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Cycle News 1980 03 05

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1979 BrItI8h champions Adrian Clarke and passenger Mlck Bailey. bike. Turns abo call for this 180 in technique. The monkey weights to the inside, not the outside of the direction change. Like roller-disco or learning to chew gum and be president at the same time, the chair can be mastered with enough effort. Mike Griffitts and Martin Belair, two retired national trialsmen, got the hang of it after a day's session. The duo had to rely on continual communication. however. Pilot to bombardier-two minutes to Berlin-prepare to tum left. And how does the World Champ ride his three-wheeler? He tries to ride it the same way he rides his twowheeler. Boldly. Straight over boulders. Floating a tum. But the third wheel, like a chaperone at the Soph Hop Ball, tends to put a damper on the artistry. While sidecar trials or just plain old three-wheeled puttering may not exactly be an idea whose time has come, it is beginning to kindle some interest in the states. Those air subscriptions to the English Trials (I Motocross News jetting over have helped increase the trials community's awareness. Chairs are now being imported and also built here. The Tryals Shope is importing the BKS and abo developing their own. Side Strider, an outfit that has been building quality street rigs for years, is fabricating a right side chair for sale. Burbank Yamaha/Montesa will also sell it. And in Colorado, a transplanted Englishman, Allen Carpenter, is building units. A national organization, AOTSCA (American Observed Trials Side Car Association), has already been formed. They held a sidecar national in Kansas City on Nov. 18. With all this interest in tri-wheeling, we may soon be seeing some new bumper sticken showing up around the areas where balance, 'traction and cleanliness are the bywords. Something like: ,Trials riders do it with all four feet up. • DURALU8. to YOKOHAMA MIKUNI eH_NO.HIN r.U8AKI . The Tryals Shoppe Route 4. Box 43 Cookeville. TN 38501 615/526-4829 J DISTRIBUTING UTfI LaOBoa.N aT.-' • •OU"TAIN VI ••. CA.~ HONDA·XR600 YAMAHA· TTIiOO· 250 2-5TROKE RACER INQUIRIES INVITED ~ 141515821333 '. fF9] THE RELIABI.E ENDURO CLOCK $99.95 cOuflTDOWN ENe. wlo R" a-t $IS.n _ Allen Carpenter T.N.A. Moton 00 Arapahoe. Unit B-1 Boulder. CO 8030% 303/449-7380 Side Strider. Inc. 15838 Arminta. Unit 25 Van Nuys. CA 91406 2131780-5542 VIEW 415-989-188~ RACING FRAME KITS SEATS-TANItlHIWING AIIMS'EXHAUST PIPES Burbank Yamaha/Montesa 1801 West Burbank Blvd. Burbank. ~ 91506 213/1145-8738 . •" 211113 O'NElL AVE. HAYWARD, CA Mi4I MOUNTAIN 22102 c:o_ St. ...... C.. 81303 (2"13J34&.a3al Service. Motorcycle SBles * Parts • Accessories ~ 7ead 'n 7zavd ~ 1537 E. Wol"u1. Po..de.... CA 9'106 1 213-795-2711 1 mugen A_I Only Addt2... _ CA Add"''''' Tell WORKS MI RACERS AND KITS C.t.'og$'.oo "1NHEN ON! Y THE BEST WIll DO" MUGEN U.S.A. Co., Ltd, 6878 '1 Santa Fe Ave. E. Hesperia CA, 92345 In4)244·6405 • Garland Suzuki - , LargestParts Inventory in Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex Overnight delivery via bus available in most parts of Texas, Oklahoma. & Louisiana 300 Lavon-Hwy 78N 214-494-3374 Garland. Texas75040 Hand Washable Stay Soft Othman Distributing Co, , 80x 356 San Luis Obispo, CA 93406 18051 544-6181 -Riding -Racing ·Street GLOVES Dealer Inquiries Invited Pacific Coast Sportcycle HONDA SUZUKI TRIUMPH BMW (213) 326·3810 LOMITA, CA 15

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