Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

The New Husqvama 175's. ,...., ,...., This is less than a third of t he way up the hill. Going down is tough . the optio n of runn ing agai n. Roessler took hi s ch an ce o n h is gas- burning Honda . bu t Peterson felt he was q u ick enough a nd elec ted to save th e wear and tea r o n his ni tro bike. By the time the Ex hibi tion class had co ncl uded its firs t set, th e other classes, save the 37 1-500cc Expert class, had sum med up their runs. Suz u ki a nd H onda eac h wo n a class in th e hands of Marvy Butterfield (Suz) a nd Jeff Din sdale. Maico and - Yamaha split up the remai n ing classes wi th Yam a h a ta king the lions share. T he o n ly p rod uc tio n -type bike to ma ke a lega l run over th e Exhib ition h ill wa s a Ya maha YZ490. In a ll, four YZs and a H ond a 480 went over, but all th e othe rs wen t o u t of bo u n ds a t o ne poi nt. Second round runs in the exh ibitio n cla ss bega n to heat u p as James Brindos put h is H arl ey-Davidson 15DO over. T ha t run seem ed to ligh t every one u p . Ten runs la ter Da ve Morris went over o n a H onda 480, bu t was ru led o u t of bounds. Onl y o ne run lat er , Steve Sti th took hi s Palmdal e Harley- Davi dso n 11 00 Spo rts ter o ver. H e had had cl u tch problem s o n h is fir st run . C urtis Mitche ll, o n a n RM 465 using last yea rs 250cc class win ne rs ' rea r paddle and swingarm, went ove r th e rock led ge a t 1100 feet an d kept going , but he lo oped ou t before th e top for seven th in th e Exhibit ion class. Texa n Will Alford p ut hi s Kaw a sa ki 750 (tri p le) ove r th e led ge a n d look ed good, but went do wn a t 1196 Iee tIor 10th in th e Exh ib ition class. Six runs la ter , Brian H ooker 's 11 00 Yamaha went ove r th e led ge a nd no farth er. Chuck Fo rd went u p 900 feet in the ex h i bi tion cl a ss la st yea r o n an RM 250! This year he returned wi th the sa me bike. No t sa tisfied with a minor h orsepo wer in crease, h e shoehorned a three cy linde r Suzuki 750 wat erpum per engi ne into th e 250 fra me. In the sta rt ing area h e guara n teed a run over th e to p. H e hit th e ledge a nd took a leap in to th e a ir, but h it a rock wh en landin g that nearly threw him over th e bars. H e landed back on th e seat a nd gassed it , onl y to hav e hi s tethered ki ll switch pull out because he didn 't have his left hand o n th e bars yet. Fiv e runs lat er 1978 wi nner Vince Bert o lucci had h is crew members ti e his artificia l righ t leg to the footpeg a nd he bl asted up the hill. H e was sideways and out of bo u nd s a ll over the h ill , but went over. Wh o can bla m e him? It is a lo t easier to rid e the bike aro u n d the hill than bulldog it down . After five more runs, Ra.ndy Coc h (Contin ue d to page 29) Announcing the arrival ofthe 1 HusQvarna 963 1 XCand WR . A pair ofwinners for the 200 75 class. T eamrider Mark Hyde combined withthe 175 and turned in a medal winning 1962 I.S.D.E . performance. In 1963. they've paired againto wintheir class at every National HareS cram bles event lhey've entered, thoroughly proving that the Factory designed and built 1 s are race 75' ready winnersl 175XC Long travel motocross suspension plus lo of ts midrange and top end performance m the ake XCthe favori te for H areScra mbles and Desert winnings! 175WR T ractable power, light weight and low seat height make this 175 a winning addition to the Husqvsrna line of enduro racers. tatcn the limited edinon 175's now at your local Husqvarna dealer. H usqvama Motorcycle Company. Inc. 4925 Mercury Street San Diego. California 92111 619·565'1414 ERS AMA WRANGLER 125cc NATIONALMX MARK BARNETT Suzuki on DUNLOP Front &. Rear Excellent riding. Markl W inning here eerned you a first place tie in the Wrangler Grand National Championship and the undisputed 125cc Series lead l Thanks for doing it on DUNlOPI More cydes ride on Dunlop ..... .-yother tireintheworlcl. ~DUN.£OP The .Logical Choice 25

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