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(NASB) the sport and class will ratchet upwards. Having ridden with the AMA/CCS program from 1984 to 1991, I have complete confidence in the abilities of Roger Edmondson. Regardless of what happened at these events, one always had the feeling that Roger was in control. I w ish Roger Edmondson and Pat Murphy luck in their new series and look forward to supporting their events (as a spectator). With the SOOcc GP class waning, this may just help to keep things interesting (especially with the Open class). GregFIagg Orlando, FL Spastic about plastic Regarding your project bike article in issue #36, September 14, on page 30 (Fit to be Ty's): I appreciate the informative article on your "Ty Davis" project bike. I'm an off-road racer and I too want the best equipment and protection for my bikes. Now for the gripe...Quote: "We tried to avoid going on a sp ending frenzy, instead .concentrating on changes we felt were important." How " important" is $187 worth of p lastic, stic ke rs and an air filter that d oesn 't im p rov e the b ike 's per formance? And $369 fo r a ca rbo n fiber tank when you sta te that the IMS tank d oes th e job just fine? These items seem a big, b ig was te to m e . You left off im por ta n t go od ies like a steerin g d a m per , skid p la te and o d om eter. If $4,400 isn't a spending frenzy, th en what would be? You can send me all the perfectly good plastic you removed! Why did you spend on such impracticalities? Mark Haber Invaders M.e. Tarzana,CA We knew changing the fenders, radiator . shrouds and graphics wouldn't affect the performance of our project KX, which is why we didn't waste space talking about how those parts performed. Like many riders with worn bikes, we replaced the plastic to make our year-old bike look better. These aftermarket items cost $162. 80; or $126.16 less than the stockequioelents. To quote our article, we used a different air filter because the stocker "came unglued when cleaned in solvent." We felt our readers would be interested in both the IMS and the Moose fue l tanks because the two are such different approaches to the same problem. As we stated in the article, the 4.4-galIon IMS tank is great when you havea long distance between gas stops,but the narrower 3.3-gallon Moose unit is more comfortable for typicalenduros. Yes, its $369 price tag is on the high side, which we made a point of mentioning in the story. We didn 't install a steering damper, since our bikewas designednotfor the highspeed desert races that your club puts on, but the tighter single trackof Colorado. The L.R. Racing water-pump guard negated the needfor a skid plate...Editor. P.S. The plastic is in the mail. Lett ers to the editor should be sent to Voices, Cycle News, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA 90806-0498 or faxed to 310/427-6685. Published letters do not necessarily reflect the position of Cycle News, Inc. Letters should not exceed 200 words and all letters are subject to editing. Anonymous letters will not be considered for publication. All letters should contain the writer's name, address and daytime phone number .•• Editor. Now Available Through Cycle News Video Theater 1994 AMA NATIONAL 250cc MX SERIES Round 6 - Buchanan, Michigan (#155E) Forthe second consecutiveevent, Kawasaki teammates Mike Kiedrowski and Mike laRocco provided a show that won't soon be forgotten . This time the stage was the long, hilly Red BudTrack'n' Trail MX track located near the small town ot Buchanan in Southern Michigan. These two provided plenty of fireworks for the ' July 4th weekend, as laRocco stuffed his way by Kiedrowski for the first moto win. Aller the moto, Kiedrowski repaid the favor by launching his bike- riderless - into his teammateI Both riders were later fined by the AMA tor their actions on and off the track. . Team Honda rider Jeff Stanton put in strong rides in his home state , to finish on the podium - and then announced his impending retirement at the end of the season. The action was hot further back in the pack too, as Suzuki'sJimmy Button battled withYamaha privateerJeff Matiasevich. 47 minutes from Motovideo. To Order Videos, Call (310) 427·7433· Charge to