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Cycle News 1971 10 19

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~ w Z W ...J U >- U THE STORY OF ONE LITTLE RED INDIAN Yes, it's true, one little red Indian is scaring the kimonos off the big four mini bike racing teams. Indian massacres at local speedways are becoming commonplace and one little red American- Indian is becomIng quite a thorn. in the sides of import mini-bike owners. In fact~ to save themselves from further embarrassment they organized a campaign to "tsan the stock 50 cc Junior Cross Indian Bombs" from further competition in their rightful class - the 1 to 3.9 HP ,open. FirSt the little red Indian was shoved up to the 4 to 6 HP open where clean sweeps again quickly became commonplace and Indian was banned again from less reputable speedways where a sense of fair play seems to be questionable. WHY WAS OUR LITTLE RED INDIAN BANNED? It was because of our superior wheel and hub design. Seems silly doesn't it? Under present track rules and regulations, wheel and hub size are left open in the 1 to 3.9 HP and 4 to 6 HP "open" classes. The new rule book to be written will eliminate bikes with 14" hubs. Who does that rule out? Naturally, only our little red Indian. WHY DID INDIAN DESIGNERS SELECT A 14" HUB? We wanted to give the young rider maximum control. The 50 cc Junior-aoss model is specifically built with rider safety in mind. For years, the rich foreign importers have blatantly ignored safety features in' this size of bike. Well now there is an American e~ineered and designed bike with big bike quality and performance which, right off the production line, can cream the highly modified imports. When faced with serious- American competition, the importers may improve the quarrty of their small bikes but they'll never exceed the quality.standards of an Indian. We need you - "The American Motorcycle Buyer" to help us defend our position on rider safety in the low horsepower classes. If you want to pledge us your support, please dro~ us a line. Send your response to "Indian Affairs" P.O. Box 801, Inglewood, California 90307. 1535 West Rosecrans Avenue Gardena, California 90249 DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED MINI MINI JR. CROSS SUPER ENDURO - 54 MOTOCROSS 100

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