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Offline Stewart Allen

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125 shootout in American Mag
« on: October 25, 2007, 09:51:56 pm »
Hi all, a test to help solve my own personal mystery. I brought a mag back in about May '74 (school holidays) and drooled over it for ages, it is now regretfully long gone. It would have been an early 1974 mag from US and it had a 125 shootout which I think tested 7 125's including both MX & YZ Yamaha's, CR125M plus a heap of others. Again from memory the front cover had a shoot with all 7 bikes.

Does anyone know which mag & issue this was, I have been looking on Evilbay to no avail. 
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Offline Graeme M

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Re: 125 shootout in American Mag
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2007, 10:44:08 pm »
Hmmm... did it look like this one?

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Re: 125 shootout in American Mag
« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2007, 02:03:26 am »
D-rool! D-rool!
i'm writing my letter to santa right now!
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Re: 125 shootout in American Mag
« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2007, 07:13:46 am »
Spot On Graeme thats the one, now all I have to do is work out how I can get one.
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Offline Graeme M

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Re: 125 shootout in American Mag
« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2007, 07:25:16 am »
That might be harder than it seems, that was not a real popular magazine and I am guessing closed up shop donkeys ago. See how you go doing a bit of a search, but if no luck I *might* be able to have my arm twisted into parting with it. Is www.motorcyclememories.com completely closed down now? He used to have a huge range of stuff.
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Re: 125 shootout in American Mag
« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2007, 07:48:11 am »
Hi Graeme,
any chance of scanning it onto the web site like you have done with a couple of other
article's
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Re: 125 shootout in American Mag
« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2007, 11:07:28 am »
And the YZ is already in last place...  ;D
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Re: 125 shootout in American Mag
« Reply #7 on: October 26, 2007, 12:46:41 pm »
...and the Rickman and MX125 are at the front? :o

 ;D

Love to see a scan, Mr Webmaster.  ;)

Let me guess:
CR125 wins by a mile.
YZ125 good but let down by only 5 gears and only average suspension.
Rickman handles the best, does everything else ordinarily.
MX125 a good, simple, relaible plodder, but outclassed as race bike.
TM125 is a faster version of the MX.
NFI how the CanAms would have fared. Didn't even know they made 125s back then...  :-[
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Re: 125 shootout in American Mag
« Reply #8 on: October 26, 2007, 06:04:05 pm »
Orright, I'll scan it in over the weekend...  Can't say what they found out - the only bit I read was where they reckoned the TM was a bit of alright. Tho, they did say the CR was really fast and the YZ surprisinlgy slow and had bad suspension. God, it must be really bad if my TM is anything to go by.
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Re: 125 shootout in American Mag
« Reply #9 on: October 26, 2007, 08:38:29 pm »
Hi Graeme,
              If you are really looking to get rid of it Iam keen, but if I was you I'd be inclined to keep it. It might be one of those things that once its gone you wish you still had it.

Damn I have probably talked you out of it, offer still stands if you still want your arm twisted.
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Re: 125 shootout in American Mag
« Reply #10 on: October 26, 2007, 08:51:12 pm »
Believe me I'm not keen to get rid of it at all, it's not a bad magazine and has a few interesting articles in it. So what I am saying is, have a hunt around and if you don't have any joy drop me a PM. Note though it is a little water damaged so it's not pristine, but everything is there and readable. I'm off to a swapmeet on Sunday so will keep my eye open, you never can tell...

Update - just did a search thru eBay for it, and found a couple of Cycle Riders from 73/74. No July tho, but at least they are out there.
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Re: 125 shootout in American Mag
« Reply #11 on: October 27, 2007, 07:43:28 am »
The bloke on the Rickman has one of those new Fan-Dangle full face helmets, Hot , Heavy , cant see out of them. surly will never catch on.
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Re: 125 shootout in American Mag
« Reply #12 on: November 30, 2007, 10:12:09 pm »
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Re: 125 shootout in American Mag
« Reply #13 on: December 01, 2007, 12:04:37 pm »
Quote from: Heikki360 on October 26, 2007, 11:07:28 am
And the YZ is already in last place...  ;D
Even the MX125 is blowing it away. :o 8) ::)

We might just have to wait for the YZ to find some traction and to 'come on to the pipe' ;) ;D
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Re: 125 shootout in American Mag
« Reply #14 on: December 01, 2007, 12:08:49 pm »
Quote from: mposs on November 30, 2007, 10:12:09 pm
There is a copy on Ebay currently.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=260186623415&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=016
"This is a Warehouse Find, never opened and read through, stored away for over 30 years" I wonder how many copies the seller has?
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