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SUPERIOR SOUNDS

Entertain friends at your next garage party with the sounds of GP racebikes from 1948 to 1974. Narrated by eight-time World Champion Phil Read, the Superior Sounds of Classic Racing Bikes CD consists of the exhaust notes of more than 70 different grand prix bikes, including Honda's famous six-cylinder 250, the MV Agusta Triple, the Moto Guzzi V-Eight and, for you tiddler buffs, a 50cc Kreidler. The recordings were taken in the pits, on the starting grid and at full speed, and include various trackside interviews. Order yours from AMA Products Sales (614/891-2425, ext. 272) or send a check/money order for $18 to the AMA at 33 Collegeview Rd., Westerville, OH 43081.

OLD BIKES, EH?

The Canadian Vintage Motorcycle Group will hold its annual rally June 19-21 in Paris, Ontario. Included in the festivities are a concours and group rides. For information, contact the CVMG, 163 Fennell Ave., East Hamp ton, Ontario, Canada, L9A 1S4; 905/383-3515.

HARLEY'S KC CONNECTION

Kansas City, here they come. Harley-Davidson Sportsters, that is, following the opening of an $85-mil lion, 330,000-square-foot assembly plant on the outskirts of the city. Even tually all Sporty production will be transferred to the new facility, which currently employs 200 workers. With the new plant online, H-D expects to build 145,000 bikes this year, up from 131,000 in 1997.

RIDE THE WILD, WILD WEST

Play modern-day Pony Express rider with a rent-a-ride from New Mex ico Motorcycle Rentals, located in Al buquerque. The company offers a choice of three model types: BMW K75RT, Honda Transaip and Ducati E900. Standard fees range from $100 to $125 per day, with weekly dis counts. Liability insurance, hard bags (BMW, Honda), soft luggage (Ducati) and locks are included. For reserva tions or info, call 505/792-8408.

TEN YEARS ON TWO WHEELS

If you enjoyed reading about inter national moto-traveler Helge Peder sen's "Siberian Sojourn" in the January issue, check out the English edition of Helge's book, 10 Years on 2 Wheels, coming this spring. The 208-page travelogue details the au thor's 300,000-mile, 77-country ad venture aboard his trusty BMW GS. To order a copy, contact Cyco Active Products at 800/491-CYCO.

FOR A GOOD TIME, CALL...

New for `98 is the Kawasaki Good Times Owners Club, open to all bike owners for a $35 annual fee. Member ship benefits include a group-rate in surance plan, 24-hour emergency roadside assistance, $50 rebate on MSF RiderCourses, preferred treatment at GTOC-supported rallies, a trip-rout ing service and, of course, the requi s~e patches and pins. To join, contact the club at P0. Box 25143, Santa Ana, CA 92799-5143; 714/770-0400.

NEW KID ON THE BLOCK

We welcome a new addition to CW's staff this month, Associate Edi tor Paul Seredynski. Paul arrived from Hachette's New York office where he was an editor at sister publication Video, spend ing the last two years banging el bows with New York's cabbies and generally pay ing too much for everything. He hails originally from New England, rode his first motorcycle at age 9, misspent his youth on enduro bikes in the woods of eastern Connecticut and began roadracing four years ago. A graduate of the Newhouse School at Syracuse University, Paul pulled a five-year stint at an entertainment magazine based in Virginia before heading to New York.