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THE LATEST POOP BY PAPA WEALEY (ContinuedJrom page 2) metals used in it before reassembling it. Next, they p ut it on the dyno . All this info and more - all invo lving the recent claiming ru le controversy will appear in t he August issue of Cycle. Should make interesting reading. Until then , flip to page 24 a nd listen to AMA Pro fessional Racing Commissioner Mike DiPrete explain how the Big Four (japanese factories) pressured him into suspending the AMA MX claim ing rule! M ike who? M ike Baldwin, who's ,su p posed ly contracted w ith Kawasaki to contest their U.S. road races, rode in t he April 29 SOOcc World Championship Road Race Series in Austria. When we tal ked with Kawasaki racing Manager Dennis David last Friday, just prior to the April 29 AFM On Any Sunday II Ontario 6-Hour road race, all he could say was, "We haven't heard from M ike. We can only assume that he won't race the 6-Hour although he is contracted w ith us to do so . We have feelers out in Europe, and indications are that he'll ride in Austria, but, like I sa id, we haven't heard from Mike:' Baldwin had been re leased f rom a Kawasaki commitment in Europe - he 's been Yamahamounted over there - but he had not been re leased from his U.S; contract. Martin Carney replaced Baldwin, teamed with Johnny Bettencourt, on the 6-Hour Kawasaki team. . T he Profess ion al Riders Association and the NFL P.A. will hold a "final organization meeting" on May 5. according to the PR A's Mike Joh nson . T he meeting, the day before the San Jose m ile, will take place at 11 a .m . a t th e Holiday Inn, 1355 N . Fourth Sr. , Sa n J ose , CA . All rid e rs a nd mec ha nics are invited to a ttend . For furt her detai ls, call Johnson a t 209/634 -1360. All District 37 enduro riders and clubs are invited to a meeting to discuss ru les and other things inv olving D-37 enduros. It takes place May 9 at 8 p.m . at the Depart· ment of Water and Power Building; Room 1171, 111 N. Hopa in Los Angeles. Californ ia Racing Club' has an nounced that th e Ma y 6 Tenderfoot Enduro, originally scheduled to be held near Californi a City. has bee n moved to Red Mountain . This was d ue to excessive req ui rements imposed by the owne r of the private la nd in Cal C ity, Great Weslern Cities, Inc . I "the IGNITOR performed flawlessly" To prove the reliability .a nd pe~. forrnance of t he new Igmtor solid state ignition system, a father and son too k off on a pair of mat ched Kawasaki K Z 1000 touring bikes. One was stock and the ot her was equipped with an Ignitor. The to ur test covered 3500 miles from Mexico to Canada and back. T he resu lts were that the Ignitor equ ipped KZ got 10%better gas mileage (44 MPG vs. 48 MPG ), started faster an d had an edge in acceleration. The Ignit or fires at zero R PM for faster cold weather starts. The hall cell magnetic firing system is un affected by dirt, moisture or heat. H you ca n change a set of points, you ca n ins tall an Ignitor. Every t hin g fits inside the case, no bla ck boxes or external components, and on ly two wires to hookup. Ignitors are available for Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, Kawasa ki, Har ley and BMW touring bikes. See your authorized Ignito r dea ler or send for a free brochure. Per-Lux, Inc./ 1242 East E dna Place, Covina, CA 91724 (213) 331-4801 ~ ..I I a: W £L The Ign itor is performance prove n with over 10 MILLION TROUBLE-FREE MILES in Com mercial Rests, Industrial and Marine Installati ons. c= Subscribe and get your name on the cover of CYCLE NEWS. :::J Motorcycle Tires ... And now a word from our competitors Why? DAMMIT! We Got The Bikes! We Got The Parts! We Got The Service! - It's Simple and when you get them from us - you got them for less California Assemblyman J . Robert Hayes called last week to inform us t hat AB101 (t he bill t hat would allow applicants for issuance, transfer or renewal of environmental license plates to specify that his or her fees are to be deposited in the Off-H ighway Vehicle Fund i has passed its f irst test. The Bill first lost on a 6-1 vote of the Transportat ion comm ittee and then did an about face and got out of comm ittee on an 8-5 vote. CANOGA PARK SUZUKI Ca~~~~~~~,g~:;~306 . (213) 884-0413 . Suzuki - Husqvarna - Maico - Italjet ~ O . ~ ~ RACING MOTOR CYCLES Coop er Parts U.s.A. DISTRIBUTOR Dealer Inquiry lnvited 20872 Cumer Road 1714 159S.1985 W alnut . CA 91789 1 714159S.91oo •. • .. , .. 1,- • • • • • ALBAKER'5~ 6868 Santa Fe A ve. E. .' . Hesperia. CA 92345 714·244-5425 • Slnnte.6~ can·", e l- Competition Se rvice Cycl es (213) 83 1- 1279 1244 N. Gaffev St .. San Pedro. CA 90731 23