Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

:;) TEri An s w {~r ' s Pr o -T ecti o n Racin g G ear Iin c inclu d es jerseys ( 18 .95 and up ), pants ( 69.95 a n d up ). g lo ves ( 19.95 a n d up ) a n d Ga er n « bo ots ( 139.95 a n d up). All !':e ar is avail able in yo u th and a d u lt silt'S. and co m es ill fact ory tea m g ra p h ics / co lors. Fr om yo u r dealer or co n tac t An sw er Prod ucts . . In c. . Dept. CN, 2i 967 Bea le Ci .. Valenci a , CA 9 1355. 805/257-44 11. T h e A irs h o t is a co m pa ct. portabl e a ir co m p resso r powered by a rech ar geable batt e ry wh ich ca n d eliver a m ax im um o f 150 psi . T he unit, whi ch wei gh s 7.5 pound s, ca n fill th e a vera g e m otorcycl e ti re in und er th ree minu tes. For more informati on . co n ta ct Airsh ot , Inc .. Dep t. CN , 2963 E. H o well Dr.. L uwrericevill e. G A 30245, '10-1/ 923-5835. DG h as an ex ha ust svsrem fo r t he 1985 H on d a C R 125 as' well as m o st o t he r J a pa nese rnoto crosse rs m ade fro m 1980 th ro ug h '85 . Th e p ipes are ma d e from s ta m pe d. h yd ro -fo r m ed steel a n d are p r iced fro m 89.95 to 124.95. See vo ur de a ler o r co n tact DG Perf o rm :;n ce Specia lti es . Dep t. CN . 1230 La Lama cn.. An ah eim . CA 92806, 800 / 854 -9 134 o r 714 / 630-5471. YEARS AGO ;=-1 .:r:J ~ .~ ~ Ln 00 C') ...... J o hn Long wa s na m ed r ide r o f th e m eet a fter ca p turing the 350 a n d 750cc events in th e G uya na G rand P rix ro ad ra ce. Long hea ded a n Am e rica n co nt in ge nt th a t incl ud ed Ro n Ma as, Ri ch a rd Chambers, W il H a rding a n d Gerald W h iteh o use. In what was rega rd ed by th e J apanese as th e seco nd m o st im p ortant event 10 Dayton a, Hiro yuk i Ka wasak i too k his Yam a ha TZ750 10 a w in in th e Ind o n isia n Grand Prix before 120,000 peop le: th e IWO d ay ra ce a lso sa w th e d ebut o f th e Su zu ki R G 500 fou rcy linde r Grand Prix m a ch ine. A.C. Ba kken rode h is 360 H usq va rna the wi n in th e m o to rcycl e po rt ion o f th e Baj a de Saddl eback o ff -road race: Bakke n was beate n in the o vera ll sta n d i n g s by a sing le-sea t d u ne b ug g y. 10 Ma d e fro m injection -mo lde d po lyure th a n e. th e Fo x Fla g Ra ce Bel t ha s a double-flap cl o su re sys te m a n d is a va ila ble in a red-a n -w hi te o r whit eo n-red co lor sch em e. Find the 29 .50 ite m a t vo ur d eal er or co ntac t Fox Ra cin g u .S.A.. Dep t. C N. 520 ;,\IcGl in cy Ln .• Camp bell. CA 95008. -108/ 3i l -122 1. Th e ICO P erform a n ce P ro d u ct s End uro Odome-te-r ca librat es to a nv wh eel Sill' a n d fe:lI111es a UlOm:ll i;' n -sei ra pa bi f itv. speedom eter rea d o ut , sw irc h a bk- Eng lis h o r meui r disp lay a n d a clai m ed accuracy of five feet per milt·. T he un it . iurl ud in g m o unting bra ck et s a nd hardwa re 10 fi t m ost bik es. sd ls for ' 159.9.'> fro m IC O / Pe rfo rm an ce P ro d u ct s . Dep t. C N. P.O. Box 1294, Ba you La combe. LA 70+ I:,. 50 1/ 882-:1I0i . " • n It~ ~ t2 1121 lann 1 M 11n I D7171 7 Th e GSX- I gogg le sys te m from JT has spe cia l foam paddin g , increa sed p er ipher al visi on , th e Retell-P in post p o siti oning system for rea r-o ffs a n d a n a d j u sta ble stra p . Th e g o gg les sell for 21.95 a t yo u r deal er or co n tac t J T Ra ci ng US A, Dept. C N . 5 15 Ota y Va ll ey Rd .. C hu la Vista . CA 920 11. 6 19/ 42 1-2660. Klot z Nitro Power Additive is blen ded fo r m ix in g with gaso line or alcoho l a n d co n tai ns Ko olin al , a co o li n g a n d blend in g agent clai m ed to red uce h e a t bu ild -up a n d p r e- ig nit i o n. Avai lable in 16-o u n ce ca ns a t vo u r d ea ler o r ha ve him co n tac t Klo tz S pe cia l Fo rmula Produ ct s. Inc., Dept. C N, P.O. Box 11343. Ft. Wa m e. IN 4685i, 2 191i49-0·189. . . l i nn C o n ce p ts Jn tcrn a t io ua l h a s 19 86 G rand P ri x Road Ra cin g ca len da rs avai ln b !« for $ 13.50 wh ich m ea sure 11.5 bv 16.5 in ch es a n d Icar urt- fu ll co lo r [; hOlOS tak en a I Ih l' G Ps o f 198:;. T o ord er yo u r co p y. co n ta ct Co n « 'Pls I n u-rn at iona I. Dept. C:'-1 . 12611 Research Blvd. , S u i i e 3 11, Aus tin , T X i 8i59. An intervie w w i th supercro ss p ro moter Mike Goodwin p roduced th e fo llo w in g th oug h ts o n the fu tu re o f motocross. " It's a tra g ic sit ua tio n." Go odwin sa id . " Because evcrvone forge ts th at we ' re d oin g noth in g m ore th an e nt ert a in in g peo p le. N ow , if we wan t m o tocros s to sta y s ma ll a nd a pure sport, we ca n sta y o u t in th e hi ll s. r ight? W ith che mica l toil et s, a n d h ot beer, a n d co ld h o t d og s, a nd P A Syst em s th a t yo u ca n ' t hea r. BUI no bod y's g o in g ro g o o u t to it. Al len d ances a t ~ m a jo r A1\IA m ot o crosses si nce 19i1 hav e d eclined . Saddh-ba ck T ran s-AMA d raws 8,100 peo pl e fo r w h a t is s u p posed to be th e bi g gest ra ce excep t for the Gran d Prix. T he o n ly wa y 10 judge s ucc ess is rhe numbe r o f peo ple th at go. It 's th e mar ket pl a ce synd rome: su p p ly a nd demand ." Bob H annah to ok full ad va ntage of his new Yamaha ri d e in winning both th e 125 a n d 250cc cl asses a t th e C;,\[C m otocross a t Carlsbad Ra ceway in Carlsb ad. Ca liforn ia, H annah n ip ped Dann y La P ort e a t th e fini sh li n e in the first 125cc m o to a nd had n o p ro blems win n in g th e seco n d. In the 250cc cla ss , H anna h defea ted Bob Ell io t in th e fi rst m o to a nd J eff J en ni n g s in th e seco nd . Bult a co-m ount e d John Genn a i sh o wed u p at th e San J o se In d oor a n d easily d efea ted th e D-36's to p San J o se rid er R ick DeLacy o n th e co n cre te o va l. Jimm y Filice took th e win in the 100cc Expert whi le Fred Merkel took th e 80cc Expert honors. PJ I Drive S ha ft G ear O il s a re sper if ica l lv Iormu lu u -d for d ri ve shafts and co lI;e ill e i t lu -r SA E 90 (fo r a ll te rn pe rutures a nd c lima u-s} or SAE 85 W140 (fo r us,' in wann er temperatures a n d o n lon ger rid es) vers io ns, At yo u r d ealer o r hav e hi III co n tar; PJ I Corp.. De pt. C N . 7345 Topa nga Ca n yo n BI\'lI. . C an o g a P ark, CA 91 30 3 , 8 18/ 887-670,1. T h e Pro-Seri es Ra cer Rep lica fourinto- on e e x ha u s t sys te m for th e Yam aha FZ750 sell s for $23 0 from Yoshimu ra a n d co mes w ith a cho ice o f baffl es: qu iet s tree t. sta ndard str eet o r low-restr icti on ra cin g . Yo u a lso h a ve a ch o ice o f a n a l uminum o r hi gh -gl o ss bl a ck ca n is ter fi ni sh. See vo u r d ea ler or co ntact Yo sh im u ra Research a nd Devel opment o f Am er ica . Dept. CN. 4555 Carter Ct., Chin o. C A 9 17 10. 714/628-4722. T h un d erw ear's '1'-6 16 Co ld Weath er G loves Iea t ure co w h ide co ns tr uct io n. T her mo liu- lin in gs, elas ticized ra in co vers a n d rei nf o rced rh u m b areas. See yo u r dea ler or have h im co n tac t T h u n derwe a r. T nc., De p t. C N. 3 1736 "A. " Ran ch o Viejo Rd .• San Juan Cap istra no, CA 926i5 . i1 4/ 240-011 1. 9

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