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Street is Neat Cure for klutziness I confess. I'm a klutz. A klutz is a biker who stops his bike, steps off and realizes with a sinking heart as he watches his cycle - ~ ~ 1 ~ .i , " slowly list 90 degrees from vertical that he forgot to put the stand down. A klutz is also a biker who oils his chain, then takes a spin around the block ("Don't need no helmet , just goin' around the block.") and rises painfully from the aforementioned 90 degrees from vertical to acknowledge that he also lubed his tire. Klutziness can take many forms . There is the Mechanical Klutz who , wields the hammer on a stubborn part before discovering the hidden snap ring in the bowels of the rubble. There is the Economy Klutz who pushes his bike five m iles back to the gas station where he should have filled up and then forgets to turn the tank off reserve and has to push it to the next station also. But now there is hope for klutzes . Thanks to the Chuck Center for the Cure of Klutziness, I am now able to ride carefree, without suddenly discovering that I forgot to unlock the security chain. No longer must I drink out of cans that somebody has used for an ashtray. For once I am able to replace the rear wheel with all the spacers the first time. The treatment is virtually painless. It consists of repeating over and over "I'm a dumbiker, I'm a dumbiker." Then, every time you feel impelled to take action, tell 'you rself "T ha t's what you might expect a dumbiker to do. " Whether it is buying a basket case in the dark, or changing a tire with screwdrivers, or just thinking the car , ahead won't turn in fron t of me because the driver is looking right in my eye , I remind myself of my dum biker heritage and do the opposite. . (J . ._ _ IIIIIIII! CC .. The 011 Aut actually aids combustion as well. No gum, varnish or carbon, Just reliable horsepower and lubrication fOr class winning consistency. CONSISTENCY AND RELIABILITY PAY OFF IN CLASS nnES. Willi Schefferl750 Suzuki 1978"1979AFM 750 Pro- /~:,:;;\ TORCO Racing OII/MPZIs available In ductlon Class Champion ' , i grades 2OW50,40, 50,60, and 70. For all Gordy Selml250 can-Am racing engines using gasoline, alco1978 AFM Overall Points hol or alcohol/nitro blends. Leader 1978"1979 TORCO GP-7Isa rust proof, non AFM 250 Production corrosIVe synthSUC basj! 011 with a thermally stable 3ntl-wear Class Champion additive that Is completelY WIlli SCheffer ash less. Suggested premix keeps his 750Suzuki ratios-frOm 32:1 to 80:1. fast and reliable with TORCO Racing , 011 with MPZ. TORCO RacIng Ollis specially fOrmulated to cool and lubricate high-stress 4-stroke racing engines. Its MPZ anti-wear and friction reducing liquid mOlybdenum WIlD SChefferlSuzukl 1978 & 1979 AFM ?SO ProductIOn additives work to prevent aass ChampIOn heat related problems Inside a 10,000 rpm racing engine, so that It runs strong and consistent, hour after hour. ' Gordy Selm expects the same protection from TORCO GP-7 ' _ - - - _ We're going to teach you a fOrhls 250 Can-Am.TORCO GP-7 ~jOR" notonly Offers superior . ~ ~O thing or two about oil Send lubrlcltyand cleanliness, but ~:~~ri~~fn~~C:;~~'~' V non on oil Dealer order no. TORCa OIL COMMNY ·12247 Lakeland Road • santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 U.S.A. • 213-944-7989 TOMORROW'S CARBURETOR FOR TODAY'S ENGINES . Frank Gallo Powerlel u,lng the ~ecfron w a, the Overall w in ner at the M ay 19-20 M ich igan ISOT Tw o· Day Qualif ier. ' ~ Jeff Haney won the Jr. Invita tio nal at the Aa cot Hal f·Mile Nat ional April 12. using his Leclron equipped 500cc bike t o bea t th e 750cc competition. LECTRON ';;"L 'NC SYST~MS, 181X1StIIQheneon HiUhweY, Troy , MchigwI . . . . " " spplicatlon c:hlIm Ilnd broch..... 8veileble on re quest. or call our Can.. fom1e Carburetor Serv ice Ce nter. Phone, _ I 25&&17• . 27