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ex> '" " i6' 0.. M .... C> ex> . > ::;; III W == Z W ..J U > U Perf o r m ance • ar .c pay m ent s y o u ca n ba nk o n. When was the last tim e you we re o u t ridin g do wn a twi sty co un try road ? There wasn ' t aso ul wit hin mil es. You tw ist t he t hro t tle up j ust a little bi t an d lay d own jus t a little, tuc king in be hin d the tach and sp eedo, And yo u t hin k to yo ursel f, b o y, I could really d o b usi ness at Daytona if I o nly h ad the super q uic k eq uip me nt. You look up ahead an d th ere is a tight righthander ap proaching so yo u gear down , stick your right knee o u t and slide off th e left of th e sear-Paul Smart co uldn't loo k be tte r. As you co me o u t of t he t urn you r~ 1I th e gas o n and try to ge t un der the gas tan k top . .. .when.. oo p s. . .th ere is the law an d yo ur day d rea m ing is over. Yo u try to co nvinc e t he officer you didn ' t kn ow there was a 45 mp h sp ee d limit way o u t th ere in the country and so o n and on .. . . Yo u ma y have already reali zed as I ha ve tha t you will never ge t t he cha nce to dive in to and zip t hro ugh th e in field at Day to na so you d o th e nex t best thing and enjoy all the - tw isty country roads you ca n find . Right? Well , thi s is wh at this te st is all abou t. Telling you about a machine tha t is j us t mad e for th at ty pe o f ridi ng an d all occasiona l Bolt On 1.4 G p rod ucti o n race w hen y o u ca n find on c . It all sta rted when Joh n Wy ckoff, Th e Man fro m Dixie, volun teered h is' , new Moto Guzzi V 7 Sp orts. The !\Iother . Go ose, as. Jahn calls i t , co mes to you fro m th ose fine pe opl e in Italy who b ro ugh t yo u th e Ambassado r 750 . While I pers onnally h ave never been a fan o f It alian equip ment since my day s of o wn ing a Du cati Dian a back in the early sixtys, the V 7 did sh ow m e a few new things an d at the same tim e sho we d me so me th ings ha ven 't changed in over ten yea rs as f a r as I ta lian produced equipmen t. The V7 Sp o rts' engi ne is o f th e same ons Of Extra 'Mile a ge . .. Now you can exte nd you r bike's range without replacing your present tank with a larger, more expensive one. Our new SPARE TANK comes with ad justable bra ck ets to fit most front fork s and holds 1.4 gal. of gas, water or oil. SPARE TANK, which doubles as a number plate , is perfe ct for desert, enduro and crosscoun try riding. Fits into exist ing fue l lines and cos ts only $19.95. For mo re info, write JACWAL Corporat ion , 6337 Manchester Blvd. , Buena Park , Cali fo rnia 90620. JACWAL CORPORATiOn . Manufacture rsllmporters / Distributors of Motor Sport Accessories 633 7 Manchester Blvd.lBuena Par k/C a, 90602 / (714 ) 523· 7660 .JONES MOTOCROSS PRODUCTS (7 14) 595·9100 - (714) 595·08 19 20868 Currier Rd. Walnut, Ca. 91789 . Catalog available for S1.50 des ign as the Amb assad or , a ve e-twin mo un ted t ransver sely in th e frame . It re tai ns th e drive sha f t an d fe atures a five speed gearbox . Wh ile th e displacement o f t h e V7 i s sm a l l e r th a n t h e Ambassado r , 't h e stro ke on bo th en gines is 70 mm b ut t he bor e o n th e V 7 is 82 .5 whi le th e A m b assado rs is 83 mm , ma kin g th e Sports 748 .4cc and th e Am b a ss ad or 757 . 4 8 6 c c . T h e com press io n ratio n of th e tw o mac hin es also di ff ers with 9.8: ) for th e V7 and 9 : 1 for th e Am b a ss a d o r. T he se d i f fe rences alo ng with larger carbs , d iffe ren t igniti on systems and a few o t h er c ha nges Rives a clai m e d