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o o " Continued from page 3 Reservations are now available for the oped Cycle News into America's weekly Gary Nixon, Dick Hammer, Marty announced his western tour. The Professor will hold schools at Glen Helen newsmagazine of motorcycling; Erv celebrity golf tournament to be held on Moates, Jimmy Odom, Keith Mashburn Kanemoto Jr.. the tuner who helped Fred- Friday, October 5 in conjunction with the and mor.e. Limited spots are available for Raceway in San Bernardino, California, die Spencer and others win World road K&N Filters Del Mar Weekend at the fans and supporters at $125 to play side October 25-27 and at L.A. County racing Championships; Larry Maiers, race Del Mar Fairgrounds near San Diego, by side with these motorcycle legends. Raceway in Palmdale, California, announcer and TV personality; Fred California. The tournament will benefit To reserve a spot or for more informa- November 1-2. For more information, Merkel, three-time AMA and two-time the Clayton Foundation, a nonprofit tion, call 877/207-4653. World Superbike Champion; and Joe organization that aids injured motorcycle o o call 540/650-1759. Parkhurst, founder of Cycle World maga- racers. The Del Mar Motorcycle Celebri- The final day of the Gravity Games zine. "We see the Motor-cycle Hall of ty Golf Tournament, presented by took place on Sunday, September 9 in Fame as an important part of the muse- Deutsche Financial Services and Providence, Rhode Island, featuring um's mission," said Don Emde, chairman brought to you by Ogio Sport, will take freestyle motocross. The victory went of the American Motorcycle Heritage place at the Encinitas Golf Course with a to none other than Suzuki's Travis o o o o The eighth round of the Nevada State Motocross Championship has been moved from Stead, Nevada, to a new venue inside the city of Sparks, Fc;>undation, which runs the facility. "Pre- shotgun start slated for 9 a.m. A host of Pastrana, with the Maryland rider Nevada, according to event promoters. serving the heritage of American motor- motorcycle celebrities will be involved scoring a 97.0 on his first run to secure The race, scheduled for October 7, will cycling means more than displaying a col- again, with last year's field including the the title. Clifford Adoptante and feature a $4000 Pro purse for 125 and lection of classic machines. It means likes of Scott Parker, Jeremy McGrath, Tommy Clowers finished second and 250cc Pros and a $2000 purse for the keeping alive the memory of thqse who Everett Brashers, Mike Kidd, Kurtis third, respectively. Freestyle event. For more information, built that heritage. - Roberts, Chris Carr, Jason Pridmore, Motocross instructor Gary Bailey has call 775/677-7540. 8 o tbr: ~-dedved rnr.lli:lr set crossways in tbr: and the shaft-drive 1200cc PlIn-EuftlpelIn tourer with lengthways V4. Botb fA lhese are being re-engineered 10 rr.ne, • o o o o o incorporate Honda's trademark VTEC varlable-vlllve technology already wellestablished on the company's fourwheeled range, and re<:ently introduced on the Japanese home market on the Sun To Rise In Milan CB4OOVTEC. Other novelties among the nine new models Honda is expected to reveal indude a limited-edition CB 1300R blgbore retro model with a muscular motor and twin rear shocks; uprated versions of the Varadero and VTRIOO SP·I V-twin cousins· the latter retermed the SP·2, and incorporating several updates based on Colin Edwards' works Superblke which has run under this designation 1II1 ,..., • • . .'1y'IM_.,.a•• d , - ; and Honda's Iong·awalted answer LI4 to the 426c:c Yamaha four-stroke off·road _a_II III I I p •• : modeII, a 1Ightwelght four· valve traiIbIke .. c.-It ... dol • In recent years, the usulll biannual Jockeying between the Milan and Paris Shows, opening tn!s year Just 10 days apart on September 18 and 27, _pectlvely, has generally resulted in manufacturers having to choose between them lIS to where to make the biggest Impact with their Iate:st and greatest. This time around. It's llIready clear that I'\IIan w;J1 display by far the greatest array of new bikes for the 2002 model year, so here's a rundown on what 10 expect when the curtain goes up on what In recent years has been the most novelty· packed but also most chaotically organized of any of the world's major bike shows; This time arowId It's JlIplII\ Inc:. that Is expected to outshine the home team in terms fA major new rnodeIs. with the two biggest-selling ultrllbikes of the past decade both up for revamping, in an effort to address the sportbike suprernac:y of Suzuki's new kid on the starting blocks, the QSX·R!OOO. Honda will present • big·bore version of the fuel-injected CBR900RR FireBlade, increased in capacity from the present 929cc to 954cc • the biggest the present engine can be punched out to in an effort 10 match the Suzuki's class-leading engine performance. Expect retouched styling (though sliP without that touch of Individuality marking its strongest rivals), lIS well lIS even greater eflbrts to SlIVe weight on whllt ... -...-... 8 [ c [ o eN and motoc:rosser duo. ..... .. .,.al.d .. Yamaha is also responding to Suzuki's dominance of the u1trllsports market with a completely revamped Rl, now fuelinjected at last, lIS well lIS launching an uprated version of the TOM, now with 900cc vertlcal·twln motor and restyled body. work to allow it to compete more effectively with the Varadero. The ltalian·built BTl! 00 Bulldog will make its pubIk: debut, while the success of the Tmax 500 mega-scooter is likely to be reflected in a move to add a second, more luxurious, higher-spec version alongside the sportier base model. Suzukj's mllin novelties will be a trio of new V-twin relliworld bikes all powered by the TLI OOOS engine, headed by the company's long-awlIited V-twin tarmac trlIiIle,lIkely to be dubbed the Super Freewind and foc\lsed entirely on street lise once ageIn lIS an answer to the comrnerdaI success fA tb1da's Varadero. AJso expected are a pllIr of aII-gl'ClWed·up venlona of the best.seIling SV650, one a half-falm:l CIlfe _ _ end the other II stripped-out naked bike. boII1 equipped is already the lightest one·1iter sportbike. I...aunched alongside the EvoBIade wID be the Hornet 900 tnat's already been extensively previewed in print lIS a spoiler to Yamaha's Fazer 1000. using the older 918cc carbun!ted FireBIade engine to c:reat.a a naked lIbedlod closely baled on the 600 Hemet· 2001's best-selllng molilXqde of.ay kind In the I'IIItIon hasting lis bIO slstIlr's IaunCb. 1t.IIp. Nto upected are 1'evised vssIons of Honda'. _III n I ed .... InjectIld V4 tourlng range, 1Re 8ElDcc VFR . . . . . . . . . tum m:~;~~~!~~:~!~~~~~::~::~:~:::~ hllve pllyouts lit the ISDE qUlllifiers D. Hold a grllss-trlltk C. Pay professionlll E. Designllte enduro rllting II 112 SEPTEMBER 19, 2001 • cue I e n • _ s r II ... 181 c. .-x-Rt-.,...__ _ ...... ...eeo ...... _ ... III .. with the iame design fA oval-section alloy tube frame, and all together explaining Suzuki USA's veto allowing Cagiva to import the rival Raptor and its Navigator sister powered by the very same TLI OOOS engines Stateside. KawllSllki. on the other hand, Is believed 10 have a twinspar alloy-framed streetrod based on the ZX·9R in the wings, to be launched in Paris alongside a sIlghtIy retouched version styIewise of the ZX·l2R, a 650cc mega-scooter to rival the T.Max end Honda SIver W\nt. and lID aII-new end aggressI..... Iy styled I5OOc:c clragster-type cruiser. But the laag-awMed ZX·IOR that's been ~ ., the wings for lit least ~ years won't make 1IA app ~ce, pending resoIulion 01 the preseIlIt uncertainty rep.... Superbike regulations • nor will the madl-rwnored fuel ~e :!bed version 01 the COIRPIIIIY'. ~ ZX-7R SBK cont.en/let.