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GSXR7S0 ( Co nt i n ued from pa g e 13 ) . REE;. g AND OPENING ~ February 23, 24 ~ ·or8 -W' \\ Super Sales Deals on YAMAHA Super Savers on Parts Service Specials ,Grand Prize YAMAHA YTM 125N ;ij ~ OPEN 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 2nd Prize Riding Gear Outfit Also: Hats, T-Sh irts and Much More! LONG BEACH YAMAHA 4001 East Anaheim street Long Beach, CA 90804 (213) 498-6578 (714) 527-9144 NO A FFILIATION W ITH FORMER LONG BEACH YA MAHA THIS SUNDA Y NIGHT'S SPECIAL GUEST ON MOTORCYCLE WORLD: (A bove) GSXRs near the end of Suzuki's .assembly line. (Below) Oil j et s spray the underside of the piston crown for cooling. ** 2AND K A UPERBIKEME L M O OR ES **OL EY - TIME S CHA MP WE CO WA SAKI'S Plus J eff Spencer on tra ini ng, Warren Reid with worldwide race resu lts and Inside Lines and Dr. Carver on sports medicine. Due to listener's response, we are exp anding to a full two hours, 8:30 to 10:30. SPONSORED BY: Santa Ana Kawasak i 18 50 E. Edinge r Santa A na. CA 92705 ( 7 14) 54 1-52 17 Long Beach Kawasaki 2441 Long Beach Blvd. Long Beach, C A 90806 ( 2 13) 4 2 7-8 9 41 C ha m pion Kawasaki 1980 Harbor Blvd. Costa Me sa, C A 92627 '( 7 14 ) 642.2311 Arvi l Sparks Sa les Kawasaki 607 W. Katell a Ave. Orange, C A 9 2 6 67 (714 ) 6 39·2886 Wh ittier Ka wasak i 14043 E. Wh ittier Blv d . Whittier. CA 90605 (2 13 ) 9 4 5-3 494 (7 14) 994·1 6 70 Motorcycle World with Larry Huffman. Every Sunday night at 9 on 50,000 watt KWVE, FM 107.9. Call1-BOO-22B-5249 o r (714) 661 -1962 . . . C ycle News Calendar - W h ere, Why , When &: How to get th ere. M()T()~ standpoint. th ey pr efer th e speci fic hand ling cha racte ristics of a n IS-in ch front wh eel over th ose o f a sma lle r or larger front wheel , especia lly under mar ginal traction co nditions. The engi neers say tha t a bik e w ith a smaller front wh eel may turn quicker and with less inp u t from th e rid er. but th at th e GS XR 's fram e geome try an d light weight co m pe nsate for any loss in ease of directio n ch angi ng due to wh eel size. The ha ndleb ar s ar e cli p -e ns, carrying the u su a l selectio n o f co nt ro ls and separ a te reservo irs fo r fro nt brake an d clutch h ydr au lic fluid . T he fu ll fair ing is frame-m ounted, ca rryi ng dua l 5-i nch quartz-h a lo gen headligh ts; in side the fairing is a speed ometer/ od ometer m ounted in firm foam rubber , like a racebike's . T he instru m ent faces a re wh ite. Mirrors a re m ounted on th e fairing a nd va ry in sha pe accordin g to th e m ar ket; Canadian an d French mod els a t the intro d uc tio n h ad strea m lin ed , round mirrors; U.K. mod els had rectan gular. nearl y-flat -backed mirrors th at were much la rger th an th e round m irrors. The bottom lin e o f a ll th is is th e GSXR7 50, with 56.5-in ch wheelbase an d ra ke a nd tra il of 260 a nd 4.2 inches, has a claimed dr y weigh t without en gine oi l a nd gas but with other flu id s - of 388 pou nds . Figure a bou t 12 po unds o f o il (5.5 q uarts a t 9.0 pounds p er ga llo n ) a nd 30 pounds of ga s if th e 5-ga llo n tank is fu ll , a n d you 've go t a max imum ready -to-ro ll weigh t o f 430 pounds. With 104.5 bhp, 430 p ounds isn 't a J ,.~ lo t for a st.0!l.~-N.o,~ ~ sLJ.<;f.t, ik 9r . lJYlJLE VI[]E() SUPERSTAR SHOWDO WO RLD OF MOTORCY CLE SPO RTS ON VID EO FREE! '85 WISECO MOTORCYCLEIATV PISTON CATALOG CLEARANCE SALE 1984500/250 M STAR'S 1984 Transatlantic Challenge .. SuperstarShowdown brings the world's best riders together;givesthemthebest bikesavailable; splitsthem intoztee msIUSA& B cm,hl; for 2 days of racing and 6 eventsin ideal weathe r conditions. $5995 p1 2.50postage & ha ndling us FL fe5 ide nts add tax 5%'" • ...- \l"\\ " .. . .. ... WISECO PISTON INC. 7201 Ind ust ria l Park Bl vd.• Mentor. OH 44060 _ N '~ ' _ Add~., c."' ''" _ ExpiratIon Date' _ Sig natu re' _ MllTll(l o Bet a ernu VI (JEll 1-800-321-1364 (USA) 1-800-362-1368 (OH ) 1390 Flynn Rd. F. Camar ill o. CA 93010 1-800-237-3173 (USA) 1-800-445-7334 (CA) WISECO PISTON CANADA INC. 178 Ing ersoll Rd,. PO Box 383 Wood sto ck . Ont. N4S 7X6 1-800-265-1029 112-800-265-1029 (B.C.) Final '84 Close Out Competitive Pr ices Contact Your Local Dealer Now! 740 East Santa Maria St. Santa Paula. CA. 93060 U.S.A (805) 525-3364 Dealer Inqu iries Invited P.O. BOX 0550 LAKELAN FL 33802.(}55(l D. PHONE: (8131686-9380 .. I ;, ...r s i I I~? -