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Cycle News 1977 05 11

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OOOOOQ. NORTHERN DATELINE When it eomes to mail ordering parts from Valerian's, there's only one number ~ou need to remember: OO~o~!'~~.~~~:o!:t~ T elephone : (213) 475-4541 Sales - Serv ice - Accesso ries - Parts - Leathers H USOVARNA - C Z - S U Z U KI _ PENTON - M IKUN I C A R B U RE T O R KITS ope n mon day through satu rday Little known fact: If you save enough coat hangers, and ignore them for a while.they will turn into a mini-bike. 1 . .. . . .'. .'. . . . .'. 1 -. '. 1 '. '. 1 1 '.'.'.'. '. '. 1 '. 1 1 '. 1 '. 1 1 '. 1 1 1 i -A TTEN TIONI i ; • i MIKUNIOWNERS ; i Gary Racca of Tacoma. Wash. leads the 125 Pro charge at the Owyhee M .e. m ot o cross as the pack plays " sardines " in the first turn . Good racing tops procedural bummer at Boise By Jan Newman BO IS E , 10. A PR, 23 Ow yh ee Mo torcycle C l ub presented their 23rd ann ua l 'MX wit h their big- t hree d a y week end a nd a lmos t everyt h ing- t h a t co u ld g-o wrong- did . The firs t di sappoint m ent was th at Pe a ce fu l Cove's bi ~ down h ill co u ldn 't b e us e d . T he owner o f a ll t he sur ro u nding property dec ided a fte r . rn a nv vears that -a fen ce was no t o n t he actu ;.I' propert y line and mUSI he moved . c u tt ing off the section of t he tra ck used to go up the hill. Next. a t the riders' meeting: th e anno u nce ment was made that Min is wou ld ride 10 m inu tes. a nd all other classes incl u d in g P ro s wou ld ride 15 m inutes , M u ch g ru mbli ng arose from t he P ro s . w ho fi~ u red t hat they d eserved at le a st 20 minu te (not us. The re feree sta ted that t he ra ce was beinl( ru n b y AMA ru les wh ic h on ly a llo we d 15 minu te m o tu s!? Besid es, with 328 rid ers t h ev would ha ve about six hours o f ra cinR a n d co u ld n 't a d d a ny mo re t ime to t he sc hed u le. ( It ac t ua lly look six ho u rs to I«·t through t he fir st ro u n d; a t four o 'c loc k t hey sta rted t he seco nd ro u n d .) A . few d el a ys we re justified for water ing th e track in 95 11 h ea t. Even a fte r t hl' wa ter t ru ck broke down w hat co u ld have been rh e worst dust in h isto ry was ke p t we ll unde r co nt ro l.· a ' t r ib u te to the Owyhee :'\I. C , ! ! • • i ! • Now Available TRANSP ARENT / HIGH IMPACT PLASTIC CARBURETOR FLOAT BOWLS With Exclusive - Ou<:1< Change Bottom Plug enables yo u to - Change J ernng QUIckly ~ - C he c k for d Irt or w ater In your carb ure tor • - Check tloat level at a glance i 1 _ \ ! ! • • _ • ! $9.95 - • i i ! ! i i ! • • ~ • i =_ Limited Time OHer c harge s Incurred tor Inform ation ! ! on mall orders) - (We Will reimburse any telephone TA B Produ cts 10 57 5 E lliff • • • ! (303) 755-4387 B0232 •• _ il.I.'.I.I.I.I.I.'.'.'.I.I.'.'.1.1.'.'.I•••I.I.I.I.'.'.i 31 !. Denver , Colora do (Deale r InQUIries In vited ) •

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