Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

are both five speed, t o rq ue-in d u ce d , do u ble strokers . Seems like the 125 would be somewhat faster than the AT3 -I\IX that we tested. Of c ou rs e, if y ou would rather go out .and race th em streets. you could ge t one of them Yamaha 700 things. Probably be at an y street around. Inquire quic kl y and with c ash at y o u r Yamaha dealer. Cl ~j\[M)~ @[L@ ~ c ...., " NEW ;: '" W Z PRODUCTS W ...J U > U PIMPLES lizards. The bra ck ets fit most a ll front fo r ks, an d yo u c ou ld als o carry oil o r water ( all o r three ). T o be h ad at 6 337 Manchester Blvd ., Buena Park, California 90620. Y ou c o uld also,take your go ld fish ridin g with ·' o u in th e d ese rt . .lust b een it chin' to do in that kid down th e stree t with the Kawasaki 750? I m e an , a fte r a ll, your 903 Kwacke r h as, lern rne see, 15 3cc more than h e does . You c o u ld a lwa ys pull o u t the valves and cut some holes in th e cy lin de rs and make it a ring-ding, but then you 'd h ave to figure out what t o do with a ll that oil down in th e c ra n kcase. What you need, m ' boy, is more c ub e s. 1\ 0, n o, n ot a Harle y ,o r a Laverda, Bore o u t your Zee-Wun. Wh y y o u could probably make it as big as some o f th ose H ondas running around ! S ays here that Powroll will thin your cy lin d e r walls down enough to make it 11 28cc. For $239 th ey will give you all the go o d ies sh own plus added c o m p re ssio n. They also h ave a 104 5 cc kit for you budget m inded speed-mania cs that may be had for only $ 15 3 p lus m a ch in in g. Ma chining only c o sts $30 for the small kit (but m ay c ause pimples). On th e bigger kit it will cost $80. Unless you are a machinist yerself. More info, parts, etc. , e tc. maybe had from Powroll Performance Products, Inc. Box 1206/8 , Bend, Oregon 97701. You c an a sk fo r p imples a t y our drug st ore. NICE RACK We 've alway s felt tha t th ere wa s n othing quite lik e a really nice rack. We've spent 'hou rs thinking ab out them, lo okin g at them, and playin g with them. So we feel qualified to discuss them. An unusual one c o m es fro m Suzuki Fun Center, 515 N. V ictory Blvd. , Bu rbank , Cal ifornia 9 1502. T his on e is cal led the Rider Rack, and is un ique because it c an be arranged, they say, in seven differen t ways. It has a bunch of parts including the fram e , the p ack , and the pack rack, The w h ole kit a nd kaboodle is thin e fo r a m er e $ 6 2 .5 0. It does seem a lillie c o ld to us. however. EXCEDRIN HEADACHE NUMBER 21 FASTER THAN DIRT Of c o urse , y ou mi ght not be o ne 0 1 the m stree t racers. Maybe y ou race d irt. Well , Yamaha thinks tha t your ch an ce s o f b eating it would be be tter if you had one of their n ew trick things. Like their 176 pound YZ · 125 o r 207 pound YZ·250. Apparently they are so trick that you don't even have to p ut gas in them . We quote Y amaha's press release: "In fa ct, once o ut o f the shipping c ra te , they are ready to race. " They Hodaka Montesa Carabela "~J _.. Motorcycles fI_ · Cycle Ma le c GUY R . LOUIS " - SALE SALES SEPVICE Weld ill!J' Porting Accessories * * Inc. 1J~2 Ce n u net e. W. Lo s A nge les Co rne r of Sa nt a Mo n ica Blvd . & Cen nnera ope n N OON t o ac m M o n d ay 9 to 6 Tues thru Sat S.lnta Monic a Blvd . "5<1 N - ~W+E - '"" ~ S '" ~ "- . ;;, Up to 570 Value $38,95 NOT Second s Most Major Name Brands Geo rg ia Gia nt only •• $23.95 Engineer Boots .•• • _$ 14.95 Harness Boots • . . ••• $17.95 Acme or Du ~angc Cowboy Boots • • . . • . $ I 7.9 _5 Hercules, C h ip pew a, G eo rg ia G iant , And Rally Ride r s. We fit better and We Have Siz es. ~ Discount Prices! c Wo rk Shoes Unlim ited 12086 Brookhu rst Garden G rove, Ca lif . 92640 (71 4) 537-6535 • :r. S.,n l a :\l oni C'a Frwv . 21 826- 78 56 3 DIRT BIKE W EST ~ Ask Dick or Fred 709 W. Stuart s r ., F resn o, Ca lif. 9 3 704. (209) 439-3330. TARABUSI Span ish R ac ing Pistons Stan d ar d Eq u ipme nt on new Montesa cycle s 4 oversizes .Srnrn (020) each ty pical p rices c omplete asse m b lies West co ast - duty included. MOTORCYCLES Si t.. :=~,... ' "THE MEXICAN CONQUEROR" 12131 34G-6S21 ca~~ ..~~~,A~= SALES· PARTS· SERVICE Serving The Entire South Bay Area ~ontt5"a DUCATI MOTa- GUZZI MAICO MONARK . D~ ~ 125 B u ltac o 250 B u lta c o 250 B u lta c o 360 Bultaco Sh erp a , . . $22.00 Pu rsang 23.65 5 po rt . , 25.85 Band it o 28.05 Also in stock for Montesa , Maico and Husky 125's, 250's, 360's and 400's. Speeify Model. R ichard Miller 1725 Tomli nson Street Eureka, Calif. 95501 707-443-803 1 Save th is Ad! •........••.• ..•....•.•••...••..••... NOGUCHI PRODUCTS GO FAST AND SELL FAST. •• cycle Trend West. Inc. Save this Ad ! On all cycle boots - -' BAYAREA BULTACO 1101 E. 6th St. - Corona (714) 735-7721 SEN D 50¢ F OR C ATALOG ! . . -. /. ~'" ~ YAMAHA of CORONA p o , Boo 444 , CVP'ns. CA 90630 . . . ;Ii ~ .Mike Patrick's .' 17 1 1 827 -7417 4 (7 14 ) 893-7057 ' ~M~ ~"·~l~\· COMPETIT ION MOTO RCYCLE WHE ElS OES IGNE D, BUll T AN D R EPA IR ED 72 19 Westm inste r AVf:J., Westminster, Ca. \i?i)~ When y o u a rc ch an gin g a tire. do yo u eve r snag' ;] fin ger ? Y ou kn ow, ge t i t c au gh t betwe en the rim an d th e ti re iro n . Well . Going Th in gs h as c ome up with this n ew Pin ch -Pr o o f Tire T o ol. Nev er agai n will yo u flunk a test be c au se y o u r finger wa s too so re to write fas t e nough. No mo re los t rac es be cause you co uldn ' t b ra ke h ard enoug h . Th ey also say th at it will ke ep yo u from pinching the inner tube wh ich we suppos e co u ld b e right h andy. It mi ght sa ve yo u some time and money also . More info , like how much , c an be y o u rs if you c all o r write Going Tbings a t 714/64 2- 1 347 or 724-C James Street, Costa Mesa, California 92627 . Tell them y ou 're c allin g about y o u r fin ger. '\'''\~ ~ '~l l.\': ... t# #IV ~"'"~e't ~~*~Spo rt GETTING THE FINGER Perh aps wh en yo u d rop o n th e above item , you will b ec ome conce rned ab out d oin g to o man y wheelies. All th at wei ght in th e ba ck mi ght make the o ld fr on t en d a tad light, e h ? No t to me ntion th e problem of usin g up m ore gas tot in g a ll th a t wei ght aroun d . Do n ' t reach for tha t bot tle of Exce d ri n . .Iacwal Indus tri es h as solve d all you r problems in one swell foo p. Th is handy d andy li llie devi ce j us t b olts right on the front forks and in creases you r gas c ap aci ty hy 1.4 gall ons. Think h ow mu ch help a lm o st ten p ounds of gas will b e in keeping y ou r fr on t en d down . No more botherso me whee lies. And y o u can p ut a nice hig number o n it (t h is must be Gary Fisher's) to le t eve ry o n e kn ow th at yo u ' re a racy sort. Like the road Valleywide Ca t e rin g, Inc. S pecial Events and Concessions 11466 Ch an dler B l vd. N o r t h H Ollywood, C a. 916 01 (213) 766 -4 3 1 3 WHITTIER HONDA ALSO HAS OSSA & PUCH MOTORCVCLE TRAILERS BELL HELMETS FULL BORE PRODUCTS COMPLETE STOCK OF PARTS & ACCESSORIES FOR STREET & D tRT WHITTIER HONDA 14324 E . Whittier Blvd. Yih~~ier, Calif. 1213, 698-0065

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