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aness Move Jim went down on the half-mile in nearby Princeton, where he holds the track qualifying record. A crushed sternum lald him up in the hospital for 18 days. After another week of r ecupperating, Jim decided he was fit agai n so he pack ed off to La venia on the eighth of August to try and make up for his absence. He added a few miles last year to that long, long ro ad to the factory ride an d the chance to really go all out Along the way, he left the usual scrapes and fractures and a few more XR pa rts, but he picked up so mething, too. Along '" '" ~ Q. N .... Cl / with the experience, he also gathered even more enthusiasm and determination. He won't say much about it, but it'll sho w when he puts on those hotpink le athers and wheels up to the line. J i m says he's going to do it in ' 72. And if he does . • . •what then? Maybe he' ll be one of those laughing,Joking, devil _may _care Hollywood type Super Stars. But it's a metamorphosis we don't anti cipa te , for the si mple reason th at the real J im my Maness has already emerged. He's a racer. '"c:' N ..., / ~ ~ w 2 w ...J U -..-.--, In His Ho.-Pink Leathers, Jimmy Maness And His Sprint Draw A Bead On That Elusive Factory Ride Maness and friend load the trusty XR into the van for the long ride home. SEE SPACED·O UT CYCLES WEST COAST ve menes . lik e most Jepa na ese bikes , sim p ly have too m uc h space between t he eng i ne an d t he groun d an d n ot enough b e t w een t he wheel s. T h iS i s why t h e t h In g fe e ls top-heavy w he n t urn i ng and wants t o swa p ends when hitt i n g t h e w h o o ps . K & G Engineering will ~~~I.tt;t.e~h~~\s~~~e~~l drr:ci~St~~re~9~~~9t~no l~ Inch es, p lacing th e sw l n garm m ore para llel t o NARRATED IN PERSO BY RICH GOLDSMIT a full length film JAN. 19 CORVALLI , Cor-..ollis EpiscopalChurch S 20 SALEM. Saien'I AttnCK Auditorium y 22, 23 PORTlAND. """""" T ....... 25 MEDFORD. Caotenon Thf!.atr. 26 KL AMATH FALLS. Tower Theotr. 27 STOCKTON , Ci",icAuditor ium 30 REDDING, Civic Auditorium 31. Fe b. 1. SACRAMENTO Memorial Auditortutn FEB. 2, 3 SAN RAFAEL. Mar in Veterans Auditorium 4 . .5 OAKLAND. Oc*Jond Auditorium 9 MOOESTO. CDYe" /o\odesto Thee tre 10 IY\ONTEREY Foitground Exhibit Hall . 12 FRESNO Community The-at e 7 &9p .m. . r 14 BA Sfi ELD, Ed.Center Auditorium KER lS SANTA BARBARA. l.cJbe,.0 Theatre 16 thru19. SANTA MONICA, Ci",ic Auditorium 21, 22 PASADfNA . Civic. Auditorium 2 3, 204 LONG BEACH, PacificIe- rcce Cee te25 t"'u2S OOW'NEY, CommunityTheotre 7 &9 p.m. VERSIDE. Riverside> Auditorium MAR 1 RI . 2, 3 SAN DIEGO, Vl!'teronsBuilding all shows Sp.rn. e... ept os noted e t h e gr o u nd, an d adding appro xima t ely o ne In Ch t o th e Wheel b ase. Some Suzooks and 'Sa k is are a lso eligible for th e t reat men t. ~a:- AGn~ri~.nt~~19g'o~~~~2~~) J2e2~a:r~8~ RC1.. Y"l 4f USED PARTS ALL MAKES "l-'t l D " ,:. ~"l{ ~'" SCRAMBLER • r MOTORCYCLES 40%to 60% off in co-operation with THE OLYMPIA BREWING COMPANY • * * * * * * * * • * * * * * * * .. . SUZUKI CITY Calif. ,. / )J; Si michrame i s II hone, Qu i ck as II bunny j):\f""'cC leans . OMPETITION Tube Sl CHEMICALS Can S3,45 713 EstIS Streel lo"a Falls . Iowa 50126 GOLDSMITH PRODUCTIONS New desert demonstration rides : Inglewood, ~'. ~. 10 fL \~ PRESENTED BY Su zu k i 400 MX; BSA 500 MX; AJS St o rmers; Montesa Cappras 728 So LaBrea, 90 30 1) 213 1 ) 674 ·143 1 Fits all Husky motorcycles. Kydex vacuum formed plastic u nit is lightweight and durable. Water problems are kept to a min imu m without effect ing air in-take. $30.00 includ es ship ping, Califo rnia residents add 5% for sales t ax. Cert ified check o r money ord er only. Qu antity prices to deal ers. Del Rap ini, P.O. Box 1450 , Alam eda, CA 94501 . ~ 5imichrome Shines SUddenly tickets at th e door or your cycle shop 1801 W. Burb ank Blvd. Burbank , Calif. 849·59 07 or 845 -8738 Ex. 7 HUSQV A RN A A IR IN -T AK E MAN IFOLD MAIl0RDER SPECIALIST Immediate Shipment on all Parts and Accessones NORTHWEST LARGEST STOCK OF ACCESSORIES & CLOTHING FOR STREET OR TRAIL N.W MO TQ x HEADQUARTERS . sa>ClFOR UNIVERSITYHONDA FREE BUlJ'ACO KAWASAKI JAWAC Z CATA LQGl£ 5908 ROOSEVELT WAYN.E. . . . . . . . • • W"5H 98 105 SE • •. .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Sales I'arts Sen;ce . .. Maico. DKW. CZ, Hoda ka, BMW" .. .. .. 9008 Sierra Ave. ..!If1!J" .. .. Yamaha & . ... Triumph .. of Fontana .. .. .. Fontana , Cali f. (7 14) 822 -2252 ~ .. .. •************** **• FO R HODA'KA-BILITY see your local HODAK A dealer Distributed b y Tiger Distributing 653 W. Broadwa y, Glendale, Ca. 91204 WantedlJ\Jl '~A v""'''' Members To rep resent in government Motorcycle Owners, Riders, and Enthusiasts PO Bo x 2606 2. Sacramento 95826