Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
Issue link: https://magazine.cyclenews.com/i/126633
TEN YEARS AGO A m otocross at Corona R a cew a y found Eddie Lawson winn ing the Super Mini class on a n In d ia n . On the same evening, Honda riders Morris Mal one and Bruce Baron sandwiched CZ-mounted Bill H enderson in the top three spots of the 250cc Expert class. According to Papa Wea ley, Mik e Hailwood received a special award for bravery after pulling fellow Formula O ne auto driver Clay Regazzoni from a £laming wreck a t the South African GP. Hailwood, whose own driving su it was o n fir e from ' sp ill ed gasoline, suffered minor bums during his heroic act ions. J • Labor problem s forced, the MV Augusta firm to qui t working o n th e 350 and 500cc GP m a chines it had bu il t for Giacomo Agostini. The m ach ines needed work , for Agostini h a d j us t been badl y bea ten by Jamo Saarinen and Renzo Pasolini in th e 350cc class in a race a t Mod en a. Ital y. " Since it was nearin g April Fool s time, the sta££o f Cycle News decided to un veil th e " Killer H onda ," the ir proj ect bik e based o n a 90cc H onda m achi ne. According 10 th e a rticle, the "Ultima te Mach ine" must be "ch eap, avai la ble, co m forta ble, reli . a ble, eco logica lly conserva tive, ha ndl e an d stop well, an d be a stepthrough. It must be abl e to dust o££ Brad Lackey's prot otype Kawasaki , on a motocross co urse, and th en turn around and suck the plastic doors o££ a Corvette. It has 10 be a four-stroke so it sounds ri ght. Above all it must . loo k good; a 17-inch front wheel and springer for ks are imperative:" J Rolf T ibblin and Mitc h Mayes teamed up on a six-speed 400 Husky to win the Mint 400 over th e fir st place 250cc team of Las Vega s locals Da ve Laca and Jack J ohnson (Yam ). Third went to another team on a 250 Yamaha, T om Sm ith a n d J erom e R uzicka. Boyesen . give you bolt-on horseniOWl~. You can easily remove the reed block, between cylinder and carburetor, and replace the original one-stage reeds. It's a minor replacement that's guaranteed to make a major improvement in your bike's performance. And Boyesen Racing Reeds won't destroy an engine the way broken metal reeds do. Get Boyesen Racing Reeds from your local distributor or dealer. Just ask the factories, or any top-name racer. Boyesen's revolutionary dual-stage reed design delivers more usable power than stock. And it's taking the motocross world by storm. Your original one-stage reed operates most effectively only within a narrow RPM range. For good performance at low RPM, you need a soft reed that can open easily. But at high RPM, you need a rigid reed that can close quickly", No one-stage reed can do both. That's why your original reed-and all one-stage reeds-are merely a compromise. . Boyesen Racing Reeds feature dual action. One soft reed on top of one firm, flow-through reed gives you a wide range of effective intake control. plus increased intake velocity". Your original reeds can't possibly duplicate that performance .. .and that's the difference. We're build ing our r eputa tion, race after race after race . .. Boyese n En gineering, RD Ifl, Box 126_Len hartsville . P A 19534 21S.~8 11 u .s. Pwts 39053otl, 405 1820 and foreign pelents . Mayes h ad a busy week , co m in g ba ck to so u th ern California to win th e 250cc/Open Expert cla ss in th e Great Bear Grand P rix ove r Do n Brooks - (Bul ) an d Da ve Aldana (Ka w) . Tom Brooks bested fell ow DKW rid er Jim Fishback to win th e 125-175cc Expert cliiss, a nd Larry R oeseler (H -D ) won th e T rai lbike Ex pert class. I H onda rider Da ve Arnold won th e 250cc Intermediat e class a t a CRC motocross a t Indian Dunes. Other rid ers participating th at day who wou ld see futu re succ ess wer e 250cc Novice winner Bill Tarling a nd 100cc N pvice victor Andy Jannings. T wo day s before th e Mint 400, th e Min i Mint o££-road ra ce for mini cycles and IOOcc m otorcycl es was run. Mike Lehman a n d Bob Smith took th e overa ll win o n a H odaka. In th e 80cc 11-12 class, Brad Rober ts and J eff Ward co m bi ned for th e win o n a H onda XR75. In th e 80cc 13-14 class, th e Indian 74 o f Mike Bro wn a nd T ed • Bo yko was th e winner. 3 /20/83 Houston . TX AMA/WRANGLER SUPER SERIES MARK BARNETT . Suzuki on DUNLOP Way to go . Mark. w inning your second of t hi s season aboard your JEFF CLARK tuned Suzuki 250. Thanks for choosing DUNLOP. More cycles ride on Dunlop than any other tireinthew ~rld. ~DU.N.£O.P The Logica l Choic e I .~- • •• '. - ....... 5 '-