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lever has a medium -ha rd pull but is easy to use whil e shifting beca use th e clu tch engagem ent h appened lat e in th e lever tr avel. The SR500 needs th e clutch for upshi fts, but you ca n downshift th e bik e without th e cl u tc h (and sque al th e tire each time) . T he grips a re co mfortab le a nd d on 't leave b lack rubber all over you r hands. Rid ing position was very com fortable, with th e person a l exce pt ion of th e handl eb ars bein g swept bac k too fa r , Bu t then agai n, I spe nd a lot of tim e on d irt bikes . T he sea t was com fortab le, if a litt le spa rse on paddi ng . Ther e is not enough roo m on it, however , for practical two·u p rid ing , The Yarna thum per co mes eq uipped with self-cancelling tu rn signa ls. They're okay , bu t see m a litt le out of place on a motorcycle born of a sport ing , "d o it yours elf' co nce pt. Yam a ha 's stree t bikes this year feature nic ely-done cas t-a lloy wheels tha t look reall y sha rp . We had no p rob lem s with the wheel s or tires with the' exc eption of th e time we went out for a McSom erh ing-or -ocher and ca me ou t to find th e rear tire fla t. A one inch na il picked up enro ute was the ca use. and fort u nately a Yamaha shop was close by. Styling was sim p le a nd clea n - very a tt rac tive, T he SR 500 co mes in you r choice of co lors, as long as your choice is red or black. Lubricati on is via dry su mp , wit h th e oil stored in the fra me tu bes. T he SR500 E Yamaha is a bike for th e gu y who wa nts so mething to tackle t he mountain and co untry road s. on th e weekend with . It 's not a ut ilitarian co m m u te r machine , tho ug h it co uld be used for th e pu rpose . And it's not for th e lon g haul. Its place in the motorcycl ing world seems to be t he sa me as th e sma ll Br itish sports ca rs (MG, T riumph ) in th e automotive wor ld. Not as powerfu l, as co m forta b le. as p rac tica l or as fast as some, but it's a heck of a lot of fun . • KONI 'REMOTE RESERVOIR "G.P." MOTOCROSS SHOCKS WITH SPECIAL 3-RATE SPRINGS NOW S148~O PER PAIR! Bearing ID x Width' Tri-Rate Spring (Ibsllnl Valving Application KONI Number Max imum Minimum Stroke H e os length 23X-1001 SP3 13.74" 8.94" 4.80" 590" 8 x 22 101 / 140/179 Firm Bikeswith link ratio 2.0-2.3 23X-1001 SP5 13.74" 894" 480" 5.90" 8 x 22 101/ 140/ 179 Medium Bikes with link ratio 1.752.0 23X·1011 SP7 13.54" 8.94" 460" 1063" 8 x 22 112/151/207 Firm Bikes with link ratio 2.0-2 .3 23X·1010SP1 14.1 7" 9.21 " 496" 5.90" 8 x 22 95/134/ 207 Medium Bikes with link ratio 1.75-2.0 23X·1040S P1 15.00" 9.69" 5.31 " 11.81" 10x 22 78/117/156 Medium Bikes with link ratio 1.75-2.0 23X-1017SP1 15.00" 969" 5.31 " 13.00" 10x 22 73/106/140 Light Bikes with link ratio 1.5-1 .75 [mm] 1 Des igned in c ooperation with the Grand Prix m otocross teams and able to withstand the pu nish m ent of motocross. 4 Each damper is fitted with a tri -rate p rogress ive sp ring resulting in a properly sprung 'bik e ov er all ty pes o f terra in . 2 Complete rebuilding service offered by Kensington Products Co rporation. S Sp heric al bearings in both upper and lower mounts. 6 The exact type of unit used by the U.S. an d intern a tional professional riders in the motocross series. 3 Damping ra tes precisely calculated to match tne mechenicel advantage of the suspension. MAYFAIRCORPORATION Ir------------~----MAYFAIR CORP.. 150 GREEN S ACKE CK. N.J,07601 1..H NSA 150 Green Street .J. H ackensack. N 07601 KONI L....._ _- ' -_ _----'-----'-- ' - - - - ' _' - - GAS·HYDRAUliC MOTOCROSS GRAND P RIX S HOCK A BSORBERS ~ I I I I I I I I I I I Please ship pairof RemoteReservoir shocks with I special 3 rate springs. The KONI numbers I desire are I ~X nx ~X I My certified check ( ) U.S. Money Order( ) in the amount I of S is enclosed. I Name I MJ reS I I City I State Zip I L _____ _ ----Ii 25