Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

e ~ ~ David Aldana will ride for Cycle Tech Racing atthe WERA National Endurance Series Final November 10 at Road Atlanta. "It was all a misunderstanding," said Aldana about his reported falling out with the team prior to the October S Texas round of the series. "Everything's been taken care of and I'll be riding at Atlanta." The AMA motocross awards reception has been moved to th e Sheraton HOlel. lOIS West Ba ll Rd ., Anaheim, California. The date rema ins th e sa me at ,7:00 p .m ., November 8. Motocrosser M icky Dymond has left the factory Husqvarna team for a 1986 factory Honda ride. Dymond signed a one-year contract and will be Honda's only factory rider in the 125cc class. He will also ride the 250cc AMA Supercross series. Contrary to ea rlier plans, there will be a 12Scc AMA Nationa l Championship class : however , no pa st MX cha m p io ns wi ll be allowed to compe te. At the end of th e sea so n, a National ch a m p ion will be crowned, and he will be able to def end his title the following yea r. If he wins again, he will be for ced to ride the 2S0/S00cc Nationa ls th e next yea r. If he lose s, he can stay in th e l2Sc c National cl ass until he wins an o th er tit le. After tw o championships, a rid er must move up to th e 2S0/ S00cc class. A 30% pa yback will be o ffered in th e I2Scc class. Current 125cc MX World Champion, Holland's Davey Strijbos has left Honda and will ride for Cagiva next year for the 125cc World Championship GP season. Britain 's Kurt N icoll ha s sp lit th e KT M m otocross team and will join Belgium 's George Jobe, Ireland 's Lauren ce Spence a nd Ro b Andrew s to ride factory Ka wasa kis for the SOOcc World Championship season next year. American Dann y " Magoo" Cha ndler's Ka wa sa ki ride is through th e British importer. According to motocrosser Scott Burnworth, "We (Suzuki) just didn't come to a financial agreement - that's why I left." Burnworth will ride the 125cc National and supercross series for Team Yamaha. Au stralian Lucky Kaiser is in th e process of building a SOOOcc V-rwin in what would be th e world 's most powerful st ree t bike. Th e liqu id co o led bik e is actuall y two cy linders off th e end of a V-12 Ro ll s Royce en gi ne , o ne o f th e two pow er units o f a World War II Mosquit o bomber: th e engi ne is expec ted 10 put o u t around 200hp co m p lete with supercha rg ing. Cagiva North America will offer a cash bonus of $400 for any Cagiva rider who wins their respective class in the upcoming Texas State Championship Enduro Circuit; all points, however, must be earned on a Cagiva . For more information call Arlette at 512/259-0771 . Austra lia 's Art Uni o n is holding a giganti c pr ize drawing whi ch will benefi t th e Marist Bro thers Schoo ls of Austra lia and Sponi ng Wheel ies Disabled Sports Associa tion of Q ueensland . T he gra nd prize win n er will rece ive an a ll-expe nses p a id trip to Da yton a for Cycle Week '86, including fir st cla ss air trave l, plus two BMW K l O two Yamaha TT600s. Os, two Da tsu n 300ZX ca rs. a n d a motor- .. :- • I "'.f _ of.]...;.. : l l ~ ..,. . ~ so l-. Q.) ....0 8 Q.) >- o New Zealand's Ivan Mauger was rec ent ly presented w it h t he Free dom of the City in Gniezno, Po land; the honor had never been g iven to a non-Pole. hom e! If yo u hav e no plans to be " Do wn Un de r" in th e near future. yo u ca n writ e to th e foll ow in g for inform ation: T he Big Ch oi ce Art U nio n , 82 Me ol a Rd.. Ash gro ve, QLD 4060 Au stralia. Z The new Kawasaki 1000GTR sports tourer was introduced at t he recent Paris motorcycle show and features a GPz1000RX-based engine with shaft drive and touring accessories. The bike is meant to compete w ith the BMW K1 00, according to European and Australian press reports. There 's no word on if , or when, Kawasaki may bring the 5S0-pound (d ry) machine to the U .S . Cosmopolitan helmet models AGVCX5000, KR2000 and CX2000 have been recalled for failing to meet Federal standards for protection and labeling; all applicable helmets should be returned to dealer for replacement. The Motorcycle Industry Cou ncil has p ublish ed the 1985 Mot orcycle Sta tistical An n ua l, th e ninth ed itio n of th eir referen ce booklet wh ich covers man y as pects o f th e motorcycle in dustr y in th e U.S. Th e -I8-page docum ent includes estimates of th e motor cycle popul ati on (by model typ e, en gine di splacem ent. year. and sta te), ret ail sa les, a nd the eco nom ic value o f th e retai l ma rketplace. Th e hi story of th e motorcycl e market by yea r and st a te is traced with tabl es for new an d to ta l registrations, imports, wh o lesa le sales, and retail sal es. Other sections i nclude lists o f U.S . mot or cycl e manufacturers a nd distributors, th e number o f retail o u tle ts by sta te, a breakdown of motorcycle usage, co sts o f mot or cycle o pe ra tio n , en ergy u sc sta tist ics, acci de n t sta tisics, rider educat ion informati on, and sta te mo tor cycle licensing and eq u ip ment requ irements. Th e 1985 Mot orcycle Stat ist ica l Annual may be orde red prep a id a t 25 per co py from th e Mot or cycle Industry Coun cil. Research & Sta tistics Dep t., 3 151 Air way Ave.. Bld g. P-I , Co sta Mesa , CA 92626. Mo torcycle ret ai l outlets and edu cational institutions ma y o rde r the Annual a t a specia l cos t of 10 pe r co py , pa id in _ ad vance. MOTORCYCLE INDUSTRYS CNANGE Eddie Lawson sits atop a Yamaha 50cc replica of his Marlboro/Yamaha Grand Prix bike prior to winning the Sugo International Road Race in Japan. Hired Pa trick Mur p h y. a s th e new AMA marketing a nd public relations manager respons ib le for AMA 's professi ona l rac ing pu blic rel at ions activities, as well as an increased effort at expa nding AMA 's rel ati onsh ip with corpora te sponsors a nd major media: Murph y has reloca ted th e AMA 's Ohio o ffice from Long Beach, Ca lifornia , where h e had been advert isin g ma nager for Yamaha's acce ssory div ision. 10 Formed The AMA R ider Ser- vices Department headed by Judy Wampl er , a IS-year veteran of the AMA staff: under thi s reorganization , a ll services. incl ud ing licen sin g, in su ra n ce, ad m in istratio n , entries a nd poi nts tabulati on for pro racers are co m bi ne d in o ne de partment. _ 7

• Cover