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Cycle News 1999 09 08

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1999 Suz uki fixed tha t with stiffer springs at both ends, which gives the RM a mor e ba lan ced a nd - stra nge ly eno ug h c "cu s h y " fee l. Suz u k i also made th e shock even more adjus table by adding a low-speed valve adjust me nt, which rea lly does wo rk. O ne click makes a difference. However, we neve r really felt the need to make ma ny suspension ad jus tme n ts - mayb e a click here a nd there. Righ t out of the crate, the RM shou ld feel just abou t r igh t for the ave ra ge rider. The rest of the bike p retty much feels the sa me, un les s yo u h a ve sen sitive ha nds an d fee t, in w h ic h case yo u' ll notice the new gri ps and wider, "grip pier" foo tpegs, no t to mention grippier brakes. Again, just like last year, all of the RM's con trols are simple to operate an d are light to the touch, including the shift lever . We still have a lot of p lans for the new Suzu ki an d are anx ious to pu t it up head-to-head wi th the ot her 12Scc frontrunners, especially Yamaha's YZl25, the ike that ha s ru led the class the past few b eN years. It sho uld be a good bat tle. EVENT # #1 #Z #3 #4 #5 #6 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 LENGTH s START TIME 45 MIN. $25 $40 8:00AM 60 MIN. $30 $40 9:00AM 75 MIN. $30 $40 10:30AM 75 MIN. $30 $40 12:15PM 75 MIN. $30 $40 2:00PM 30 M IN. NO FEE NO FEE 4:00PM $30 $30 $30 $30 $40 $40 $40 . $40 8:00AM 9:30AM 7S MIN. VINTAGE / CLASSIC / AHRMA GP SERIES UNCLASSIFIED VET NOV OPEN 250 / BEG OPEN 250 VET EXP OPEN 250 / AMT OPEN 250 AMT / EXP OPEN 250 200 4-STROKE EXP AM T DUAL SPORT . POST 75 MIN. UNCLASSIFIED QUAD EXP-AM T-NOV VET OUAD EXP-AMT-NOV / SIDEHACKS SEN EXP OPEN-2SD/SEN AMT OPEN-250 MAG EXP/AMT . SEN NOV OPENI250-SEN BEG OPEN1250 MAG-NOV ALL S.SEN- WOM EXP AMT NOV MINI EXP AMT NOV BEG BEG/NOV OPEN 250 200 4-STROKE NOV & BEG DUAL SPORT KIDS & PEE WEES ON REM AND PEE WEE TRACK OPEN RIDING - PARENTS MUST BE PRESENT PRE 45 MIN, 45 MIN. 75 MIN. CLASSIFICATION $3 0 $40 10:45AM 12:30PM 2:15PM CALL FOR ENTRY: CHARLIE BARNEY (818) 951-9627 • LORI YARNELL (909) 384-9342 -. ~~ . Fu . .. ('ayton Memorial oundarion '" '" '" - 29

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