Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Mechanic Needed M eC an ic needed in beaut ifu l lake Pow ell area . h Experience d on ly n eed apply. Call or send resumes to PAG E HONOA. P.O. 8 0x 32 Bl . Page. A2 B604 0 . (602) 645 -3 25 1. (21 8 / 19NWX) Yamaha Mechanic Yamaha mechanic w it h tools. 5 years minimum expe rie nce w ith references. Excellent wages. very bu sy. l arge dealer i n So u th ern Ar izona . Send resum es to : Dept . Y• .Cyc le News. P,O . Box 498. Long Bech. CA 90801 ·0498. (21BI20) Experienced Harley Mechanic Large. busy H-D deal er needs experienced me cha nic. Excell ent commission and ben efit program. Gre at South er n California be ach locatio n . Send resu mes to: Dept . E. Cyc le News. P.O . Box 498. Long Beach. CA 9080 1·0498 . ~fi ck Andrews (Yam ) tied Sa m my Miller 's five win record in th e Scottis h Six Days Tria l at Edi nburgh, Scot land. Andrews dro pped just 38 marks on his way to th e victory - his fifth in the last si x vears, U.S. tria ls champion Lane Lea~itt (Bu I) fin ished as top American in 21st p lace out of 240 sta rters in the world 's largest (and o ldes t) o bserved tri al s. Team West, led by H on da rid er Marty Smith and Pi erre Karsrna kers. staged a runawa y vic to ry ov er T ea m Eas t a t th e Ea st-West Invitation a l Motocro ss a t Badl ands m ot ocross tra ck in Bel pre. O hi o . Sm ith a nd Ka rsin ak ers went I- I an d 2-4 to tak e th e top two p laces in a race that had 10 be sto p ped a fter th e first 250cc m ot o , wh en wa ter tr u cks were su m mo ned 10 q uench a d a n ge rou sl y-heav y d us t pr ob lem. Transplanted eas tern er Jimmy Wein ert cla imed third overall. ahead o f Tony DiStefano a nd Gaylon Mosi er. J im Turner cla im ed th e victory in th e 125cc S upport class. H arry Everts (P uc) sco red wi ns in bo th rna lOS o f the Po listi 250cc GP MX . a nd moved into seco nd pl ace in th e point sta n d ings. behi n d leader Willi Ba uer (Suz). Ba uer didn ' t sco re in th e first mot o , but rallied 10 tak e second pl ace in th e fin al mot a . J im Pom eroy (Bu l) fai led to scor e points. T.C. C h ristenson wo n th e top fuel h onors a t th e seco n d running o f th e AMDRAlNH RA Sunshine Nati ona ls a t Lakeland International Racewa y in Mem phis, T enn essee. C hr isten son too k his double-engine Norton 10 the en d o f the strip in 8.66 seco nds a t 165 mph to bea t runner-up Russ Collins, wh o tu rn ed in a 8.68 a t 155 mph a boa rd hi s triple-en gine Honda. Terry Vance claimed h is fifth co nsecu tive win in th e T op Gas class, ridi ng th e R.C . Engin eering doubleengine H onda 10 a best run o f 8.96 seco n ds - jus t .03 o ff hi s nar ional record for th e cla ss. Work s Yam aha rider Hideo Kanaya cl aim ed win s in both th e 350cc a nd 500cc events in th e Au str ian roun d o f th e road racin g World C hampionships. Giacomo Agostini su ffered seized engines in bot h events. wh ile Johnny Cecotto was th e victi m of a cras h in th e 350cc race. Garv Scott, riding th e new Harl ey-David~n 500cc four-cyl inder, cras h ed in th e openi ng o f th e 500cc event, a nd was unhurt. Carl Cranke led hi s P enton West teammat es, Dan Young a nd ~fark Adent, 10 th e 'overa ll victo ry a t th e fourth a nn ua l Bad R oc k' T wo Davs Trial. Crank e a lso too k th e ove r;{11 in d ividua l honors a head o f a field o f 160 ISDT hopefuls. in cludin g AMA National Endu ro Champion Dick Burleson a n d t wo - ti me Gr and Nati onal Num ber One, Dick Mann. 58 An im p ressio n test of the new Suzuki TS400 Apa che asked the questi on: "What do you do with a 300 pound dirt bike?" T he ho-h urn performance a n d handling o f this heavyweigh t wa s su m med up with " .. . even if it won't duck and wea ve qu ickl y o n a tight trail , it is heavy enoug h to dem olish a ll but th e most mature trees in its path." • t3 18 / 191 Want to Make Money? Gen eral experienced m ec han ic needed w ho li kes to work on H ·D . Yamaha. and Kawasa ki. $17.00 per hou r on com miss io n basis. Prof it m i nded. Exce llent Sou th ern Cali fo rnia loca tion. Send resume s to; Dep t . W . Cyc le News, P.O . Bo x 498. l on g Beac h, CA 9OB01-049B. (2 18TFNI Pro fessional Mtrcycle Salesman See kin g car eer employment. On e of the ol dest Honda dealer sh ip s In the Unit ed Sta tes ha s an ope nin g for one pro fessiona l sa les m an. Year -'round sout he rn Cal if or nia bu sin ess. mod ern facilities. huge inventory . exce llent com m issi ons . excellent benef its . Top pr od ucer s on ly need apply. Ma rk Zimmerman. KOLBE CYCLE. 22 123 Ventura Blvd.• Woodland Hills . CA 91364 (8 18) 348 -7865 . . 1214TFN) Help Wanted Honda Service Need serv ice writer w ith Honda motorcycle experience. Must be neat an d aggress ive. must have good communication skills. Contact Tom at HONDA OF HOLLYWOOD. (213)466·7191 . ~ervice Counterperson New accessory store is looking for ag gressive and expe r ien ced salesperson. HourlVplu s comm ission . Call Bob at CAUFORNIA ACCESSORY WARE (2 191 HOUSE. (Bl B) 7Bl-3B2B. Needed: Honda Mechan ic(sl We need helpl Too much work for ou r curr ent staff to handle. Exper ienced mec hanics w ill be paid 50 /50 commission. and wo rk 39 hour s per week (Tuesday·Saturday) .TOWN AND COUNTRYHONOA, 4460 E. Gage. Bell. CA 90201 . call W ayne at (213 ) . (2 1912 2) 773 -2164. Pro fessiona l Service Manager Or ex pe rt mechanic des iring management pOsit io n requ ir ed to manage busy shop w ith top servi ce rep - ~i~~~~~~:~~ai~~op~r'Y~U~npr~f::::~i~~~i (714) 525 -6200. or (213 ) 694 -1956 for appointment. (219 120NWX) (219 /22) Manager/Mechanic Exp erienced with tools . Im m ed iat e opening, good pay. great pos it ion w it h growing m ul t i -brand i nde pe n de n t dea lersh ip in su n ny M issio n V ie jo. MOTORCYCLECITYUSA(714)495 -33S2 .(219TFN ) Call LOCKHART at 12 13) 630-4621 for Interview . (219) ACCESSORIESSTORE, Great Southern Californ ia locat ion . $58 .000. Terms . (7 14) 534 -7248. (2 14TFN) A ir Cone Inc. Las Vegas. NV Motorcycle pipe and cone di vis io n for sale . Includes in ven tory and special tooling . Price neg ot iable. Salesperson Wanted M ust have ex pe rience i n sa les. fina nce and insu- ranee. Top pay for rig ht person. (81 8) 289 -5301. (2 14t TFN) (70 2) 456-4177. (2 14 NWXITFN) Central Texas Money Maker Boom -town fanch ise. Y.t m ill ion gross. $110.000. Partspersons/ Experienced Mechanics Needed Now!l " Box 3378 1. San Anton io . TX 7B26S . (3 18/ 21NWX) Excellent cooortumnes. App ly to OUTRIDER of L A. 10545 Pico Blvd.. Los Angel es. CA.(2 13) B79-335O . Hs -ry. (2 12TFN) So. Cal Franchised Dealership Mechanics 007 3 days or atter 7pm . (6 19) 479 ·3209 . (20HFN) Need qua l ified tra ined pe rsonnel for mu lt i -lined deale rshi p. 4687 Convoy. San DIego. CA (6 191278 · 6635. 80b Hart ley. manag er . (20 8TFNNWXI OROER DESK/ SALESPERSON for rapidl y expanding h igh performance line. Part s-sales expe rience h elpf ul, but not necessary. Look ing for an ene rget ic person to grow w ith us. Hou rs are 8 -5 . . Business Opportunities l ow overhead. blow·out location and lease; Gross over one million i n 1982... re t ir ing. call (6 19) 4 23 - MOTORCYCLE ACCESSORY STORE in Northern California . Very productive w ith large complete repai r sh op. drive in cu st ome r parking. and ma in stree t exposur e. PRICED RIGHT. (9 16) 275 -173 9 Sales* *Service* *Parts evenings. Southern california 's newest largest Honda dealer need s to fill pos itions i n all departments. W e are busy and growing w ith lots of act ion. Ne ed sal es people. pans counter help. mechanics. and a ser vic e w r iter. Prefer experienced. but will train t he r ight peop le . Ca ll or apply in person to Tim at WESTM INSTER HONDA, 13751 Beach Blvd.. westmi n~te r . CA 92683 (7 14) 891 -5348 . (217/22) (2 19 / 20 ) Honda Yamaha Dealership M ot or cy cles, ATVs, snow m obil es. generators. outboards . Annual gross sal es 700.000 plus. Rural so uthern Idaho Air Force base town . Excellent opport unity to buy a w etl- establisbe d dea le rship . Inq uire HONDA YAMAHA OF M OUNTAIN HOME. 703 South 3rd West. Mountain Home. 1 83 647. 0 1219NE) Experienced partsperson / mech Im m edi at e opening . App ly by phone or resume to Raj at BEllFLOWERYAMAHA, 1040 Alondra Blvd.• Bellflow er. CA 90706. (213) 925-5097. (217 /20) Sa les Reps Wanted For distribution of European helmets. Need reps for all areas. call for more in form ati on. (201) 487 - 557B . J EB's USA. (319 /20NE) Professional Opportunity Advertis ing Sa les Rep Needed Commission basis for growing bike pap er . Call CITY BIKE (San Francisco) (4 15) 982 -.7242. (11912 0) Motorcycle Mechanic M ajor Sou th Bay Kawasaki. H·O agency has i mmediat e open ing for a competent tune and service mechanic w it h good learni ng skills. (21 3) 539· 3366. 1 1912 ONWX) 3 Mechanic Wanted Exper ienced only need apply. 50/50 commiss ion split . Call J im Hayes at BEAUMONT YA M A HA KAWASAKI. (714 1 B45 -48 19 (Riversi de County) . (2 19TFNI Partsperson W ith Experience Commission PLUS salary . Qual if ied appl icants contact Jim Hay es at BEA UM O NT YAMAHA KAWA- SAKI. (714 ) 645 -4819. (2 19TFNI Sales If you ow n, ride or just like m otorcycles. Kerker may ha ve a sales posit ion fo r you . Som e expe rie nce or mo torcycle kno wledge pr efe rred, but no t re quired. CaJlfora ppointme nt, or sto p in and fill out an app l ication . KERKER. 7900 Deeri ng Ave .• Canoga Park. CA91304.(81B)999 -3060. Yamah a mechanic w ith minimum 5 years expe rienced needed. An excell en t career opportunity w ith hi gh in com e potential for the rig ht person . M ust be ab le to work i n a high vo l um e capa c ity unde r th e management of a profess iona l service ma nager. l ive . work and ride in the most beautiful are a i n the world. Call th is elite Yamaha dealer to apply.i n person . YAMAHA OF GOLETA. Santa Ber (21 9/ 20) bara . (8051964-1580. Harley-Davidson Instructor Motorcycle Mechanics Ins t it ute i n Phoenix. Arizona needs one professional type person to tra in m ech a nics i n a factory program. 5 years m in imum Har ley-Davidson experience. leave message for Dave Koshollek at (BOO) 52B -799S. or (60 2) 8699644. (216 120) Honda BMW Partsperson Contact Gary at HONDA OF HOLLYWOOD. (213) 466·7191 ext . 17. (21B /19) Honda Mechanic 3 years expe rience. fast growing dealer i n Thou- sand Oaks. CONEJO HONDA(Bobl(B05)49S·7079. . (217TFN) Salespersons Wanted . laion, an es tablished Distribu tor I lm po rt er w an ts h ard -work ing sales re ps; m an y pr ime areas open. Racer Series # 9*St eady EddieCustom h andma de ai rbr u sh T-shirt s, br illiant per. ' manentcolors. (White ) Heavyweight50/50. $ 19.95 . Crewneck swea tsh irts, $29.95. S. M . L XL Add $2 .00 P/ H. Send check or M .O . Ser ies inf ormation call or wr ite . SPRAY ART. P.O. Box 3B94 . Vancouver. WA 98662 ·8B94 . (2 0 6) 693 -B 740. . (1 19NWX) High-Tech Motorcycle Books Motorcycle Eng ineering $16.95. Des ign and Tun ing of Competition Engines $19.95. Four -Stroke Perf or m ance Tuni ng $21 .95. Two-Stroke Perlormance Tuning $21 .95 . Scientific Design of Exhaust/ Intake System s $18.95. M otorcycl e Chassis Design $ 19 .95. Pr ices in cl ude tax and postage . Free book · list . We ship UPS COD. UNICORN W ORKS. P.O. Box 265 7. San Rafael . CA 94912. 1415) 258 -9739. (21 7 /2 BNWX) HRC 750 Interceptor Call Ter ry. (3 17) 8Bl - 118S. (3 19/2 ONE) Custom Honda Cycle Seats Honda Salesperson ImmediatBopenings with fast growing Honda dea ler in beautiful Mission V iejo. Qualified appl icants call now. Partspersons ask for Allen (714) 831 -0122 . (215TFN) Tooling , p late &. foam mo lds . co ver patt er n s, foa m ch em.. samples. su pplies. Sabre. Ma gn as. In terce ptor mod els &. more. Spe cial features & qu aJitv . Motorcycle Mechanic (219) joi n a good grou p of people. Ask for Norm . CA( Boo ) (22BITFN) 8 2 1·498 9. US (BOO) B54- 1060. Inj ury for ces sale . Call J oh n. (413) 667·3 0 37. (1/19NEI l on g establ ished Southern California Suzuki dealership loo k in g for experienced mechanic. Excellent working condit ions and pay /benefits in award winning service depanment. ASk for Ken or Jack. OCEANSIOE SUZUKI (619) 433·5464. (215TFN) For Sale Wrecked FJ 11 00 900 miles, front end crashed. $ 1.500. Call Brent. 9 to 6. (504) 927-4630. (11 9/2ON EI

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