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.c " u, ~ w Z W ..J U >U A ce t est t ootsie li ked the Sh erp a T a w hole lo t . the fai rly ta ll fo ur th an d fifth gears. T he seat is reall y only th ere for loo ks. It is n ever us ed in a section an d will on ly offer minimal co m fort wh ile riding fro m trap to trap. ' While not designed for speed, the Even sq ui d beginners li k e this road racer can ride the Sherpa T. Competent riders can do all manners of outlandish stunts. ' T h e five spee d t ran smi ssi on is fit ted with a 17mm m ainsh aft t o aid in longevity . Th e rear ch ain is equip ped with , th e same trailing , tensioner and c hain o iler th at th e Alp in a se ries is fin ed with. T he foo t p egs have been lo cated for a stan d-u p ridin g position " but when on th e p egs yo u can no t reach the shi f ting le ver. T he ex plana tio n fo r thi s is tha t wh ile in a trap yo u very seldom sh ift, an d yo u d o not w ant th e leve r t o in terfere w ith yo ur foot while in ex tre m e p o siti ons. The suspension h as a fu ll 6'h" of travel in th e fr on t for ks , but o u r bike leaked fro m both th e sh o cks and the forks on the firs t rid e. A go o d se t of "TOO fe lt good a t 45 MP H. The m anufactu re r's specificatio n sheet says that it will go 65 MP H , b ut we could see n o reaso n t o m a ke it go that fas t. The Sam my Miller Replica is a serious m ach in e, n o t a cow trailer. . MATHEMATICS Bo re x stroke Displacement . . , Com pression ratio Claimed BHP Claimed t orque Carburet ion Fuel capacity Wheelbase Overall length Width at handlebar Seat height Ground clearan ce Weight Maximum speed Price d ouble lip sea ls ar e needed. T he m achine is fitted with a tria ls tire in th e front a nd a knobby in the rear. Fo r th e type o f ridin g we did a t Saddl eback Park and In d ia n Dunes Park (b o th in Southern California) the knobb ies w er e more th an adequa te. Un fo r tu na te ly , th e kn obbies . will n ot work o n wet, slip pery, m o ss-cov er ed rocks an d o ther stan dard o bs tacles in o bs erved trials section s. Sh ifting is easy and po sit ive. T he five speed tra ns missio n has the firs t three gears ra tios close t ogether wi th th ird b eing eq uiva len t t o th e second gear o f th e Alpin a. In Europe wh e re trials enjoys a gre a te r popularit y th an he re, the traps are several mil es apar t. Hen ce ' , 83 .2mm x 60 mm 326 .03cc 9 :1 2 1 at 5000 3 .15 M·Kg at 4 500 25mm A m a! 1.25 Gal. 52 .3 in . 79.3 in. 32 in. 30 in. lO in . 216 lb. abo ut 65 MPH $1049 Husljvarna and CZ owners: have we got a Milluni earlluretor eonversion lIit for ~ou! Valerian's. The original Mikuni carburetor conversion kit for H uskys and CZs. And the only one that really works! The kit that imp roves eff iciency, to rq ue character istics and fue l consumption . Stees loading up, Eases startups. And gives more docib ility The kit that comes with a comp lete range of jets good from sea level to 8 .000: The kit you can bolt on in less than an hour. The custom-designed kit that loo ks lik e it' s "factory installed:' Order a whole kit and kaboodle. or just the parts yo u need . (Including our very own manifold kits.) Call (213) 475-4541 today. Or mail the coup on . I ------- ----- -- - -------- - --- - Sir s: WOuld li ke to order I he following KIT . 1 .. DESCRIPTION ·· Type/ SIze 250 CZ - 32 mm 3 360· 400 CZ- 36mm 6 7 8 250 250 25 0 360 Hu sky Hu sky Hu sky HuSky - 32mm 1 0 34 mrn 1 0 3 2m m to 32m rr' to rectece re place re place repl ace 9 10 59 95 59 95 250 CZ -34 m m ~ . 360· 400 CZ - 3 4m m .. 4 2 KIT e PRICe ' S54 95 12 Availabl e Soon 6 195 32mrn 36mm 6595 36 m m 6 195 32 mm . 6 195 11 '3 t4 is '6 17 DESCRIPTION ··Type/ Size 360 360 400 400 250 250 400 450 125 Hu sk y - 3 4mm to repl ace H usk v -32mm to replace Husky -34mm 10 replace H usky - 34 m m 10 replace Husk y MJ - 32mm Hus ky MJ -34mm H usk y MJ - 34mm . . Husk y MJ - 34mm Pent on -32mm PRI CE ' 6595 6!)95 6595 36mm 36m m 32m m 36mm 6595 6395 6695 6595 6595> 5 4 .9 5 "All pri ce s plu s Shipping and handling cant cmra residents ad d 5% sales tall. _ r.) I ~O V , m~ o ~ .6~ t1 ~\.~ .::~~r ' ' o. 6~ ~ '-\t\ c.. ~ _ O\~ . r, t\" 1~' E xpert Service Dept. on all makes. MAIL ORDER ~~ wJ"E ~,of I ,-Q: ° H A R BO R » ", NEW - USED PARTS AND ACCESSORIES HONDA - YAMAHA .- TRIUMPH 2255 HARBOR BLVD . (7 14) 646-4655 646·2428 COSTA MESA , CALIF. 92627 Please ship CO O O· Cha rge 10 . BankAmencard 0 M asl erc harge 0 My accou nt number is NAME MAI~TOCITY : . , ~~ VI U _ AOO" ES5 • _ TELEPHONE_S::::::AT:::E,,--::.-c;-c::-,- 'P_-_--T 7 _Z_ __~ ruse area code I T~~w~~c~!~v~!!t~:rl~dtd. Los Ang eles . Cali fo rni a 90064 - Tel ephone : (213) 475-4541 ' Sale s - Serv ice - Acc esso ries - Pa rts - Rivetts Champion Leath ers HUsaVARNA· JAWA/ CZ · SUZUKI ' PENTON· MZ · MONTESA • ZUNOAPP' MINI-TRAi lS open monday through saturday