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. , I I I NOW YOU CAN OWN ( IF YOU HUAAY!'" AN ) ISOT 7-SPEEO' LIMITED E ITID To com me mo rate the medal winning performance at the 1977 ISOT , SACHS/ Hercules is making a limited offer of special machines. This is yo ur chance to own a t rue European ISOT End uro bike. finished that moto at Mid -Ohio where 1 was leading, then 1 would have won the Trans-AMA title for sure. " Even though Bob fai led to bea t Roger out of his fourth consecutive Trans-AMA title, Bob d id win more motos along his way to becoming top Am erican then Roger had posted. The next qu estion was requisite ... d id Bob th ink he was fas ter tha n Roger? "I don't th ink 1 am faste r than Roger. H e's human , though, and fal ls like everyone else. H is advan tage is that he's consistently fast all the time. "This past yea r not too many people were consistent except Marty Sm ith. You could tell in th e Trans-AMA Series who the fastest American riders were. They were pretty well sorted out according to ability and the Honda team was up there on top. Their Hondas held up , and Marty was riding the hell out of his . Marty and 1 both won more motos than the RD ." The'1978 racing season will see Bob concentrating his efforts in the 250cc class because of the AMA 's new National Championship Series rule which only allows a rider to enter one class. The 250cc Nationals haven't been Bob 's strong su it the last two years , and th e competition will be tough with riders like Weinert , Pomeroy, and DiStefano to contend with , but Bob is cert ainly up to the task . The fact that he will be racing a 250cc bike throughout the season should also be an advantage, giving Yamaha and Bob's mechanic Keith McCarty time to sort ou t any problems that ma y tum u p on the ne w bikes th ey'll be running. This p rospec t sh o uld le av e Bob's competition shaking in thei r m otocross boo ts. Beginning nex t issue, Cycle ' N ews , is b ~i ngi ng you a series of ridi ng tip s from Bob H annah, Am erica 's fast est mo toc rosser, so you can lea rn ho w to leave your com pe ti tion shakin g in their boots. " Ri d ing like the Hu rrican e" begi ns wit h an expl an at ion b y Bob of how he prepares himself a nd his bike for raci ng. ( In followin g weeks. Bob will discuss everything from sta rti ng techniques to -j u rn p ing , turn ing , pa ssing , and training. For som e more experienced motocrossers som e t hi ngs ma y seem ' r ather basic, bu t closer attention will reveal a lot of neve r befo re reali zed ,secrets th at Bob em ploys for going ungodl y fast. T here'll be a lot of in he rent ly good informa tion for d esert a nd end uro riders as well. You'll wa nt .to save each page of th e series for conti nued refer en ce as you practice riding with the Hurricane . . . • Buill 10 with sta nd the rigors of the ISOT. A true pro fessional quality co mpe tition machine (not st reet legal) with feat ures like : " 7 -speed gear box Primary kickstart o Horizontally split cases, magnesium eng ine o o o o o o o o o o o side covers Motoplat COl ignition Double down-tube chrome moly freme Chrome moly swing erm Tapered roller bear ings in swing arm pivot and steering heed Marzocch i remote reservoir gas/oil rear shocks Cerian i lead ing axle long trlvil fork s (125 forks are not leeding Ixll) Oil cast conical Illoy hubs front and rear Akront shoulderleu rims Mltzller MX Enduro tires Magura qu ick tum th'rottll Magura grips Ind levlrs VOO Enduro speedomlter Precision made in West Germany pur~ !!.JlJd o o o o No 1250 cc] Japanese street trail bike or Enduro can approach ~"'I:l its overall performance. " February . 1977 " (SACHS) Hercules has concentrated on building reliability into its machine instead of adding it on later. , '!! . ._ ,itMJ2 .... u.rv. , 978 n " How often does a new bike employ the absolute best available components attached to a Rock of Gtbraltar frame and swing arm, an excellent new engine, a 7·speed transmission and an operating range from 2 to 80 mph? Rarely. The (SACHS) C"1'C~ Hercules is quality from end to end. " IWOIIU) _ Jln".rv. 1978 - ORDER YOUR OG 5 -t2 5 OG 5 - 2 5 0 O G 5 -t7 5 OG 5 - 3 5 0 ISOT COMMEMORATIVE SACHS/H erculls thr ough ANY motorcycle deal er while they last , DEALERS! Orders accepted o n a first-come first-served basis. ® MOTORS CORPORATION OF USA WESTE RN DEALER SERVICE CENTER EASTERN DEALER SERVICE CENTER 6401 Regie Avenue Buena Park, Californ ia 906 20 909 Crock~ Road Wntlake. Ohio 44 145 17141523-3480 12161811-4890 Nil Raiabaw Stickie . I . Here it is - Cycle News new Rainbow St ick ie Changes colors before your very eyes!! Reflects every color of the Rainbow !! [ust fill out this order blanl: awl send 10 : Cycle News Products PO Bo x -!98 , Lon g Beach . CA 9080 1 o::d I.:_~ ~ '" z _ '" u -.s u .;; >