter Swingann is alumi num , wi th moderately cylinder cast ing has o ne ex t ra fin for cantilevered Kayaba sixt ee n inch gas/o il be tter cooling. Fo r the indoor Super cro ss rear shock s with remote resevoirs th at Seri es, Eric actually d etuned the stoc k are adjustable for pressure. Re ar whe el CR engine for a broader, wider power , tr avel is 230mm . Front forks on the KX 250 are leading band . Snaking over the eng ine is a reall y nice through -th e-frame exh aust pipe . axle Kayaba units that also give 230mm While Kent's bike isn' t a sure copy of , (9 .5 ins.) of t ravel. Internal steel coil next year's Hu sky, it's probably quit e springs arc used, but provision is made in th e fork cap s for using air pressure, or clos e. T he n ice thing to know is th at present product ion b ikes could easil y be a c o mb ina tio n of air pressure an d up dated to next year's specs wh en th e i n ternal springs. Ny lon plast ic fork covers are a ttache d to the lo wer t riple new p ar ts be came available , o r it could clamp assemb ly to ke ep d irt off th e he done no w with a little abil ity a nd • working po rtion o f th e up p er t ubes. It is ac cessory ite ms presently avai lab le. Dallas, TX 75211 5728 N.W. Grand Ave. (Phoenix) Glendale, Ariz. 83301 Big "0" Cycle Big 'D' Yamaha exte rn al sp ring d esign similar to wh a t Kaw asaki experimented with in 19 74. Fro nt wh eel travel is 230mm (9 .5 in s.}, One day parts ma ll order ser v i ce Hel; Arc Heads Drilled Glass Bead Welding and Tapped Blasting Compelte motorcycle machine shop Sal£s of Dallas Large stoc k of parts Mail OrdEr Ph. 214-942·3563 1924 W. 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