Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Mota-King E~treme Racing Board Game t's a word tha t's not used eno ug h in th e English la ngu age: Braaap! Go ahea d, p reten d you're a two-stroke m otocr os ser, p inned and pri m ed to hoo k up, and say it - "Braaap!" Wasn't tha t fun? If yo u play the new Mo to-King Ext reme Ra cin g Boa rd Game (known from here on in as Moto-King), you get to say "Braaap!" every lap . In fact, if you forge t to say "Braaap" it'll cos t yo u $50. Since I'm the only one in the departm e nt w it h ch il d re n, I' m the officia l ga me tester at Cycle News. So when the new (and only?) motocross board ga me s howed up, th e Carru thers cla n was called on to roll the dice. After ge tting thr ou gh the ins tructions (not my forte), we were off and running. I was the banker (read "promo ter"), so I was in charge of the mon ey (finally, my cha nce to be PACE!). Like little Jer emys, we w er e all given s tart mon ey by th e p romo te r (m us t be a Eu ropea n Su percross), thou gh I d oubt if McG ra th wou ld ge t ou t of be d fo r th e p ittance of $1500. Anyway,we were pr im ed . Seve n-yea r-old Kv le see med h ~Ilbent o n wi nn ing , 10-ye ar-o ld Karly seemed ra the r pas sive, and I was more in terest ed in wa tching ' the World Series th an pl a ying a b oa rd ga me. (Fo r m e, t hey' re u su all y bored ga mes!) Wit h the ro ll of the di ce, I jumped out to an immedi ate lea d (moving my miniature mot orcycle w it h reckl es s di s reg ard for m y own sa fety) , winnin g the ju m p contes t a nd collecting $100 for my efforts. (Luckily, I di dn't need a tatt oo to win.) Each piece of the track where you land after rolling the d ice h as some sort of mot ospeak, I with a cash prize, pe na lty, or just words of encouragement (breathel). To say I was never headed would be an understa tement. Despit e a trip to First Aid (I'd purchased insurance like any good racer and was released almost immediately, ra ther th an having to roll doubles), I maint ained my lead over the course of the race - much to the chagrin of Kyle, who now tu rn ed his attent ion towa rd beating his sister . No lead in th is game is safe, however. You never know w he n you're going to land on a "Go For It" an d pull a card th a t' s nega tive - for exa m p le, broken chai n - p a y $50 a nd go b a ck eig h t spaces. A few of th ose can kill a so lid lead and constantly invoke ho pe in your pursu ers. In add ition to the "Cras h Pit" tha t sends you back to First Aid , there are numerous p en alt y s po ts Product Evaluation , raaa • along the way - spaces such as "Hit by Flyi ng Rock" a nd "M ud Hol e." Th ere are also good spots on w hich to land spaces suc h as "Mo to- Ki ng Fac to ry Ride:' w he re you su d denly ge t yo u r pa rts for nothing. C..and your chicks for free?) The bo ttom line was tha t the thre e of us h ad a good time pl ayin g the ga me (wha t World Series ?), a n d I wo n . Kari y ended up second, thou gh she d id have to complete one fu ll lap while sta ndi ng up (literally) after land ing on the d read ed, "Race r Mu st Stand" space. Kyle was third, complai ni ng all the way that the d ice we ren' t rolli ng the correct way for him . N a tu ra lly, th e race w a sn 't lon g enou g h, becau se if it had go ne a few m ore laps, he ce r ta inly wo u ld ha ve wo n, Kyle said. I'd had eno ug h: Tossing the dice had gi ven me arm pump. Paul Carruthers New Products Break beads. not you r back Gun control For mer th ree-time Four-stroke Na tion al Cha mpion Mike Young and Big Gun Exha ust systems are proud to introduce the new SDS (single, dual, sing le) dou ble-stepped velocity head er sys tem com bined with their oversized tapered tail section for a ll 1998-99 YZ/ WR400 and 2000 WR400/YZ426s mod els. The new d esign delivers increased con trolable power thro ughout the powerb and by tricking the gases at low rpm to thi nk they are in a small header, to achieve loads of bottom-en d a nd mid ran ge power. At th e sa me time, at highe r rpm the SDS velocity head er flows mo re air than on e single oversized head er. Big Gu n also offers a SOS spark arres tor. For more information, contact Big Gu n Exhaus t Systems, Dep t. CN , 8628 Utica Av e . Ste. 500, Rancho Cucamonga , CA 91730, 909/948-7029; www.biggunexhaust.com. Is your wife tired of listening to you cuss up a storm every time you have to change a tire? If she is, you might consider the Toolz Ti re Changing Stand . Toolz has come up with an easy way to change tires as opposed to cha ng ing the m on a trash can, mil k cra te or the ground . The stand is made out of stee l and powder-coa ted for lon g d u ra bility. Th e ba se of th e stand is 24 inches wide for stability and 43 inches tall so you d o not throw out you r back while trying to negotiate a rim lock. It uses a half-inch axle and thr ee aluminum slee ves/spacers to accommodate all wheel sizes. The suggested retail price is $129.95, bu t think of all the mo ney you 'll save a t the chiropractor. Contact Toolz, Dept. CN, 27581 Senna Court, Tem ecula, CA 92591, or call 877/770-TOO L. ! ~ i i! III ~ ~ G en en en ~ o ~ ~ C1l ..c E C1l > o z 29

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