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congratula tions To EENE DoNGR Champ'.on 1985 AMA National ~~ .. "'W Formula TWO I IIWin ners Wear FoX " E ~ Ga ry Bailey Teaches Rider Technique By Gary Bailey w ith Tom Mueller Paperback. 88 pages $16.95 plus $1.50 shipping Gary Bailey. P.O. Box 130. Axton . VA 24054 Gary Bailey Teaches Rider Tech n iq ue is much more than an exce llent textbook fro m the premier motocross ins tr uctor in th e co u nt ry . For "Professor " Gary Ba i1t'y h as broken n ew ground in th e realm o f riding in structi on books in th at h e rel ies o n photog raphs (o ver 160 o f th em - a n a ve rage o f n earl y tw o p er pa g e), rath er th an words. to ~t.·l hi s m essage a cro ss. Bailey 's video ta pes o n r id er technique h av e been very p opu lar. a nd hi s n ew book. which cou ld be d escr ibed as a " vid eo in prim." sh o u ld follow suit. Th e book is divided into 22 cha p ters . each o f which con sis ts of a sequen ce o f photos and ca p t io ns foll owed by a h alf page o r so of te xt - defin itel y light read in g, Th e gt>ne ra lly e xce lle n t pho to s ( m o to r -d r ive se q u e nces a re u sed h eavi ly ) a n d ca p ti o ns a p pear fir st in each r ha pter. a n d Bai ley. wi th th e h el p o f fo rmer Cycle N ews ed itor T om Muell er . ha s s urrt-eded in clearl y ~ ett i ng hi s point a cross befo re yo u g et to th e c ha p te r 's text , \ Vh ile we d on ' t reroun n en d you s k ip o ver the sh ort text' at th e tai l end o f th e cha p ter. vou won't mi ss mu ch if v ou do , A fter cha p te rs o n bik e prt~l~a rati on a n d m ninu-nan re, prot ecti ve riding g ear and trainin g a n d di et , Bail ey g et s in to th e " m ea l. " Mo st of t he techniqu es co vered a re eq ua lly a pp licab le 10 th e o ff-road /en d uro rider as well as th e m ot orros ser , Th e cha pter o n p roper riding p o siti on is invaluabl e, s ince, as Bailey p oints o u t. " Yo u' ll n ever ac hieve a ny real suc cess a t ra cin g unti l yo u learn 10 r id e in the proper body posir ion ." Th e cha p ters whi ch follow g et in to sp ecific a reas: wheelies . brak ing. starts (not of much va l u e to the e n d u ro ri der but a " m us t" for the MXer ), a nd flat. off-camber and bermed tu rns a re pictoriall y co vered in d epth . Six ch apters are d evoted 10 jumpi ng, a nd th e pre-jumpi ng tec hni que is covered in dept h . Wh ile the orrroad rider wi ll not ben ef it a s much from t h ese ch apters a s th e M Xer . th e serr io n o n jumpi ng up 1l'd gt's cou ld prove very benefi ci al 10 th e end uro r id er. T h e ho o k then closes O llt w ith ch a p ter s o n w hoops, mud r id ing, p ick ing lin es. a n d pass ing. For r iders wi th a t lea st a sea so n of cx p er ien c«: a nd th os e .u a ny le-ve l above, we h ighl y I't'co lll lllt' nd th e " P ro f's" bo ok . It will h e-lp you im prove yo ur sk ills, and best o f a ll . h is kn ow ledge is n't buried in th e Il'XI it's conveved th roug h pirrun-s. Tom Kolnowski --..,..--- -- ~.tFii5==~~==='·= ;- ® TV's All New Motorcycle News Magazine With Your Host Larry Maiers _. C\1l G .. ~~ ~~~ :1£.~"\~ .. ,tl Next New Show ~ .....1U~£ Tuesday. November 26. 7 :00pm P.T. Wednesday. November 27. 2 :00am P.T. (R) Thursday. November 28 . 10:30pm P.T. (R) Consult Your Local Listings .. f~ Brought to you by . . . . , . HONDA DUNLOP CastlOl Topics range fro m street bikes to dir t bikes to supercross, motocross and dra g racing. World·wide ra ce resu lts with Wa rren Reid and Dr. Ca rver's Sports Med icin e feat ure. Ca ll in and tal k with all th e top per son a lities , a nd be a pa rt of motorcycle worl d. .. CANADIAN IGNmON ROTOR FOR 600 NINJA Amazi g inexpensive performance increase. n Changes California 600 Ninja ignition curve to same as Canadian 600 Ninja. BETA TR32 TRIALS The leading edge In trials technology. The Beta TR32 was the h ig h est p lacing monoshock In the 1984 World Trials ChampionshIp. Features Indude a n aluminum swIngann wIth risIng rate m onosnooc a superbly deta il ed chrome moly chassis, and th e sh ortest turning radIus of any trials b ik e on th e market. Improvements f or '85 Inclu d e more groun d clea ran ce, Imp ro ved suspens io n. and rod activat ed rear b rake. BETA Dl!AL£R llYQUlRIES llYVTlED Call'" w.o. : Chamn/on "-n"wa"l0 ..... USA 1980 Hartlor Blvd. Costa u _ _ CA 92627 ......... 642 -2040 (714) Cosmopolitan Mot ors Inc . 301 Jacks on ville Rd. . . . . . Ha tboro , PA 19040 ~ (215) 672-9100 .3.3