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l ClO TRAFFIC TECHNIQUE Make stlre !/OUr path is clem', then speed U7' when passing or changing lanes. The ertra speed wiU lessen the chance of get- • ting rearended by an overtaking vehicle. 1112 MILLION TIRE SALES IN 1966 W.,m, waterproof, well 11I8 - - new Items lrom tile motorcycle rider's mall order ciatiller, Parr, New Ideas fro. Parr Until recently, the only wa:,r to dress fashionably on a motorcycle was to forgo any protection from the elements or the results of an error in our driving wa:,rs. Lately riders have begun to be aware of the importance of both looking good and being ready. Admittedly, Levi's and leathers are very practical but tbey're not Quite in the· best dressed' set yet. Along came Arizona clothing designer Ralph Paracek in recent years with the result that we now have a fair choice of nice clothing to select from. Much of Paracek's 'Parr of Arizona" clothing is Quite attractive while giving some measure of protection. Parr of Arizona now sends word of a new line of lean and clean protective wear to be introduced for this fall. Parr conducts a thri viag mail order trade in items of clothing for fair weather riding that provide what little protection is needed while allowing the rider to mair>tain a neat well-groomed look. This is their first foul weather entry in the clothing sweepstakes. Top of the line is an all-ir>-one tailored suit of Nylon Oxford Twill with a waterproof coating that gives a dull, washable finish. Intended for wear over street clothing, this coverall can be battened down for foul weatber with a collar that turns up and fastens around the neck and hidden straps that close off the wrist and aokle openings. If you prefer separates, Parr has waterproof shirts and jeans. The shirt isof the same waterproofed Nylon oxford twill as the one piece suit and is cut in the rugged military style. At the first sign of foUl weather, you just pull out the square-cut tail, turn up and cinch down the collar and you'll ride on neat and dry. The jeans, of the same coated materiai as the rest of Parr's fall line, has the seat and hip tailored for the man who must straddle a saddle. The legs are tapered to look nice but large enough to fit over a pair of boots. All of Parr's styles are available in a variety of attractive colors for very reasonable prices and are sanforized for shrink' resistance. If you have a clothing prOblem, look into the Parr line. These items are great for travel-neat and light when the weather is dry warm and dry when it isn't. The new line will he available about the first of September from Parr of Arizona at 4407 North 16th St., Dept. CN, Phoenix, Arizona. GOOjI'jua BLUE ITREAK MOTOR RACER ow A vaiJable in These Sizes 2.75x18 & 3.00x18 3.00x19 & 3•.5OX19 SHELBY ~~c~a:..~k Tires ComlOg Soon EN T. 1m •. Arlesla BI... Gardena, Calif (213) 3n-&166 AKRON, Ohio--sales of motorcycle tires in the U.S. will top the 1.5-million mark in 1966, ten times the sales of 1960, according to A.E. Patterson, manager of cycle tire sales for The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Patterson said his estimate was • conservative,' based on demand for tires to equip new motorcycles and on replacement tire sales averaging onehalf tire per cycle per year. Motorcycle sales grew from 45,000 in 1960 to an estimated 433,000 in 1965, the Goodyear spokesman noted, adding that more than 500,000 are expected to be sold in 1966 and close to 750,000 in 1967. Patterson said about 90 per cent of current motorcycle sales are in the lightweight category, the bulk of whic'h are imported. Goodyear is the only major American rubber company with a complete line of motorcycle tires. • • • LOVE AffAl1 By Ray Warner 11IE EAR11I HAS NEVER BEEN SO BEAUTIFUL. I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO KEENLY AWARE OF ITS BEAUTIES. LIFE HAS NEVER BEEN SO SWEET. I FEEL THIS WAY TODAY! HAVE YOU GUESSED IT? THIS WRITER IS IN LOVE--IN LOVE WITH A NEW MOTORCYCLE. Wltb more than tbree years of extensive dirt riding experience belilocl me, mostly on Greeves machinery egpeciaUy that famous and fantastic Greeves Challenger I've recently started riding a new Triumph street bLke In the Los Angeles area~the city street the country roads. "HAT AN EXHILARATING EXPERIE CE-WHAT AN EXCITING CHANGE IN PACE! Being. a con finned romaticist and dreamer, I feel a delicious inward tingle that sharpens aU my senses when I'm exploring some strange new road-way far of( of most beaten patbs. When I'm leaning Into or out of tbose long windIng curves tbrough the Palo Verdes hills--at extremely high $peeds--there Is a feeling that notbing else matters. My pulse goes crazy - - it Is like a breatbless cyclone of:ecstaCY! AU tbe mundane necessities of earnIng a Ii ving of getting along with people are SO much easier when there's a chance to steal away to be alone for a short while to seek tbe Infinite surprises and delights and satIsfactJons tbat cannot be found anywhere else In any other way! Now easily and quickly tbese terrible press..es of modem civilization can be released tbrouch a secret little love affair such as mine. AIN'T LOVE GRAND? ... i • BUNNIES POINT UP SAFETY PITCH As can be seen lrolll the accompanying pholDlI'aph, pleasure mixed with business when Buco Products announced the opening 01 a new plant In Fresno wltIl dinners at the Los Anples and San Francisco Playboy Club. Featured speaker at both dime.. was Prolessor Lawrence M, Patrick, head of the BJomechanlcs Research Center at Wayne State Unl..rslty 01 Indiana and Chairman of tile Impact COllllllittee 01 the Am..lean Standards Association, wllo bas b..n workIng closely wltb Boco Products In the desllD of safety devices. SCRAMBLIN AROUND By Maureen Lee Your friendly sports Committee was on hand at Perris on Sunda:,r, seeing that . the rules were upheid, and checking things over. Presidimt Jean Carter was really hard at work, from goini through the paper work in the office, to going down on all fours on the starting line checking Honda engine numbers. Jean asked if I wouid comment on a rule that gets broken quite often and causes headaches for aU. It happened again on Sunday. Tbe only Novice classes are 250cc, 500cc and Open. There are NO other Novice classes! Sponsoring clubs are asked not to set up Novice classes in any but the above listed • classes. Starting 1n 1967, there will be a Novice 100 class, but until then there are only these three. After we have spent some nervous weeks wondering if Our great West Coast classic Corriganville would take place or not, it appears that it will. Hurra:,r! The Dirt Diggers will start accepting entries on September 15th. We'll publish the address in this COlumn, but not until that date. Entries will not be accepted before that date. There will be more information about the race ••. still too early to report. Tbis years' event could be shaping up into the greatest ever! we had suggestion at the scrambles the other day on the subject of a place to change leathers. I'm not going to say who it was who suggested it, because this guy is one of the tough breed of desert riders and his buddies may think he'd turned soft or something, but he 'has a good point. It's bell on earth trying to get out of hot sticky leathers in one of the local track heads, especially when it's about 110 degrees! aU~CQ THE 1967 Wins Here- There-Everywhere! BONNEVILLE SALT flATS IS COMINGl ExcLusive 10,000 mile warranty at TRIUMPH OF BURBANK 1329 N. HOLLYWOOO WAY 848·7233 HEAO PORTING.SPEEO TUNING FOR RACING· OUR SPECIAL TY NE" RECORD CLASS: 125cc C-C . SPEED: 14.071 mph (Twa-way Av..age) RIDER: MONTY PIERCE BRAND: 1966 BULTACO SHERPA "S" SCRAMBLER (Sa..e maclne rides w..kly In local scrambles) • • ULSTEI GlAND PilI Ulster, Ireland - August 20, 1966 (Fill World's Championship Road Race) 250ec CLASS 1st G. MOLLOY - BULTACO TSS 2nd G. NARSOVSI(Y - BULTACO TSS .3rd K. CASS - BULTACO TSS • VENTUIA SPEEDWA' 25ltce "A" MAIN 1st STEVE SCOTT - 25ltec BULTACO "PurSang" ED KRETZ & SON PO 9-0441 BULTACO-WESTERN Call Bullaco-We_n for JOur _arest Bullt-To-Go Dealer TI 7-2400 •