Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Houston and Cincinnati trade shows. A catalog and fully stocked warehouse will follow in mid -March . Among the goodies from Husky Products will be a Dick Burlesonendorsed line of enduro ge'ar, includin g nylon/leather pants, jacket, waist bag, jerseys and gloves. Ohlins shocks, distributed exclusively by Husqvarna, will be offered for all brands of motorcycle. Team Husqvarna helmets, the yellow Electros with the "H" logo on top, will also be available. Dealers wh o recently attended a Kawasaki dealer meeting at La ke Tahoe came back mumbling about soon-to-be , later-to-be and a-coupleyears-away models shown or hinted at by Kawasaki Motors Corp. Already on the scene is the SR650, a street machine styled after the popular LTD version of the KZ1ooo. No ra in date will be scheduled for the Mountain H igh round of the CMC /Suzuki Golden State MX Series . "Due to the upcoming stadium races , many riders would not be ab le to finish the series if rai n dates wer e scheduled," said the CMC's Stu Peters , "and th at would be unfa ir to rid ers going for overall contingencies." Want to sign a factory contract for a piece of $227,0007 With each 78 Bultaco, the buyer gets a blank contract form which, when fillad out and turned in, registers the rider for a share of the quarter million dollar action. If a "contracted" Bu l rider wins the Houston Astrodome or Santa Fe AMA National short track even ts, Bultaco promises to pay him $1, 500. Other Bul buck contingencies include $2,000 for each AM A No vice Region al Ch amp ion , $1,000 for a win at specific Daytona Speedweek short track races, $500 for an ISDT Qualifying Series event class victo ry (250cc and Op en onl y), $500 for a 250cc or Op en "A" Na tional Enduro event win, vari ous mo nies for winn ing NATC events and observed tria ls regional titl es, $500 for Florida Winter-AMA MX Series wins in either the 250 or 500cc classes, $1000 for a National MX win , $3000 for an AMA D ~37 Desert season championship titl e and much more. More de ta ils ava ilable at your Bu l dealer. Mountain High International will present a $3,000 American Motocross Enterprises lAME) Pro event on Feb, 26, Deb bie Evans , T eam Yamaha's first lady of observed tria ls, may become the first woman to cont est the Scottish Six Days. Rumor has it that an obscure bu t pe rsistent group of Evans' fa ns are trying to pu t together a supportl air fare pa ckage for her. But what excited the dealers even more were the promises of things to come. In the works are such things as a KX80 mini -MXer with leading axle forks , 400 and 1000cc au tomatic transmission machines , a l ooOcc fourcylinder driveshaft model and the watercooled straight six rumored to be in th e 1200cc displacement range, also sha ft d riven. Bad news from Idaho: Scott USA. due to problems with their plastic machine mold makers, will not hava their new boot ready for this season_ November, according to the Scott USA people Papa talked with at the Anaheim show, is the new date to expect the blue and red foot protectors to appear on your dealers' shelves. Team Husqvarna, in addition to Chuck Sun's full factory support. will assist Todd "Goat" Breker, Gary Easton and Tony Summey in contesting the 500cc National MX Series. Rick Anderson will ride the 125cc National events. Good news from Idaho: The Scott folks are ad di ng a new goggle to their line; number .59, they call it, Important fea tures include a Lexa nl!> lens and a larger, more comfortable nose piece. They sta rt shipping the red and yellow beauties on Mar. 15. Hu sky Products, a n accessory lin e from Hu sqvarna , will be introduced this year. Sam ples will be shown at the Also hinted at by the Scott spokesman were new non-dirtbike-oriented products. Give 'em Preston Petty's plastic machines, and they just go nuts up there in ski country! Remember Team Honda's training camp w ith Jim Pomeroy and Merle Anderson duking it out with boxing gloves7 Well, here's a look at a more pacifistic land a tad crazier) Team Can-Am training technique. Can-Am riders Rich Eierstedt li n the air) and Gary Semics Iwatching) took turns jumping - arid roosting heavily upon - Kawasaki P.R. person Jeff Shetler's van . It was, naturally, a company vehicle, not Jeff's own. Owners of Kawasaki KZI 000s, new Honda 750s, Suzuki GSI OOOs and ot her bikes that use 630 size chain should tak e a close look at Diamond Chain's newest offering. Diamond's 630 XDL-O* " pitch O-ring chain features dual lubrication - an oil sealed in by O-rings and th eir powdered metal bushings which act as a reservoir for lubricant. What's an SWM7 ISDT fans know, and so does Yankee Motors' John Taylor. Taylor's Schenectady, NYbased firm and three of the Ossa distributors will be selling the tricklooking, Rotax-powered ltalien offroad machines in 78. They'll start with the 125 and 175cc ISDT models, then follow up in late spring ' with 250/370cc ISDT and MXmodels, Gatorade, Gookinaid ERG or just plain 01' water midway through a moto7 Thanks to the Carrera Energy system, It's now possible. A plastic bag attaches to the rider's chest protector lor whatever) and a plastic tube leads up through a standard Carrera face guard. All you do is fill'er up and sip away. Contin gency sponso rs - or a ny aftermarket manufacturer , for th at matt er - who would like to ha ve a rep resen tative at major AMA MX events but can't quite swing it, shou ld ha ve a talk with Don McGee . McGee's new firm , Race Reps, Inc., promises full service incl uding product service and evaluation , contingency program consultatio n and a d m inistration, trade show assista nce and ad vertising and press release services. For more Race Reps , Inc. info, conta ct Don McGee at Box 572, Ketchum 10, 2081726 -4696 . American Sports Co., Inc. has announced the purchase of Trabaca ProduetslKRW and the appointment of Ted Boody, Sr. as National Sales Manager. Yell "Marld" in the Suzuki pits at the AMA 125cc Nationals this year , and you'll get at leas t three replies. Mark Johnson will be tuning Mark Barnett's machinery un der th e supervision of team manager Mark Blackwell. Pennzoil-sponsored film producer Peter Starr recently returned from Europe with two awards for his filrna "Two Wheels - Alive'" and " The Race of the Year." Starr captured the Rene Laloux Award for top TV half-hoUr program ' T w o Wheels - Alive:' and received the Overall Oscar Award in the Cordon Rouge Film Festival for "The Race of the Year:' DG has introd uced a com plete line of stree t accessories and wearing apparel to complement the ir accessory line for motocross ma chines. On January 25, the screaming football announcer you will hear on Charlie's Angels is the supermouth himself, Larry Huffman. But Larry wasn't the only one to make a debut. His wife Bev was sitting in the recording studio when the producer asked her to voice a few lines for the female footballers. Looks like Larry has some competition coming from the other side of the bed ! Reports are that Ho nda will field a National enduro team for '78 . Don Sanford and Mike Hannon will ride factory proto 500cc four-strokes , while Rick Munyon will compete on a fourstroke 175. Bob Nickelson will manage the team. It's a girll Jim and Darlene Ellis are the proud parents of a 6 lb., 13 oz. baby girl. The latest edition to the Ellis family was born on Dec. 'D, 19n. La rry "End uro Squid" La ngley, the AMA 0 -37 Enduro Steward, announced tha t he was giving up fourstrokes (Gasp!) and will ride a 390cc Husky in '78. According to Ta ylor , Cha rles Coura rd , French trials r ider ext raordinaire , has signed to ride an SWM 325cc tri als ma chine in '78 World Champ io ns h ip T r ia ls com petition . Joel Robert is reportedly working up the '78 MX GP program. 2 Riding with the Flying Machine Factory IFMF) in '78 will be Ron Turner, Jeff Ward and Gregg Toyama. Others flying the FMF banner will be Cliff Lett and Randy Hess. How many times have you wished for a taste of Tibblin Tonic, Ma lcolm McC assey, owner of the Ca p ta in 's Anchorage restaurants , (Continued to page 30)

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