Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

RED MOUNTAIN from page 11 • eyed, P enny (Mi ke 's wi f e) and I stoo d ready with towels and wat er. Whil e the boy s were washi ng thei r faces and tak i ng of f their riding gear , Bob aske d Mi k e, "How di d you like the five- mil e sa ndwas h?" and Mike repli ed. "Fi ne, but I was ri ght on your back wheel .' Roger told about goi ng ov er a cliff int o a rock bed and ridi n ~ it out to the • bottom without cras hi ng. Mike and Bob then compared not es and found th at each had crashed only once during th e day , and each had got ten l ost once , too. Bob Kazulis brought out the wine coole r and everyone enj oyed a little cool refr eshment . Whil e the gi rl s were busy with t he cookin g, th e f ellows s tarted gatheri ng some rocks fora c ampfi re. Th ey found a train tra ck tie to use fo r fire wood and we were set. W hen we had all eat en. the guys chec ke d ov er 13' On Sepulved. Blvd., south of Nordhoff St. "In the heart of the Valley" PARTS • ACCESSORIES LARGE SELECTION OF USED MOTORCYCUS >, .. = .i:>. ~ 894-9218 o-l • E DAYTONA s 0 .= Il. N~~ • PROVEN " THE 32 TO 40 TO 1 LUBE RACING CASTOR and SUPER FILM • Abo.e: Gene Smith burns up the desert. Below: EEK! A lady photographer. • ~ ~ - ::: '" c! ;: o '" E • .s 0 .= Il. thei r bikes and, after ' a few more 'wi ne cool ers , were feeling in great shape again. A fe w of them (Bo b included) rode arou nd a bit , burning donuts and doing wheelies for eve ryo ne's amusement . Stars and Songs It was such a beautif ul ni ght t he sta rs were shining and the wind sto pped bl owing as the eveni ng wore on . W all e gat her ed around th e fire and sang f or a whi l e, accompani ed by Ron Downey and his gui t ar. T wo of our ri ders, Paul Stonekey and Wayne Th ornt on, had broken down. T hi s was their first tim e on a desert enduro and th ey had t o go out and l ook for their bi k es in the dark. 'I'heydid n't find them, t hough. and got back i n c amp around 9: 00 p.rn. By thi s time, t he rest of our group (ei ght t ruckl oads in all ) was getti ng sett l ed down fo r t he night - - in sl eepi ng bags or t ruck beds . A lthough exhaust ed, they were all 10 0 king forward to t he next day 's ride. and by 9: 30 p.m. we were fa st asleep. ( Results on page 12) News From Ja an • • By Sun Youn g Choy Mr. Suzuk i of Suzuki Mot or Co. i n Japan announced huge product i on of both t wo and four wheels at the con f erenc e on May 19t h. Acc ording t o th e announc ement, Suzuk i has pl anned to pr oduce 50,000 motorcy cl es and 7,0 00 automobile s per month , but t o do this t hey have to expand their facilities. Th e demand for 250c c X-6 Hus tler machines fro m A merica is, esp ecially , beyond expec ta tions . By Au gust they have to make at l east 8. 000 units per mont h. During May they shi pped 4,500 250c c bikes to the U.S. but th e order i s far mor e t han that . In A ugust. when th e season ' reaches its peak. th e demand will be 8,000 or more. Suzuki is tryi ng really hard t o answ er their demands and should be produci ng 10,000 per month S OOn. • , Fuji Heavy I ndustry Co., t he maker of Rabbit Scoot ers. will put YOcc scoote r on sale f rom Jul y . Th e model will be 8-221. West Germany Grand Pri x T he second World Grand Pr i x was hel d at Hock enheim Circuit i n West Germany on May 22nd. Honda won the 125c c , 350cc and 500cc even ts but Suzuk i ace A nsc hei dt grabbed 50c c victory . Expect ed-ta-wi n Yamaha took t hi rd in bot h th e 125cc and 250cc . 50cc C l a ss: The weat her was rather clo udy but t he day was most suitabl e for th e cy cl e rac es . Ex-Kreidl er ac e. now • A Case of Hit and Fly • • BIRD BELTS BIKER IN BEARD Suzuk i rider , H ans-G eor g An scheidt held a lap on Honda' s Bryans , th e runner-u p, and hi s spe ed was 86.8 miles per hour. L ast year's champion Hu gh A nderson was t hird, onl y 3.1 s econds behind Br yan s . 125cc Cl ass: T he r ace was bet ween Honda, Y amaha. and Suzuki , all Japanese makers. The te amwork of vete rans T averi and Br yans really wor ked in this rac e. Th ey t ook one and tw o respecti vel y, with Ta veri' s speed 97.5 mph. I n th i s rac e th e new Kawasak i 125c c was really something in the sec ond group. 25 0cc C lass: T his was a dead-h eat race bet ween Hailwood and Redman, both on Hondas, fr om begin ning to end. Bu tfinally Hallwood won by 0.3 se conds over Redman. T he top .la p was Redman' s 107. 26 mph. Y amaha' s st rong man, Ivy , was third, 16 seco nds behi nd Redman. 350cc C l as s: Hallwood ran by himself on a Honda all the way . T he only ri val was Benelli' s P rovi ni but he was one l ap behi nd. B . Bill (Honda) was tbi rd. 500 cc C l as s: Redman r a e e d this event beautifully al l t he way . All of t he West German GP races were won by H onda except t he 50c c- -a remarkabl e feat . The top l ap of 500c c was by Redman at 109.10 mph. Th e third World GP will be held i n France on June 3. (Results on page 12) A Norwalk motorc ylist was carried into Los Altos Hospital with feathers in his beard Sunday after a collision with a "h it-and-fly" pigeon caused him to swerve into a stand of eucalyptus trees. JohnMoore, 29, of 11708 Mondon Ave., was given a sedative and transferred to the Long Beach VA Hospital, complaining of severe back pain. 1< 1< 1< MOORE TOLD OFFICERS David May and John Wilhite he was cruising down an alley adjacent to the hospital at 2240 Los Coyotes Diagonal, when the bizarre accident occurred about 5 p.m. He said the gray pigeon slammed headon in to his face and he veered into the trees, striking two of them. The motorcycle was not damaged. 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