Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

TEXAS CHALLENGES The Lone Star s tate has ju mped on the road ra ci ng bandwa gon and will hos t a Cl as s C 'AMA pro fessiona l road ra ce on sunday . Ma,y 22nd . The purs e ha s has be en set at $2500. 00. Race s wil l be open to novic e , amateur and expert ride rs . Th ere will al s o a 250cc rac e for amate urs and e xperts. The ne w cou rse is located betw ee n F t. Worth and Dall as and is 2.1 miles per lap. All turns and c orne rs are sweepers with no low gears bei ng re quire d. The track is known as " Green Vall ey Racewa,y" . It will also hos t sport sman road rac es and dra g ra ces on Saturday, Ma,y 21st. Riders de siring further information should writ e to Curtis 'T erry , 1509 E. Lan cas ter , F t. Worth , T exas . T he promoting groups is al s o plan nin g another profes sional race in early Octo ber and will bid for a na tional AMA road rac e in 1967. CYCLE MOVIES TO SAN DIEGO Action fans in the San Die go area will be privileged to see a s pe cial program of motorcycle movie s Friday ni ght , M a,y 20 at the H 0 0 v e r Hi gh School 'Auditorium on El Caj on Blvd . Cycl e Ne w s ' m 0 vi e crew will be filming a s pecial San Diego segment at . Dehes a race track in the ne xt few wee ks to premiere at the Ma,y 20th show . Als o feat ured on the z-hour bill will be the choicest films of AMA s portsman and profes sional racin g, roa d and dirt action and a special s urprise comedy short t hat the whole family will enjoy . Advan ce tic ke ts are now on . s ale for $ 1.50. Admis sion will be $2. at th e doo r. Ticke ts may be ha d by sending check or money order to Cyc le News , box 498, Long Be ach , Calif. MAINTENANCE TIP Pl as ti c parts like tank medallions and tai l li ght le ns es break often and ar e expens i ve to replace . No ne ed to buy ne w m es o Gathe r UP the piec es and stick them back toge ther with 2-t ube clear epoxy glue . T he joint will be stronger than the orig inal part and if yo u're careful, nobody can te ll it's bee n men ded. Be s ure the joining fa c e s are perfectl y clean . ash and rinse the parts in hot , soapy W water before gluin g. Even threa ded holes can be repaired with epoxy. Coat th e scre w thre ads lightly with wax and 1e a v e it in until the epoxy hardens (24 hours ). Th e screw can then be withd rawn and t he threads will be mol ded int o th e epoxy. YlHITHER ENDUROS? ? B Y CH U CK C L A Y T O N - to muffle or not, th at is the ques tion South ern California Des ert riders are loudly protesting rec ent rulin gs by th e Dis trict 37 Sports Committee which s eem to favor endures. Kee ping to a fine s c hedule , whic h dock s you poin ts for arriving at a destination too l ate is not every cy cle .c ompetitor' s cup of tea. Cons equen tly, th e Committee composed of repres entati ves from South e rn California Sportsm en c lubs vote d to award separate poin ts for enduros . Hitherto , if yo u wanted to earn a low ridin g number i n the des ert, you had to win enduro poi nts too. Now yo u can be #1 in the de s ert without ever winding a watch. All you -have to be able to do is finis h firs t , the devil ta ke the hindmos t. Neve rtheless , many des er t rid ers enjoy enduros too, be cause t hey a re a test of the mind as well as t he man and machine. and as long as th ey don't hav e to mai ntaln a s peci al built bike jus t for enduros, and anoth er one for des ert wailing, t hey will continue to ri de both kin d' of event. Lately, however , so me enduros ha ve had to cross or us e public roads , and this means all-out desert bike s , with out muffl ers , lic ens es or any le gal e quipment , are in eligible to compete Some clubs li ke the J a ckrabb its do lay out th eir enduros without touch in g a road . F or t his reas on, rid ers fee l that th e de cision to re qui re or not requi re mufflers , li ce nses , spark arres tors, etc ., s hould be left to the dis cretion of the promoting club. With Cyc le News to s pread the word , wheth er le gal equip ment is requi red or not , th e confus ion which plagued this a rra nge me nt i n th e past can be elimin ate d . Anoth er problem, which will no dou bt be so rted out in a futu re competition c ommittee meet in g, is the number of desert and enduro points eve nts on this season's Distri ct 36 calendar . W n enduros were he divorced from de s ert affairs , it was deci ded th e two types of events s hould not run simultaneously. Shortly there after , Open s undays and Ea s ter Sunday were set aside s o compet ito rs co uld spend those day s wit h their families e lsewhe re ot her than at the ra ces . Res ult is , the guy who rid es dese rt 100% and nothing else , is going to ha ve a few less weeke nds on his ridin g calen dar. Th e so lution propos ed by mos t dese rt riders we have talked with is "run desert events th e same days as enduros and le t the riders take thei r choice ." Then . clubs co uld requi re or not reQIlir e le gal equ ipment, and enduros co uld exis t s ide by s ide wit h de s ert date s. The Sports Committ ee s eems to fear that this would s ound th e death knell for enduros . Clubs would not want to waste the e xt ra effort it takes to s tage a good enduro, for th e sake of a hundred or so true blue enduro types. W say nons en s e ! e Enduros are a fin e s port for new riders who want to ta ste th e spic e of competiti on without alterin g th eir road bik es very muc h. Up to now you had to ha ve a desert sle d to e ven fini sh one of our roug h, Southern Ca lifornia enduros , Maybe if the cl ubs hav e to attract new competition enthusiasts to fill th eir entry li sts they will do as they al ready hav e in the de; ert make senarate courses for trail bikes and make the ove rall co urse less than impos s i ble for all but the firs t few starters to complete . Manufacturers and dealers would lend more support to enduro promoti ons if the winning machines bore a strong res emblance to the bread and butter model s they sell for the road. If mufflers and li cen s e plates are all that's requ ir ed . put ' em back on (or better yet, don't tak e ' em off). If we have to go the whole rout e wit h headlights and all that jazz I know a dandy wa,y to rig up a tempora ry set that is OK by th e authorities . Now, if som e mathe matica l reader will sp ell out a simple scoring sy s t em s o promoti ng clu bs can ta lly up enduro sco res in a hurry , Cyc le News will pay a pretty for the privilege of publishing it. W 'v e e seen it done , but don 't know how. eUL.TI=ICO /!2M'~ YAMAHA fJJ1~I(j 'YAL ~ NE 8- 4864 ""liM Royal DII Enfield Specialist COMPLETE ROYAL ENFIELD PARTS SUPPLY 1955 TO 1965 SHELL MOTORS century Calif. 3346 Rd. Lynwood, FOOLlN' AROUND WITH FUNBIKES 13 You're in Good Company BILL BELL Longtime trusted employee and warehouse mlllager, serving you behind the scenes LONG BEACH HONDA 5105 Atlantic Bl vd. 438 E. Anaheim St. 423-1433 439-0943 BSA Headquarters in Long Beach 431 W. Paci fic Coast Hwy. 'THE 19661 I I I IS HERE! I I TRIUMPH OF BURBANK 1329 N. HOL LYWOOD WAY 848-7233 I I ~EAD ~OR I PORTlNG,SPEED T UN IN~ RACING· OUR SPECIALTY----.J WANT TO TELL THE WORLD ABOUT IT? Use the Want ads. DISTRI BUTOR NICHOLSON MOTORS 11629 VANOWEN ST. NORTH HOLLYWOOD PO. 4-8674 See us or Your Greeves Dealer When the " Sugarl oaf TT a ssoc iation" us ed to get together for a wee kend in the woods , the action wa s often impromptu . T ake three fun bikes, thr e e frie nds and a mount ain cabin, mix with gaso line , ginge r ale and other exotic elix i rs and whoops! be fore you know it , the ra ce is on. Th e totally diso rganized Sugarlo af TT riders are Le ster J . P l a tt, Pre s ident of Les co Acc essories Company, Jo e P arkhurs t, of P arkhurst P ublis hing Co. , and J erry Ballard, Adve rtising Man a ge r of Cycl e W orld Magazine. The bike s are three differen t brands bein g te s ted for Cycle World . T o keep it all fair, the trio ex changes bikes e ve ry few laps and time out is ca lled when anyone falls off from too much lau ghin g. At last count , P lat t held a narrow lead in th e poi nts. rac e, P arkhurs t was 2nd and Ballard was s ti ll " _ breaking up-=---. Dealers • No. Hollywood All ied Cycle All ied Cycle - Newhall Jack Baldwin • Santa Monica House of Yamaha • We st Los Angeles Hackies • Torrance Steve Hurd - Montebello • Riverside K&N • Inglewood Bill Krause Lamoreaux • Sunland Robert M. L aw -, Anaheim Mason Motors • Pasadena - Sepulveda Mission Hill s Shell Motors - Lynwood Temple City Honda · Temple Ci ty • Burbank Tracy" s M/C A, C, A.-sanctioned European Moto-Cross ~--4!I ~LEE ~~ 250cc STUMPENHAUS 2nd . R. MCCarty. Bultaeo 3rd P, Rodden.. , .... , .. cz I And It ' s Platt the winner wi th a photo finIsh between Cycle World's Editor and Publisher and Ad Manager. I I 1.1.1 -,. ANOTHER WEEKEND WIN -

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