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....... (Con tinued f ro m page 13) 0 M " '" e, " good b rake o n the m ost e xpensive mach in e in their lin e is a my st ery to us . Th e o t he r b it s and pieces th at are invo lved in running down the road wo rk out well . T he sus pension is very good. It carrie s o ut b o th its functions, absorb ing the road surface and allo wi ng the machin e to go where yo u want it to, quite well . Hand ling is different from other T riump hs. The machine corners best with power on. With it o ff, the X-75 feels unsure. It co u ld be ridden mo derately fast t h rough our favorite sectio n of m o un tain road wit hout being scary . There was a sligh t amount of oscillatio n wh en b eing p ushed h ard t hro ugh fas t , slightly rippled turns. O ne of t he o t he r t hings th at the ma ch ine d id satisfactory was pla y on di rt ro a ds . The sus pe nsio n and down-low engine p ower hel ped. T he fro nt tire was an Avo n rib and no t ver y game for t his so rt of fooling aro u nd . The rear was sa tisfacto ry for ha rd dir t roads. It was a Dunlop K-81 , a n exce lle nt ti re for t he road which is where t he bik e will b e used 99 .9% of t he time. Unfortunately, Triumph is M .... ~ M '" c: .., " ~ W Z w -' U >- U co nside ring a cha nge to K-70 's whi ch are j ust not as good fo r street use. T he big pushr od t h ree-cylinder engine is at th e heart of the machine. Its good looks are ma tched by t he high-stru ng-big -bore sound and a good d eal of mecha nical noise. It starts easily ; three kicks will alwa ys do it with proper priming, even when cold. T he vibration wa sn 't sever e en ough to irritate when you were out scooting a ro u nd the hills or contending th e st oplight grands prix around town . It only ca me to th e . su rface of yo ur co nscious ness wh en yo u we re allowed a lot of time to th ink abo ut t he ma chine on long st raight rides. The inlet gui de seal s let some oil into t he comb ustion chambers causing the Hurrican e to smoke so me. T here -- - MOTOCROSS RA ES .~T~ / .)rJ~ ~,m :Ei 0 SAL ES SEP VICE Welding Portinv Accessories ~MO~.-' BAY AREA The -~ fender has built- in mud flap s that will not flop down and hit the tir e li ke the flimsy rubber bolton type. (One ride and you will readi1y figure this out.) A tapering valance and th ic kness w ill min im ize longterm droop and potegt ial rubb ing by the tire. The · ....... fender is as wide as ~ssible (for best splash prOtection ) yet it still fi~ between the fork legs. The - ....... fender also makes a great rear fender for the sma ller machines (125cc and under)., . . The .......tender.I ike all of our products, is made from the fi nest materials. It is availab le in wh ite. silver. black. yellow, red, blue and orange . The -~. fender , since it car ries the Preston Petty name, means guaranteed performance under the toughest co nd it ions. Ou r fend ers offer the highest impact resistance, cold weather du rab ility and st rength o f any fen der on the m a r ket. We start ed this pro je c t to mak e t h e toug hest . st rongest fende r at any cost and will conti nue to do so. Top performance must be in every part of your machi ne. You will notice the diflerence ' ~ . IMrcl CHECK THESE FEATURESl --·7 Deep CfIIJI_ ,.... ~ lor 111".101Jttength •...·pI·... BULTACO Inc. * * :S~2 1 Cen n ne ta, W. l os A nge les C o r n et o f Sa n ta Monica B lv d . & Centmeta Open 9 am to 6 urn Mon . thru Sat. , Xl - Sdnld ~luni ca Btvd . ~ W+E . = ;.. . ~- N :. ;;;, 1: e • :r. S s.tnt'l Moni C'il Frw ..· . F.., .. ~ · "Id.. flU . 1IIfr ."_compef_ . ''''.%1'" ."..,.. _ ~ /~ .: 8uill-in mud ".pl . ..... 5" lonD.' on ..eh 213 826- 7856 ., ~··'''' 9 .;~ WHAT PRICE SAFETY? It', Cheap When You Suy The Bes' From J im Davis Mot osport Elbow pOlds • • • • • • Ches t Pf"otectOl'1 •• • St'lI,.,~ ....tk • •. .•. Mou th gu. tdI ..••• Shouldet' ~ . K""~ .•.. . . • .. . • And lot, more ava i/ab/e Competition prove n at the site of the " Tr ask Mounta in Two Day Tr ial," c _. C:MIC: PRESTON PETTY PROO UCTS 403 N. M A IN ST . NEWBERG . O REGO N . S O LD BY BETTER CYCt..E STORES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. CHECK Wlni YOUR LOCAL OCALER . J IM DAVIS, 50. 1002. BurfMnll. C.l ifornWl 91505 r,''''~ . fl18" : \~"'~,.,\, P.~. cve-ess :0 . 444, CA . 906 30 (71 4) 827·742 7 C O M PETITIO N MO TORCYCLE WHEELS DES IGNED. BUIL T AND R E P A I R ED ~LN O Every Sunday All classes ESCAPE COUNTRY (714) 586-7964 " STRONG" ~ ---- - - PRESTON PETTYS all new front fender designed and engineered specifically for mud. was j ust a lit tle o il leak age. O nly a fe w d rops appeared b en eath th e bik e in the .six o r seve n hu nd red miles t hat we ro de it . More oil was to be seen a ro und th e prim ar y case gas ket . Th e on ly o t her part of the bike t hat was b lessed b y cru d was t he righ t rear fen der wh ich has the esca pi ng ex ha ust gases passing over it . So me of t he exhaust crud stuck . T he carburetors are Am als. Thro t tle response was no t particularly immediate eit her upo n o pe ning or closing. If yo u dove into a tum it could get alarmi ng wh en the lack of t hro t tl e res ponse was co mb ine d wi th the la ck of brak ing . Th e cho ke was t he u sual lever but was hung o n the carbs rath er t ha n o n th e bar s. T he oil filler and dipst ick are under the seat . It ta kes a minut e o r two to get at t h em. The foo t pegs fold. Redline is at 78 00 (alt ho ugh it would wind well past th at if yo u wer en't careful), b ut it was not not ed o n t he di al. T h e fro nt fork sea ls seeped a little b it . The reset kn ob on t he trip meter was hard to use and w o uld pull o ut no w and t he n. What it all co mes d own to is whe th er you' are willing to put S2 3 50 (mo ney eno ugh to b uy two st reet-to ur ing machin es Or a st reet b ike a nd a dirt bike o r th ree sma ll b ikes, etc .) into a machin e th a t is a limited use mo torcycl e, albei t a b eau ti ful o ne. T he person wh o has to co nsi de r it is a rid er wh o wan ts a mach in e that will b e co m pet it i ve o n th e sto p ligh t quarter-mile circuit, t ha t will turn th e h ead s of the too rsies o n Main Street on Saturd ay night , tha t wi ll im pre ss his sty le-conscious rid ing b uddies, and that will still be fun to ride on S naketrack Ca nyo n Road. Because BSA will o nly make a lim ited number o f them, th e Hurrican will b e unique, and t hat counts for a lo t . The pri ce tag is a little difficult to deal with p erhap s, b ut th en it is co nside ra bly cheape r th an b uild ing yo ur o w n. Ch an ces are that it wo rks b etter , too . :.!5( f OR t AT,\ l O( .' X ! OIl S MOTORCYCLE CARRIERS 3332 RETA STREET La cr escenta. CalIf. Postal Zip Co>l e 91214 Car Frame (213) 248-2850 attacnes 10 Front or Rear Frames of Any • CAR • TRUCK • TRAIL ER c. ELMET HOUSE • DEALERS SE;ND FOR CATALOG . 12010 W. Pica BLVD., LOS ANGELES, CALI F. 90064 PHO NE (213) 479 -43 83