Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

SUZUXICaUHTny ~ '84 RM's HERE SOON! Re p lica O f RA-125, R H-250 W O R KS B IKES ...... ...... PLACE YOUR ORDER TODAY! " \Qat e f •• 1'\1\\ '- P.. ~~S t ~\~·oo.up. \,\~ p. - I,,o p..ccessOfies i s p..d ,n $. \N ltn '\ 5% O~~ 2061 N . Hamner "Ave. Norco. CA 91760 (714) 734-0640 (714) 359-8546 The SeasatiOD of Suzuki. Curnutt Shocks SEASONS GREETINGS FROM CURNUTT SHOCKS NOTICE OF NEW PHONE NUMBER CURNUTT SHOCKS 75992 BASELINE 29 PALMS, CA 92277 (619) 367-9179 Specifications Honda RS750 Engine .90° rll4 D Di mensions . . Capacity . .. . Compression ratio .....•. . ...• . ....•. ..•.•• ~ •• 0 • 0 0 0 • • 0 0 0 0 •• 0 • 0 ••• • 0 0 Output •• 0 0 0 0 •• ••••• • • •• • 0 0 0 QAECO 201 WEST " 0 " STREET W ILMINGTON, CA 90744 (2 13) 649-0840 TELEX 664-834 •••• ••• • •• • • • • 0 •• 0 • 0 • • • ••• 0 • •• • • •• 0 Over 120 0 Carburetion . . ... . .. • 4x Ignition KOkusan - enko CD' Clutch 13-plate all-metal diy multiplate Gearbox :. oS-speed constant-mesh with gear primary Frame Full double -cradle box-section steel tube chassis w ith alloy swingarm Front: 41 .3 mrTl Showa telescopic forks with adj ustable damping and hydraulic anti-dive • Rear : Pro -link rising rate with single Showa unit) Brakes Front: 2 x 31 Omm meenlte discs with twin-piston Nissin calipers Rear: 1 x 190m m steel di sc w ith Nissin single-piston caliper Whee ls /tires Front: 1 2 /60 - 16 M ichelin slick Rear: 16.5 x 8.0 - 18 Goodyear slick Weight 398 Ibs. Tpp ~Qte4 .. . . ;... ..... 1Q ph 0 PUMP GASO LINE • •••• 0 C ALL OR WRITE FOR' YOUR NEAR EST DAECO GA SOLI NE DISTR IBU TOR ... 0 • • • • 0 0 0 • • • • • 0 •• 0 • ••• 0 •• • • 0 0 • •• • 0 • • 0 0 • • • • • •••• • •• 0 • • 0 • • •• •• • •• ••••• • •••• 0 • • •••• 0 0 0 • 0" •• • • • •• • ••• 0 •• •••• •••• • •• •• •• The svelte sta nda rd instru ment fair ing is used, but no headl ight is filled (Geitl tri ed to persuade the AMA to le t him ru n the bikes with th e fro nt number st uc k o n the fro nt of the fairing witho u t a sepa rate pl at e. but no d ice ). Top speed is 159 mp h o n Dayto na geari ng, a nd " to go faster wo uld req u ire a n awful lot o f extra power," says Udo, th a nk s to the su bstant ia l frontal area and co mmens ura te drag. . With in th e fi rst 100 yards af ter accelerati ng away o n to the track, I knew I was rid in g an exce p tio na l racing bike. In fact , I had to mentall y pi nc h m yself to 'remem ber it was a racer a t a ll. The powe r band is a lmos t unbeli evabl y wid e, with usab le revs as lo w as 6,500, the n rea l stro ng p o wer co m ing in fro m 7,500 rpm up . You hav e a so rt of a la rm ca ll to remind yo u thi s is ab out to happen with a per iod o f ro ugh nes s a t 7,000 rpm whi ch feels like the engine 's suddenl y turn ed into a power drill but is in (act a sig n th at th e cam shafts a re sta rt ing to wo rk. Then every th i ng sm ooths o u t a n d yo u ge t thi s feeling of lovel y, li qu id p ow er rig h t up to th e usu al rev lim it o f 12,700 rpm , th ough th e en gine is sa fe to as h igh as 13,500. H ow ever , th ere's no real point in screa mi ng it to more th an 12,000 because the closel y-spaced gea rs, with a bit o f a gap bet ween th e th ird and fourth, keep yo u well in th e power band if yo u cha nge eve n at 11,500 , a n d th e torque cu rve is so flat th at th e reading is a lmost the sa me at 7,500 as it is a t 12,500. In credibl e. The ex tre me tractabil it y of th e V4 engi ne was particularl y h elpful in m y findin g m y wa y aro un d Willow Springs. It wa s th e fir st time I'd ever been ro u n d th e track. Going fast here . without a ny markers a nd nobod y to foll ow round requi res " loca l knowledge" a n d practi ce: without eith er I wa s doubly g ra tefu l for the forgiving nature o f .the Inter ceptor' s eng ine . On a n d off th e th rott le, o n aga in wh en I rem embered th e line and stro ki ng it int o turn nine's tighter apex before crac king it hard open for th e run down th e fini shin g stra ig h t, . th e \'4 engi ne took a ll th is an d more in its stri de . No need to clutch it: j us t open th e taps and let th e pow er o u t. Do wn shi ft? For get i t- the engine' Il pull yo u back to whe re o n th e revco u nt er yo u shou ld ha ve been , , . , .,' O f co urse, all this is very well if yo u

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