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c (J.'C That m y Garage becam e my Worst Nig htma re, and my onl» defense was to Clean It Out. For years I'd managed to avoid it, th ere were alw ays excuses to p ut it off. Su re there were! May be to morrow, next weeke nd, right afte r vacation, befo re th e end of summer, w hen win ter comes - and -on and on ! Seasons came and went. Calendars yellowed and dro pped to the floor. New motorcycle models go t talk ed about, debuted, tested, ridden fo r thousands of miles, th en sold or traded or sometimes retired. No sooner did a fresh decade arrive, it was ready for history. And th e jun k in my garage just p iled h igh er and high er. It got harder and harder to get in and get out. Th ere were heaps so massive and com p lex virtually an yth ing cou ld be under th em . No t just parts, but en tire m otorcycles even! Come to thin k of it, w here was th e No rton? H as an ybod y seen itt! Wh at happened to m y factory p ipe? T hat spare fairing? Weren't th ere tw o of th em ? What about those racing wheels th at had cost so m uch? H uh? Wh ere was the Paris-Dakar tan k? And th at neat solo seat? I can't rem em ber if it was black or red. Was th is monstrous mass so vicious it somehow altered states? Can prized mot orcycle th ings beco me use less carpet rem nants and fi rewoo d? R oll s of forgott en wallpape r? Mo th-eaten blankets and mildewed cam p tent s? And wha t happened to th ose things basic to every day ridin g? Like th e battery charger! Th e oi l drain pan! My tool box even! I could barely w heel my two bik es in and out. It came to a point w here doing an y maint enance was totally impossibl e. Hell, I was afraid to even go in th ere! Un til finally! On e recent m orning w hen a m ystic fog veiled th e road and made cany on pavem ent slipp ery as g rease - I th rew aside t his leth argy of mine and tore at the garage with a venomous rage. Out went th ose grizzled mattresses and unjixa ble chairs. Into th e trash went m om ent os so rem ot e th ey we re wei rd. Th ere we re g adge ts and gizmos as puzzling as ancient riddles. And w hole box es of brok en pa rts gears and sp rings and shafts that some Mad Max m ight shape into a ' m enacin g marvel! I was m ak ing great p rogress! Un til I foun d someth ing that stopped me cold. Th e keys to m y very first motorcycle. Just the keys. TT: Carr perfect at Peoria ROAD RACING : Kocinski shows the way to Sears Point win Schwantz holds on for British Grand Prix victory Mid-Ohio Endurance w in to Dutchman Racing NEW 1990 BIKES: Kawasaki KXs Suzuki RM80, 125 and 250 Yamaha YZs and YZ250WR 6 10 14 26 18 20 22 Harley-Davidson street bikes MOTOCROSS : Thorpe a nd Geboers go at it in Belgium C lowers and Emig score big at Ponca City GNC LOCAL RACING : Who's topping the charts at your tra c k CALENDAR : Planning ahead .. : RESULTS : After the checkered f lag WANT ADS : What's for sale 24 28 32 , 35 40 46 47 ON TH E FRO NT PAGE: Chris Carr sails his Harley-Davidson through the air en route to the AMA Grand National Championship/Camel Pro Series TT win in Peoria. Illinois. Carr also won the Camel Challenge. Full race coverage begins on page 6 . Photo by Bert Shepard. William Edgar -----------------------------------------------------------------, . ' SUBSCRIP T ION ORDER FORM . ( P LE A S E PRI Nf CltARlV I Address City _ State' -<-Zip _ Order Date: ---,_ OK, please start my subscription to Cycle News and send me t he newspaper o every wee k for one year (50 issues) for $ 3 5 .00 o every week for two years (100 Issues) for $65 .0 0 o six 'months second class (25 issues) for $18.00 On e year 15 0 iss ue s). 2nd class Canada o r Mex ico an d all o ther for eig n co untries 575 .00 (U.S . funds). Firs t cla ss and a irma il r. tes . v. ilable upon re quest. o This is a renewal o Please bill me o Enclosed is check or money order Charge my 0 Visa 0 Mastercard .!~ Signature MC /V isa# Exp iration Da te -,- _ _ _ S e'nd to : CYCLE NEWS, Inc., P.O . Box 4 9 8 . Long Beach . CA 9 0 8 0 1 -0498 / (21 3) 427-7433 ------------ ---- ------ - ---- --- -- -- -- --- --- -- - --- --- -- -- - -- --- -- --~ 3