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"EVEN BREAK" MOTO-X GATE The "Even Break" Moto-X gate is a breakthrough in simplicity '. . . t he re are NO spring s , wires, or devices to break down. The gate can be reset in 15 seconds or LESS! . This un ique design guarantees an "Even Break" s ta rt every race. Only a rider attempting to jump the start is held back. "We have us ed th e gate to start o ur Motocross ra ces successf ully for t he entire ye ar . . . not on e rider has been able to up set our starts." Bo b Bard Pr e s iden t, ARNE "/t is w itho ut do ubt o ne of the best inve stments th e Club has made." William Wyatt Pre sid en t, Capeway Rovers M/C " . . ./ p ersonally fee l that it is o ne of th e best gates presently bei ng manufactured." Mich ael DiPr ete Pr o fe s s ion a l Mot o cr os s Man a ger , AMA " . . . a uniq ue starting gate . . . so spectac ular . . . elimi nates unfair sta rts, dan gerou s cables , rubb er ban ds , ga ng gates, a nd assorted junk we 've seen in the 50 states." G ordon And ers on G orde n S. And erson Man ufa cturing Build er of Mot or cycles & devices for profes si o na l rid er Now in operation at these fine tracks Capeway Rove rs M/C Lanesb oro Lions Club Midd le bor o , Mas s. Lanesboro, Mass . A. R.N.E. Pine Top Mi C Park Pepper ell. Mas s. Escoheaq, Rhode Island Raceway Park Ludlow Mot ocross Englishtown, New Jersey l udl ow, Mass. Waterbor o Motocross Park Berkshire Motoc ross Park Wat er bor o , Main e Claver ack. New York NY CONN Riders M/C Cl ub Millertown, New York * N eeds n o specia l tools * S a ves t ime (at leas t 1 ~ ho urs per da y) * Easy to install (less than 1 hour) * Permanen t installation to meet AMA requiremen ts * Const ru cted of s trucual st eel SUPERIOR METAL PRODUCTS See it a t the Daytona International Speed'Way , Daytona Beach, FL Attempts were made to have the FIM rule ammended and other com pr omises as well as ad di ng th e a d d itio na l m on ies to th e purse we r e su/:g esrc d . A lim it at ion of e n t ries woul d ha ve solve d the problem . But t th at move wuu ld have taken away Iio m o ne Fac et o f Da yt on a ' s uniquesn ess: The 80 rider starting field . In th e en d it was goodbye F750 ~Vorl d Championship status. INCORPORATED 7 5 CH RISTI A N L A N [ NEW BRITA IN" C O N N , OeiOS I PH O NE : 203 ! 22S ·1e5 4 .. 2 78 · 4 UO PATENT P ENDIJrIIG Uphill, we always climb with caution; downhill, we crash carefree. "The carbure tor restrictor ru le It is hard to imagine th at som ething U ltha l looks like a large wash e r co u ld be ' causing slee p less nights fo r a lot of )fr eo p l... . . H ors e p ~w er "'9 ua ls .s pee d 'eq ua ls nre wear IS th e nat y·gfllt y of '! 'Dayto n a's problem. In th eory th e " restrict o rs (which fit betwee n th e ca r bu re to r and th e cylinders . one pe r ca r b u re to r) smooth o u t th e power and )'! reduce the speed . All who ha ve d une b trac k testing with rh e restri ctors a tt est Ii to th em sm oot hing o u t th e power. T he eduction in speed is not nori cible . .,<1' T he rule was written in such a man ne r as to all ow tuners a fr ee hand in 'l nega tinj( the ef fect of t he rest ricto rs I 'via streamlining or other means . No dou bt there will be. many people who , hav e ponder ed long and hard to solve Vthe problem since t he ru le app lies to a ll AMA National Championship road ra ces . (The foreign rid e r will be ' req uired to use restrict ors o n ly at '.Qaytona a lthough th e ,F IM is studyin g l AMA results a nd ma y institute a rule nb/, th eir own ne xt yea r.). Peopl e wh o ~ have done t heir hom ew ork here sho u ld be inst antl y r e cogn iza b le : I b r ., ~ R iders wi shin g a r e a dy m ad e sp lu rio n will be using a specia l se t u p " d esig ned by Lcct ro n Ca r b ure tors -which costs S32 0 for a set o f fo ur. The solutio n isn ' t cheap . bu t it ta kes ou t a lot of painful rhi nki ng . Grizzly Exhaust Systems For HONDA's 400(4) 750(4) XL350 (specif y K, F1, or F2 750 when ordering) elmproved ground clearance ! e Lightweight! eu .s. Forestry approved spark arrestor! lin all systems) Available with black finish ! Extensively Dyno tested! Easily installed! * SPECIAL NOTE: original center stand can be used. oil fi lt er serviced and drain plug removed w ith our system Prices: 400(41 750(41 XL 350 $120.00 $150.00 $ 45.00 Dealer Inquiries Invited Send fo r catalog on lette rhead °Availabla so on: Hond a 500(4). Kawa sak i 650(41 Grizzly Engineering and Machine 1607 B Juliesse Ave. Sac ra mento, CA 95815 (916) 927-2656