"MOTORCYCLIST and
DIRT RIDER are reliable
sources of information that
help us do our job better."
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-Jerry Jardine
Name: Jerry Jardine
Occupation: President of Exhaust Systems
and Design Engineer, Jardine Header Company
Professional background: "I started out
in the automobile header business in the late
'50s, and, in 1969, I started building motorcycle
exhausts on the side. By 1973, we had dropped
the automotive end of it and gone 100% into
motorcycles. I design all of the new exhaust systems and do the testing to make sure they work
right. I'm also involved in production, promotion, and sales."
Riding history: "I started riding the streets' of
Pasadena on an Indian 45 when I was about 16.
I got into dirt riding in the early '60s and do it
now rather than playing golf or playing games.
You get the physical punishment you need, and
it relieves stress."
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Riding preference: "I've ridden on the
street a long time and would like to get back into
touring, but there just doesn't seem to be enough
time. But I ride on the street constantly doing
testing. To put miles on a bike, I'll usually get
out of town and hit the highways or mountain
roads. Desert riding is my favorite, though, and
every year I ride the Barstow-to-Vegas, the Prescott 200, a few District 37 desert races, and the
Colorado 500, which I guess you'd describe as a
week-long executive flog."
Bikes currently owned: ATK 560; Yamaha YZ490.
"agazines: DIRT RIDER covers all the avenues of dirt riding that the rest of the books
don't cover, and MOTORCYCLIST really stays
in touch with what's happening on the street.
Most of the dirt magazines specialize in motocross, really providing nothing for the desert racer and enduro rider. And as far as testing goes,
both magazines are more down-to-earth. In our
business-manufacturing exhaust systemswe have to get legitimate feedback about
motorcycles. MOTORCYCLIST and DIRT
RIDER are reliable
sources of information
that help us do our job
better. I know I can relyon them for good input about all kinds of
motorcycles. "
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