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fairly difficult bu t short rocky trail , wh ich led us to more wide open, smooth , two-tracker tra ils over gree n grass-covered roll in g hills. Finall y we crested th e last hill before reac h ing th e coast where we gassed u p in a small tow n. We were immediately swamped by th e local Mexican children, checking out us a nd the motorcycles. ur gin g us to do wheelies as we rode o ut of town. The next 60 or so miles took us a l on~ cliffs overlooking the ocea n and In the distance we cou ld see a h uge ocean freighter, restin g on its side, stranded on the beach . It was a sight yo u don 't see eve ry day , especiall y on a din bike. Farther up th e coast we sto pped andchecked out the waves crashing against the rocks and watched seals floati ng in th e sur£. Shortly after we made our way into a nother tow n, gassed u p a nd bo ugh t some snacks in one of the small grocery stores. We had another 40 miles to go before we wo ul d meet up wi th Lynn a nd ea t lunch o ut of the chase truck. T he last 20 m iles was all pav ement back to Ense nada, whe re we rode rig h t throug h the middle of to wn . some thi ng you ca n 't do back in the A ~ ~ 00 00 0") ...... ~ I CI(') c-r ..c U l-< COO ~ " DAYTONA 100 BYARAI" SUPERBIKE RACE : 1st Place-Kevin SChwantz 4th Place-SCott Gray 6th Place-Mike Harth 1SOcc GRAND PRIX: 2nd Place-Alan Carter 3rd Place-Danny Coe Ami USA president Roger Weston and daughter, Suzan ne. flank winner Kevin Schwantz in Daytona's Voctory Lane . And congratulations to all of our Arai riders who made Daytona Bike Week so exciting: Former motocross Honda factory . mechanic. Chris Haines runs Baja Off-Road Tours. Sta tes. We a rrived where we had started, at th e Las Rosas H otel, three days and 500 mi les lat er. Sure , we were a bit tired from th e long ride bu t far fro m being so th ra shed th a t we co uldn't enjoy the trip. The ride H ai nes took us o n gave us a general idea what Baja Off-Road Tours is all about. Since Haines is in the ea rly stages of th e business, there wi ll m ost li kel y be some variations of the tour in future trips, but most of the trails will be th e sa me. Would we do the tour again? L ike a sho t. It 's j ust abo ut th e easiest wa y pos sib le to go riding in Baja. You don 't have to wo rry a bo ut a thing. T he trai l route, motorcycles, food, gas and hotels are a ll tak en care of, all you have to do is ride. Haines ha s already led a few tours, w hi ch co ns ist o f a p p ro x ima te ly seven rid ers each . Former Ind ia napo lis 500 race car wi nner Dann y Sulliva n, Speedway World Champion Bru ce Penha ll and LaPo rte are some riders who ha ve expe rienced th e tours. . H aines also offers pe rso na lized to u rs a nd h a s man y other to ur destina tions in th e wo rks. For more informati on contact Baj a Off-R oad To urs, Chris H ain es , 25108 Margu erit e Parkway, Suite B126, Miss ion Viej o , Californ ia. 92692. • Jimmy Adamo Mike Baldwin Arnaud Bernard Ted Boody Brian Bonesteel Garth Brow Dan Caulkins Chris Coleman Doug Chandler Guy Cooper Jesse Daniel Micky Dymond Mike Rsher Terry Fowler Billy Frank Mike Healey Rick Herdon Jim Holley Keijh Huewen Donald Jacks Graham James Jamie Jame s Pete Joh nson Mich ael Jon es Jim Kapitan Eric Kehoe Speed yKeIl William Knott LuisLavado Eddie Laycock Kurt Ue bmann Donn ie McLeod B.B. Montemayor Kurt McMillen Carl Muffley Robert Naughton Yukiya Ohshim.a Russell Paulk Mark Phillips Roger Reiman Kevin Rentzell Ricky Ryan Donny Sc hmit Ray Sommo . Andy Stacy Jell Stanto n William Surratt Ronn ie Tichenor Malcolm Tunstall Keith Turp in Kari Savolainen Tommy Watts Johnny Wickstrom Jos h W iener And to .nybody whoM n..... _m....... Th.n.... For an Arai Uterature/DecaI Pak inc ludi ng our latest Brochure, send $1.00 in cash or stamps ($ 2.00 outside U.S.) to: Ara i Helmet, U d., Depl 10, P.O. Box 421, Tenafly, NJ 07670. Got an opinion? W rite a letter to t he editor! IT'S TIME ... To take adva ntage of ou r Husky sale . Excellent motorcycles at e xcellent pr Ice s; New 1987 250 Enduro New 19 87 4 30 Cross Co untry New 198 7 500 Cross Coun try 198 85 at s imilar sav ings SPECIAL 1988 51 0 Cr oss Co untry $3 030 $3129 $3 22 9 . . .Call Child out th" n"w "Whit . Ho"C.gin 72 5 M" lind 2 5 0 M XI 1361 E. WII.UI 51. P..l de. a. CA (8t 8) 449-ERIC CAG...VA Husqvarna ~ ~ ~MAlCO Su_sIon • portinC • Hollarc WelclinC Machine Shop · UPS Parts Dally 27