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Littlest tester lik ed the handling so much we had to nearly tie him down to get pictures . T he min i handl ed full-s ized ju mps and obstacles w ith surpri sing aplomb. It even stayed upright under full -sized riders. Suspension was really super. '0 The Problem is ~ "No"when ,he Kid ash fOr One an d di sappeared. When we linally go t him to come back, he was sliding it aro und co m ers , and flying through the tall gr ass. Disgu sting! When I was nine, my biggest skill was gluing plastic m odels together. After in tim ida tin g the little kid until he gave it back , we went off and had a grand old time the rest of the afternoon running up on hundreds and one-t o-fives and throwing it in to the corners under th em. I ch ea ted by using my feet a lot. They just n aturally seemed to b e down th er e pawing th e turf on co mers. It 's a neat-looking little sco oter. The Indian is painted deep burgundy with a gold "I ndian" logo an d an S£-74 on the side panel. Indian h as sold a lot o f them. They'll probably sell a lot more. J.e. AGAJANIAN presents same co mmen t: 06It needs ano ther gear." Righ t between first and sec o nd. Two, three , four are well- sp aced bu t the first gap is h ~d to overco me regardless of weight. Indian also h as a six-speed b o x which sho uld t hrow in a few more choices o f gears. What we really like about it (Me , and Bob and Shawn) is that it h andles. Suspension is really fantastic and probabl y bette r th an it needs to be for a mini. It handles jumps, bumps and ripples wi th apl omb even with 170 pounds o n to p of it . We n ever co uld bottom the telescopic s. That suspension no do ubt helps the handling wh ich is "right there" fo r the mi ni-mo to cro ss set. It would also set up on sweepers CLASS "C" ~ SHORT TRACK The Ind ian 74 was able to negotiate turns bot h banked and berm tess wit h confidence-inspir ing good behavior . and sm ooth stuff. Th e bi g kids, 25 and older, were roaring around like a bunch of idi ots d raggin g th eir feet and th rowing the little b ugge r around wi th th e th rottle wic ked to th e stops. It is great go bs of fun to stu ff it into th e le ft hand swee pe r at th e end o f th e st ra igh t on th e In dian Dunes minibike cour se. The tr ead pattern, which is a cross between a trials and univer sal p attern lean ing toward th e tri als end , will h old or slide depending mainly o n th e spe ed and angle at wh ich you ha ve th e sc oo te r. It would co rn er insid e o f m ost an ything else on th e track . T he nine-year old test rider took it, rode off, supposedly to get used to it , RACES ******************************************** :Z-BIC SAT.2~. SUN.1~. DAYS-":Z • • . .IWII~EIRI.AL Calif. M~IWinfer fAIR GR'DS -~---~------------- ~----Calif. Mid-Winter Fairgrounds Pit Gate Open From 10 :00 a.m. To 12:00 Noon ATTENT ION RIDERS : CALL (2 13) 321 -1610 If You had to take up hill s 'In first if you w ere over 50 pounds. Th ere was a big gap u pto second. But it d id n't stop any body fro m buzzing its gut s out and playing their brains out wheneve r they got a leg over it. ., You Plan To Ride Both Days. We need your Name, Rid er Number, Make of Bike, & Where You' re From . Or tear out & mail to: Agajanian Ent erp r i se s , P .O . Bo x 98, Gardena , Ca . 90247. Name ---,:-:-c;-_ No . M fg . City & Sta te - -- - - - -'-- - - - -