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Cutaway on underside of ch in fa iring (foreground) allows for easy filter changes. (Below) Rubberfork gaiters protect the fork tubes and keep dirt f rom seals. tool required to replace th e stock seals. Whil e the front fork s were a par t, I in stall ed a set o f ru bber fork ga iters . Gait er s a f fo rd prot ecti on a ga ins t wea ther and road debris, a nd giv e th e front o f the Ninja a bu siness-like appearan ce. Replacem ent ga iters for an old BSA A-65 a re th e ri ght size for the Ninj a. One source for BSA F ork gait ers (they' re not co m mo n) is Brit ish Pans, 13428 E. Te legraph Rd.. Whinier, CA 90605. T he goi ng price is S10.95 per pair. Oil f ilter Th e Ninja 's o il filt er is loca ted o n or th e un derside of the engine, j ust F wa rd o f the swi nga rm pivot, T here 's almost - but not quite - enough cleara nce to cha nge the filt er wi thou t a remo vin g the chin F irin g. A rotary file mo un ted in a power drill will easi ly cu re this situat ion. Grind a pat ter n similar to that shown in the p ho to; the exact shape isn 't cri tical. T he Ninja uses the same o il Filter eleme nt as the H onda Gold Win g. On occassion. ' Wing Fi lters are eas ier and cheaper to co me by th a n Nin ja filt ers. Cooling system One sore spo t of th e Ninja is the coo ling system. Fac t is, the bi ke run s hot. Kaw a saki in cor po rat ed some cos me tic p lastic trim p ieces inside th e Ninj a 's bod ywork , to gi ve th e F airing a Finish ed look . Rem ove th e two black pl astic pieces a lo ng th e sides o f th e radi at or. a nd th e two pi eces by th e header pi pes o n th e ch in fairin g . This o pe ns up a ir flow for th e radi a to r, a nd a t speed, dra ws additi on al a ir th rough the radi a tor thanks to the venturi effect, Rem ova l o f these F ur pieces mak es a big d ifo ferenc e o n th e tem perature ga uge a s mu ch as '200. - Terry " T.C." Cunningham resumed championship form by riding his Husqvarna 500AE Automatic to overall victory in the Brickhouse National Enduro (roun d 2, AMA National Enduro Series). Husqvarna riders also took six of the top ten finishing positions. Terry calls his 500 Auto the ' Ultimate Enduro Machine: " No clutch, no shifting, just stay on the gas and watch your time;' quipped T.e. The 500 Auto is absolutely unique in motorcycling. It is designed for Enduro use only, and is exceptionally well suited to the task. It combines a highly flexible , torquey engine with a transmission that really puts the power to the ground efficiently. Terry's National Enduro titles in '82 and '84 will attest to that. Visit your Husqvama dealer today and check out the whole line of handcrafted Husqvamas, and don't walt-there are only a few of these 500 AE machines left. And you know how hard it is to catch a Husqvarna once it gets out ot your Dealer's Showroom. The only place you'll catch it then is in the winner's circle-where you belong. Husqvarna Motorcycle Company 4925 Mercury Street San Diego, CA 92111 Husqvarna ~ Iii] T HE FIN A L STEP UP Cunningham takes Whitmore S.C. Brickhouse National Enduro...Automatically! _ ... ... --- --------- = =:=r® -- -~ --~ -.. TV's All New Motorcycle News Magazine With Your Host Larry Maiers New Show Thursday, March 28, 7:30pm P.S .T. Thursday, March 28, 9:30pm P.S .T. (R) Friday, March 29, 2 :30am P.S .T. (R) Check Your Local Listing s * RACING * INTERVIEWS * FEATURES Brought to you by ... . . HONDA 27