Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

C) N . " '" 0.. M r0- C) M .: c. « ~ w Z W ..J o )o . A host of techn ical advances are ' featured on th e new Bulmo to x. Cloc kw ise f rom top left: Th e Ceriani-styl e forks are. w ithout a doubt, the st rongest in th e industry. Th e .D Z R is the first produ ct ion mul t i to feat ure four valve per cylinder layout . Proto typ e knobbies loo k to offer t racti on and lon g life . Water cooling wo n D aytona and 8ulmo~o x. has incorporated it into the DZR in order to off er t he maximum reliabil ity . Only probl em experienced in th is mod el has been slight oil leak , but th e engine loo ks to be the essence of th e machi ne. . . THE FABULOUS 'BULMO TO X DZR eq uip me nt places the enthus iast in the situation of b eing p u rsue d by law enfo rce me nt personnel, it is a simple m a tter for the rid er to select one of th ree re verse gears an d effectively en d any proble m righ t on th e sp o t. Ad dition ally , no Bulmo toxrider eve r need fear a co llision, .long the nemesis o f stre e t riders. After rid ing a D ZR , yo u get the feeling you ar e in destructib le. o n t he r o ad . T he fac tory leafle t dismisses wo rries abou t collisions as fo llows ; "A f ter all, if some nut wants t o com mi t· su icide b y run ni ng into your Bulmo tox DZ R,'that's his p roblem." T his m a ch ine b eats th e upco ming Dep artment of T ransportation standards on m o t or vehicle safe ty b y at least fo u r years. It truly is a wonde r of m odem tech nology ap plied to the problem o f keep in g th e enth usiast safe fro m t he maniacs o n o ur h ighway s. T he seat is on e of th e m o st comfor ta ble we have ever sat on. It is a th rone worthy of the Ki n g' Bu lm o t o x ! It co ul d use a lit tl e st ronger covering' m ateri al th o ugh ; the cover tore a lit tle after the j ourn alist from National Lampoon d id an en d o right in to a thirty-seven story apart men t co mp lex. T he m ach ine suffere d n o other damages in th e crash, except fo r a few red blotc hes and sm ears on ' h e school bus ye llow fin ish. Closer exami natio n re ve al ed th at these bl o tch es were not ca used b y rus t or lubrican t lea ks. (We suspect vandals fl un g themselves .o u t o f the to p fl o ors of th e b uild ing when we were no t looking , a n d th is o bvious attem pt b y o ur co mpetitors to sa botage o ur test scoop fa ile d.) Al though a slight compro mise in unsprung weight was requir ed. Bulmoto x felt that the lonqer lif e offere~ by ~teel '" sprockets mor e than j ustif ied the slight increase," weigh t. Chain is al umi num. , I TARTAN I PERFORMANCE IS • • Exclusive U.S. Distrib uto rs of Q ua ife 5 & 6 Speed Kit s Ouaif e No rto n Crankcases Q uaife Vel o c ity S t ac ks T a rt a n Timi ng Kit s • East ern Dist ributors of . Krober Ign it ion S yst ems Kro be r T ach o m e t e rs Tartan Performance Products 2445 Derbyshire Road Cleveland, Ohio 44106 Wr ite fo r Fr ee Cat al o gu e Just as H arl ey-Davi d son offers an op tional sunroof o n its sm al le r m odels, Bulmoto x gracious ly. offers an interesting rain accessory: in armo r pl ated canopy and ro ll bar co m binatio n to kee p the rid er safe and ' sn ug equall y as we ll in showe rs, ro ckslides, and mortar attac ks. . T he D ZR d o es n o t fea ture a hom , but we found th at a go o d shot of th ro ttle was all th at was neede d t o get an y one o r a ny thing o ut of o ur way. T he Bulm otox D ZR is w itho u t a d oubt the m o st revolutionary m ach in e to hit th e d eale r' s sho wrooms in at leas t three days. It is th e incarnatio n of everything a truly "expert" rider could e ver w an t.. .p ower , performa nce th a t levels hill s , reliabili ty , race read iness, an d comfo rtable seating . It is the tech nological apex of m o t o r veh icle safe ty , and it is th e shape of th ings to co me after th e recen tly an nounced governmen t mo t o r veh icle standards for safe ty. It is equally at h ome in forest o r on freew ay , a nd is particularly good for the en th us iast who li kes to b laze his own trails. It i; especially fitting that Excello and Bulm o t o x an nounced the in trod uc tio n of th e D ZR so so on afte r certain ele me nts of moto rcycling in California advocatedjoirring fo rces with the tim ber industry in the land use b attle. With the Bu lmo tox D ZR o n the scene , we fo resee a new era of lo gger /m o t orcycli st cooperatio n in the quest for a more fun Ameri can. w w of .y o u Cycl e News re aders save yo ur copies C. N. Survey '73 w w I I I Saturday April 14th. Sunday April 151h . *** S ign Practice Time Trial Race Starts 'I 8:00 to 11 :30 8:30 A.M. 10 :30 A.M. 1 :00 P.M . Friday April 13th. A.MA. Sanctioned Semi-Pro M.X . $450 Purse Semi-Pro . Entry $11 .00 Classes: 125,250, Open Amateur Entry $6.00 Semi-Pro 1/8 Mile Flat-Track $300 Purse . Sem i-Pro E ntry F ee $11 .00 Classes 125 & 250 Amateur Entry Fee $6.00 Classes: 125 Beginner & Expert 250 Beginner & Expert Open Beg inner & Expert M ini Beg inner & Expert Classes : ( U nder 80cc ) 73.3% w 33 1/3% Trophies Silencers & Leathers Requ ired. Sign 8:00 A .M. Practice 10 to 12 Race 1 :0 0 P.M . *** I 100 Beginne r & Expe rt 1 2 5 Beg inner & Expert 250 Beginner & Expert M in i Beg inner & Expert , (BOcc & un der ) S ign 5:00 P.M. Practice : 6:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Race: 7 :30 P.M. I Silencers & Leathers Required. Food & Beverage At Track. Overnight Camping (RACERS ONLY) PEACEFUL COVE CLUB GROUNDS 3 Miles Outside Boise, Idaho. Follow Markers From End of Harrison Blvd. , FOR MORE INFO: (208) 375-6863 or (208) 344-3401 . r " " " " " " " , .l I

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