Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

did me a big favor during the Tuff E'Nuff Enduro . On the big downhill just before the checkpoint, I went down and was p inned under a 500cc Yamaha. I couldn't move and wondered how long I'd have to lie there. Fortunately, rider number lID stopped and picked up the bike so that I could get ou t. "T ha n ks, sonl" I offered. "I'm a girU" ca me the very fast reply. She wa s slight but st ro ng enough to help me. Again , m y thanks to the young lady, rider number lID , and to enduro riders like her everyw he re. INSIDE Four-stroke Nat'l MX , ... 6 Rod Kent ner crashes the party Desert Hotline TO)~ 8 forTotsGP, CRC haren hound AMA D-37 Enduro 10 Phantom Duck Run . , • .. 10 Following the quack er to Vegas KSI 450cc Honda 4-stroke MXer . .. . ... . . . . .•...• 12 What hath the KnobbyShopwrought? Scott plastic boots . . . . . 13 Sneak preview (toeview?) Product Evaluations .. . . 14 EARL HOVATER Canoga Park , CA What works, just in time for Xmas AMA Awards Banquet. . 16 Cycle News' candid camera Open letter f rom Indian Dunes Western Hotline . ... .• . 18 New Products 24 Lea ve it where your honey ca n see it Motocross Cat Northern Dateline Central Pipeline Results 27 32 35 38 ON THE FRONT PAGE: Fourstrokes forever! Competitors clashing at the Carlsbad 4-Stroke Nat') and a super trick 450cc Honda are found within. Photos by Jack Wright and Jim Gianatsis. Char les C. Clayton. Presidenr Bobi Scon. Aut . to the President Sharon CI.ayton. Pu blisher Edn a ~('Wton . Secretary to the Pu blish" Advertising Debbie Wi lkins. Sales Mgt". J im Rya n . Sales Mgr . Skip j ohnson. Saln Mgr . Chris Kclbet , Assistant . Editorial Chari" Mor r y. Man agin g Ed itor . Dale Brown , Editor. Brian Ceorge. Assistant Editor . Graphics and Production Production : Judy Klinge r. J an Gill . Typo· graphy: Mari on Ha tash ira. Donna Cabard . Labora tory Prod uct io n: Dennis Greene. Mi k.~ Klinger . Ma nagt' r . J eanne Ha m mond , Accr s Receivab le. Pa mela Dickerson . ASlIt. Acet a. Receiv able. Ju anita Bla nton . Coltectl cn an d Cred h Circulation Rhe b.. Smi th . Ma na gr-r , Diane Fe hc n . Debbie Drayden , S.. ndi McKa y. AMlstan u. Services and Support Jim Pisarnz. Lied a B..ca . receptionist. West 2201 ChrfT)' Ave•• Long 1k0000h. CA P.O . Box 498 . LoOK Beach. CA 9080 1 (% 13) 4%7 ·74": L.A . Lin. 636 ·88«. East 9~4 · Subscription O~ )Tar . second cb ss mail. S15: ! y~a n . second class mail. S27; ~ yea n . second c1..ss ma u, S ~ 7 .50 . Copyrip;ht © CycleN"". Inc. 1977. T rad emark C yCte N~ registe red U.S. Pa tent O ffice. All rights reserved. PublW>

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