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Cycle News 1978 02 22

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Street • IS Neat llf ~Rai n , rain, go away. Don't come back no o ther day. You know , .there's nothing on ea r th that a §tree t bike r hates more than rai n. :Unless of course it happens to be frozen rain. ~rf Ra in is one of those th ings tha t makes life rea lly u ncom fo rta ble if you r only means of transportation h appens to be two wheels. I m ea n , while you sit at a light wit h the rain falli ng o n your sfeehle hea d , feeling somewha t like a . oggy h o und dog , t h ings a re b ad nough. But when some nerd in h is oomobi le 90 0 0 lead sled comes plashi ng by, d renching you with his ackw as h , you know things are getting to be too m uc h . There are ways to make riding in the rain almost fu n . One wa y is to take off all your clothes a nd rid e arou nd ) ike that. After all , your b irthday suit ~ ,:"ashable, won' t sh rink a nd is fade resis tant. " U n fo rt u nately , th ere a re those who igh t t ak e offense a t su ch actions , unless you h appen to be a heavi ly endowed young fema le , in which case I don't figure th ere would be a wh ole d ot of co mplai ne rs out ther e . '{1fT A n other way to fl ow with t he ' p unches is to ge t a la rge fairi ng with a l win ds hield wiper. Ad d a he avy ra in su it , a la rge fu ll coverage helmet , Jwater p ro of gloves, r ubber booties o r galoshes, and top it all off with ' ' <~ ~ ' \ • po B 118 . . ox Axton , VA 24054 7031650-3030 .s: . •;i, :-.. • We do it all: .' Frame Modi fica tions like 78's Install Reed Valve and Port Swingarm and Air Box Mod . Set -up -Tes t -Bide Ship Anywhe re Hi Pipes available Fit a ll 75 thru r n Pursa n s & Fron teras 13

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