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In Memorium Dud Perkins How do you say goodbye to an old friend? When Dud Perkins, Sr. passed away on Feb. 26 at the age of 84 , a lot of good memories came to mind . i can th ink of no other individual in the realm of motorcycling who was so involved in so many ways for such a long period of time. Du d 's interest in motorcycling spanned close to 70 years, and I do ubt th a t it will ever be equaled or surpassed by any of us. T he official record will say that Dud was a motorcycle dealer, a former racer, a former champion hillclimber, a former member of the AMA Com pe tition Committee and a former sponsor of many racers. Many people knew Dud by sight and _ brief conversations. I was one of the fortunate ones to know him away from the track and the various motorcycle functions . His outlook on life in general was different than most. His approach to the everyday happenings in life were unique to say the least. He was always the gentleman and always- willing to contribute whatever was asked , regardless of whether the other party was a business competitor or not. There is not enough space in this publication to list all of the things that 1 know of personally about the good things Dud has done for many of us who knew him because of our common interest in motorcycles . Now he is gone and I. like so many others. am going to miss that fine old gentleman that 1 considered a true friend. No longer will we see Dud , sto pwatch in hand. clocking those riders as they come down the front straightaway at all those tracks he attended for so many years. No longer will I be able to hand him the microphone to officially open the San Jose National Mile races as I did for so many years. But the race goes on, and I am sure he will be watching. For more than 80 years of his life he was going strong - something that all of us hope for . I guess. A few years ago we created a "Du d Perkins Award" which is given annually to an individual who in some way contributes to the advancement of motorcycling. It is the only major award of its type in ' our cycling world and should remain that wa y. Smooth riding and keep the wind to your back. A lot of us are better people because of what we shared with him . Goodbye. Dud. TheLatestNewsAnd D evelopmentsF mn&1ltaeu'TheC(mpanyThatBuildsMoton. 'cles.And N 1 othingEkie. MOUNTED H ere's one more important poi~t. The bikes are super, the contmgency programs are unbelievable, and - while you're racing to earn Bultaco Bu cks we'll protect your bike with our exclusive 60 day warranty! A little dirt never hu rt. Roxy Rockwood Top competitors ~ insist on .,un alloy competition rims See yo ur neares t dealer Su n Metal Prod ucts, Inc. po '- Gokl equal.fllI Is a simple and convenient system. for equally adding or subtract· Ing air pressure from air forks. Gokl's equal-fill system works In conjunction with all American made air fork caps and homemade air fork caps. Gokl's equal-fill system comes packaged With all necessary hardware for Installatton and mounting. Also , detailed Instructions are Included with each kit. Price $10.95. Part Number EF·I00. Bo _ 778. Warsa w, IN 4658 0 SEE YOUR LOCAL DEAI£R Go ki mfg. CO~~_ 9525 Cozycroft Ave.. Unit Chatsworth, CA. 91311 U.S.A 11