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THE DAWN OF ' A NEWERA (Above) The XR250L features an aircoo led. SOHC. [our-val ve RFVC motor. with manual start ing. (Below) The fork works well when the trail get rough. ,92 G"Met. ~ Februarg28 To March 8-.-=== ...~ . FEATURING THE 51 st _~ DAYTONA 200 BY ARAI SUNDAY, MARCH 8 miles of highway ridi ng is pushing it a bit o n th e XR L. As a n o ff-road b ike. the XRL is a b las t if yo u 're n ot too co ncerned about trench-di gging h orsepower. 1£ yo u are, yo u'll be di sa p pointed. T h e XR250L isn ' t intended to ge t yo u [rom o n e pl ace to a no th er quickly. Instead, it 's successfu lly designed to ge t you [rom your garage to Daisy Mqy's Country Cookin ' Cafe in as much time as possibl e - 0 [[ the beaten path . You kn ow what we mean. £N -~ Al.SO••• DAYTONA SUPERCROSS BY HONDA ~~!! SATURDAY, MARCH 7 ARAllWIN 50's SUPERBIKE QUALIAERS HARLEY-DAVIDSON lWIN SPORTS CLASSICS DAY VINTAGE ROAD RACES AND MUCH MORE••• PLAN AHEAD BUY YOUR RESERVED SEAT TICKETS NOW! $25· $30 Specifications Honda XR250L Engine type . . . . . Air-cool ed, SO HC, 4-valve R FVC, 4-stroke, sing le Bore x stroke 73mm x 59.5mm 249cc Displacemen t Compression ratio 9.3:I Carburetor Keih in 30mm w/ accelerator p ump Starting system Prim ary kick Ignition Solid state CD w/ electronic ad van ce Lubrication Wet su m p Fin al dri ve #520 O-ring chain Frame Semi-double-cradle, h igh -tensile steel, w/squa re-sectio n downtube Fro nt suspensi on T elescop ic fork Fork tube diameter ·. 41mm Fro nt wheel travel 10.2 in . Pro-Link, Rear suspension single shoc k, alumin um box-section swi ngarm Rear whee l travel 10.2 in. Front bra ke . . . . Singl e disc w/ twinpiston caliper Rear brake .... Sing le disc w/ sin glepi ston caliper Front tire . 3.00 x 21 in . Rear tire .. . •. ... . . . . . . 4.60 x 18 in. Claimed dry weight 259 lbs. Whee lbase 56.3 in . Fuel capacity 2.4 ga l. Ground clearance 11.6 in . 34.8 in. Seat height. Colors White wI red and blue $3299 Reta il price Daytona Bea c h Mu n icipa l S tadiu m Short T rack Races $10 - $25 .- :z .. Wednesday - Saturday, March 4·7 Featuring The Budwe is e r 600c c Natio na l Friday, March 6 ..:; And The Camel Pro Kic k.Qff - Saturday, March 7 DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY P.O. Box 2801 _ 1E2. £4. -:A Daytona Beach, FL 32120-2801 RACING ACTION STARTS AT 8 P.M. DlD_eA.MOTa USA- For Ticket Information Call 904-253-RACE D ominate s Twins PABLO REA L 1st Pro Tw in s G.P.1 JIMMY ADAMO 2nd Pro Twin s G.P.1 1st - 2 nd - 3rd 1991 AMA Circle Bell Pro Twins G,P.1 WARREN ELLIOTT 3rd Pro Twins G.P.1 AM A / CC S 7 50 Superbike Champio n Thanks to all our sponsors who made this winning season possible. ~ ELIt1l!.Nfi G~~~~:ni m:lliIilll JURAl[ §.) DENSO MICHELIN: Holt Design Brian P aris Bales Fox Shox Raceco Ferree Engineering Ohlins AlpineStars FBF Marvie Fren Tubo Mechanics Enzo & Eric Gi oCa Moto 160 Sea Cliff Avenue, Glen Cove, NY 11542 (516) 6 7 4 -33 19 FAX (516) 674-40 01 17