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Sneuerton straig ht, the back wh eel stayed firm ly p lanted on the grou nd, somethi ng improbable on any o the r curre nt G P bike I've ridden in th e recent past. This mad e ge lli ng round the left-hander in to th e Esses onl y slight ly less fraught than it m ight otherw ise ha ve been , as I fra nt ica lly tr ied to p ush myself o ver to th e o the r side of the bike in preparation for th e ri ght-hand hairpin follow in g afterwards, while desperat ely tryin g to cra m off unwanted speed a nd cha nge down fo ur gea rs a t the sa me tim e. But th e pa yoff o n the ca rbo n brakes came a t th e fast, fourth-gear R ussells S-bend, wh ere th e Suzuki was noticeabl y easier to flick from side to side mid-corner th an with th e steel brakes. thanks to th e lighter, smaller di scs' reduced gyros copic effect - th e whole setu p is' exac tly 50 % lig h ter than th e steel d iscs, says Bailey. T h is. in turn, meant I could ge t on the power ear lier, co nfirmed by the fact that I was hilling the 13,000 rpm cha nge-u p points for fifth and six th gears over the starting g rid a good 50 yards or so earl ier tha n in my previous session. Okay, I'm a beli ever. I ' m a lso a believer in Ke vi n Schwantz, who if only he rea ll y has cured tha t fatal fla w of falling off a t crucial moments must surel y be the hot favorite for th e 500cc World Championship in 1990. After riding the XR75 vari ant of his RG V500 Suzuki, surely th e best all-arounder in its class in terms of handl ing and performance, yo u won 't find me belling agai nst h im . • READING, RIDING & 'RITHIVIETIC THE ABC'S OF EXPERT PRODUCTION RACING METZELER W INS WERA GNF OPEN, 750, 600 EXPERT & 600 NOVICE METZELER NATIONAL CHAMPION KURT HALL . WERA OPEN EXPERT A PRODUCTION METZELER NATIONAL CHAMPION KURT HALL WERA 750cc EXPERT B PRODUCTION METZELER NATIONAL CHAMPION STEVIE PATTERSON WERA 600cc EXPERT CPRODUCTION METZELER NATIONAL CHAMPION LARRY MARTI N WERA 600cc NOVICE CPRODUCTION All year the battles were waged on race tracks across America . But in the Final analysis METZELER over-the-counter tires wo n the Production War. 9 +4 +2 = EVERYTHING METZELER WINS THREE AMA NATIONAL OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS METZELER NATIONAL CHAMPION ED LDJAK • TEAM YAMAHA METZELER NATIONAL CHAMPION DAN SMITH - TEAM KTM METZELER NATIONAL CHAMPION RANDY HAWKINS · TEAM SUZUKI 9 Time AMA National Cross Country Series Champion Ed Lojak. Since its inception (1981 -1989) the series has 'II only had one Champion - Ed Lojak. And on ly one wi nnin g t ire · METZELER. 4 Time AMA National Hare & Hound Series Champion Dan Smith, has made METZELER the hottest tire in Desert Racing 2 Time AMA National Enduro Series Champion Randy Hawkins. has changed the face of Enduro Racing. METZELER congratulates our newly crowned 1989 Production and Off Road National Champions. : Four years in a row (1986 -1989) Dan Smith . Since changin g to METZELER Randy Hawkins . METZELER ~. FEEL THE DIFFERENCE \!!Y 4520 107th Street S.W. • Everett WA 98204 • (206) 348-4000