Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

• FREE EDUCATION se se An Edu cation in Motor cycl e Mechanics is offe red by American Honda wi th no cost i nvol ved to t he st uden t. Th ey ha ve disproved th e st ate ment of ·you c an' t get so mething for nothin . FI ve da ys a we ek , for two we eks and seven hours of eac h da y. Mr. Howard J ones. America n Honda' s Serv ic e SChool instructor, prov id es and s upe rvises while s tude nts "lak e apart" and assemble all cha racteristic Honda mod els. Th e course includ es th eoret ical and practical instruction with expla natio ns of eac h and eve ry functio na l part, from the el ect rical switch to roll er bearing. En gin e fai lure s due to owne rs misuse or neglect are e xplai ne d and remedi ed as no so rt of .. home mechanics" Ca n. Th i s course i s idea l for the futur e cycl e mechani c. Trained mechani c s ar e in great demand . Honda provides i ns tructio n manual s , not ebook , folder and e ven ball point pens. If you a re an accept ed appli cant , personal expe nses su ch as food and lodging is o n your s hould ers. That is not a great expe nse In t rade for a fut ure more preci ous t han the el usi ve gol de n ring on a merry - go- round. If you a re inte rested , co nt ac t th e s e rvic e departm ent of Ameri can Ho nda by letter or phon e. Mailin g address: 100 W. Alondra, Gard ena , Calif., 90247. Phone: ar ea co de 213 32 H1680. - '" .... DRAGS B)' Bob Ebeling Sb-Lube Special 2·stnlu M •cycle Oil (SA[ ZOw· • 40) is rece-,,",1Illed fer: Fuss over it a bit . We did - Sta-Lube SPF Motorcycle Oils are Special Precision Formulated from a carefully selected petroleum base stock, cornbined with ant i-fouling, ant i-seizing additi ves plus the proper mixture of esters of castor to add life and lengt h to the run. 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A lameda St., Compton, Calif. 90224 - Phone (213) 774·1574 2-STROKE SPEED EQUIP NT Drag Team Comes and Takes the Money! Chuck Adams Turns 139 mph! Bob Braverman Sets New E.T. Reco rd! In a • Comedy of Erro rs· tbe fuel bikes were disqualified last week by red light starts and crossing the drag strips center divider at Irwin dale Raceway . As a res ult, the cash purse was carried over for this wee k. providing a sum of over 100 dollars to t he winners. One hal f of the purs e went to B Fuel class win ne r and balance to Top F uel. Qual i fyi ng runs sho wed thr ee entries i n B fuel and one A fuel. C huck Adams made the first fuel bik e run of the day and turn e d a re cord shattering 10.54 E.T. and 139 mp h. Don Harr i s had a hard day. Fo r as he fi red his 4o-i nch Triumph fuel e r, the upp er and lo wer rod e nds s topped holding hand s. When the barr els were pull ed, e xpos ed rod a nd pisto n pi eces prov ed the explosive power of " Nitro ". Bo b Ebeling wit h the aid of M urray & Cook , • poured the can " to his Trtumph and mad e a run of 10.97 and 130.89. In a s econd at tempt a mag gea r was reduced to rubble and a Quick repl a c eme nt was made with help from e very oppos ing conte nde r. Fine sportsm en. these draggers. At eli mi na t ion time It was Cb uck Adams vs. Bob E beling. Adams was una ware t hat his machine was in third gear at the starting line and when the light was green it provided an easy win for Eb eling. Top fue l run-o ff was the Triumpb doubl e of Murray & Cook i n a ra ce with Ebeling (team members jo us ti ng amon g themselves). T he fa nta s ti ca lly fast double gave no Quarter a nd pass ed th e si ngl e wit h ease for top fuel. Murray and Cooks best was 9.93 E.T. and 154 .90 miles per hour . Th e two tearn machines lost not a penny i n a week s a bsence while on to ur. Top Gas SA N TA ANA.. 2407 SOUTH BROAD WA Y CAliF . 1857 Merced Street EJ Monte, california 91733 FRE E FREE DRAWING FOR BOcc YAMAHA Vamaha 80 ." FREE . " FREE ". FREE September 3, 1966 Free tickets obtal....ble from Harry Foster and the Gardena Bowl. HARRY FOSTER OTORCYCLES 10425 SO. VERMONT AVE . 754-2 811 SIM P S O N ~n5 MOTORS San Fern ando Rd. West 1.0< An!:"'... 39. California DIST RIBUT OR of JUDSO, products (includinJ( Cycle-Tron transistor ignition) and FHA CISCO OILS and chemicals. • For Yamaha Pa rts • For Yamaha Service • For New-Used Yamahas S- Se, Col if", 0Wnt T - " " o..a..Pie rce Motor Center " ' l>- 2 ~ 977 ·933 So Son Gob,...l ....d • SaooGoboo..1 • CV3-IJI O Th e third t eam machin e of Smith and Butt er wort h mad e La i d la w Ha rl eyDavids on a pro ud s pon sor by winni ng top gas at 120.68 miles per hour with an 11.56 elapsed time . J oe Smith rode th e Harl ey to i ts victo ry over thr ee cl a s s winners and tied the ribbon on a c omplete te am package of Murray and Cook , Smith and Butterw ort h and Ebeling. Th e close s t ga s contend er to the Harl ey was Alhambra Honda' s 350cc bike ridd en by road racing star Ron Grant. He coul d be come a regular Quar te r mile co nte nder? OILER from front page plus wheelie demonstrations by Travis Petton. But the biggest stoker of all was by Arvil Sparks with his famous one hundred yard wheelies while standing on the seat of his Triumph. Half-miler Donnie Mathews also demonstrated the art. Although the track is new and still needs some work, San Diego Clubs can now boast a full blown speedway. On e of the hottest small bore bikes to be . s e e n ~~.. t~e clay in, the · SP ECIAL NO TIC~ Attention all San Die go riders fhot Shoes) ; And all interested out-of-town Shoes? - ' ; Due to special negotiations w i t h the • Big l\'heels· of the M esa Racing Association, I Brown Fi eld), all races being sponsored by the Oilers M.C. of San Diego will be held a t Deh esa. ;l/ed race Sunday , July 11th. see yo u at Deh esa. . •• Nevada News Bulletin Th e c ompetition Committe e of the SNMRA have arranged for us e of the ground of Parad is e P ark for a P ot-luck picnic for club membe rs and their friends o n Saturday , J uly 16th . T he pa rk is located on T ropicana road at Eastern Av e. , and has a swimming pool. BBQ pit s and Shade! Sta rts at 6 p.m , Admission is $1.00 per pe rson 50¢ for kids and liquid refreshments will be pr ovided by the raci ng com m i tt l' e . A nice relaxing evening ha s heen planned. YOU'LL ALWAYS SEE IT FIRST IN CYCLE NEWS Top Street Sal Estrada is adding another knot to his lo ng string of Top street scalps. He bad to defeat class winners Dick Strickland and Le Roy Wyman and turned 12.95 E.T . at 102.27 miles per hour to do it . At Li ons Compe ti ti on was a bundant i n street and gas cl asses with SOnny Ras l aws ki tbe fastest in gas and Geo rge Jonovicb on top in street. Bob Braverman has a constant habit of record breaking and succumbed to this vice by moving the elapsed time mark to 12.84 seconds. It will not rest there, for Bob made one run of 12.69 and will bllck it up for the record at .. near dale. Montesa Scores Doubl e The new G class (l26-195cc) is dominated by Montes a machinery. St reet division was won by Rick Durand tuming 18.3 0 E .T. a nd 66 .37 mph whil e Gerry Korman took the honors i n gas a t a great 14. 98 and 82. 79 . Comi ng Att rac ti ons Ju ly 30th and 31st is the da te for orld Rec ord meet a t Li ons A.H .R.A.' s W dra g strip. Cyc le News will present gate limes etc. next week. watch for a new Bui ck V8 drag bike to be run s oon at t he loc al drag st rips. Mark your calendar September II, for aoother all bike drag meet at Lions. Remem be r. Irwindale Raceway is wher e the wee kly money awa rds a re gi ven . IRWINDALE RE ULTS Sa turday , JUts 9, 1966 TOP FUEL: Murray & Cook Tri 9.93-1 54.90 RUN;l/ER UP : Bob Ebeling Trl 10.97-130.8 Murray & Coo k Trt Tri Bob Ebe li ng Al ruEL: Blru EL: 9.93-1 54 .90 10.97-130.89 TOP GAS: Smith & Bu tterworth Har 11. 56-120.68 AlGAS: C/ GAS: D/GAS: ElGAS: Smith Bu tterworth Har IlSA Georg e F isher Ron Grant Hon John M oreno TOP ST REET: Sal Estra da AlSTREET : BlSTREET: D/ STREET : ElST RE ET: 11.56-120.68 15.41- 81. 66 13.66- 97 . 16.02- R!I . liar Sal Est rada liar Dick Stricklan d BSA LeRo )' W )'man Hon Denn y David son Suz LIONS RESULTS Sunday , B/ STREET: Georz:e Jonovich C/ ST REET: Grant lIannah yman D/ STR EET : LeRoy W E/STREET : Jim Kitch en s F/ STREET : Ken LaPlante G/ST REET: Rick Duran d H/ STREE;T: Marrion Roll July Nor. Tri li on sonn)' Ra sla wski Bob Brav ennan Ros s Ne ville Ge rry Konnan Ha r Yarn lion MOD AlGAS: D/G AS: ElGAS: G/GAS: 10. 1966 12.8 0-104.89 13. 46- 98.1 4 13.83- 95. 03 15.69- 83 .48 Suz 16.91- 71.37 Mon 18.30- 66.37 July 3rd e ve nt was a B ridgeston e IOOcc factory s c rambl er . This small hottie ridden by J oe Phillipson Novi c e. and Chuck Baker - Expert, absolut ely o ut- wailed all thirty-seven of thei r IOOcc competition. Spills were few , but a s pect a c u l a r fall in th e op en class found Ar vil Sparks down and ti re kissed s e ve ra l times hy the forty-inch boys. • Spa rky " survived . but was uncomfortable for t he a,fternoon. A full A.M.A. sporting program ke pt th e o ne thousand fans c heering fo r more and looking Ior ward to t he ne xt meet at t he ' mesa" • IRe_ is on page 12)

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