WRKBENCH O
day," sai d R u ssell. " I d id n' t ge t hook ed
up with th e bo ys selli ng th e pace, but
I did o kay, [ slo wed down in th e th ird
lap right a fter Summer s sla m me d tha t
big fo ur-stro ke into m y leg. Nothing
is broke or a ny thi ng , bu t I've go t a
ni ce bru ise a nd it made it a liule ha rder
to rid e th is tig h t stu ff. [ wa s happy
I managed a fourth o vera ll. "
Summer , who 's spo nsored by Sports
Town USA, Am eri can Hond a . . PJ I,
Super Trapp, Sprocket Specia ltist.
Whi le Bros. a n d ' Fred e u e R a c in g
Product s, sai d , " I wa s expecting the
cou rse to be fas ter , a nd I had m y
suspension se t u p w ay too stiff. It wa s
a ll m y fau lt. It wa s a good co urse, bu t
it was reall y tigh t a nd sl ick . I j ust wore
myself o ut . [ don 't th ink there was
an ybod y h er e th at didn 't see me cras h
toda y. [ th ink [ crashed every hundred
yards. II wa sn 't hard to tell wh en [ went
down , th e noi se sto ps ,"
"The rest o f th e sea son I'll co nce n trate o n rid ing th e Natio na l Cross
Co untry Seri es, " sa id "S u m m er s. '
" R igh t now [ hav e more wins th an
anyone else, but I'm not lea din g in
po i nrs because in total number o f ra ces
1 don 't ha ve as man y good sco res, but
th at will ho pe full y cha nge by th e en d
o f the yea r."
Kawa sak i rider Jim SIan field n a iled
dow n th e sixth o vera ll slo t with a time
o f jus t un der three m inutes, w hi le
H onda- m o u nt ed Ma n S lav is h was
sevent h at Iwo min u tes a n d 59.59
seco nds.
Stavis h , who had recei ved notice
from A:V[A's H ug h Flem ing tha t he
had just been selected fo r the [SDE U.S.
J unio r Worl d learn , wa n ted to celebr at e th e oc ca sio n with a wi n toda y,
but a fter running wit h the top fo ur
for two h ours, ran o u t o f ga s a fter th e
th ird lap.
" Bra i n fade ," sa id S tavi sh . " I
thought 1 co u ld mak e it bu t I shou ld 've
kn own beuer ."
Craig J ones o n a Kaw a sak i KDX 200,
finish ed in 3.0-1:27 for High Point A
a wa rd a nd Kenneth J o yce won th e
ov erall B a wa rd . Brian T ayor won th e
200cc class a nd th e o vera ll C trophy
for hi s two-lap effo rt,
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AA : I. Ed 1.0 j OlL. ('\' ;lI n ); 2. DlI 1 (AT K).
SR A: I. j oseph LUj:lL. (Yam ); 2. Steve Reschk e
(Ho u ): 3. Ro bt°n Ca p ling er (AT K): 4. Bill G m~
(AT K).
200 8: I. T rrrl .O)o IJrr ( lUw); 2. Bri a n Bauer
( H o n) : 3. Kev in G o rin)' ( Ka w ): 4. TO il)' C.t"ict" ( Ka w ):
S. Ja.o01I Lou den ( Ka w) .
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250 B: l. Brent Stevenson ( Ho n): 2. Gal)' Barber
3. T odd St-gfrid (HUll) ; 1. Kn i ll Boll, I Ka w ):
5. j l."fT)' McC.cKlan d (Ya m ).
O PEN I\: I. Mil. C'ai b, (AT K); 2. Leu wub
ling ham (AT K); 3. Mark Bur gha dt (AT K): -1. C rf');::
(SUI) ;
Kalis ( Ka w ): 5. SCOII Blase-him (AT K).
4-ST R K B: 1. Ra n d y Hizmanu (H o n) : 20 Andre-w
K in ~ (Hem); 3. Mikt" Ore uman (AT K).
e
VET B: 1. Ke-nneth
(Yam): 2. Ro y Flemi ng
(H a n ); 3. Bria n D ou e -rwick (A1'K ); .1. J tOrf) Smi th
'
( Hon ).
J O)'t t'
.
SR B: I. j an son Du kes (Ka w): 2. La rrv Bur gh a rd t
(AT K); 3. Mi ke Q uin n (Yam) ; -I. Larry G ill ila nd
(AT K): 5, Ri ch R u t· (H em ).
SJSR B: I. C..;,n l O O IH ·IS O Il (AT K); 2. Bob Gr idt 'r
iATK).
, MX H \,Y ; I. Bruce Eldah l ( Hem): ~Crom Fh-La iru -
.Yam ).
200 C: I. Brian T a vlo r (Yam ): :!. Do ug Nickel -.on
.
Ho n ): 3. C r a ig H iill / lll:l nll (H u n ): -l. Co rcv
Br umba ugh ( I\:IW ): 5. Bri a n Eri d. ~on IY;lIn) .
~ C: I. Da le G ustt (B o n) ; 2. Touv ' O na ro lt
ig
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H OIII: .5
oScou W r igd (Ya mkL Danny Rt"dn"luytlt'r
By Kit Pal m er
Fannypacks: What to carry
ma rt o ff-reade rs kn o w the irnporla n ce o f ca rry i ng fa n n ypack s
wh en th ev race o r trai l ride. Wi th
so me ca refu l p lann in g a nd . th ought,
a stra teg ica lly filled Iannyp ack can
sa ve yo u fro m wha t ot he rwise co u ld
be th e trail rid e fro m hell. A sim p le
p rob lem suc h as a fo u led spar k p lug
ca n destro y a perfectly good day of
ridi ng or raci ng if yo u 're n o t ca rryin g
a fann ypack with the p ro pe r su pply
o f 100is a nd pans. P u sh in g a motorcycle ac ross th e desert o r th ro ug h th e
wood s is no fun whatsoever, a nd
ne ith er is wa it in g for yo ur ri di ng
part ner to rome back a nd rescue yo u.
You mi glu be su rprised how few
1001s yo u need 10 keep a mo to rcycle
running o n the trail. Obvi o usly, th e
longer yo u' re go in g to be a way from
a rea l to ol bo x , like th e one in your
pits, or a t yo u r van, th e more tool s
yo u ' ll probably want 10 carry . But for
now we' ll co nce ntra te o n yo ur "average" tw o-t o-three h our ride , a n d
specifi ca lly so me o f th e typi cal problems yo u m ight encou nter on th e trail
a nd ho w to fix th em .
Probabl y the number o ne item yo u
shou ld ca rry wi th yo u is a t least o ne
spark p lug . Even if yo ur mot o rcycle
T
leVer fo ul s a p lug, it will th e o ne time
wh en yo u' re th e farth est a way fro m
yo u r ca m p. And don 't forget a spa rk
p lu g wrench , on e tha t wi ll fit bot h th e
p lug a nd th e space in side th e tigh t
quarters bet ween th e cyli nde r h ead a n d
th e gas la n k.
Vou sho u ld a lso ca rry a n extra driv e
cha in ma ster link, co m p lete with clips
and side p lat es, as well as a cha in
br ea ker tool,
G elling a flat tir e o n th e trai l is a
real bummer, bUI a flat lir e doesn 't
u su all y lea ve yo u stra nded like a
foul ed plu g o r a broken cha in does.
C ha nging a tube o n the trail isn ' t tha t
hi g o f a deal if you have th e ri ght tool s
with yo u. If yo u pl an o n fix in g llar s
o n the trail , yo u sh ould ca rr y lir e irons.
C02 cart r idges (w ith a va lv e-st em
adapter), a front in ner tube (a [ron t
lube will u su a ll y work in either Iront
or rear wheels in a pinch) a nd the
p ro pe r wr en ch es. Obvious ly, inner
lubes a re too bi g 10 fit inside mo st
fannypacks , so it is best to wrap th e
inner tube a ro und the fannypack stra p
th at goes a ro u nd yo ur wai st, the n ta ke
a narrow strip of duct ta pe and ta pe
th e tw o floppy ends o f th e innertube
together, so th e tube ca n 't fall off th e
belt when yo u a re riding .
If fixi ng a flat o n th e trail isn 't yo ur
ha g that 's o kay, but yo u shou ld ca rry
a h andful o f th ose big, g na rly, ind u str ial streng th l ip -ties. Wra p a t leas t six
o r seven o f th ose beasts arou nd th e
de fla ted lir e a nd th e rim , this will help
prevent th e ti re from co m in g o ff the
rim as you nurse your motorcycle back
10 cam p , R id in g'on th e rim is not o n ly
hard to do , but it ca n easi ly t w eak th e
rim . You sh ou ld periodicall y ch eck for
broken lip-ti es a n d replace th em as yo u
ride ba ck.
A sma ll spoo l o f sa fety wire is a must
in a fannypack . You might be su rprised , again , a t h ow man y odds a nd
en ds sa fety wire ca n mend a nd ge t yo u
bac k o n the tra il. You a lso mi gh t wa nt
10 ro ll so me duct ta pe aro u nd so me
pa n o n yo u r mot or cycle, suc h as th e
han dl eba rs. We a ll know wha t d uct
ta pe ca n fix .
N ext week we 'll d iscu ss mor e fan nypack lid h ils.
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Work bench i~ a weekl y co l u m n dea ling with
m or orcvcte maintenan ce , performance and
O PE~
eq uipmentcHave somethfng thai workbench ca n
address? Drop a lint' 10 W ork be n ch " Cycte Nruis,
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