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; ~ """' 00 O'l NOTICE Holiday Sale Going On Now SAVE 10 to 50% ........ On All Parts 8r. Accessories ........ • Nothing held back • Everything In The Store Drastically Reduced • Giant Selection • Over 800 Helmets In Stock ........ >- l-< C\l ~ = * Don 't Miss It! * OVER 1800 HONDAS C\l ~ IN STOCK Prices Slashed PASADENA HONDA 'We're Known For Our Prices" Open Mon-Fri 9 to 9. Sat. 9 to 6 . U.P .S. Daily 2480 East Foothill 8l vd . Freeway Close ~ , , a (2 13 ) 795-0271 tM S - fI ' INTERNATIONAL MOTO RSPO RTS 1983 Ie '84 ATC 250R 4 ,2 GAllON TANK Baja 1000 Winner! $99.95 List RS75 0 NEW! - {8 • 3.5 Gallon T nks a '84 C R 250 Hond a '84 VZ250 Yama ha (Available Jan. '84) IMS/lnternational M otorSports 11 8 9 W . La Cadena D r. Riv ersid e. CA 92501 Order De sk: 714/78 1- 584 9 • 1/ -" -, 1' II Sp S , ~Q v radn ~_ ._ ~ S.P.S. Ra c in g intro d uc es "dectall o y" light w e ig ht hig h st rength XR SOaR a xles, (o th ers up o n reques t ) B a ja proven w it h : • less than half the weight of stock a xles • g re at er st r ength than titanium • c yr ogent ized • reduces cr iti c a l unsprung weight sps reelne San Pe dro U Ca ., 6 7 2 W. 24 th St. ,*,6, (213) 5 14 - 2 451 [Ka~GaRDJ Th e last lime th e H on da team had been to Wi llow Spri ngs was the d a y th eir cha m p io nsh ip season fel l apart. Tea m leader Mike Bald win was badl y inj ured, enou g h to p ut him O U I fo r th e rest o f th e season a nd han d th e Superbi ke ti tle on a p la te to Ka wasa ki's Ra iney. w hi le support riders Fr ed Merkel and Sam McDonald had also la unched it in a big way . resu ltin g in three totalled motorcycles a nd a proo f that in ra cing you sho uld n ev e r take a n yt h i n g for grant ed . Merkel m ade so me a me nds. though . by winn ing th e sea son's fin a l ra ce a t Da ytona o n th e bike Freddi e Spencer had sta rted o u t the sea so n vic tori ous on at th e sa m e track : a week lat er. m ech anics Mik e Velasco a nd Ph il McD onald (brother of Sam ) retu rned to Will o w with it for m e to sample . It was a lso th e bike o n whi ch Udo C eit l mad e th e ac q ua in ta nce of th e Da ytona Bea ch poli ce. a nd it still didn ' t hav e a li cen se tag .. . . Las t year's in -lin e Honda Super bik es lo o ked stock from 20 yar ds a wa y, th en lost 5% of th at simi larit y with ever y step yo u took toward the m . C lose u p , th ey look ed w ha t they wer e: un a bash ed . tricked-o ut racing m o torcycles, based somew hat tenu ou s ly Oil t h eir s t r ee t a n ces to rs . Ap p ro ac h a V4 Superbi ke th e sa me wa y, a n d 20 steps lat er yo u' ll sti ll be amazed ho w cl ose i t loo ks to the stocker-s-and tha t's because it is. Partlv tha t's because o f a ge neral tig h tt·n ing'up in the AMA ru les . partl y fo r lea.'O ',J pc.ad y d iscussed about III<: way 'h di e '1il ler cepto r c a m-e aDO U!: all the . -