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TEN YEARS AGO At an NMRA minicycle motocross at Indian Dunes, young Shawn Moran bested Gabe Thomas in the 1-3 horsepower class. However, Shawn's brother Kelly could only finish second in the 11 and over Stock class, behind Lance Moorewood. Renee Payen topped Terri McQueen to win the Powder Puff class. Sweepstakes and 250cc A main event wins went to J. Schoonover (Kaw) in an indoor short track at Corvallis, OR. Brad Hurst (Yam) captured the 125cc A main. There were two classes of 250cc Experts in the short track portion of a flat track double header at Corona Raceway. Rob Morrison won the first ahead of Pat Guthrie and Randy Bailey, and the order of the second was Danny Hodde, Earl Roloff and Carroll Heiland. Gary Wells took a Bultaco to first in the Open Experts. Tim Hart swept all three Expert classes in a CMC night motocross at Ascot Park, riding a Penton and two Maicos. Bob Messer was runner-up in both the l25s and 250s. Can-Am is back to win you Our new Quad Link system delivers a true 60% rising rate with a lineup of motocrossers that through 320mm of wheel travel. is totally new! FOUR NEW ENGINES Our Its rugged, uncomplicated Rotax engine division in Austna has been busy working design uses a single upper shock mount and carries its its magic on our whole range of motocross engines. unique bellcrank linkage at swingarm level for a low Now our 2-stroke Open Class engine is opened out to a c-of-g and improved handling. full 482cc It doesn'tjust out-muscle the competition on The system was conceived in co-operation with paper, it's a rea/life idle-to-topout monster! Ohlins: the linkage was designed for the shock; Our rotary valve 250 has a/ways let Can-Am riders the shock for the linkage. It all works together perfectly pUll rank on other bikes out of the gate and from turn THE ULTIMATE MARZOCCHIS The front suspension on our new MX bikes is every bit the equal of our to turn. Now liqUid cooling gives it even more authority superb rear suspension setup. All 4 models use new with a broader powerband and the stamina to stay out front for a full 40-minute moto. 300mm travel, 40mm diameter aluminum slider Marzocchi units that have been extensively reworked Liquid cooling has let us turn the wick way up on our 125 reed valve engine too. with new progressive damping rods and stictionreducing teflon bushings. They respond beautifully over And our already potent 4-valve OHC Sonic* 500 engine has been significantly breathed on for serious everything from ripple bumps on up. motocrossing. Horsepower is rr===================;l THE BEST OF EVERYTHING Every J983 Can-Am motocrosser up, throttle response is quicker. comes with a rigid ReynOlds And four-stroke racing will 531 frame, Dunlop tires, Akront never be the same! NEW QUAD LINK alloy rims, Grimeca hubs, Renolds chain, and an excellent SUSPENSION Along with new works-type seat/tank the best engines we could combination that will make build, can-Am is back on the winning a lot easier on you. track with a suspension Climb on one! \Ne will system that's First Class all win you. the way! $-4 Q,) ,.0 S Q,) u Q,) Q Ake Jonsson (Mai) made it nine wins in a row by capping the Trans-AMA finale at Saddleback Park. Jonsson won all three International class motos, and was headed only once, for a lap, by Suzuki's Joel Robert. However, it was Husqvarna's Bengt Aberg finishing second overall. Marty Tripes, on a CZ for this race, displaced Brad La'ckey (Kaw) as top American with a sixth overall finish. Yamaha-mounted Kenny Roberts posted a clean sweep of all of his events and then went on to lead all 15 laps of the main event in an AMA Pro indoor short track at San Francisco's Cow Palace. Second in the main went to Bultaco rider Joe Henry, with Jim Odom pushing his Bultaco to third. A motocross in Pinon, CO, found Arlo Englund (Yam) winning the 250cc Expert class over Bill Osthoff (Yam) and Vic Barlish (Mai). In the Open Experts, it was Gary Myers, Randy McCoy and Bruce Wilson finishing 1-2-3 on a pair of Huskys and a Maico, respectively. Carl Cranke (Pen) and Alex Jorgensen, aboard a new Moto Villa, battled in the 250cc Amateur/Expert event of a Carnegie, CA, motocross. Cranke triumphed in the contest and went on to win the l25cc Expert laurels as well. Thirty-nine California motorcycle patrol officers were honored for riding one million miles without an accident. Peace officers Holbert Bums and Paul Hardy organized it, using Safety Council figures that 25,000 hours generally equalled a million miles, .and then looked for officers witli 14 years of uninterupted service. Jim Evans brought a pair of Yarnahas with him to Riverside Raceway, and then went out and won the 250 and 350cc Senior GP classes at the ACA-promoted road race there. Finishing second in the 350cc race was veteran Don Vesco. • "Trademarks of Bombardier Inc. Specifications SUbject to change. ~ ~ ~orYuAsA Compare the features ... then compare the price. Cycle Power batteries are available from dealers everywhere, and come with a six month written Warranty. 5