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American Turbo Pak's kits go for around a $1,000 . A Raja y Industries model 370 F 40 turbine , powered by the mot or 's exha ust pressure through a n ATP four-into-on e pipe, draws fu el throu gh a speci a lly mod ified Bend ix snowmo bi le ca r b u re to r. Ryan estim a tes th a t ATP ha s in vested over 1,000 hours of R&D work into th e carb alon e . A series 2100 Autopulse fuel pump forces gas into the ac celeratorpump -equipped carb o Their entire package exudes qu al ity, in appearance and performance. It look s as mean as it is. Again th e needle swings up in to th e red bar that deco rates the Kawasaki 's tachometer ab ove th e 8,500 mark. Off th e throttle, up th e shifter, back against th e stop. This time th e tach needle do esn 't drop at all . Things are happening too quickly. M ind has no time to realiz e that th e rear whe el's all but completely lost contact with th e asphalt. Only the climbing needle and th e-t hought of the hig boom remain. Shift! I American T urbo Pak has a machine t hat - on alcohol and nitro - has turned the q uarter in 8. 17 seconds at 172 mph . Lu ckily, this isn 't it. For an instant, th e upshift do esn 't help . The t houg ht flashes: This needle hasn 't been out of the red yet! Then th e needle is forgol/en as th e fork slid ers top out ; th e front end lifts. R ear wheel's finally found a sticky spot . Putting th e pow er t o the g round. Wait . For one instant . What happens when th e front wh eel com es up in a low power wheelie at 80-90 mph? Don 't k no w, bu t it doesn 't get sq uirrely . Yet . K eep th e gas o n . Finally it eases down , j ust as th e tachomet er demands an oth er g ea r shift. Finally . Fifth g ear . Noth ing crazy happens. Only th e con tinuatio n of indescriba ble ha ndleba r-b ending accel erat ion . W ind, at 120 mph , disto rts th efac e. Funny, th e t hings yo u notice during an adrenalin rush . Ca lifo rn ia Highw a y Pat rol office rs a rc learn ing to drive a t OCI R toda y. a nd on ly 200 yards pa st th e d ragstrip finish line is a barrier. Co mi ng direct ly a t th e test rid ers a re CHP Dod ges, running WFO before th ey pit ch sideways off to t he .left. A" the sto ck cyel." stopping was no problem . On t he fast e r t u r bo -ch a rged uni t . it 's interes ting . Hold it on . Wait . . . wait . Ign ore th e cars. Finish lin e markers fla sh past periph eral vision limits. Ch op off th e gas. Lock up th e hinders. Th e cycle shudde rs as th e rear wheel gets light an d sta rts 10 chat ter. Lei off? N o way. R ide it. Finally , it slows 10 whe re it 's obvious ly nol going 10 overshoot . Th e g rin becom es im possib le 10 cont rol. • Gleason checks tire pressure as TC's A lan Masek, Kawasaki's Bryon Farnsworth and Cycle News' Margot Bergman swap ta les . THE NEWEST COMBINATION OF MX TREAD PATTERNS AVAILABLE IN A SOFT COMPOUND FORMULATED FOR TRACTION IN ANY TERRAIN. 5.00.17 3,25.21 MX REAR MX FRONT ASK FOR BARUM AT YOUR LOCAL DEALER DISTRIBUTOR "I USE BARUMS ON MY HUSKY BECAUSE THEY WORK WELL, HOLD UP AND ARE PRICED REASONABLY, WHAT MORE COULD YOU WANT IN A TIRE?" 718 Main St. Napa. CA 94558 707·255-7313 ~. r . malcQlm smith RACING PRODUCTS NATIONAL: RIVERSIDE, CA. 800-854-4742 CAL IFORNIA: 714-686-1006 @W@ [b @ . [;]U@@!2f:tJ @ f.!.!) [P [P [bW 1104 Georgia St. Vallejo. CA 94590 707-644-5115 Now in Two Locations! Come see the new Suzuki GS 1000 Now in Stock Nil Bainbow Stickie Here it is - Cycle News new Rainbow St ic kie Changes colors before yo ur very eyes!! Reflects every color of the Rainbow ! ! Just fill out this order blank and send to: Cycle News Products PO Box 498, Long Beach, CA 9080 1 -l:: -e . .<:; I .... .!! ,a en " r~ 'Q ~ >< "'" .9- .!i - <>" N I.a I'~ :t 0 LJ e .; a:: :;; ~ " " en z " u >u ~ s... c:. ::: ~ 1! "tl " "tl E '" '" ;; e ~ >- 1! :E en u I .. - I I Q:;~ 3e'! . .... ~ ~ .. ~ .>-- :1 v ·" ' 'S ~ .~ I c·2 " E Q <> -- ilJ ~ :::.. - <> ... ~ 19