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Book
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21st. an·nual ·
DESIGN AND TUNING
FOR MOTOCROSS
ByJimGianatsis
25-lap NATIONAL TT
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APRIL 3
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10th annual
Half-mile
Design A nd Tuning
For Motocross
G _ardena
Gold 'C U p
By Jim Gianatsis
Published by Motorbooks
Int ernat io nal
Softbound . 96 pages.
188 photos. $10.95
If yo u' re a lrea d y a n ace a t adjusting th e chain a nd cleaning
the air filter on yo ur MX er , it
might be time . to step into a
copy of G iana tsis' Design A nd T un in g
For M ot ocross.
The book g ives a lill ie o f every thing
you ' ve a lways wanted to kn ow a bo u t
what makes sta te-of-the-a rt rnotocrossers work , both th en a nd now. It
. starts with a n in terestin g history o f
MX sectio n, then moves o n to wh eels
and tires, br ak es, sh oc k sp rin gs,
shocks, a nd then mor e intricate detail s
co nce rn ing th e work in gs of a mod ern
day MX powerplant. We were d rawn
from page 10 page th roughout th e
book with Gi an at sis' well reproduced
race shots he ha s co m p iled th rough
the past few seasons .
If yo u're lookin g for a gl ossed o ver
su m mary o f modern MX techn ol og y
a nd tuning , don 't bu y till' book. In
most cases it goes in to g rea t detail,
so me ti mes with diag-rams, to th e poi nt
o f read in g lik e a text book. G ianat sis
h olds a firm grasp o n wh at ma kes a
MX er wo rk , espec ially in th e rear suspension sec tio ns , a nd isn ' t a fra id to
relay h is inform at ion to th e reader.
In hi s co ncl u sio n , G ia na tsis sa ys
th e book wa s publish ed to help modern day rid ers understand and co m p rehend th e workings o f th eir machin es
in order for them to prepare a nd tune
th em properly. With out su ch knowl edge, a rider doesn 't kn ow what to
look or feci ' for wh en testin g, and
won 't be ab le to define shortcom ings
and co rr ect them .
The book backs up its intentions.
Desi gn A nd TI ming For Moto cross
offers app licab le informati on that
anv wou ld-be winner ca n use .
Design A nd Tun i n g For IIIotoc ross
is avuila ble from Motm book s In ternationa l, 729 Prospect Ave., P .O .
Box 2, Osceo la , W I 54020 for S I0.95
plus $2.95 postage and handling.
Tom Mueller
(EXPERTS, JUNIORS, NOVICES)
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