Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

MANATC .5. Trials hampionship, und one:' Tops at the Track and Everywhere Else Top professio na ls such. as Gary Scott, Hank Scott, Mike Gerald, Corky Keener, Dar ry l Hurst, Mike Kidd and m any others kn ow the value of the Mu lholland su spensio n system as they roar around t he t rack s of the national circuit . Mu Iholla nds assist 'all classes of riders. No . 1 Novii:e Eddie Lawson also chooses Mulholland. weet victory! ISTMAS RANCH, COLO, MAY 23 ay, notice was served that the combination of Don Sweet Montesa 34 8 will be to ugh to tend with. Sweet slit hered to a .d win in the Colo rado clay at opening round of the U.S. s Cham pionship. Unusually heavy rains made the ance to the event almost as hard as event. Many vans and trucks had to push ed out of the mud Sunday mingo a preview of what th e rest of day would be for most riders. is loop of 20 sections was laid out be ridden in dry weather. If rday's rain had continued Sunday it . d have m ade it impossible. The ber of the national riders showed If when they were able to ride the nt in the drying mud. e large number of spectators ked to section one to watch, as rs were started.a minute apart. Many there for the first hour only to see best ride to be a three. Most riders rying to climb over the huge rocks in steep gully took fives. a it went, from section to section out any reprieve. the mud and the rocks taking its toll in fives . As the rs turned in their first loop cards the er was Joe Guglielrnelli with 46 ts lost, Marland Whaley with 48. Lane Leavitt with 54. But then e Don Sweet, who started near the , with only 38 points lost. ow section 20 had become the ctator's favorite. Located at the top a beautiful steep sided canyon, posed of huge rock slabs and mossy, er-covered steps, it was steep and idable looking. R.M.T .A. chairman tz Wagner called it one of the best sections in North America and it imp ressive to watch . Most riders. if y co uld get thro ugh it, barely got es. Lane Leavitt in his last ride an d mpt to catch Sweet made it thro ug h h a o ~. . inally late in t he afternoon Do n et ca me in to finish his second loop. stopped at the bottom of section 20, ked it over then . started up. He ceeded to finish his day with one of few cleans recorded all . day in ion 20 . His ride received an ova tion the crowd and sealed his win. ith the cards turned in Whaley had eked 20 points off his first round but t wasn't enough to catch Sweet. Don et had won the opening round with points lost, 18 points ahead of nd place Marland Whaley who had poin ts. ew on the scene for this event was ev's impressive new Honda. The ine is rumored to be totally designed trials and is three inches shorter than old engine. This should help bring e of their top weight down . The d is also said to be a two valve ead of four valve. The bike seemed able to idle so slowly that the rear el would stop and start while he _ e a section. The same rebu ildable Mulhollands used by t he pros are available for you t oo! Fully tunablti/rebuildable s~cks and a full assortment of spr ings give you the proper choice of riding ch"raCterist ics to match your individ ua l requirement. A complete selection of MX sh ocks, LTG (Lo ng Travel Gas) shock s; SS street sho cks and an entire range of straight wound and progressive wound springs are ava ilable to cover the wide variety of riders, bikes and riding styles. Whenever you ride, wherever you ride, ride with the choice of the pros ... Mu lholland. For in tOlmMton on Iru.~ ·, comple' . line of motorcvc\lt productt . -.d S2.oo to Dep t . CN- 1 iDIiiiiiI:~ P.O. Box 390, Ga rde na . CA 90247 230 W. Ro secr ans, Garde na , CA 9 02 48 IAdirt bike makes a better roadracer than a roadracer makes. a dirt bike. I " MOTHER'SMILK FOR YOUR PET 2 STROKE" FIRST non smo k ing pet roleum FIRST non foul ing petroleum FIRST adven ised 50·1 pet roleum . Cro w n Prod u c ts 15314112 Proctor City 012Irt3~;~.f6~91745 Its Wh ee llPort . 2424 N.E . R i versid e Way • Don Swee t 5 8 ( M o n ). 2. Mar la nd W h ale y HOn ). 3. Lane Leavitt 8 2 (Bul) . 4. Joe \ "'melll 8 5 ( H on). S. Tim Carr 85 (Bu l) . ar k Egge r 9S (Hon ). 7. Bob H OPki n s 1 0 3 ). 8. Wayne Oa lvln 12 1 (Mo n ). 9. Steve ow 126 (Bul ) . 10. Gary La Plan te 126 P.O. Zi p 972 08 Sammy Ta nner O l sl. 1 72 13 Rose t on Ave. I) . . acing page: Mark Eggar (Ho n) and ane Leavitt tackle rocky , natu ral o rado see t ions. Sweet (inset! has ason to smile. Box 4 6 0 8, Po rtl and. O re go n 9 7 2 11 Pho n e (503) 2 8 8 ·6621 Ar t e. l a~ C A 9 071 0 2 1 3· ~ 2 4· 2 1 1l \. D ealer inquiri es invited Get th e facts write t o .o URAL UBE , 1111 N. Allen, Pasade na , CA 9 1104 13

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