Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

TRI-MOTO Ir s all work when you need It. And all pla y whe n yo u'r e read y for fu n! Th is versa ti le . ru gg ed th ree-w he e ler ca n get yo u thro ug h the roughest terra in. Out· perf or m s any th ing in ItS c lass . See how . mu ch fun it can be to day! N_ from WFO is this swingenn for the Honda ATC250R. Four 1nc:he8 longer than stock, it Improves the handling and smoothes out the whoops. The chromoly arm Is lighter than stock las light as aluminum), has three shock mounting positions and uses all stock hardware. The Parker 400-tested unit retails for $199.95 and chain teosloners go for $21.95. can't say, I haven't S88n It yet. Asked if Suzuki had a 250cc thre. wheeler with a PE250 motor In the works as rumored, he claimed, "not that I know of, I haven't heard anything about that'" Whatever Suzuki Is coming out with, we're all glad to have ·them In the ATV market. With the three-wheel an d Odyssey racing starting 'to get in to full swin g, Carlsbad Raceway has put together a complete ATV program sta rt in g" March 21. Carlsbad will run th e fir st and th ird Sunday of each month. Races will be run o n th e ABC W ide World of SP OTts Su perbi kers dirt track. En try fee for AMA card holders is $9, non-AM A riders $11. There will al so be no Pro entries at th is tim e. T his is what SoCal h as been wait in g fo r, a regular racing p ro gram. For more in fo o n th e Ca rlsba d racing scene , call 714/749-8597. Team Honda's Winston Pro Series number one plate holder Mike Kidd is now in the promoting business. Kidd will be putting on motorcycle and three-wheel races in Boyd, TX, on a quarter mile oval with a TT section in the infield. "The track is identical to the one in the Houston Astrodome. I've put $10,000 into it and it looks beautiful," commented Kidd. Kidd's threawheel program will run only on the TTcourse. Ultimate Products, locat ed in Gl en dora, CA, is coming out with a full lin e of three-wheel riding ap parel. The line will n ot be a takeoff of motocross clothing but will hav e its own style. With prices so high in motocross accessori es, th e th ree-wheel line will be much more co nserva tive. Ultimate Product s is a lso co m ing ou t with a line for women . For more info on this new line o f three-wheel products, Ultimate Products ca n be reach ed at P .O. Box 1601 Gl endora, CA, 91740 or call 213/963-0669. The long awaited Husqvarna CR Tri-Croll 250 is coming to ATV Ne.,. pages. In our April issue, we will have a run-down on the new little beater - what makes it tick, what it's like, the handling and whatever else we can get out of the Husky people. So far we have found out that the first 500 will be made by an outside source here in the States, but with the excitement the Tri-Croll has caused here and abroad, Husky iust may be ready to make their own. DeAnza Cycle Park in Sunnymead, CA, is adding three-wheel a n d Odyssey racing to their every Saturday ra cing program starting February 27. There will be 30-min. mOlDS, with membership not required. Gat es open at 7 a.m. with practice at 8:30; racing starts at 9:30. For more-;info ca ll 714/653-8068, 653-5840 or 653-7979. The AMA Amateur National Supercross Championship Series has been made official and will include three-wheeler classes. Nine stedium events will run in '82, with the top five riders in each three-wheel class at each event qualifying for the San Diego ICA) Supercross finale in November where champions in each class will be crowned. La s Vega s 400 updat e: The race date for the La s Vegas 400 is Ap ri l 18, not May 18 as previo us ly .a n no unced. Thev made a n error on the ir ca len dar. A m~rican H onda ha s ma de a co mm itm ent to bring its three-wh eel team 10 th e race. Th ey a re currently puttin g together th eir race progra m. T he program is done in magazin e fo rma t, with co lo r co vers, numero us phot os. co nt ingency Iists .a nd maps. If yo u know any o ne interested in offe ri ng co n ti ngenc ies for th e th ree-wheeled effo rt , th ey wo u ld appreciate it if yo u steered th em tow ard th em . One fin al note. The Nevada desert is ver y challenging. Th ey think it migh t be unreali stic 10 ask the three-wheelers to run the complete 400 m iles. More likely, th ey w ill be requ ir ed to run on ly three loops. For more in fo ca ll 702/457-0343. Pace Management presents the Southwest three-wheel and Odyssey Challenge. After such ' high reviews from the Seattle Kingdome, the three-wheelers and Odysseys will be once again part of the supercross program only this time March 19-20 in the Houston Astrodome . Threewheelers will run following the Friday night National with Odysseys running Saturday night. Rider and driver selection will be made by Doug Richards of Coyote Racing. For more info on this event contaettheCoyoteat206/426-8090. . In our -Febru ary issue we mentioned that Dirt Werks had changed to J&R Racing under the direction of Dick DeRosa. However , the phone number we gave was incorrect: the new number is 916 /454·5311. ATY TRI·MOTO. IN STOCK "Financing Available" See us first for the best prices in town on 125cc & 175cc TRI,MOTOS .. COME IN & SEE THE NEW 175cc TRI-MOTO Convert Your 125cc to a 175cc With YAMAHA Factory Parts. Check out our Complete Lineof Accessories & Performance Products for Engine, Chassis and Suspension. REAR SUSPENSION KITS AVAILABLE FOR ALL TRI-MOTOS Burbank Yamaha %80% W. Burbank Blvd. Burbank, CA 9%506 (2%3) 845-8738 YAMAHA . When Team Honda riders swept the top two positions in the three wheeler class of the Baja 1000, the y did it riding Honda ATC 250Rs equ ipped with Fox Factory ATC Reservo ir Shox. No other ATC shock offers the sa me winning performance. reliability and ease of maintenance as ttTe Fox Factory ATC Reservoir Shox for just $159.00 complete with two-stage progressive springs. Order toll free by phone (800) 538-6854 . In Calit ., Alaska and Hawaii call (408) 371-1221. The 1982 Moto-X Fox Cata log is available for free . when you send $1 to cover postage and handling. 520 McGLlNCY LANE We Ship UPS Daily ATe PERFORMANCE PARTS A COMPLETE UNE OF 3 WHEELER ACCESSORIES HIGH PERFORMANCE ENGINE WORK 160217~·160217~357 t7i! Arizona Ave., Yuma, AZ 85561 ODYUEYA 3-WIIEEL !lACING M_.ShortTrKk _ _ . 0 - Counlry "Bat RDcing .. the Northwest' SE.' Dewnw.. Dr. S_WAe.M Write lor event lChed ule 3 -

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