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It'sCZ ilyou try Forget all a bou t fork kit s. long damper rods or ai r on th e CZ : Grand Prix Specia lties sim ply unbolt s the stockers and puts th em in the closet. In thei r place go Marzocchi , Ceriani or Ma ico forks . We tested bikes with both Ceriani and Maico forks and the difference in the handling is worth th e effort. The front wheel sticks to the slick So Cal surfaces like an ice racer. Insid e cuts in co- ord ina tion with the motor's torque are sure passes on hard terrain and the p lush n ine inches of travel go bble up th e ro ugh soft dirt . On the rear end the frame is cut up . welded up and jacked up . The resu lt is longer travel . better feel and a geometry more in line with the long travel forks. Shocks of any make can be fit . but Gas Gi rli ngs . Works Performance and the new Luft shocks wou ld all be good choices. We used Fox Shox with dual rate springs and once they are di aled in they can't be faulted in the technologi ca l wa r. Proletariat racer With the addition of Preston Pe tty rear a nd front fenders. G PS a luminum side pane ls a nd sea t kit you have a machine for th e masses of oppressed riders. First of all it works; believe it or not a 250 CZ can be made fast enough and the 400 already is. T he CZ brakes a re good now and were great two years ago . The new suspension soaks up the bumps. and the b lessing of blessings is that lovely throbbing CZ power. W hile the Suzukis and Ya m ahas are b urning rub be r at eigh t grand the CZ hooks up from idle a nd mo ves. T he disadvantage is that it weig hs like a ta nk and you had better be in shape. The advtange is that it wears like a tank and will cost you the minimum ra cing ex pe nse for a year's wort h of berm bustin g . Yamahas are burning rubber at' eight grand the CZ hooks up from idle . . . Okay. wha t is it going to cost? A GPS 250CZ off of the showroom floor completely tricked out will run $1 .195 . That is less than $1 .200 for the forks . shocks. labor and love. The 400CZ is onl y $1.295 a nd as it is GPS might be losing a little when time and ca re are added into the package deal. So you better h urry . If you - have an old Chay-Zed sitting out in the garage that is ready for the junk heap because no one will bu y it fro m you t hen you have a pretty hea lthy investment gathering dust. Why not try and be a little different from the run-of-mi ll buy it off the shelf racer th a t shows u p at the races every week . Take th e old beast out of the garage a nd take it down to Grand Pri x Specialties and they will go over it . work with you to build it up and stay wit hi n your budget. Every step in b u ild ing th e GPS GP bike is ava ila ble separately a t a reason abl e price. W hy wait for Czecho to release the always promised never-to-be delivered new bike when you can beat them to the punch yourself. Who. where and wow Gran Prix Spec ialties 1312 West Burbank Blvd. Burbank. CA 91502 (2131846-4405 Forks (choice) __.. _. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $230 Porting $60 Up-p ipe :" $75 Side-panels $24 Frame laydown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $55 Carb manifold $1 1 Complete 250cc . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . .. $1 195 Complete 400cc __ $1295 5