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Cycle News 1985 05 29

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Voices SUPERBIKE SUZU KI GS 750ESD : Andrews. Mikuni. W iS8CO Fox ShaK. EPM . Spondon. Ferodo. . Also. Suzuki GS1000Yoshimura engi ne. Lockheed brakes , EPM w he els . Both bik es ready to rac e. M u st se ll . need c.. ~ . Ca ll Da n. (91 4 ) 359 -5B62 . (1- 17 / 2ONEI (Co n tin ued from p age 51) Speedway Bike Was lake. new engi ne. exce lle nt condition . CaU for dela ils. 51 BOO/OBO. (81 8) 339- 1B35 . (3 19120) 19B2 Honda V45 Sabre 4 500 mil es. red Honda fact ory fai r ing. perfe ct eond iri c n . 5 22 9 5 . (2 13) 69 1-943 3 etter 7 p .m . ( 119/20) Roadrace Leathers On e piece. fully padde d. 57- -5'10- . 130 -150 Ibs . 52 95 . (71 4) 5 59-8285 . (31 9/ 20) Boss Yamaha 250 Dirttracker Best of everyt hing . 52000. Shell Vamaha 750 . $1100. Bult aeo 250 Astr a, $700. Wi ll con sider " ade. (505) 294- 3 219. (119121) '85 Yamaha FZ750· '84 RZ350 In stoc k and ready for delivery . DILLON CYCLE SA LES YA MAHA. Caldwell. Idah o. As k l or Ri ck or Bob al (208 )4 59 -18 11. or (208)467-15 11. (219 / 2 1) ** Husqvarna ** KTM ** ** Lowest Prices in USA** A ll '85s in stock . Husqva rna 25OCR. SOOCR. 250XC . 25OWR. 5 1OTX - KTM 350 MX C. 250 MXC . Zero Down Fina ncing. Open 7 Days . A LBA HONDA. (6 191 436-977 1. (2 10 TFNI Kawasaki Parts California Superbike School Course fee i ncl udes leathers. helmet. boots. gloves and Kerker equ ipped GPz Kawasaki. Rid ing sem in ar by Ke ith Code . and 40 m iles on the t rack. Upcoming schools: Laguna Sea - May 31 . Willow Springs - J u ne 1. P.O. Box 3743. Manhaltan Beach. CA 90266. (2 13 ) 484'9323. ADVANCED RESERVA· TIONS REQUIRED. . 1206TFN) Ent ire in vent ory for sale . Valu ed at $15 ,000 (1984 Dealer Net l. First $7500 takes all , including outd oor sign. In vent ory list avail able. Call M ike 8t SPORTLAND. 3001 Gr and . Glenwood Spr ings. CO 8 1601 . (30 3194 5 ·6 30 1. or (30 3) 945-5977. (3 1 .9120NWX) 'B5 Husky 51 OTX 4 -Stroke RO BER T SCOTr H ALL SR . T housa nd O aks, CA Tra il ridde n on ly. we ll ma intained . $2.650. (805) 25 1-1 01 0 . The key h ere is tra in in g a nd awareness. not ba n a nd recall. If yOU rea llv want to ba n so me th ing . h o w about handguns? T hey ha ve little, albeit so me, recreat ional va lue a nd are primarily designed to kill people. Bu t yo u ca n not do tha t. can yo u? Besides being protected by the Un ited Sta tes Constit ution , th e N .R.A . has a powerf u l lo bby , right? We ll. a s far as I am concerned ATCs and of f-road motorcycles are a lso protected by th e consti tution u nder th e " P ursu it o f H a p p in ess" provis ion . An d if yo u wa nt to fi nd out how man y millions are i n ou lobby. you ca n co nt in ue wit h yo ur hard line against o ff-roa d recrea tion , vehicl es. I j u st wonder h o w ma ny more kids wo u ld be o n drugs if they were p revented getti ng invol ved in good, clean d irt bi kin '? . P lease spe nd m y tax dolla rs p rotectin g me fro m cur ling irons a nd hair d ryers a nd leav e m y cycles a lo ne . Sa fety is o ne th ing , o verprotec tio n quit e a nothe r. (3 1812 0) •••• CAN-AM • ••• Metzeler tires SALES -PAR TS·SERVICE·MACHINE SHOP. RAM · PART CVCLE. 407 Auburn. Colora do Spr ing s. CO B0909. (3031 574 -63 99 . (11 BI21) Expert Cylinder Head Porting Best pr ice s. quick turnover tim e. SUPERBIKE PORT1 NG SERVICE. 24 530 Cahu ill a Rd.. App le Valley. CA 92 307 . (619 ) 247 -3279 . (3 18 / 22 NWX) Russ Darnell MX School June 10 -13 Sa n A nt on ;o, TX; June 17 ·20 Tulsa. OK; A ug us119 ·22 Mo sier Valley. Dallas. TX; A ug usl 26 -29 Thurston, McC leary, WA. callfor reservations loda y' " (81 91 B6B-3407. or (7 14 ) 980-4703 . (216TF N) 7 8 BULTA CO SHERPA ·T 350: Fox shocks. skid pl at e. spark arrestor . new tires , $700. (8 18 ) 34 50637. (11 8 /21 ) 19 82 HON DA CR480: Skidplate ; he avy spring, plus extr as. $800/ 0 8 0 . '75 CB360. make off er. (8 05) 27 3-5283. (3 19 / 20 ) .. $599 U.S." Honda VF750 full fairin gs avai lable t hrou gh VAN COUVER SUZUK I (604 ) 734 -4762 . (2 1BNWXITFN) 10 Gallon Tank Heinrich 10 gallon gas l ank. ABS plastic, BMW P· N TU 1-0 70.0 975. 5450/0BO. (415) 456-5578 evenings . (119/20) *** KTM Parts *** Huge selection of pans in stock at Performance Cycle Wo rk s. Sh ipped UPS da ily . Call (2 13) B61-9957. (2 12TFN /NWX) All 1986 KXs Immedill1e Delivery. CONCORD KAWASAKI. 1 15 1 4 889.5770. (20 2TFNI TZ250L 1984 Mintl Dymag s, ra ins, loads of spares. $5 ,900 fi r m. (81 3 ) 283-4334. (1 19 /20 NE) Kawasaki KDX200 Heavy d uty for k springs, long last ing ch ro me sil icone w ire . 519.95 . (303) 54B -9611 . (1 18 / 21) KX Riders - TZ Road Racers All electrofusion. Nikasil. chrome cyl inder rs plated. Our coa t ing is th icker and tougher than stoc k. From 5150 per cylinder. CAL ·WEST CYCLE. (714) 5238677. (117/2:11 Stored Over 1 Year '84 Honda CR600R, new cond it ion, never raced. 'B3 Hu sky 500XC. beautiful desert mach ine •• 1375 each . 7 9 Yamaha XS 11 00. well kept . a give-away al S8 75 . (805) 269-1708. (1 19/ 20) 1983 'h KTM 25OMX: '84 plast ic and shock.many aXl'as, .1800/0BO. A lso '82 Vam aha YT125 Tri Mota. new t ires . gold ri ms on rear. like new, • 800/0BO. (7 14 ) 828-2126 ah ar 4 p.m. weekdays. . (3 19 / 201 For Sale Wrecked FJ1 100 9CX) m iles. fr ont end crashed. • ' ,500. call Bren t. 9 10 6. (504) 927-4630. (119 / 2ONEI 19B4 Dico Trailer Used 2 ti mel, excell ent cond it ion . many extras . 52250/0BO. (7 14) 995-2505. (31 9 / 20) 1985 BMW K100RT 7024 m ile s. new PireUi M P7 t ire s, trunk, saddle bags . super clean. ' 599 5. (209) 237-02 15 before 6 p.m . (119120 ) * Aluminum Brush-Gards * Qua li ty alu m in um Br ush -Gards $39 .9 5. W it h plast ic deflectors S54 .9 5. Defl ect or con ver sion kit for o ur Brush -Gard s .16.95. At your dealer or manu l act u rer direct. ENDURO ENGINEERING, 3 175 Slone School Road. Ann Arbor. MI 48104. (31 3) 97 1-3683. 11 -18 121NEXj Reward for Stolen Bike 1980 Vama ha 1T17 5. blue wilh wh ila f an der s. orange anod ized head, gold bars, yellow gr ips , headlighl and l aillighl. Call (213) 92B ·2371 anyti me and leave message. (318/20) '84 CR260 Very clean, brand new top end and bottom end, Barnett dutch, Pro Circu it pipe, cha in and sprockets, new Iires• • 1250/0BO. (7141527-1774.(11 B120) •••.. 4 .. '85 KTM 500MXC's··· Are leh et PRO·CVCLE KTM . SOUlhern California 's largest KTM deal er. Thes e are th e last four on t he floor f or 19861So aetfast becau se th ey won 't lastl n PRO·CYCLE KTM. 33o.L E. Orangelhorpe. Placenti a. CA. (7 14 ) 524-5441. (2 191TF NI European Cycle Specialties The nam e say s it all . Specializing in Europe an .m otorcycles, sales, se rvice , parts and acces sori es. laverda , Ducat i, Morini, Bene lli, BMW. Norton, and Triumph. 10301 Garden Grove Blvd. , Garden Gro ve, CA92643. (71 4) 530-27 12. (21612 3) Mr. Alan T. Edwards made so me claims in yo u r Cycle N ews. Ma y 22 , th at arc sim p ly not co rrect. I. In n o way. shape, o r fo rm docs ' Metzeler ever p rint models. sizes, o r co m pounds that a rc not a lre ad y in p ro d u c tio n . N ew si zes a n d co m pounds require n ew molds a nd ex ten sive testing whi ch doc s ca use lo ng lead tim es. You must co n side r a lso . four-six weeks for sh ippin g to di stributors plus a no ther week o r so to rea ch th e dealers. Bro ch u res a rc prim ed o n a n n ua l basis with a pri nti ng lea d tim e of about 60 da ys. and m agazine ads req u ire th ree mon ths lead time (e.q , Au gust issue d ead li nes a rc i n mid- Ma y). T here is o n ly o ne th in g an y tire manufacturer ca n be su re o f - by th e time h is lit erature is avai la ble it's o u t of da te! We, th erefore. do a n tici p a te what wi ll be a va ila ble to deal ers when th e ads break a nd th e broch ures are availa ble, but never list a ny tire th at 's n ot in p roductio n . 2. T o Mr. Ed wa rds ' specific co rnp la int: T he br oc h ure h e refer ences wa s rel eas ed in mid-March . With o ne exce p tion , every single tire, model, com po und a nd size listed was (a n d cu rre n tly is) a vaila ble in th e U .S. by th e end of April. Tha t excep tio n is a 130190 V 16 Sport intended for th e Kawa sak i 600R Ninja. While it w ill be available soon, in i he meantime, a ll Ninja 600 o wne rs pref er (a n d Met zeIer n o w recomm ends) the larger 150/ 80 V 16 Sport, especia lly for racing. 3. I never qu ite u ndersta nd wh y a person will avoid ge tti ng fir st hand informa tio n from th e manufacturer o n a ro ll- free lin e (l isted on both th e ad a n d bro chu re to whi ch Mr. Ed ward s refers), preferring rather to accep t seco nd - and th ird-h and hearsay as fact. T o a ll yo u r read ers: P lease be awa re Metzeler provides a ' toll-free (8001 433-3960) line fo r tech n ica l assista nce, warranty, ra cing tips and availabi lity . In fa ct , we keep a co m p u ter list by tir e fo r all distri bu to r wa re house locations ex p ress ly to hel p co ns u me rs an d dea lers q u ickly locate sca rce. Iess po pular o r odd-s ize tires. We welcome yo u r readers' ca lls . BO B G REGG Metzeler Mot orcycle Tire Edmond s, ~V_~ Congressman Annunzio replies T ha nk yo u fo r sendi ng m e a co p y o f th e lett er YOU sent to Mr. St ua rt Stat ler, Comm iss io n Mem ber of th e Cons u mer P rod uct Safety Corn missio n, a n d for your leit er in wh ich yo u express yo ur opposition to "any efforts to p rohibit un restri cted man ufactu re and sa le o f ATVs." th e " pop u la r th ree-wh eeled , bal loon- tired , a ll-ierrain vehicles m anufactured by Ho nda , Ka wa sa ki, Suzuki a nd o th ers ." I a m g la d to co ntac t the Con sumer Product Safety Commission on yo ur behalf regard in g this matter , a n d for yo u r in formation , I a m en clos ing a copy of my letter. I sha ll be back in to uch wi th yo u when I receive a reply. FRA NK ANN UNZIO Me mber of Congress Washi ngto n. D.C. Congressman AnnumiDsent th is letter in resp onse to B ill W ild t, who fo rw arded A nnumio a cop y o] his recent lett er to th e CPSC regar d in g Com missio ne r S tu art S tatle r's p rop o sed ban a n d rec a ll o f .A TVs . .. Editor. .. Annunzio's letter to CPSC Pl ea se fi nd enclosed a co p y of a letter sent to Cons umer P roduct afety Com mission Member. Stuart Sta tler , from my co n st it uent, Mr. Bill Wild t. P resident o f Mo torsport Advan cement Crusad e. As yo u will n ote, Mr. Wildt expresses h is o p pos itio n to "a n y effo rts to prohibit u n rest ricted manu facture a nd sa le o f ATV s," th e " pop u la r threewheel ed , ba l loon- ti red , all -terra in veh icl es m anufa ctu red b y H on d a . Kawasaki , Suzuki . a nd o the rs ," a nd a lso as ks th at h is " vo ice be heard by yo u r organ izatio n before any ac tio n is p lanned or co n side red in th e a rea o f rno rorsport." I wou ld be most apprecia tive if yo u would give M r . Wildt 's views yo u r most th o roug h co nsidera tio n , a nd a lso forward to me a co py of Mr. Sta tler 's response to hi s letter , lett ing me kn o w w ha t acti ons th e Consu mer P roduct Sa fety Co mmission has ta ken w ith rega rd to ATVs. T ha n k yo u for yo u r coope ra tion a ndassistan ce in th is matter. _ FRAN K ANN UNZIO Mem ber of Congress Washi ngton , D.C. Con g ressm an A n n u nziD addresse d this letter to Ed ward D. Harrill, Director oj- Co ngressional R elations, Consum er Product Safe ty CDmm is· sion; th e letter w as da ted Ma y 9 . . . Ed it or. Scrutiny U pon scru tin y, it a p pe ars th at the ATV b rooooohaa haa h in ges upon one wo rd ... I. L EAN MO RE I. L U VLESS Ma rin a Del Ray, CA Sorry , w e still don 't pr int lett ers submitted uii thou t the autho r's co rrect name an d address . . . Edi tor. Published letters do not necessarily reflect the position of Cycle News, Inc, Letters for publication must be typed and double-spaced; short, concise letters stand a better chance of being published; due to the volume of mail no letters can be retumed or acknowledged. Send letters to Voices, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA 90801 . 63

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