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THELATESY OP C<") 00 BY PAPA WOLEY 0") (Continuedfrom page J) '83 HONDA VF-75OF V45INTERCEPTOR. Sought new. never used. blue end white. Low mi.... s53OO.(505) 522-1683. lifter 6 p.m. (135) Speedway Bike - Jawa 2·Valve Strong motor. including extrH. '500/0BO. (714) 821 -4590. mornings. (335-36) '82 Suzuki RM 260 New barrel. new pipe. eXITe blIrrelend pipes. s900. Shewn (21 3) 370-2786 (336-36) * Sale * KTM - KTM * Sale * T_m KTM Austrie used pert...Ie. All perts in good to excellent condition for 1981 -1983 model•. Plrtill list include.: Frlml./lork./.hocks/.wing- I went to Daytona's Jim France and obtained a copy of NASCAR's rule book and applied it to motorcycles. It works. I've calIed for a change to modified production bikes; requiring the big four (Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha) to manufacture at least 1,000 to 2,000 units, and the European manufacturers such as Husky, KTM, etc. to make available a lesser number to the general public. The 'modified production' part comes in because I don't feel aftermarket man· ufacturers who make good products should be excluded. The main thing there is that the aftermarket piece be available to alI at a reasonable cost. Changes like that could be monitored by a tech committee." Wayne Moulton, AMA director of professional racing, worked with the Pro MX Rules Board and has submitted a resolution to the manufacturers concerned, asking them to please consider the proposal. Reportedly, Honda is against the change, Kawasaki is basicalIy for it, and Suzuki is also with the exception of Supercross where they would like to continue to use works bikes. '" feel we must give the privateer rider a shot in the arm or we're going to see motocross go away," said Clark. "The use of stock machinery would enable a privateer to pull up next to say Glover, Bar· nett, Ward or Bailey and know they're on equal machinery. That certainly isn 'tthe case today. Every area of this country has one, two or more hot riders who could hold their own on stock bikes; let's give them a chance and get motocross on an upswing again." ermsIgH18nks/lenders/cylinders/wheel./seets/ ignition. Ind MUCH MOREl Cell lor inlormetion. Deys (61 9) 440-3996 (336) '82 VZ-126 81 '83 CR·260 TEAM STENCH: Bleck muscle shirt••ilver print. Smell. medlum.lerge. x-Ierge. s7.95 _ t _ peid. ROUGH TRADE RACING. Sox 665. WerwK:k. NY 10990. 1135/NEX) Broken loot. MUST SELL FASTII YZ·125. V.T.C. mods. '800/080. CR-2SD. WhMlsmith pipe. HP .hock mods. Simons link. ATK fork kit. ported. new clutch/top end/oproclcets.• 1700/080. 80th excellent condition. JeIMS (7141962-2766 (335·381 Honda Interstates '83 Honda CR·480 R *NEW* OVERSTOCKEDII We'" willing to _II Cell us for the BEST DEAL AROUND. HONDA OF GARDENA. (213) 323-8314 or (213177D.Q603 (235-39/£01) 3r_.'1600.(213)332·5708 (136-36) '80 Husky 390 and Many Extras Excellent condition. 4 gellon 18nk plus morel Aeking '1000/080. (2131338-2796 (3351 1979 Yamaha Daytona Special RD-4OOf. com~ engine rebuild. plus blIlenced steel cre'" rings. New cIu1ch plus MUCH MOREl Originel white pein!. must eel.. .1496/Of!8r-_1 (714) 556-0452 (335-38) 1983 Rickman Predator Honda Very rlre eele _ine. 75Occ. 436 Ibo.1 0 '6.750 i " - ; must ..11 14.400. Pri_e collector. 12121472-2717. (136/NE) "PSI Hot Pipes" - They're Burning Up The Competition 'Works Like" style end performenee. All hendrolled cones built by creftsmen. Eeey instelletlon. Used by the Midwest's "winningest riders" Junior 54 Honda V-6! That's what reliable sources telI us we can expect to see from the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer. Reportedly, the '84 Honda Aspencade will be powered by a new 1,200cc, fuel·injected V·6 engine, while the Gold Wing will continue to use the tried and true four-cylinder engine. We're also told that attendees at next month's Goli' Wing Owners Association's WingDing in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, wilI be shown the new bike. Stay tuned! Jeckson. Jim Veugeler. Greg Rende end others. Now in stock: CR125R. CR26OR. VZ8OK. YX125K. 10<80. KXl 25. AII.l 19; _CR250. fl29. Deily UPS service. PSI. Inc.• 3813 S. Green Bey Ad" Recine WI 63403. 414/554-5192. (135-36/NSEX) Gold Wing Fork S18billzor Now Irom KaL Supply Co. Also I ..ileble 101 GSl100GK. K2-13OO. Drop-Iorged. highly poIi.hed. edjustlble design. InoteUs in minulH. requiring no modificetion. to motorcycle. Anodizecllork .tebiliz· ........ _lIlb1e lor most model. 01 BMW. Herley. Honde. Ke_seki. Suzuki. VI",""". See your nelr_ KaL Dealer todeyl (4081727·6767. (234/NSWITFNI 1961 YAMAHA YZ·125 ,,_cycle. Excellent condition I Never rseed. *725. (213) 962-0338 (136·38) Switching from motocross to road racing, Honda ha. a.ked the AMA to make change. in the new Formula One rules which go into effect in 1984. Those rule. call for a 750cc displacement limit for four.troke bike. and up to 600cc for two-.troke.. Honda feel. the present crop of 600cc two-stroke GP road racers would be far superior to 760cc four-strokes. Reportedly, Honda has asked for a year'. delay or for a change in the rule. which would require 600cc twostroke bike. to run with cerburetor restrictors. Mega-buck, lightweight transporta· tion! That's what Team Yamaha MXer Mike BeII purchased recently in the form of an $1,800 bicycle. Mike IS riding the pedal-pusher about 100 miles every day to get back into shape after knee surgery sidelined him this season_ And .peaking of bicycle., Chris Drew. the Camel Pro Serie.' a••i.tant 18am manager, will be out of action for a week or two. Drew wa. clipped by a tractortrailer truck while riding hi. 10.peed bicycle. He .u.tained a broken collarbone and plenty of road ra.h. Drew credits the helmet he was wearing for saving him from a serious head injury. He i. recuperating at home: 3602 H, Beacon Hill, Winston-Salem, NC 27106. t I (., '.;' ~~ ,k • I ; •• , ••• ». The Jon Woo Memorial Safety Project IJWMSP) ha. condemned Texa. World Speedway in College Station, Texa., a. "the country'. ·most dangerous race track usedfor motorcycle road racing." According to Bruce Hammer, JWMSP founder and president, "S."..I hundred feet of a steel wall .... fallen at the top of the tract'. high-.peed banking. Steell·beam support., welded to the baclcaide of the well, now stick up from the fallen section. A rider losing control on the banking because of a flat tire, oil on the pavement or some mechanicel problem facaa the pro.pect of death by dismemberment. The well has fallen on the fastest section of the bankillg, where Superbike and Formula One machines easily top 160 mph, and blocks the entire lane... We're told the wall will be fixed prior to the Sep18mber 10 WERA National Endurance round at the Texas fec:iIity. Events at Texas World Speedway are run by the Central Road Racing Club under WERA sanction, and a CRRC spokesperson said the start snafu at the last race was due to lack of communication between the two organizations. The .poke.person also defended the scoring of the event which drew saveral rider protests. Das Motorrad, a German motorcycle magazine, has created quite a stir in the industry with an article about fail ures of PirelIi Phantom tires. The article describes how several German motorcyclists experienced tread separation while running at high speeds. Two riders were reported to be riding "permanently at fullthrottie, i.e. at a speed of 220 kmh (136 mph)" when both of their rear tires, PirelIi V-rated Phantoms, started chunking. The article continues and reports on tests conducted on machines at the Technical Control Association in Munich, Germany. There, five Phantom tires reportedly alI started to suffer tread separation from the carcass at high speed. The first tire tested broke down while the machine was duplicating a running speed of 124 mph, three failed during the first minutes at 136 mph, while the fifth tire tested lasted 12 minutes at 136 mph, according to the magazine. Cary Hassbaum, director of marketing for Sierra Motorcycle Products, said, "Sierra is a warehouse distributor of Dunlop, Metzeler, Pirelli and Continental motorcycle ·tires ... which we distribute nationally. Although the percentage of 'defective' returns for these premium brands of tires is quite low, Pirelli. which is by far our highest volume tire line, consistently averages the lowest return rate of all our tire brands. Further· more, of these returns, never have we seen a tread separation from the car· cass nor have we received any com· plaints about this alleged 'pheno· menon.' " Germany is the only European country that still has no speed limit on open stretches of their autobahn highway system_ Sierra's Hassbaum said a Pirelli factory rep would be contacting us in the near ...1.y.t.4fe . , ,r "., • ' . .