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Cycle News 1989 03 01

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. ...... ~ -.~ U.S~ The 310mm fu lly-floating front disc brake is more than adequate. YAMAHA and HONDA Motorcyd~s present the 1989 DUNLOP INTERNATIONAL GRAND PRIX ' A PRIL 14th, 15th and 16th of putting an air-cooled, two-valve motor in a modern chassis was accomplished recent ly with th e Yamaha FZ600. And the result was a reasonably-priced, extremely capable motorcycle. It 's amazing that ma nufacturers working on separate projects can come' up with products so similar, bu t the feel of the Suzu ki GS500EK is m uch lik e that of the Honda H awk 647 GT or to a lesser degree, the Yama ha SRX60 0. However, neither of these were a rea l sales success story . Suzuki representatives stress that the success of the GS500EK depends largely on how it is p erceived by the p ublic. And wh ile much of that will depend on their marketing strategy, the basic package is a winner. So what's left? Cost. At $2995 suggested retai l, Suzuki ' is offering a motorcycle that can be all things . to all people, and at a bargain price. • LAGUNA SECA RACEWAY MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA < 250cc 500cc ! .. . - - - -.,."..., ....--, . -,....-- - - Niall MacK enzie ----, ~i~9 RACEWAY Am . ... .. CT IONfD Kevin SchwaRtz SIDECARS YAMAHA HONDA. ~DUN£OP .~ Marlboro TICKETS (408) 648-5100/ 1-800-367-9939 (Ca. Statewide). . < Ni.,on Is tM oHlcie l ee r an d truck of Lag una SeeD Raceway r - - - - - - - DUNLOP - - - STATES INTERNATIONAL-GRAND-PRIX- - -- - - -II - - - UNITED - - - - - - - - -.- I THE / I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I - - -Address - - - - - - - City- State - Zip - NO SATURDAY ONLY TICKETS AVAILABLEI - ADM ISSIO TICKETS NOT GOOD FO CAMPING N R CAMPING PERMITS NOT GOOO FOR ADMISSION Daytime Phone ( 0 Check< money order payable to SCRAMP or 0 Ma sterCard or Visa II Mall to: SCRAMP. P.O. 801 SCRAMP, Monlerey, CA 93942 E ration Date xoi Children under 12 years ot age FREE .lIh parenl. L_~ ~ - - -- I II < I I I ~ II

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