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.. ... • • • • • • . 3 WESTERN TEAl ISA PREVIEWS CHOICE IODELS BSA-Western exhibited their topof-the-line motorcycles to an enthusiastic gathering of dealers in Oakland las t weekend.. Star of the s how was the ultra-high performance 1966 Spitfire Mkll 650cc. This will be the presti ge model with the highest price in the BSA range. Co-starring was the fas t-but-s imple 441cc Victor B-44, which won the W orld Moto-Cross (sc rambles) Champions hip last year and the year before. Reported to turn 83mph in a '4 mile in stand ard trim, the Victor is expecte d to carryon the tradition of BSA si ngles winning locally started by the famous Gold Star des ign. . New V.P. and General Manager Pete Colman, co-hosti ng with exec utive Bill Ceder, greeted dealers from as far away as Alaska and Nebras ka to the " wonderful world of BSA". While wives and daughter s were enjoying a guided tour of San Francisco, the men listened to Mr. William Rawson tell of his 47 years with BSA. He stressed the company's of se curity over three generation s. "PETEY" AWARDS Pete formally opened the 1966 sales season by presenting awards to la st year's top dealers . Ed Seidner, Pres ident Bert 's of Azusa, Norm Reeves of Paramount, Downey and An aheim and Bob Arnold of Oakland' s Cycle Stop ran a race so close according to Pete , " they could have shar ed a blanket". Dewey Ocepek of Seattl e , James Simmerman & Son of Denver , and Bud Hyde 'of Brittons Cycle in Dallas also were top 1965 money. makers. Pete introduced the BSA-Westem team - Dist . Mgrs, Vic 'Cox and R.G. Stanley, Service Mgr. Tom Cates, bookkeeper Steve Bums and Howard Alzina , parts mar, SNAFU from page 1 of the cours e, but for some reason chose to sto p at the edges of the lake and few were the riders able to aim s traight enough to pick up the lime at the othe r s ide. Entryfees will be refunded by mail and it is hoped the desert championship will be re-scheduled and the date given to a club better equipped to handle the demands of a desert classic. (For a rider's comment, see Voice of California, page' 2.) HUNDRED DA Y ENDURO (Cant. from 1) have to average something in the region of three hundred miles per day. This does n't so und too exhausti ng to us free way-trai ned types, but Jim and M will have to face some very ike tough riding, incl uding the highe st road in the world, 17,570 feet up in Ec uador, and what is cl aimed to be . the driest de sert of all, in Chile . TW HUSTLERS O Speaking a little Spanis h, they plan to ' live off the land' wherever poss ible and not spe nd their capi tal. M ike will be handli ng the photographic s ide and Jim will be taking care of all the mechanics . Frank Stone and the American Sports Company of Gardena have been helping in the preparati ons for this ambitiou s undertaking. They have suppli ed racks , saddle bags, wind-shi eld s , jackets, helmet s and gloves to complete the Suzuki X-6 machines , the choice -of bike by Mike and Jim. The diary of this trip should make interesting readin g, for the two lads hope to sell their story and their film to a TV Network later on. In case any readers should wis h to send them a cheering te legram you can contac t them during the ride by sending all mes sages to: J im Parks, c/o American Embassy, P anama City, Panama. IMMEDIATE J&R "SLEEPER" ACCESSORIES Y DS TWIN H EA D S Sure yo u ca n " kee p 'u p" on yo ur 250 Yam. aha but w hy n ot be th e "lead er of th e pack?" Bolt on a pa ir of J&R heads and see for yourself. 11.6:1 C.R. adds i nstant power. m ay requ ir e b igg er je ts . Safe for stre et m ac h in es, rec om m en ded fo r rac er s. Fir st qu ality heat tr eat ed al u m inu m w ith cast -in tr ench co m bus tion chamber, rnach ined squ ish area. Ava i lable f or sho rt reach or long reach plugs. Send ca re f u l tr acing of b olt pattern when ord ering, as t hey var y . HODAKA 90 HIGH COMPRESSION SPORTS HEAD . Heat treated 356T6 alloy head and tre nch cha mber perm its -11.6 :1 C.R. wit ho ut deto nation . 79cc SUZUKI SPORTS HEAD YAMAHA 80 SPORTS HEAD 11.6:1 c ompression ratio wlt hout deto na tion is now poss ib le, SOON TO COME tha n ks to the J&R e n~inee red . "contro lled co m bust ion ' tr ench cha mber . Have m ore pow er. SUZUKI 150 Olympian more top sp eed at no c ost i n dependabili ty . J&R heads are and X·6 HUSTLER " better t ha n stock, yet priced lower t ha n t he Ja panese art ic le . hea d 51 Get at your SUZUki's poten ti al wit h c om pression (11.6: I ) to m ak e it go. yet not bl ow . " Controlled c ombust ion " chamber makes the di ffe re nce . Exclu si ve Tren ch gives flame fr ont spa ce to expand be fo re pu tt in g m ax . pressure on pist on crown . Sup. p lied w ith soft alloy gasket. See your loca I "better" J&R dealer . . 185 7 Merced Street E1 Mon te. California 9 1733