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-Oregon-Washington-Idaho-Utah-Alaska track special with frame by Strode, a '64 Thruxton, a '69 MSS with smoketint fairing and paint that's regularly ridden to the Classic Club's breakfast meetings, a '62 Venom Clubman, a '60 MSS and a Canadian roadracer of uncenain vintage with a special frame and a small collection of trophies won at Westwood (a "handling circuit" par ucellence) including a second overall in the 1979 points championship for rider Ian Marshall. Now, moving to the genuinely old stuff; How about a pair of Harley 500cc singles, vintage 1910 and 1911, owned by Ed Marek? These had electric lights and bicycle-type off-tire generators. Marek also exhibited a 191461 cu. in. (l000cc) V-twin with "F' head gasworks (overhead intake, flathead exhaust). In the same grouping with the Marek bikes was a powder-blue 1912 Yale V-twin with even stranger plumbing. Sure, there was the "F" head configuration again with a single side-draft carb feeding aT-shaped log manifold, but what's this? There's only one pushrod for each cylinder. Took some poking and guessing (owner unavailable for comment), but here's the plot: The external pushrod works the flathead exhaust. The intakes, apparently mounted on a common locator shaft co-axial to the exhausts, were demand- . type overhead poppets, working on much the same principle as a reed valve. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Larry Johnson brought three Honda ex-works racers, a 50cc CRI05, a 125cc CR 92 and a 250cc CR 93 - a definitive collection of Honda's early road racing efforts and some of the ftrst Honda four-valvers. They were displayed with a blowup of Hailwood at Silverstone on the 250cc ftve-cylinder, and with a fresh four-valve head turned chambers-up to show the lineage that spawned today's production four-valve Hondas. Also brought by Johnson was a rare and beautiful green/gold 250cc Paton twin. This, a true one-off, was the brainchild of Giusseppe Pattoni, who designed and scratch built the motor from the cast magnesium cases up. Not since the heydays of the Cycle World show has there been such a collection assembled indoors on the West Coast. Seeing that it was an allbike event, no detrac;ting cars or dragboats or other foofoo, perhaps this has to rank as the best indoor show in the West - ever. Eat your hearts out., Californial ~------------..., New From Terrycable Terry Kit Pulsation Dampeners for the serious competitor Addr"ss Citv - This unit is the most revolutionary product applied to suspension since we Staned extending travel in 1972. - The front Pulsation Dampener frts All New 1981 Bikes as well as most older models. - The rear Pulsation Dampener fits Yamaha Monoshocks, Kawasaki Uni-Traks, and Suzuki Full Floaters. _ Stat,,_ _Zip_ _ Pie... send me copiel Cycle News Products P.O. 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