Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

by sayi ng, .. It is the persona l opinion o f m yself , the riders , and the m echanics that this product was originally des igned a nd manufactured for use on automobi les and a da p ted for use on th ree wh eelers . We feel th e p roduct is o f poor quality a n d has Ii u le co nsistencv. Bv th at we mean it doesn 't la st, it is' not rebuildabl e, and i t appears lO have a short lifespa n ." T he question sessio n wa s a lo n g o ne for the panel with Isle y telli ng Sca nlo n th a t a ll fo u r (Japa nes e) manu factu rers will adopt age la beling fo r the 1986 model year a lt hough h edid not ha ve specific wording to be used by ea ch . Additionall y, th e four wou ld drop, vo lumari ly, a ll advertising aimed directly a t th e young rider. Statler's questioning focused o n insta bility as an inh erent problem o f ATVs. Stat ler tried badgering to get th e a nswer he wanted . W h en that d id n' t work, he went on th e soft sell approach , but fin all y se ll led with what he got a nd went on lO other questio n s. ' 'I' m try ing to be real istic said Stat ler at one point , " we 've got to do more about prot ecting th e bu ying public." Isley rep li ed , " We need lO co rrect the impression that three-wheel ers a re safe just because th ey look so ." Sta tler, wh o ea rl ie r in th e question session brought O Ul th e fa ct h e had recentl y a tte n ded a six-hour SVIA ATV riding school, sa id , " I ca me away wi th th e feeling th at yo u a re a foo l if you don't take a co urse in riding ." H o wever, Statler did not retreat from his publicized position on ATVs. Of th e remaining witnesses, the majority ca me from dealers hips. ATV cl u bs a nd associations as well as a few in d iv id ua l ri ders w ho wa nted their views o n the record. Ed P ra ll . p resid ent o f the So uthe rn New Eng la nd ATV Associa tio n, a 637member organiza tio n, read a p repared sta te me n t wh ich h ig h l ig h ted th e club's saf ety reco rd, it s ac tiv ities a nd incl uded a profi le o f the members. It a lso deta il ed th e cl u b's emphas is o n rid er tr ainin g. In co ncl udi ng, P ra ll sa id, " We , the South ern New Engla n d ATV Associatio n. wou ld lik e to say th at ed uca tion is th e a n swer a nd n ot ban ning . We wi ll never co nsent to a reca ll or ban o n ATVs." Pra ll 's testimony, h is sta n di ng up to Statler's q ues tio ni ng a nd as ki ng a q ues tio n of hi s ow n , pl us testi m ony by th e fin a l wi tnesses apparently was more tha n Statler wanted to hear. Statler 's fin al statement ca ug h t the last panel - sti ll seated a nd waiting for questions - by surprise in its ta king to ta sk th eir, a n d o the rs', tes ti mony. Statler 's final ac t of packing up and walking out sh owed h e still isn't ready to listen lO a nyone unl ess th ey sh are hi s vie wp o int. • The U .S . Consumer Product Safety Commission i s still conducting public hearings on A TV safety; concerned dealers should attend and present their v iews on the topic. The next hearing is scheduled for September 3. in Milwaukee. Wisconsin. followed by a hearing in Los Angeles. California on October 17. To 't est ify at either of these hearings. contact Sheldon Butts of the CPSC at 1111 1 Bth St. NW. Washington. DC 20207. 301 /4926800. or Janice Mitchell at the CPSC's Los Angeles office. 3660 W i lsh ire Blvd . Su ite 1100. Los Angeles. CA90010. 213 /894-7272 . -- ---- ... -- ~_I~ ftl~ -- - ---- -. -- -..._.. -• -- _. I'~~U ~ -~- ~~~ Addison . IL 60101. Dial 800/6922846 across the U .S. or 3 12/ 543-6696 in Illinois. ~-- _~ ~- ~ ~ .., Hallman's T ech 4 Viso r is designed sp eci fica ll y for th e Bell Moto 4 and Ma g 4 h elmets , and is made from hi gh impac t polyethylen e a nd co mes in a variet y of co lors a nd g ra p h ic designs. The T ech 2 model fit s most oth er h elmet s. See you r deal er o r co n tact H allman USA, Dept. CN. 440 Belden Ave .. Addi son, IL 60 I 0 I , 3 12/ 543-5247. FMF has a n exh aust pipe for the 1985 Ka wa sa ki KX250 whi ch features handrolled steel co ne co n structi o n and better ground and leg clearance than the stock pipe. The pipe sells for $139.50 from FMF, Dep t. CN . 1430 W. 259th St .. H a r bo r Ci ty, CA 90710, 213 /539-6884. Special Fo rmu la Products, Inc.. Dep t. CN, P.O. Box 11343, Ft . Wa yn e, I N 4685 7,2191749-0489. Perfo r ma nce Ma chine has Mit chell so lid sp u n al u m in u m whee ls availa ble in a n ew "ch ica ne" cu t o u t pat tern. For pricing a nd a p p lication i nfor mation. co n tac t P erf o rm an ce Machine. In c. , Dep t. C N , 15520 Illi no is Ave., P a ramo un t, CA 90723, 2 13/634 -6532 . ' Showa SS-7 (5 weigh t) a nd 55-8 ( 10 weight ) fo rk oi ls co me in half-liter pl asti c bo ttles a nd sell for $4.68 each . T o order, contact Showa America n. In c., Dep t. CN . 2909 Oregon Ct. #A2, Torrance , CA 9050 3. 213 /320-5528. ' Th e Blue Magnum racing ca r bu re to r is a va ila ble fo r m any dirt bikes a nd has a single fu el feed system which elim ina tes th e need for separa te main, . lo w speed a nd idl e jets. Sizes range fro m 30 lO 40 m m. From yo u r dealer or co ntact APS Racin g . Dept. CN . 2478 E. Arrow H ighwa y, L a Vern e. CA 91750, 7 14/593-0701. Klo tz F lex- Drive is a SAE 90 weigh t sy nt he tic hy poid gear lu br ica nt designed fo r shaft drive motorcycles used under to u r in g or other heav yload co nditions. T h e lu brica nt comes in quart plastic bottles as well as bulk 30 and 55 gallon sizes. From Klotz Kra use Raci ng has Ka n no n ra cing pipes avai lab le for most popular motocross o r end uro bi kes. The pipes ae made from 18-gauge a ll o y stee l a n d a re heat treated. Prices begin at $1 19.95. To o rder, contact Kra use Racing. Dept. CN, III Fairbanks, ' DC P er forman ce h as Keih in 's PJ series oval-sl ide carbu re tors for ma ny two-stroke app lications. T hey feat ure p lunger ch o kes and come p rejetted. For more information, co ntact DC P erformance, De p t. CN. 1230 La Lorna Circle, Anaheim. CA 92806 . 41 .

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