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...... The TKV11 rear ti re is designed for use under wet conditions. The TKC80 's knob pattern he lps reduce noise on pavement. and accelerating o ff co rners was excellent , even on th e relativel y-slick Estori I co u rse under coo l co nd itio ns . T op-speed sta bility was a lso exce llen t. Th e co m po u n d used durin g th e testing wa s th e sta n dar d o ne: th e spe cia l co ld-wea ther a nd high-ambi ent tem pera tu re co m po unds will be ava ila ble lat er this yea r. Aim ed a t a n ent i re ly different market but just as int er est in g is th e Cont i T wi n d uro TK CSO. a dualpurpose DOT-rat ed tire with a kno bby tread p a tte rn . The problem Co n ti nen ta l eng iueers had to o ver com e to p rodu ce th e TK CSOwas the fact that heavy, kno bby tread lu gs needed for good o ff-road tractio n un der wet a nd drv co ndi tio ns produce hi g h no ise level s a nd a re pro ne to ch u n king o n pav em en t. L ike the T KV I I a nd T KV12 str ee t tires. th e T KCSO dual -pu rpose tire has a lo w-ro ll ing -resistan ce rayon ca rca ss. which p rodu ces a qui eter and smoo ther ride w ith less h eat buil du p . T he T KCSO ti re uses th ree ra yo n p lies a nd ru b ber co m pou nds ar e selected to fu rt her a vo id kn ob ch un king at h igh roa d speeds . And th e indi vid u a l kn obs o n th e tir e an ' va ri ed in Sill' a nd pl acem ent. T hat di stributes th e noi se produced by th e knobs over several frequen cies between 15 and 40 hertz, co m p ared to con centrat ed noi se a t 24 hertz for a more-normal knobby tire run on pavem ent. Because th e noise is distribut ed o ver a broad er frequen cy ran ge. a m p li tu de (so und level ) is reduced a n d th e ti re so und s quiet er o n pavement. Future p roj ects being developed a t Co nt inent a l incl ud e th e T KH 17 tourin g tir e design ed to co m pet e wi th the Dunl o p T ouring Elite a nd Metzeler MESS Mara th o n , and a rad ia l rear tire.e Team Husqvama members Larry Roeseler and Kurt Pfeiffer , hot off their 250. class win at the Mojave 250 desert race, made it two in a row with a resoundi ng overall win at the 9th Annual Las Vegas 400. Riding their '8 5 single shock, liquid-cooled 250XC ac ross Nevada's power-draining sands, th e pair do m inat ed the competition using Hus qvama 's sing le-s hock suspension system an d 40m m front fo rk to literally float over the rough est terrain imaginable. Roeseler and Pfeiffer were the overall event wi nners, victorious over com petitors with engines twice th e displacement, desp ite the fact Roeseler was ill with th e flu. Afte r the race Pfeiffer said about his p artner, "Even though he didn't feel good, LR rode great. He was as tough as our Husqvama 250XC." If you are serious about winning, don 't gamble! Go see your Husqvama dealer. You, too , can hit the jackpot. Husqvarna Motorcycle Company ~ 49 25 Mercury Street I • San Diego, CA 92111 •. ' • Husqvarna iii T H E F INAL STEP UP Husqvarna Hits Jackpot in Las V egas 23