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Wadded A 1985 Yamaha FJ600 test bik e. by Motorcvclist magazi ne Fea tur e Editor Dexter Ford. on Latigo Ca n yon Road in th e Santa Moni ca Mo untain s o f Ca lifo rn ia ; Ford h it gravel on a blind co rner but was unhurt. Received Ov er 150 entries in the Ms. Harley-Davidson co ntest. th e finalists to be seen during Daytona Speed Week a nd th e winner to be cro wn ed pr ior to the Da yto na 200 . Scheduled Demonstrati on rid es for th e publi c. by H arley-Davidson Motor Co.. a t th e northwest corner of Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach. Florida. March 4 through March 9; a fleet of 40 H ar leys wi ll be a vail abl e for test rides. Opened Swallow Tires' fourth na tio nal warehouse, in Mobi le. Ala bama ; gra nd opening scheduled for February 15. Purchased Two H arl eyDavid son FXRP motorcycles. by the Ger m an R ed Cross. to p a trol sectio ns of th e Au tobahn superhigh way between Mun ich . West G erma n y and Salzburg . Austria. MOTORC YCLE WORLD IN VIT ES YOU TO .. . ENTER THE GREAT NINJA 600 TREASURE HUNT! W e've hidden the keys to a brand new 1985 Kawasak i 'Ninja 600 somewhere in Southern California. Cl ues to the keys' locati on and contest rules are at th e following Kawasaki dealers. New clues are posted every week. All you have to do to win the Ninja 600 Tr easure Hunt is foll ow the clues and find the keys! For mo re info rmation, listen to "Motorcycle World with Larry Huffman" every Sunday night from 9 to 10:30 PM on 50,000-watt KWVE, FM 107.9 Santa Ana Kawauld 18 50 Eo Edinger SanD Ana. CA 9270S ( 7 14 ) S4 1-52 t7 \ Vh iu ic r Kawallaki 14043 Eo Whit ti er Bl vd . Whittier. C A 90605 ( 213) 945-3494 ( 7 14) 994·1 6 70 Arvil Spa rk. Sales Ka wayk i · 607 W . Ka trlla Ave. Ora nge. C A 92667 ( 7 14) 639-2886 Champion Kawauki 1980 Ha rbor Bl vd . 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TOLL FREE: 1-800-228-5249 or 714·66 1.1962 EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT FROM 9 TO 10:30 PM ON 50,000-WATT KWVE, FM 107.9 SponsOTed in part by: Kerker, Hon da. The Home C lub . and On-Dirt Motorsports Ne.ws/Maga:ine Ready To ra ce a Bu ick Rega l stock car. two-time Da ytona 200 winner a nd former AMA Formula O ne Cha m p io n Da le Singleton. in the ACRA 200 at Dayto na In tern a tion a l Speedwa y: the car is prepped by White Crown Engi neering a nd is sp onsored by Bea u lieu Carpets and Sun Flooring. • SHOWA Bell Sports formed Ph ill ip Matthews , President of Bell Helmets, a n nounced the formation of Bell Sports, Inc. This comes with the acquisition of four a ftermarke t firms in th e mot orcvcle a nd a utomotive field s: Vetter Product s. its su bsidia ry T he Bagman by Vetter , Marsee Products. a nd R acestar, a ma nufa ctu rer /di stributorof sa fety sui ts for a u to ra cing. Th e move diversifi es Bell fro m its curre nt manufacturing base into clothing a nd accessories for moto rcycl es a nd ATVs. Matthew s sai d th at even though th e five co m pa nies would be head ed up by a parent firm. "each unit would be work ing independ antly." And . referring to Craig Vetter and Rex Marsee. Phillips adde d th at th e origina l owne rs/ fo u nde rs of eac h unit wou ld be reta in ed . Bell Helmet s is h ighligh ting its '85 product lin e w ith th e Eddi e Lawson Si gnature M2 high -performan ce/ rac ing h elmet. It co mes in th e sa me red a nd white co lor pattern tha t' s on th e helmet o f th e reigning 500cc Worl d Road Racing Champion a nd features a facs im ile o f Lawson 's signature. Other ne w m odels joining th e Lawson M2 is th e strea m lined GT Royal e a nd th e "luxury edit ion " Star LTD II for stree t/to u rin g, a nd the open -face Mag 4 helmet for offroad riding. Ma rsee is m a intaining its cu rrent product line of riderwear, featuring touring pants and jackets for me n and women. riding gloves. and co ld weather gea r. . . Vetter /Bagman includes its popular street fai ri ng. electronics and soft lu ggage li n es. Bu t new products include th e Vetter Fiber ATX ATV helmet; a Vetter ATV fairing with optional AM/FM/ ca sette ste reo; Bagman ATV tank and rack bags; and . in recog n it ion of th e growing scooter market. Vetter and Bagm an hard and soft scooter lu gga ge. • . . --r , ' -4 ' 1 1983-84 XR500 & 1984 XL600 PARTS Mugen Hi -Performance Camshaft Spec ial one piece billet cam developed for the XR500 and XL600 RFVChead , increases horsepower and the spec ial gr ind of the cam gives a big punch to the m id-range. Used w ith stock valve spr ings & guides. $85 .00 8aja W inning Megaphone - Givevour XR500 needed increased top -end horse pow er and performa nce for long, high speed races. 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