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Cycle News 1976 10 19

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saw • DIll II: e/ ~ g t e e( e c.o r--O'l ....... ft O'l ....... l-< v ..a 0 .... u 0 "The Factory.Rider" Kenny Roberts 750("(" Championship Kenny Roberts has his choice of the best. As America 's most renowed professional racer Kenny can't afford second guessing the performance of his suspension un its. That's why Kenny uses S & W suspension components exclus ively on all his motorcycles, whether for Road Racing, the Mile, Half-mile, Short Track , TT, or indoor competition. Kenny 's wire-to-wire wins in the 750cc and 250cc National Championship races were t he story of Riverside. S & W is proud to have been a part of Kenny 's dominance of the last AMA National Champ ionship Road .Race of the 1976 Season . Kenny Roberts 15m'(" Championship "The Privateer" Takazumi Katayama's second place finish was no fluke. As a privateer Takazumi was competing against the factory's best riders and equipment. There was no room for error - no matter how slight. That's why Takazumi chose S & W's fork kit and shock absorbers for his Mack's Cycle Center Yamaha . S & W is equally proud of Takazumi's astonishing second place finish against the nat ion's finest compliment of road racers. / Takazumi Katayama 750..("(" Championship Results of AMA National Championship Road Races Riverside, California October 2nd & 3rd, 1976 ' Event 1st 250cc Championship: 1st 750cc Championship: 2nd 750cc Championship: Distance 50.8 miles 76.2 miles 76.2 miles Rider Speed Kenny Roberts 96.8 mph * Kenny. Roberts ·10 1.4 mph * Takazumi Katayama * AMA track re co rd sw 2617 W. Woodla!1d Drive, . Anaheim, CA 92801 714-527-1641 ENG INEERED PRO DUCT S TOTA L SUSPE NS I O N S Y STEMS ........- - - - - - - --' 15 '

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