Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

A Clear, Warm Morning (Contin ued fr om front pa ge) equ ipped w ith a gia nt -size Ha r leyDa v idson cou r tesy of Dea n Hu m mer 's Sa n F erna nd o Ha rl ey-Da vid son store a nd a 450cc Honda lent ge nerously by Norm Best from his Whittier store. A t precisely 6:31, a ce lebrity so minor we didn't catch the name started r iders in groups with the traditional count down. His duties were soon awarded to Cal Brown, one of the better known enduro champions, who helped organize this year's J ohnson Ru n. Th ere were points to be reta ined by arriving at scattered checkpoints on time, If a ri d er arrived early or late he lost at the rate of a po in t a m inute. How to Ride a Rally This meant one h ad t o main tain a pred etermined average speed, w hich is not as easy as it seems. If you started the run and r od e stea dily w ith checks 30 seconds ea rly. You can a lw ays slow race that la st 30 seconds until you pu t yo u r foo t down," Th e Sa n ta Ana w inds of last Sunday greeted us even b e for e we reached Sa n ta Ana, which happened to be near the route. F ree wa ys were sh un ned for the most pa r t and some of us discovered areas of surpassing fun like Whittier's T u r n bull Canyon road and swoopy Hwy. 74 out of S a n Juan Ca pistrano. Winding u p the run at the familiar Palms resta u ra n t in G lend or a, the sight of Puddi ngstone reservoir, dried almost to a p uddle, created a powerful thirst which soon ex h austed the Palms' beer su pply and so, a fter buffet d in ner a nd entertainment and the passing out of a wards, most departed early , satisfied tha t w e h ave proved once again that cycle riding is a clean and w onderful sport. CYCLE NEWS Thursday, October 28, 1965 PAGE FIVE SKIP FORDYCE I~!JIM IN RIVERSIDE WE'VE BEEN TOLD IT'S AME RICA 'S M OST COMPLETE AN D MODERN MOTORCYCLE CENTER AND OFFERS THE FINEST SERVICE PO LICY A VA ILA BLE, WE SUGGEST A TRIP TO SEE SKIP FOR !HONDAI (Photos on Page 6) (Result s on page 7) I -'~- I ~ THAT'S SKIP FORDYCE IN RIVERSIDE Ju st o ne of the fine looki ng co u p le s who ro de the J o hnson Run ' w e re Ross Sherma n and Joyce Red d . the speedo needle on wh a tever m ph average is called for, you would arrive on time with no points lost, provided your speedo agreed with that of the folks who laid out the run . But one must stop occasionally or speed up for traffic, and th is wrecks that plan, As Cal ex pl ained , the best plan is to b reak t he average down into minu tes-per -mile and write t his down on a lit tl e grid ta ped to the t op of y our tank. So with an announced average of, say, 30 mph your grid would look like this: MILES M INU TES 2 2 4 3 6 etc. Then, us ing a large pocket watch hung on a strap a round your neck, you can determine how many miles from the last check you should ha ve traveled by any given minute. Cal resets his large watch to 12 at each check. And here is a secret Cal d idn't make us promise not to tell: To elirnate the difference between his speedo and the organizer's, Cal determines the "speed o error," or di ffe r e nce, and resets hi s odometer over or u nder 00000 to compensa te. K ee ping close track of time a nd d istance covered, the rider then on ly has t o speed up or slow d own to arrive at the check a t his prop er m in ute. "T he ob ject," Cal says, "is to arrive in sight of the SELF-SERVE PARTS DEPT: Move up to the 90cc thriller that is really throwing its 155 Ibs. around the competitions across America, and com ing out on top in more races than competitors like to mention. The HODAKA Ace 90 is a " Gia nt Killer" , and there's no mystery to it. HODAKA was designed in America for the great variety of rough country and competition you demand from your motorr-yele investme nt. Its 4-speed, constant·mesh gearbox is buil t to really take it and stay w ith you for more, No other lig htweight is as durable, nor displays the t rue craftsmanship of the amaz· ing HODAKA Ace 90 , . . GO see fo r yourself. BANK FIN. SOUTHQ)BAY HONDA et ~ 1212 S. P ACIF IC COAST HWY . REDONDO BEACH. CALIFORNIA - 0 ~ !:: o iii !!:: iii: ~ :;; EASY TO RIDE - EASY TO OWN 9 to 9 SIX DAYS A WEEK SUZUKI • DUCATI BULTACO SALES-PARTS-SERVICE SI'EED _ ROAD. RACING.

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