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Cycle News 1991 01 16

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tl~DQUARTERSe ~ . '11 1 90 CRSOO m £ VOICES Continued from page 5 to th e listing of th e Fantic K'RO O . I was pleased to see it ther e. I was not, how ever , pl eased to see that I was omitted a West U.S. distributor. I sent the (Buyer's Guide) info in last year and gav e Tryals Shop as th e East distribu tor. It was Woody's tum to send press this year and I got left out. I was also surprised whe n reports of th e Cologne Show were p u blished a few weeks ago, that no mention was mad e of the tech no logical scoop made by Fantic with their Refrigera tio ncooled K'RO O trials bike (liq uid coo lin g with no radiator!). Where were the noses of the techno scoops on this one? O r maybe it was the fact that a trials bike adva nci ng tech nology was too much to han d le. ..... ..... 0') 0') Rob Miller Miller's Motorcycles 4456 Prado Rd . San L uis, Obispo, CA93401 805/543-7358 Your distributorship was not mentioned in th e Fantic K'ROO material w e received from th e T ryals S ho p, but you now have a list ing - in bold ty pe! Accordin g to th e ma terial we received, th e K'ROO "has disp ensed with th e traditional radiator an d repla ced it w ith a m in iature gas-coo led refrigeration un it. R efr igeration is a un iq ue un it w hich ci rcu lates t he li q uidcool in g by m eans of a cen trifug al pump and the refr igeration un it is cleverly inco rpo rated within the frame. There is a th erm ostat icall y con tro lled fan un it w hich ensures con trolle d water temperature." . . . Edi tor. ~awasa~lf~ASADENA 2 1 15 Re d Bluff Road. Pasadena, Texas 77506 (713) 472-3694 • *** TEAM KAWASAKI OPEN HOUSE 12:00 - 6:30 p.m. Friday, January 18, 1991 Godspeed , Bert On T hursday, December 27, ' Bert St uckert passed away after having been in a coma for two months. Friends. re latives and fell ow road racers gathered at Bert 's viewing to show th eir respect a nd offer moral support for Bert's fami ly a nd h is wo nderfu l wife Shelly . Bert , who was a C.L.A.S.S. instructor as well as a very talented roa d racer, was a leader a nd an in novator. He loved motorcycl ing and wo u ld spend many a n hour at his sponsor's shop, R K BMW, ti nk ering a ro u n d to improve his mach inery and entertainin g hi s frie nds. We will tru ly miss Bert 's festive la ughter which always created a sense o f togetherness. H e is one who was dea rly loved by all who kn ew him. Godspeed, Bert. We miss you. Meet the Factory Team Stars from 4 p .m. to 6 p .m . ~ ..L. 4~ ************************• • • • • ••• • • • ********•••~****.****•• ****~~~~~~**.*** * W 80" Big Savings on 1991 's - In Stock Now! KX Blowout Sale All Day On All MX Gear & Apparel In Stock KX Maintenance Clinic 4 p.m. - until? 1 Factory Team Managers Roy Turner " , Ma rk Johnson Jose Gonzales TEAM a .-,.... ,\~~e:, y.~ e:, ~'\'\ ~~~ Jeti 'JI/ard ~ ~ ~ Jeff #\fat' \an d lasel';Ch r "7' .wson "0" Rya n Hughes * *.. . ** I.awasal.l" Mike K' d ,e rowski Dave Shade * ~ .}t ., ~ASADENA 21 15 Red Bluff Road. • Pasadena, Texas 77506 (7 13) 472-3694 Dave Back New Castle, D E Le tt ers to the editor should be sent to: Voices, Cycle News, P.O. Box 498, Lon g Beach , CA 908010498. Published letters do not necessarily refl ect the position of Cycle N ews, Inc. L etters should not exceed 200 words and all letters are subject to editing. .. *••••• • ••••• •••••••••• *•••• • ****• ••••••**• ••**.********* NE VIDEO RELEASES Now Available Through Cycle News Action Theater "RACING INTO HISTORY" Retail pr ice on th is release S44.9S incl ude.s sh ipp ing . from Halmar Video 1# 1 1 6) From deep in the historical files , we offer this compil.tion of footage fro m four famous British circuits, fe.turing legend.ry heroes. See John Surtees take the classic MV around the banked track .t Brookl.nds in 1 958. Enjoy the '59 Grand Prix at Silverstone, where Surtees is ch.llenged by • 19-yearold kid .. .named Mike Hailwoodl Culton P.rk seeS Florian Cam.thi.s Blid Pip Harris battling for the 1959 British sidecar championship, while the 350cc " s uppo rt race" featured Hailwood, Surtees, Bob Brown, Bob Anderson, G.ry Hocking and more. Then, the pinnacle of 250cc GP r.cing .s.n .m.zing 17 brands of motorcycles go to the line .t Culton. Fin.lly, t he '58 Isle of Man TT.. .Geoff Duke is fe.tured ... until he parks his broken BMW...•nd an exciting sidecar race. 55 minutes. . To Order Videos. Use The Video Order Blank Elsewhere In This Issue Of Cycle News 15

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