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Cycle News 1973 03 06

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an. You 've got a faste r bike but you got creamed . By a Rickman. That 's becau se Ric kmans aren 't built to impress you when you 're alone on an open field . They're compet ition bikes for com pet ition ri ders. They 're not bu ilt for speed alone, although they havemore speed and horsepower th is year . They're built to stand up to the toughest course cond itio ns. A Rickman runs through dirt, mud and slop like the weather was fa ir and the track was dry. It's ingeniously des ig ned so that all the vit al pa rts are shielded fr om d irt, mud , water and rock intrusions. And then there 's Hie famous Rickman handl ing . For li ghtness, strength and balance it has no peer. From the-durab le nickel-p lated frame to the beautifully sc ulptu red fiberg lass it's des igned for one purpose. Winn ing races. On Feb ruary 4 , Larry Watk ins won the AME Ind ian Dunes Motocross on a Rickman 125 MX, Rickman 125's also took 3rd , 4th and 5th plac e, ". Rickman Built for one purpose.To win.

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