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PROSPECTORS HOLD ~MIG HTY FINE' MEET ab o ut the rest o f the run " he said en th us iastically . " They co uld have just ru n me up and down th at canyon a hundred times! Once I got so carried away I wen t rig ht over th e t o p and there I was with my m o t orcycle par all el to th e ground and I lo o k over m y shoulde r an d see the sagebrush and b ush es goi ng undernea th ...It wa s so m u ch fun I almost turned around and rode back u p it! " He was talkin g so fas t I migh t not have got it j ust righ t b ut I k now if that had been me , I'd h ave cras hed ' ca use m y mo t orcy cle ju st doesn 't have any sta bility at all wh en its up in th e air on it s side, but Dave's o ne of t h o se trials rid ers and they never crash. T alk in g t o p eo pl e after the run, it was just about impossible t o find anyone with a nyth ing bad to say about it. Even mo st o f th o se who d idn't finis h see me d t o th in k it was a go od ru n . Most com mo n reaso n for not finish in g was run nin g o ut of gas. A few riders managed t o run o u t of gas o n both lo ops. T he lo ops were both over 50 mi les lo ng and with th e d eep sand , a lot of riders got less th an their normal . - U . _ f ," .:\:', , Moto rcy cl ists soo n learn that you never look at an ob ject u nless you want to hit it. I n th is case, don't look d ow n . MAVRICK TORQUE YER TM-40 0! NOYI YOU CAN PUT THAT CYCLONE POWER ON THE GROUND, WITH MOTO SPORTS PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS' NEW BOLT-ON FLYWHEEL . THE DIFF ERENCE IS INCREDIBLE! STUMP-PULLING LGW END TORQUE TO POWER THROUGH THE WORST MUD OR SAND. '. tl 29.9 $ '. $19.95 , Deluxe Model $34. 00 pair 4" travel w/ 60·90 p. ogressively 5w:~:r NEW LOW PRICEl $29.95 :'\ (805) 824-4261 _ TM-400 FRAME LOWERING KITS NOW AVAILABLE - Dealer Inquir ies Invi t ed Phone: Plus tax & freight spri nes Spring Rat ios from 65 t t o U 5 t in st ock Shock s eome with 78 t as sta ndard spare springs $8.00 pai r. Complete rebui Id kits $5.00 ea. 1t , · E. tensi ons $3.00 pr . Seals $1. 50 pai r Plea se specify motor cycl e make & model. Mount ty pe reqUir ed. Eye at eaeh end or eye and cl ev i s t ype. N"" in stoc k the no w " Mavri ek " 5· way adju stable i,eavy duty shock s, rebuii dabl e lu stro us chrome spri ngs, 11..,· or 121, length avai lable. Center to cente r of ey es 311" h ave I. 'lie Pay Post age on Prepai d Orders. Cal ifornia Residents add 5% for sal es ta. NOW ...... NEW ADDED WAR RANT y .. . .. . If the seal rail s on any MAV RI CK unit wi thi n 90 days fr om date of purehase we .. ill replace the seal fr ee. P.S. Does anybody el se do th is ? Same Day UPS Shipment MOTO SPORTS PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS 1988 PEARL RD., BRUNSWICK. OHIO 44212 (216) 225-7615 - - DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED - .- NEWEST U.S.DISTRIBUT(\R FOR DUNSTALL PRODUCTS MAVRIC K DOES IT AG AIN Yipes l T o thi n k th at h e's just started .... . mi leage. T here we re emergency gas sto ps on b o th lo op s but so me riders just d id n' t use th em . T h is mo nth's hard luck trophy goes t o Bob St effan . After suffering t hro ugh th e last th ree or fou r end uros where time-keeping was irrelevant, he finally tied in t o a good o ne only to get a flat tire on the second lo o p. In case you d idn 't n o tice, Bob's riding a lightweight these days - a Bu ltaco Mo ntadero. O ne incident did occur which I hop e had no th in g to do with th e run . The camp area was right alongside t he rail road tracks. During the weekend so me dim wits decided to get their kicks by putting junk on the ra ilroad t racks. Fortu nat ely the train st opped and the jun k Was rem o ved with out any accident b u t th e railroad se n t a n in ve st iga tor Track Owners Promoters and Clubs, We are specialists in motorcycle racing insurance Bodily Injury Property Damage Accidental Death Dismemberment Loss of Sigh t Medical Expense Reimbursements Ta ke advantage or t he best buy of t he year. SPOOL HUBS, 40 hol e wit h 5/8 " bear ings inc luded. Best alloy with chrome li ke fin is h. ... ...... ~~ '"'" A, 'l';,!\ $10 80 on thi s introductory offe r. : --'regUlar price S15. 00. Associa tio ns w e in su re include: A mer ican Fe d era tio n o f Motorcyclis ts fA.F.M .) of California A me ric an Cyc le Associa tion (A.C .A .)o£ California Califnrnia Moto r Sport Club (C.M .C.) No rt h & S ou th Inter-Am e ric an Racing Interna tional Mo tn rcrnss Speedwa y Racing Association (S.RA.} Hawai i Mo lor Sport Association. 10e. Dealer tnqul rl es Invited Endorsed hy lhl ! In ternat ion al Competitio n Association MAVRICK NORTH AMERICAN IMPORTS 2325 Cerro GGrdo, P.O. Box N M ojave, Calif. 93501 Call Motorcycle De partm en t Manage r - ( ~ lJ I93 7 - 2 0 1 1 Michael Bender & Assoc., Inc. 5225 W ilsh ire Blvd ., Los Angeles. Ca li L 90036 ,. 4 .. _ • .