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tags on his crate, causin g those lon g, long m on th s of misery. Much to th e boy 's surprise , the b ash pl a te eve n fit. That was amazi ng c on sid erin g that it w as design ed for a prototype Japanese bi ke. The only problem left to th e boy was staying in sh ape when h e could n ' t ride. T he n he d iscovered th ese ru b b er rings called " Green Zonkers," He t old his mo ther th at it was a dog toy an d th at wa y he could walk around squeezing it all day. S oo n his hand an d arm muscles. RfCW to an enormous size. Ltl M .. . GO CL M e- '" ,... And he N . ~ ::;: ~ w Z w oJ U >- lived happily U everafter! . f) Slowly but surely, that shiney new silen cer on the Ducati started to get dinged up by logs and the boy became m uch co nstern ated over the problem . One of his frien ds to ld hi m that he needed a bash plate. The "Dirt Bike Buy ers Gu ide" didn't h ave a bash p late for an Ugly Du cati, but he found out that he co uld get on e that weighed only four pounds, made out of aluminum, for only 534.95 plus tax & license. So awa he sent. -;;·.·.·.·.· · ·•· ·.·.·.v ~ WARREN ~ WILSON = M0 ~ TO RS ·•· ..,. v 9000 SEPULVEDA BLVD. So uth of Nor d off in Sep ulveda , Ca lif. (2 13 ) 894-921 8 QYg:T-~l1 ' b ) DUNSTAL L DECIB EL SILEl"C ER (is actually right e ffici en t o n a Norto n) : Paul Dunstall Organ ization, 156 , Well lI all Rd.. Eltham, London , SE 9 6S N . Or try yo ur N orton dealer. c) DIRT B[KE BUYER'S G UID E, availa ble on newsstands, in Venice, Cal. or fro m Highl y Torqued Publications, 16 200 Ventura Blvd., En cino, Cal. 9 1316. d) SUPER RED OIL , Pacifi c Customs sell s it and welcomes dealer's inquiries at 2301 San Fernando Rd ., Burbank, Cal. 91504. We re commend them . e),BASH PLATE (is actually for th e new Honda Elsinore) : F abrication, 635 Crestmoore PI., Venice, Cal . 90291. 5052 Aluminum and co vers it all. 821 -369 3. f) GREEN ZONKER: Onl y 51.29 and write to Walt Stucker, Box 445, La Mesa, Cal. 9204 1. .... Motorcycle Sales Service ~ ~e~ ~ EXP~~j~~~i~:: 'UI ~ 0 ~,-1 ~~ .t /t# \ 6-. ~'7 ' ,\'1', . » ''''' '~'1J"''''NEW - USED PARTS0 AND ACCESSORIES " ~ ., HONDA ~ 2255 HARBOR BLVD. YAMAHA - TRIUMPH \1 COSTA MESA, CALIF . 92627 (7 14) 646-4655 J 646-2428 t MX -$ 45.95 W'.f-E <, - 1) METRIC THREAD FILE : Pierl ot Automotive T ools . 716 Vesta st., In glewood, Cal. 9 03 02. ·...,., MONTESA ' • All thi ngs went w ell and th e Du cat i was happy and eac h day was fill ed with new adulation. Like some wise man o nce said, "All th is will co me to pass." A nd sure eno ugh , it did. One day the boy 's father dis covered th e Du cati an d was furi ous. It was an in credible threat to his reputation. That Duck ned rapi d ly , only narrowly avoiding harm. Wandering aimlessly out o ver th e hills, with a tear running down h is fork leg, the Du cati bemoaned his fate. Nothing ultimatel y good could ever seem t o co me o f his life. As he fo llo we d fire roads o ver ridge afte r ridge , he reminisced ab o ut th e go od times an d co n tem p lated his future . A s he cres ted the t op of an especially large ridge, he spi ed a large number of bikes running below on a Closed co urse. Ma ybe so meone there would a t least offer him so me gas and oi l. Upon entering the parking area he noticed a large quiet descending upon the are a. His past failu res crept back into his mind and again he feared rejection. For the longest time there Was only. silence and just as he was ready to run and leav e he he ard a st uttered, raspy voicee whisper the words, HO h my Lord, it ' s the new Ho nda two-stroke:' "Those things aren't suppose d to be here for mo n th s. 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