Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

. • JOURNAL fr.om page 2 rea dy to go to work . I cooked s ome French toast. Just as s oon as I got to work it started to rain . We sat around a whil e talking then Jimm y and I drove ba ck to his house . I didn't do much t he res t of the day. It was pretty boring. Mark was ther e . He found a job at so me came ra pla c e . He was t o dri ve ar ound town se lli ng ti ck ets for s omething. Th e only probl em with thi s job is that he has to d rive our tru ck while workin g, a nd t he tru ck only gets a bout 12 mil es per ga llon. Mark s ai d he couldn't ma ke a ny money at that jo b so he went and found an oth er j ob at the Triumph s hop. He s a id it was real easy but he has to work on Sa turdays . Afte r that Jim' s wife Billie cooked up s ome good old fried chicken for s upper . Late r we wrot e som e le tt er s back home, then Mark a nd I read some mot orcy cling newspape rs from California which made us a little bit homes ick . (Conti nue d ne xt wee k) . TECHNICAL TIP As s oon as yo u t ak e delivery of yo ur brand ne w mot orcy cl e. chec k the ti l:htnes s of all nuts and bolt s and especi a lly the small s cre ws holdin g swi tche s. tailli l:ht len s and tank medallions . T hese ar e often left loos e by s et -up me chani cs and can fal loff in the first few miles . Packing Double B~' Cha rlotte Jo Swinney 135 miles southeast of Los Anmiles to the sleepy town of Julian a trip into yesterday. • . . . Aft e r pl ott ing our rout e ca re full y on our t rusty roa d map, I packed my compa ct , c omb a nd lipstic k in a sma ll purse (one that fit s eas ily into a z ippered pock et of my ja cke t) . buck led my helmet and cli mbed onto t he back of our Yamaha YDS-3 behind my husba nd Don. a nd we were orr, F rom our home in La P uent e , we t raveled ea s t on Valley Boule vard to P omona wher e we tu rned south on State Rout e 71 , passing thro ugh farm lands green with grains and smelling of newmown hay, and pastures dotted with herds of dairy ca ttle and hors es. Eighteen miles s outh of P omona we ente re d Co rona. It was now about 9:00 a.m , s o we decided to stop for breakfa st. Aft er a leisu rely meal we co nt inue d our journey southward. co vering the 25 mile s to Elsinore in about the sam e number of minut es . A brief stop for gas in Elsinor e then on with the trip . We left the main highway and took old Route 71 th rough orang e groves that greeted you with t he forgotten fragrance of orange blossoms so sw eet you co uld almost taste the honey. The old highwa y is a good black-topped road passing throu gh such communiti es as Sedco Hills, Wildomar and Murietta , re-e nte ring the main highway jus t be fore yo u reach T emec ula, wher e we took a coff e e break. s e vent e en mil es sout h of T emecula the roa d forks. Route 71 goes left to the so ut h. Ta ki ng Rout e 79, we began our cli mb int o th e mountains. going a bout 30 mil es be fore rea ching our nex t re st poi nt -. Mis s ion Sa nta Ysabel. A t our of t he mis s ion grounds s howed a po rtio n of t he brick floor of the origi nal Mi s s i on , the ol d well , a nd of course , the lovel y Mis s ion whi ch is s ma ll but bea utiful in Its simplicity. A tal k with t he Mission priest reveale d the story of a leg endary five mill io n dolla rs i n treasure that li es buried within sight of t he old mission. It is s aid that a pillar of light shines down on the locat ion of the treasure , but t his pilla r is hidd en from th e eye s of th e white man • A coo li ng drink from the s oda pop di spense r and 'we re s umed our j ourn ey, passing thr ough th e little town of Santa Ysabel and ove r the seven miles which brought us to our destination - - J ulian. A visit to Julian is li ke steppin g into the past. The s le epy town li es at 4.22 0 feet above sea level, surround ed by pin e- covered hills . T he a rea ha s four seaso ns , wi th ple nty of s now in t he wint e r, a nd grows s ome of the fi ne st apple s anywhe re . It is a small town with one main street . only a few blocks lo ng. T he res idents a re warm and frie ndly to the motorcyclist . a trait which we found we lcome. A walk al ong t he main street ta kes o ne from th e Museum at one e nd of to wn past lovely little shops a nd stores , a quiet ca fe (o ne of four), a ntique a nd curio shops; a drug store with a real oldfa shioned s oda fountain a nd a feed store , t o an a rt gallery a nd bottl e s hop at the ot he r e nd of to wn. Ev erywhere you look there ar e lilacs . Th e peacefulnes s a nd beauty alonemake the trip worthw hil e . W walked ba ck to one of the li ttle e cafes and enjoyed a fried chicken dinne r. whic h was a spec ia lty of t he house . to ppi ng it off with a big s li c e of apple pie (made from Julian apples . of co urse) - - all for a ve ry rea s onable pric e. And then it was time t o s tart homeward. Leaving Julian. we retraced our route t o Santa Ysabel , th ere t ak in g State Rout e 78 we st t oward Escondido. pass ing en route a he rd of lo ng-h orn ed ca ttle . Of the 32 mil es from santa Ysabel t o Esc ond ido , th ere were some mil e s 01 pa tc he d co nc rete high way whi ch wer e ve ry rough (and uncomforta ble ). but we foun d a divided highway from Es co ndido t o Oceanside whe re we pick ed us U.S. 101 north . W followed 101 a nd t he e Sa nta Ana F reeway ba ck to Los An gel es , a rriving home abo ut 7 :00. Ou r day ha d bee n 12 hours l ong. we had co ve red a lmost 300 mil es and s pe nt $3. 00 for gas . bought one qua rt of oil a nd e njoyed every mi nute of a wonderful tr ip. Our to ta l cash outp ut , i ncl udi ng meal s an d refreshments , wa s $10.0 0 a nd our s toc k of memori e s had bee n added to c ons idera bly. Thi s was a one day trip we could honestly rec ommend to eve ryo ne - - and we do. THE FINISH LINE • • • .. n~' Ro xy' Rockwood That quick o ne in t he e xpert class las t Frida y a t Asco t by Wh it e , T an ne r and Haaby has to rank as o ne of t he be s t ever. That ' s racing like y o u se ldom s ee a t a ny track. Any time the s e t h ree are ready t he fans are in fo r a s how . It's li ke Parnelli J on e s a nd A.J. F oy t in a midge t ra c e feat ure . Wo nd e r if we will e ver see an s - mne national fi nal like the expe rt fi na l la s t Fr iday ? ? ? Haa by wa s home in be d all week with the fl u and c li mbe d out j ust a couple of Road Race Int er est hours prior to race time. li e s hould ha ve Ca rlsbad Ra c eway owne r Sa ndy Bethe flu more often as he als o t urne d in lond co nti nue s to be flooded with phone the fastest one la p of the ni ght in t he c al ls and letters from riders all ove r the heat race and would hav e ha d the fastest we st re garding the fi rst profes s iona l road he a t had the bla ck fla g not co me out ra ce that co mes up on May 15th . Rid er s due to Nic holson' s s pill on the .Jth lap. from eig ht states hav e alread y ente red Dan continues t o s et a to rrid pac e what sh ould be th e bigge st non-nationa l se ldom s een in cycl e ra cing. He cam e road rac e of the year. right ba ck t he next nig ht to ups et preBelond will o pen th e track on Saturvi ous ly und efeat ed Ed di e Mulder in the day afternoon . the !.Jth. for any a nd a ll s hort t rack final. Ed die made only one rid ers \\'h o wa nt e xtra practic e . T he ormis tak e and t hat was a ll Haaby need ed fic la l pra c ti ce will ta ke p!ac e Sunday to add to his t wo he at wins , a semi win morn ing. starti ng at 9:00 a .rn, and the das h vic to ry. I talked wit h many distributors a t the In Haa by , Ga ry Bray has perhaps the Cycl e W orld s how at t he Sports Arena best al l-around rid er goi ng in co mpetiand th ey were ama z ed at the int er es t tio n today. Da n has only now to win a bein g s hown by th e fans regarding t he half- mile feature and he will be th e first May 15th e vent. It should be a " Ba by ever to win a TT, a s hort tra ck and a Dayt ona " all over a gai n with all the half-mil e aU in one s eason . It shou ld be s ame rid er s t ha t made the s how down j ust a matt er of tim e before he rings the t he re a lready entered for Carlsbad. bell at As cot on the oval. Bel and is a ll s et to put AMA ra cin g Short Track Changes into Car ls had the year a round if this firs t one is a s uccess . Every novi ce. Look for many cha nges in the s hort amateur and ex pe rt who ente rs Car ls bad track program whe n it resume s nex t Nowill ride in both the heat a nd fi na l. Th er e vember. Th e boys from Tr ojan Ente rwill be no time tr ia ls for any class. pris e s hav e le a rned a lot in th e five P os itioning in the t hree main events rac es run and say t hat s uc h things as a w ll be de te rmined by how a rider fini s ep arate novic e sho w, a longer t rack ishes in the heat race s. with square co rne rs , and a ha ndica p Race time is set for I :00 p.rn, T he syste m for the top rid er s a re just a few ra ces wi ll a gain be broad cas t ove r the of the improvemen ts and cha nges tha t rad io, li ve , for th ree full hours . will take pla ce when indoo r rac in g resumes once a gain . 9 ( HI LLTOP PER SM. C. p'r e sen t s / G'R A ND PRIX SCRAMBLES MA Y 15th. DIST. 37 POINTS' PRA~~ 9:00 A.M. BRAND NEW COURSE - GRADED I t \ K N O B B I~ TYPE TI RES RECOMMENDED ~ V ;~\~. : \ ~ ':J~ 'f'/1 Gcr ..l n soo.fth- p,akO" F ,eU ... ",I v. lde liZ o and lTom '# @__ _-r-- Gonnon going tt ' 'ng north. z: ~ ~ am d \ NmOTl got NeWhall. polm a e Limed I-fR;~d." fr - ~$ 1.25 chea]jJ> eri t.r-y If C C $1.00 ga t e donation ~~~::,Sweepstakes Tro~hy '\ ClubTurnout Trophy ~y"u;. ", Plenty of f~~~ drink! fRO~ S LO S ANGELE GO \ For furth er informa tion conta ct Pete Brown c/o Long Bea ch Triumph GI E A AI G uzman rode his Gilera to 1st place over a large field at the rough, rough, ACA Moto-Cross at Irviffe, Sunday, May 1st. This machine, like your's can be, was tuned at: CYCLE CITY (formerly Long Beach Gilera) 2142 LONG BEACH Blvd., L. B Calif. ph. 591-1389 . WANT TO DO WHEELlES? FIRST INSTALL A BARNETT CLUTCH ... AVAILASLE NOW: BT & E VILLIERS & DUCATI CLUTCH PLATES -; RIDER S SEE YO UR DEAL EL WE DO NOT SELL RETAIL ~irB~ ~,oO" .'.GI." 'I •• 4915 PACIFIC BLVD., VERNON , CA LIFORNIA, PHONE: 589-5488.

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