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USo What Else is New?" , Cl '"> .. ::< ~ w Z w oJ U >- U After having blundered in to the chro no syn cl ast ic infindibula, a ch arac ter in a Kurt Vonnegu t no vel on ce said, " Everythin g always h as b een, is, and alwa ys will be. " The re is more th an me re disorien ta tion in that stat em ent. T he jump fr om concep tio n to a physical obje ct is actual ly a very min u te o ne . In that sco pe . the ste p fro m physical matter to phy sica l ma t ter in th e form of a p ar ticul ar to o l is no t a large o ne eit her. Besides, time is merel y an other conception realized in the fo rm of a clo ck . On th at basis, it's a litt le di fficult to classify anything as new . So, "What else is n ew?" Well . "new" could be used in on e of its secondary meanings, that being " recen tly manifested. ..· So here are som e recently manifested p roducts . CMC PRO MX CANCELLED You might re call reading a letter questioning how one mi gh t us e their Gr een S tickle on another bik e. Actually it's simpl e. Write to Rahm Engineering, 6 40 East 219th St., Carson, California 90745 . Th e stickl e holdercosts 79 cen ts and is made of durable plastic. Order in bla ck, ye llo w, red, blue, white , green, orange, or silver. For $ 1.34 they'll include the mounting hardware. MORE OF THE SA~E THAT'S DIFFERENT For in stance, Yamaha has just released a bundle of knowledge wh ich wa s not previously available to y o u. In th e fonn of " Yam ah a Racing T ips" y o u can find out about what th e pros do to Yamaha Enduros, morocrossers, and st ree t bikes. This includes parts , porting, and other modifications. Truly a " recen lIy manifested" product. You can get on e of these books through You r Yamah a dealer. ENDURO ENDEARER »< Plastic levers might not seem mu ch new or much differen t. T he se are. Magnum MX levers are plastic and all , wh ich ain't new, but, wh at th ey do have is a lin kage to allow a s traigh t pull o n th e ca b le, rather than pulling against th e cab le h ousing. Mu ch easi er on th e cab le. They've go t so me o ther features, too, but that's the mo st inte resting and new one, Inqu ire from you r lo cal dealer o r call: 21 3/ 830-1600. DOUBLE UNDER HEAD REED VALVE • VDO Instruments has -' taken speedometers, odometers , and clocks and added th em all to gether to mak e an "End uro Timer" . For the rider wh o rides on th e widely acc ep te d 24 MPH average, this device should be a real jewel. It's set to keep y ou at 24 MPH . An odo me te r tells you actual accumulated mil eage. Write: VDO Instruments, 116 Victor, Detroit, Mich . 48 203. 3 • DH Enterprises h as decided to sell th e double reed setup wh ich John DeSoto is usin g on his factory 400 CZ . It is ac tually two DH reed ca ges con tain ed in an aluminum h ousing whi ch adap ts to a 38 mm Mikuni carb o Dal e say s th at with th is set up the CZ remains a low RPM en gine but makes 36 HP at .6 ,0 00 RPM at the co un te rsh aft. T he wh ole assembly retails for $45, from D H Enterp rises , 1605 Lynngro ve Dr., Manhattan Beach, California 90266 . MCGILL Cal-Cross In c. and th e CMC North sincerel y regret any inconvenien ce caused any rider who planned to ride in th e race which had be en sche d uled for May 19 & 20 at McGill Cy cle Park. After dis covering at th e last minute ( Fri day p .m. ], th at the t rack h ad not been prepared an d was no t safe to ride o n , the deci sion was mad e to cancel th e two day even t rather than co n d uct an unsa fe race and run th e risk of serio us injury to any rid er. An a ttemp t was made to con tac t each rid er wh o had mailed in an entry. In mo st c ases, they we re able to con tac t th e rider and save th em th e trip to Rancho Cordova. However th ere were a few th ey were unable to co n ta ct. Any rid er wito mailed in an en try will have his money refunded. Due to the large number of en tries, it may take a we ek or so, but be assu red , y o u will receive a refund. CMC sanctioned races will no longer be held at McGill Cycle Park. Should y o u have any questions a t all concerning this event, please call the CMC office 408/226·7265. STICKlE HOLDER THE SECRETS ARE OUT AT Cartoon by Lee Haith