Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

• II • c:s=e F blJ 'PAV'I) • • FREEWAYS .. ! 71-IEYVE COST MI: FIFTY BUCKS ALK'EAI>Y 77-115 MON"TH.' .. l MOVIE REVIEW "The Leather Boys" By C. C. Clayton Don't let the titl e fak e you out, th is full)(> IIJ.:th F ur e movie is about th e " toneat up" (!OO mph plu s ) boys of England, w ho meet a t the Ace Cafe, an all night truckers stop on one of London's main d rags . an d 110 ride th eir mot or cycles !OOmph on the Queen's hi ghways. W ritten by a wom an masquerading under th e no n de plume " Elio t Ceorge," th e movie is by nil reoorts authentic, but the davs of the ton -up rid ers are numhered (See Greenfield's colum n on page 3). The story sta rts WIth the m arr iage or Reg, a nice lad who own s a T riumph T iller, to Dot , played by Rita Tush ingham . TIl ey hone ymoon on his Triumph, hut th e gir l, fresh ou t of schoo l a t 16 , is im ma tu re and unready for th e responsibil ;tip.s uf ma rriage, F or good reasons, Reg leaves her ancl becomes friends with Pete, an overgrown sprite of a boy with a Norton 500. O n an end ura nce race from Lond on to Sco tland and back, Re g and Do t zet back together and Re g decides to mo ve ou t of th e room he has been sha ri ng wit h Pete. He returns to D ot's apa rtment and fin d s in h is be d anothe r g uy. So m uc h for th e' marriage . back to frie na Pete goes .Reg, to takehim u p on a dream he has of going to Am erica . The)' riJe 10 the seaside, sell th e ir b ikes a nd Pet e goes to fi nd a sh ip bo und for th e new world . While wa iting for Pete , Reg wanders into a wat erfron t pub for a beer and discovers not all of Britain 's qu eens are in th e cas tles. W orse, Pet e enters and the others recognize him as a fanner associate. Learning th is Re g resolu tely strides aw ay fr om th e puh . . . back to London? To Do t? W e don't know, but as a good movie should, here it e nds. Reg, you sh ould never have sold th at m otor cycl e. REG AND DOT ON HONEYMOON CLASS " A" HACER - J A P - Four s tud . $ 30 0 or bes t offe r - ma chine r e a d y to go. Exlnt running condo Ask Toug h ene-pteee e et te e - IN WEST w e~'Ir in L ycr~ st retch HOl lYWOOD wh ipco rd t Will. ael t no t incl . Trim waist . 807 N. PA LM AVE . snu g sea t. ta pe red legs . I la ck. Be ig e , Whit., Na vy , Lod en. Fad ed Blue . Stat e he igh t, weight . S"'ip ped un 28.00 cu ff ed . a t Triwnph of Bur bank , 1320 N . Holl yw oo d , Bu r bank - Ph o ne 8 48 - 7233 WHAT'S BLACK & WHITE AND READ ALL OVER??? ANSWER: CYCLE NEWS WANT ADS, OF COURSE! T HADE 195 7 FORD CONVERTIBLE Ne t t op , For Moto rcycle . Call before 61""". UN 5-52 01, ask for Son n y . Sa t '" Su n call 863 -2473 Want Ads cost $2 for 25 words or so, per issue. We guarantee your ad will be accu rate as to spelling, address, phone number , etc. We may rewr ite your ad to help its w ording (w ant a picture in your want ad? Send picture and $3 extra) . Headline in BOLD TYPE ' 6 3 TOHA TSU 50cc : Looks like new tra il s p r o c k e t a nd kn o b by t ire , 600 o riginal m ile s , tools t o o t $17 5.00 JE 7- 7 9 0 9 cam s, Hi F i Bl ue and w hite. $12 95 . Ph o ne (213) 59 1-40 11 , 1915 lime ave A pt 3 , Long Beach , Calif. SPEED TUNING 19 6 5 TRIUMPH 200cc MOUNTAIN Cub . $ 450 .00 . Have just gone t h r oug h eng ine a n d tra ns . Set up f or 450 HONDA-USED J u st like ne w. sell $ 92 5 . 52 5- 528 1 F r o nt f orks hav e 59 dampening units . " Q" type air cle a n e r, a l um in um skid p la te . Be r arn ble 5 seat a n d ba rs . Call Bob Se e at La i d law' s H ar l e y-Da v i d - s o n, 8351 E. Ga r vey , So . Sa n Gabr ial 196 5 ELE C T RA G LI DE , F ACT O R Y e qui pmen t with new s p o rt s ide car . 14 0 0 m ile s . on e ow n e r . De livere d new fo r $ 2 . 8 0 0 - wi ll sacrafi ce fo r $1 ,8 95.00 - any t e rm s or tra de ok . La idlaw 's, 8351 E . Garve y S . Sa n G ab ri el. 2 80-6372 196 0 ME RC . O UT BOA RD motor , 40 h .p ., Ma rk 55, Com plete ri de g uide s tee ring c o ntro l s y stem . $ 125 for e v eryth ing . TO 9-99501 TO 2 -0 764 GOLD S TARS - TW O COMPLETE m a ch i ne s , re a d y t o r a c e - b oth have S&W springs , L itch c o lla r s , new t o p & l ow e r e nds . Barnett clutches, all spare pa r ts needed . $12 0 0 fo r both or wi ll se ll s e pera t l y . (7 14) :--:A3-2 709 400 m ile s P r i v a te pa rty - m u st Call after 5 pm ERA N D N E W HON DA C B450. Purc h a s e d in Japan . Slightl y u sed Triumph Bonn eville 196 4 - 4 5 00 mile s would like to keep both but am t oo prac t ica l. Phone 377 -886 6 Local Di. tribu tor "for ACIlO-S HEU OIL (714) WA N T E D- F IB E R G LA SS TA NK s u it a b le for r o a d r a c in g - 18 " 36 h o l e WWI All oy rim - 30 0x l 8 A v o n o r Dunlo p r e ar tire . P hone 37 0- 8 8 87 a ft e r 6pm . A s h li ne 89 4-88 44 o r 89 4 -6238 up . PHOENIX read CYCLE NEWS MUST SEll:1965 XLCH t, Xl n t rond o 10 USE D XLCH SP O RTS T E RS. 196 2 , 1965 - $7 9 5- up . Ha rley - Davi d son C'h o pper s f r om $ 2 50 - up . 10 00/. finance - 30 day gua ra ntee - Any tr a de OK . 4 5 u s ed 74 ' s f rom $ 395 4407 N. 16t h ST., '64 SUZUKI 50 cc : Star t s w ith one k ick , r e al d ependa ble . $ 175 , Call JE 7-7 9 09 lo w m ile s, lo a de d with ext ras, P dese r t or scram bles. Group price s for teams a nd cl ub s. SALES & SERV ICE !6 2 M A T C H L E S S : 750c c set up fo r d i rt or road, fastest and only t w in a t As cot , Sp eci al c rank , cam S, two c ar b s an d ne e d l e be ar inga througb:lut e ng ine an d t r a n s. 100 spare p a rt s . $ 685 or be s t offe r . JE 7 -79 09 AU PARTS & ACCESSORIES FACTORY MECHANIC 1441 W. MAIN ST. PH. 281 -7143 A1HAMIIlA, CALIF. r---·-----------------------·--------------~ WANT- ADS USE THIS COUPON III III ENCLOSE CURRENCY I I I I I I I I I I I I Our Want Ads are open to anyone - Private parties, dealers, m anufa cturers, organizations , etc. CYCLE NEWS r eser ves th e right to refund payment and r eject ads which we find ob jectionable. 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