Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

h eat up in the 500cc Nat iona l MX wa rs in 1984 . " I' m much happier m aking th e m ov e to the 500s, an d am looki ng forwa rd to so me good, clean racing w ith Broc (G lo ver)," Bail ey sai d from h is h ome in Axton, Virgin ia. "Thi ngs wi ll be a lo t to ugher o n m y tu ne r, C liff Wh ite, since h e will have to mai ntain two different sizes o f mach inery - th e 500 fo r ou tdoor raci ng a nd a 250 for Supercross." In response to a q uestion as to whether or not h e m ay regret maki n g th e m o ve to th e 500cc mount, Ba iley said, " Ra cing in th e 500cc class will defin itel y be be tter th an ra cing in th e 250s wi th R icky Johnson a nd Bo b ' H u rr ica ne' McEnroe ." Wh ile Kawasaki has pulled out of road racing. their National-level MX effort will remain in full force through 1984. according to team member Billy Liles . "Jeff Ward. Kent Howerton and I all have contracts that expire at the end of 1984. and we all expect to finish our contracts out, " Liles said. " A ll three of us have been in Japan testing the works machinery we w ill be riding in '8 4. but no decision has bee n ma de as to who w ill ri de w hat size of m achine." Liles, w ho resides in Fairburn. Georgia. w ill head to Calif orn ia in early January for a six-week stint training, as well as riding the Go lden State MX Series and opening Superc ross rounds. Battle of the T wi ns GP class and o verall series champion J im my Ada mo and his tu ne r/sponsor, Reno L eon i, have p icked up majo r sponsorship fo r th e 1984 road racing sea so n . " T ea m L eo n i will be raci ng u nder th e Cagiva banner ," sai d Leon i. " Jimm y a n d I recentl y we nt to Ital y to a tte nd tw o mo to rcycl e shows and tour th e Cagiva factory a n d road racing shop . They a re very ent h us ias tic about road racing. T he tie -i n is logica l beca u se Cagiva is bu ilding stree t machinery ut ili zing engines suppl ied by Duca ti a nd I' ve bee n associa ted w ith Du cati mach iner y for m any years. T he dea l wi ll a llo w Jim m y to contest th e Ca me l P ro Seri es Formula One N a tional s, th e Su p er bik e Series and defen d hi s Battle of th e Twin s ti tles . There' s al so a good p ossibili ty Jimm y wi ll be given a test sess io n o n the Ca giva 500-4 G P ro ad ra cer a nd may be invited to Europe to race a G P o r tw o with th eir factory ri de r, Ma rco L ucch in ell i." Adamo wi ll race u pda ted ver sions o f his 1983 m achinerv with a ch o ice o f a P an tah 700 or H ailwood Rep lica 900 SS2 depending o n th e event a nd tra ck . As we re ported last week. J immy Filice w ill contest t he ' 8 4 Ca mel Pro Series with sponsorsh ip f ro m the Harley Owner's Group (HOG). Filice campaigned under the Baylan d Racing banner with Edd ie Ad kins handling t he t uning chores in '8 3 . Adkins. along with Jack Sturgis , hoo ked up with Filice at mid-season and the Sa lisbury. Maryland. duo provided Filice w ith machinery t hat enabled him t o score three National m ile w ins. According to Adkins. who will cont in ue to handle machinery preparation for Filice, "Harley w ill supply us w ith bikes and parts. J immy w ill wear leathers similar to the Harl ey f acto ry t eam ri ders bu t t hey' ll be in different colors." "This wi ll be m y 13th seaso n chasin g the AMA Grand Nat ional Championship ti tle a n d I feel I have so me thi ng to prove," sai d G a ry Scott in a call from h is Sprin gfi eld, Ohio , h ome. " I' ve rea ched a p oint in m y ca reer w h ere age (Sco u, w ill be ~2. [n rn id- : ' (Conti1"!~ ~d. t o page:45) For performance above and beyond stock, .. ...... ...... Take the Boy esen accelerated perfo rmance co urse. 80YESEN VS STOCK 1. More control! For greater control. .. increased horsep ower .. .q uicker response .. . and reduced risk of eng ine dam age. A ll th rou gh low-co st. easilyinst all ed Boy esen Racing Reed s. Because y our ree ds are fundament al to perfo rmance. here 's why you'II swit ch ! Expl an at io n ../ Boy esen's patented two-sta ge design oper ates mo re freely over a wider RPM range t h an st an dard spri ng- res tr ict ed one-stage reed s. Great low2. (lo w-t errot t le)pressure h resp onse' V B oy esen's t op reed is very so ft because lo w thrott le conditions requ ire a towresist ance reed 3. Faster g'open ing an d Closi n ../ l o wer effect ive inert ia is ac h ieved t hro ugh Bo yes en's du al~stag e design: a t hin , short, lig htwe ig ht to p reed and a r ig id , t1o w~ t h ro ug h primary reed . 4. G reater fl exibil ity! . A on e-st age reed operale s effe ct ively only w it hin a narro w RPM range . Bc y eaen Rac in g Reeds feat ure a Space-Age fibe r ma t er ial an d dual act ion for op t imum resp onse ov er a wi der RF'M range V 5. N o engine dam ag e if broke n' V 6. G reater veloci ty! ../ B oy esen two-stage reeds feature tw o ope n ings tha t main t ain a f low vetceny greater th an one op en ing o f equ al size 7. Gr ealer flo w ar eal ../ G reat er fl ow area is ach ieved because Bo yesen Rac ing Reeds allow y ou to subst,itut e a sc rew plate for you r reed st op. WIt hout a reed stop, your ong lnal reed s W ill wh ip and flu tt er an d be de stroyed in a sho rt t ime . ../ O n an uncoated reed blOCk ang led at mor e th an 45· , Boy ese n Rac ing Reeds outlast sing le-stage metal reed s by a min im um r atio o f 100:1. And w hil e most man u te ct u rera now u se a ru bbe riZed b lock coa t ing to help meta l reeds g o pa st thei , normal fati gue li fe, th ere', no g uara n tee againsl brea kag e. Ta ke a ch ance on break ing a me te r reed and yo u gamble w ith eng ine destruction. 8. Long er ov er all lit e! Som e Br oken met al reeds destro y an eng ine . A lth ou gh a few man uf acturers fe atu re fiber reeds as stock, yo u'd better double- c heck t o mak e sure yo u're no t taking a big cha nce wit h yo u r ex pensive engine. It's easy to rep lace your or igi nal on e-stage reeds with Boyesen Racing Reeds. Co mplete easy-to-follow instructions are included, So switc h to Boy esen for better performance and a more sat isfy ing ride. Ask your dealer or d ist ributor. Ra nd)' Goss, Scott Parlier U Ja)' S p ringste e n The Harle)'-Davidson Racing Team * Wo u ld Like To Thank: Bren t Th ompson, Al Stangl er and Bill Werner Very Special Thanks 10 Dick O'Bri en, Clyde Denzer, for their to tal ded icatio n and hard wo rk in 1983. Clyde Fessler, Mike Forrett, J erry Riedel. Don Haber Thank s as well to : mehl, John N is ro r, Carroll Resweber, P ierer Zylslral , Harley-Davi dson Motor Co. Carolyn Mijokovic at Harley -Davidson , and all the R. J. R eyn o lds. Sp o nsor of th e Ca mel Pro Series Ha rley-Davidson Dealers across the United Slates - lhey Bell H elmets always treat us like kings! Pabst Blue R ib bo n Beer Randy, Scott &- Ja y . . An d.T heFans! t •••

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