Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

The Dew C._iva. (Continued from page 24) (Continuedfrom page J) will be going for the gold -literally. The winner of the event will take home a pound of gold, valued at approximately $6.000. Montreal Olympic Stadium is the place to go 10 watch the action. The Ala azzurra 350 is also powered by a Ducati V-twin and features dual disc front brakes, and a single disc rear brake. A 650cc version of the Ala azzurra will also be available. AI••••u... 350 ENGINE TYPE: .........................•.• Four stroke••ir-cooled. V·Twin. BORE" STROKE: ........................•....•....... 66mm x 61mm. DISPLACEMENT: .....................................•.•••.• 349cc. LUBRICATION: ...............•..•....................•.•. Wet sump. CARBURETOR: . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. DeIl'Orto PHF 3Omm. IGNITION: ............................................••• Elec:tnlnic. PRIMARY DRIVE: .................................•.•....•.... Geer. CLUTCH: ..............•......................... Multiplete in oil beth. TRANSMISSION: ...............................•..•.•.... Five speed. SECONDARY DRIVE: .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . .. Chain. STARTER SYSTEM: ..•.............••.•..................... Electric. FRAME: ..••......................•.......•... Double down credle type. FRONT SUSPENSION: ............•.•.......•..... 36mm Telescopic fork. REAR SUSPENSION: .........•.•.•.•.....•...•... Duel shock. swinprm. FRONT BRAKE: ..•••.............•......•..•.•....•.....• Double diec. REAR BRAKE: ••.............••.•.••....•...........•.••.•••..• Diec. LENGnt: " ..•................•........•..•.••...•.....•..... B6 in. WIDTH: .•...•.•.•.•...•...........•..••...•.•.•.•.•..••••.•• 2B in. HEIGHT: •...•.•.............•.•.............•......•••.... 49.4 in. SEAT HEIGHT: • . • . . . • . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . . . • • . •. 31.6 in. GROUND CLEARANCE: ......•...•.•.•...•...•.•.•••.•.•.•.• " 6.9 in. WHEELBASE: .•.••..•..•..•••..•...•.•.•••.....••.•..•.•.••.. 67 in. GAS TANK: .•••.•.......•...••....•.••.•...•••......•....... 6.2 gel. Classic Bike is the No. I magazine in Britain that is devoted to the classic motorcycles of the post-war eras. You can ensure that you receive this enthralling magazine by sending 536 for 12 issues to Motorsport, 6115 Gravois, Dept. W, St. Louis, MO 63116 314/481-7983 Not only will you receive Britain's best informed magazine on this exciting topic, but we will send you a saperb fallcolour poster of a truly classic bike absolutely free! A bonus you will not want to miss out on, so send your subscription in today! SPECTRO OILS OF CAUFORNIA ORDER DESK 26 Former 500cc Motocross World Champion Brad Lackey and three· time National Motocross Champion Marty Smith wi II race a Supercross in Sydney, Australia on April 28. Camel Pro Series road races wiff feature a qualifying cut-off and a consolation race in the future. "We'll run a timed qualifying session with the 25 fastest racing in the National and the rest running in a consolation race." said Biff Boyce of the AMA. "It should make for better racing. " The annual vertical extravaganzaknown as the Widowmaker Hillclimb is on for 1984, and will run May 20 near SaIL Lake City, Utah. With sponsors like Pepsi, Honda and Miller Beer, the host Bees M.e. have put together a $20.000 purse. Theexhibi· tion class has been split into two divisions this year, up-to-75Occ, and 75 Icc and over. In addition. there will be Expert and Sportsman classes, and three·wheelers for the first time. For applications, write to the Bees M.e. at P.O. Box 130, West Jordan, UT 84084, or call 801/943-5303 or SOli 255-8946. Vermont's Ron Commo Jr., the 1983 AMA/NATC Observed Trials National Champion in the Sportsman division, wiff be among the 280 starters in the May 7-12 Scottish Six Day Trials. Commo will leave for England on April 30 to pick up a new Monte.. 242 from the British importer. He will be supported by Cosmopolitan Motors, Hi-Point, The Tryals Shoppe of Lutz, Florida, and TriState Distributors of Burlington, Vermont as wetl as his primary sponsor, Ct!aG Sales and service of North Ferrisburg, Vermont. The DG3.50 TriIIls futures (in Speinl a larger ...t and carry on gas tank for long trail rid... When the Cresta becomes imported to the U.S., it will be a full blown trialer without the large ...t and extra gas tank: however, those add OM will be optional items. TrleI 3&0 E e ENGINE TYPE: • • • • • . • . • . • . • . . • . • • • • • • • • • • •. T_ a1rOke. e1r-coolecl Single. BORE. STROKE: ••.•.••••••.•••••••••••.••••••••••••• IOmm. 18mm. DISPLACEMENT: ••••••.••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••• 341.8cc. LUBRICATION: ••••.••••.•.•••••••••••••••••••••••••• OII/fueI'--. CARBURETOR: ••.•.•.••••••••••••••.•••.•.••••• 0.1'0. . PHBH 28mm. IGNITION: • • • • . • • • • • • • . • . • • • • • • . • • . . • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • •• EIectronlc. PRIMARY DRIVE: ••••.•.....••••..••••••••••••••••••••••••• WIth veer. CLUTCH: •••••.•.•.•.•...•..•••.••••••••••••••••••• Mu1tip1at8 oil beth. TRANSMISSION: ••••..••••••.•••.•..•.•.•.•••.•.••..••••• five speed. SECONDARY DRIVE: . • • . • . • . • . . . • . • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • . . • . • •• Cheln. STARTER SYSTEM: ••.•.•.•..........•.•••.••.•..•••••• Right side kick. FRAME: •••••••.••••.•.•••.•••.•••••.••••••••• Double down credle type. FRONT SUSPENSION: ••.•••••••.•.•..•..•••.•.•.. 38mm Teleecoplc fottl. REAR SUSPENSION: ••.•.•••••••••••••••••••••••• Duel shock aw!ngerm. FRONT TIRE: • .. • • . • . . . • . • • • • • . • . . . • . . . • • • . .. • • • . • . • . • . .• 2.76 x 21-. REAR TIRE: . • • • • • • . • • • • . • • • • • . • . • . • . . • • . . • • . . • . . . • • . . . .• 4.00 x 18-. LENGTH: •.•••••••.. . . • . • . • . • . . . . . • . . • • • • • • • . • . • . • • • • • . • . •. 79.1 in. WIDTH: • • • • . . • . • • • . . . • • • . • . • • • . . . . . • • • • • • . • • • . • • • • . • • • • • •• 33.9 in. SEAT HEIGHT: • • • • • • • • . • . • • . . • . . • . • . . . . • • • • • • • . • . . . • . . • . • • •• 31.3 in. GROUND CLEARANCE: ••.•••..••.•••••••••.••.•..••.•.•.•.•• 13.8 in. WHEELBASE: 62 in. GAS TANK: 1.2 gel. . . - ' .. . .. . ". .. . ...... , --;- .•. .---......... , '" ~ .. , Correction: Duane Summers shared his 0-37 desert team race 125cc c1asswinning Cagiva with Tommy Elias, not Ed Foland as reponed last week. In OW' Saddleback coverage we referred to Husky rider Micky Dymond as a priVllteer. But Husky racing manager Dick Burteson says, "Micky is a fully-sponsored factory rider, and we were delighted with his performance." Dymond finished fifth in the Saddlebeck 600Cc National, and then blIcked it up at Hangtown a week later with another top 10 performance. When we asked about the water-cooled machine that Dymond was riding, inquiring as to whether it should be called a WR400 orWR488 (the cubic centimeter displacement of Hulky's air-cooled 600 CRI, Burteson replied, "Somewhere in between. Let's say it's very IoosaJy based on a WR400. We',.. serious about this effort," •

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