Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

~THD fiY p~p~ Wf~LfY (Co ntinued from page 1) the entire series o r just at Daytona will have to wait u nti l Cagiva N.A.'s p la nned press co nference in Atla nt ic Ci ty, New J ersey, in J anuary. . Meanwhile. road racer Fabian Cortez has been signed by Bollenbach Engineering to contest the 1990 AMA Pro Twins Series. Cortez. 19, will ride the ex -Dale Quarterley Ducati 851 (wh ich Bollenbach recently purchased from Fast By Ferracil in the GP1 class and possibly in the Superbike classes. and will also ride a Ducati 750 Sport in GP2. CH OSE N: Steve Behrens of Newport Beach , Ca liforn ia , as head of th e recentl y established in-house design depa rt ment a t Acerb is USA; Behren s was chosen over 120 a p plica nts ; he'll work hand-i n-ha nd with th e Acerbis facto ry in Ital y in develo ping new products. A v intage' race has been added to the February 3-4 Adelanto Grand Pr ix to be hosted by southern California's Desert Vipers M .C. The vintage race will take place on Sunday morning at the new track wh ich is located west of Hwy. 395 . In addition to the racing , a vintage bike show is scheduled for Saturday afternoo n . Sena tor Alan Cra nston, a u thor of S7 - th e Ca lifornia Desert Protecti on Act, was the subject of a Los Angel es Times po ll that revealed Californian s o verwhelm ing ly feel he sho uld lea ve th e Sena te wh cn h is term ex pires in 1992. T he T imes po ll sur veyed 2046 ad ults, 1594 of them regis tered voters, a nd 58% ra ted Cra nsto n as unfavo rabl e. Furthermore, 4 I % of th ose po lled th ink th e Dem ocrat from Ca li forn ia sho uld resign now. Cransto n's inv o lvem ent in th e L incol n Sa vings & Loan sca nda l promp ted th e T imes pol l. Cra ns ton a nd four o the r sena tors are being accused of interferin g wi th a federa l inv est igation of the ban kru p t S&L in excha nge for pol itical dona t ions from Charl es Kea tin g J r. , o wner of Lincoln S&L. Charles "Skip" Johnson. associate publisher and national sales manager of Cycle News. lnc ., has left t he company, after 1 1 years of service. t o pursue other in ter ests. It was announced D ecem ber 8 by publisher Sharon Clayto n . We w ish him well. INTERNATIONAL M/C 81 .8-346-3700 HOLIDAY SEASON SALE 1989 VZ250W $2999 1989 VZ250WRW $3299 1989 yz 125W $2599 Po lish speedway race r Zeno n Piech has entered th e Bud weiser In door Speedway Ice Racin g World Cha mpi onsh ips tha t wi ll be held J a n ua ry 11 -13 a t the Tucson (Arizona) Convent ion Center. Also pre-entered are Kevin H a wkins and Dave Ro berts of Grea t Brita in and Denmark 's Rene Morten sen . A to tal of seven seeded for eign rid ers wi ll be com pe ting agai ns t th ree seeded Am eri can riders a nd th e best six of the 20 unseeded riders a ttem p ti ng to q ualif y. Qualifyin g races wi ll be held on T hursda y a nd Fri da y nigh ts, Jan ua ry 11 -12, to fill the six open start ing slo ts for the J a nua ry 13, Saturday ni ght, I.C. E.p rom oted World Cha mpion sh ip program. 1989 FZR600 $4099 1989 V-Max $5599 1989 Venture Royale $8099 Similar D iscounts On Selec ted Models Umited Stock All FIice Plus Tax. Ucense. Freight. International M/C 1989 Banshee $3299 7 233 Ca noga Ave . Canoga Park SHOP US LAST AND SAVEl ~ BIG BORE KITS NOW AVAILABLE PISTONS Yamaha OWOI 72.35mm WORLD CLASS QUALITY 13.2:1 C.R. AMA/ FIM legal (OWOl Pistons Is Our New s uperth« Stvte - 20 grams lighter than factory race piston. Dyno and track tested. Belter ring seet. power. & endurance) iAl11 Suzuki GSXR 1100 Suzuki GSXR 1100 All Suzuki GSXR 1100 All Suzuki GSXR 750 F, G, & H GSXR 750 J Yamaha FZ 750 WERA Formula USA Road Race Champion Kurt Hall has signed a one - year contract w ith Tea m Suzuki Endurance to contest t he 1990 WERA Endurance and Formula USA Series. Ha ll , former leader of Team Suzuki's arch rivals The Human Race Team and WERA 's organizational manager, said he felt it was time fo r a cha nge: " It was basically a ca reer choice. I th ink I was overlooked by a number of people in the 'past because I was a principal in t he Human Race Team. Th is year, I decided to throw my name in a hat, so to speak. " Though Hall w ill no longer be associated with HRT, he will continue to be part-owner of We 're Human Too. although that team will likely undergo a name change. Hall's teammate w ill be Mike Smith. who rode for Team Suzuki en route to their 1989 WERA Endurance Series title. Yamaha V-Max Yamaha SRXX 600 Honda CBR 600 Honda CBR 1000 Available From: 85mm 83mm 80mm 76mm 76mm 75mm 78 mm 97 mm 64mm 80mm 13.0:1 C.R. 14.5:1 C.R. 12.0:1 C.R. 10.5:1 C.R. 11.5:1 C.R. 10,5:1 C.R. 11.5:1 C.R. 12.5:1 C.R. 13.5:1 C.R. 12.0:1 C.R. Racing Engine Components ~ 1317 cc 1260cc 1166cc 883cc 812cc 911cc 1261cc 620cc 617cc 10 78cc = (512) 968-7802 W:::c~o~~s;8596 TlWlkrand CaMYAMAHA KAWASAKI IS NOW AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR .. Experie nce American MotorcyclIst Maga Zine every mo nth: To uri ng, Racin g . Tech nical BUilT FOR CHAMPIONS " Jo in and unoerstena tne fight to p ro tect your motorc yc lin g righ t s: Road and Off-Road 1990 Models Now in Stock ' Call now (805) 497-3765 H al l' s defectio n to T ea m Suzu ki lea ves T he H uman Race T ea m with uncertain plans for 1990. Accord in g to T eam Captai n Da ve Zupan, H RT is nego tiatin g ' with curre n t rider And y Fenwick, former T ea m Suzu ki rider Pa ul Bray, a nd Steve Pa tterson , but nothirig is firm yet. Bra y has been talking to Va nce & H ines a bo ut a n AMA Superbi ke rid e, but it appea rs tha t form er T eam Viceroy Yamah a rid er T homas Stevens may get that seat ; Stevens rod e a Vance & H in es Yama ha duri ng Dun lo p tire tests a t Da yton a , December 1-3. 2388 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd.. Thousand Oaks, CA 9 1360 M REYOU KNOW .. Plu s: Insu ran c e. Discounts, Trip Rouling. Free Rul e Book s an d Law Chart s Ca ll toda y to j oin or req uest informa 1ion kit. THE BETTER IT GETS Australian road racer Wayne Gardner and his lo ng- t im e girlfriend Donna Forbes were married in Gardner's hometown of Wollongong, Aust ra lia , on November 18. The 1987 500cc World Road Racing Champion and hi s groomsmen rode to th e wedding on Honda CBR1000s. MOTORCyCLE SAFETY Four- ATIO N m FOR THE MOTORCYClE RIDERCOURSE NEAREST 'IOU , CAll rou, FREE: 800·447·4700 ~ ,-- -- - - -- - -- ------;-T"'; r -- - -- - - - - ------,w eRe !E :::l o o CALIFORNIA RACE SCHEDULE 100% PRO PAYBACK Sun. 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