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Cycle News 1983 04 20

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...... ..... ~ 0. < Daytona has its own magic. It lures the true fans, and the crazies. It delivers a high-speed ballet and knee-scraping infield duels. And it brings out the hardware.Boy; does it ever! Mega-dollar,one-of-akind factory racing exotica with more trick metal than a moonshot and about the same chance of making the production line.Neat stuff to watch. But impossible to own. Yet there's a lot more going on at Daytona than just Sunday's 200-miler. like amateur roadraces PaulSlokes during the week. Real people, on real motorcycl giving it their all. No blind curves.No speed limits And no motorhomes coming the other way. Ther magic involved here, too. Talented amateurs on production machines-all testing each other to who's best.And in five of the biggest classes,the answer was Kawasaki riders and their GPz's. It's easy to understand why when you take a 1 at a new GPz in a Kawasaki showroom. Simple,e dent DOHC,two-valve engines.Adjustable Uni-Tr Michael Pannullo

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