Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

i Dealer SM. at D..". :. -Busin.ss was a PI..... nanks to MOM :g Q) - g:f .. .2S EO ~ go tI) ~ Col ~ It's always fair weather when good guys get together and last Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in the plush Disneyland facilities rented by Motorcycle Dealer News the clirmte was positively charged! Good timing on the part of co-promoters Bill Bagnall and Larry Hes ier, publisbers of MDN, resulted in a vast turnout of industry people from all over the nation. Everyone apparently is becoming quite accustomed to motorcycle shows of late. Order blanks nourished. Following the Sil vergate successes in the L.A. sports Arena, co-sponsored by Cy<:lp lVurld Col ...J c..> ;... c..> DUSTERS M/C Hare Scrambles 9/18/66 • TRAIL CLASS 1. 3. 4. 5. Fra.nk Morgan HODAKA Rod Robbs HODAKA Wes Anderson Sr. HODAKA Gregg Neilbnrg HODAKA AREA DISTRIBUTOR IN SOUTHERN CALIF. BElOW KERN COUNTY LINE H. A. NELSON (213) 243-1017 Glendale, Calif. • An Open Letter To Those Responsible: ................................ Who is responsible for the death of 16-year-old Ronald Burris? YOU are! If you had thought of the consequences of shirking your responsibility and then acted as a good citizen should, Ronald Burris would probably be alive today. Stretching chains and cables across enticing trails like spiders' webs to trap the unwary, landlords have fairly fe tooned the west with neckbreakers. They are guilty, but YOU are responsible. You failed to bring the hazards to public aUention. If you knew that a man was putting dut poison meat in your neighborhood you would have acted to save your dogs. You would have complained to the police, I hope. Yet you will not act to save the lives of people, fellow riders, by reporting similar conditions when they threaten the lives of motorcyclists. I wonder, somfnimes, is it because you are ashamed to be a cycle rider? If that's' it I recommend you .. wear oU" motorcycling for a year or two and decide if it's really worth preserving. Are you proud to be a cycle rider but afraid to raise your voice in defense of your life? Then buddy, save this copy of Cycle News and show it when anyone questions your right to pursue happiness on your motorcycle in this nation, which guarantees its citizens a right to life and liberty as well. Young Burris is not the first cycle rider to take it in the neck because of your neglect, but will he be the last? His tragedy was listed as "accidental" and another black mark goes on cycling's safety record. Don't you think this slaughter should be labeled as what it is, as crime? Like Viet Namese booby trapS the chain barrier is nearly invisible, cunningly simple to erect, and highly e[[ective at killing motorcycle riders. Astonishingly, the killing has escaped the notice of the law. Landowners who put up these nuisances know they cannot keep motorcycle riders and horses out. It is simple to ride around or lift the chain and ride under. But they are gambling that the rider will not see the chain in time to stop, hoping he will at least take a spill. "And let that be a lesson to trespassers." Well, we have been very forgiving of those who "trespass against us' all these years. Isn't it time they showed a little mercy? A mother's grief is too high a penalty for a child's error. What could you do about it if you wanted to? You can at least dangermark the hazards you find, as Burris' family did after the tragedy.. _ Tie your handkerchief (or anything visible) to every neckbreaker you see. Your warnings may be removed. [[ so, report it to Cycle News, we beg you. Although it is "legal" to leave such hazards unmarked, we feel it is definitely criminal to defy eUorts to place warnings. [[ you feel moved by the loss of Ron Burris, write to your political representatives, asking them to propose legislation against hazards such as these. In a calm frame of mind, contact local property owners and parks departments and ask them to replace their chain gates, pitfalls and other cunning devices with safer barricades. In California, call their attention to the recently enacted trail posting law, which specifies the manner of marking trails that are 0[[ limits to vehicles. Tell your local police of road and trail hazards. [[ they can't do anything about them, find out why. It is high time that we motorcycle riders wake up to our responsibilities and get 0[[ the defensive if we plan to go on enjoying our sport to a ripe old age. W.e need many things to lick the rising trend of cycle accidents. Let us first take out the obvious threats to life and limb - the grisly neckbreakers have got to go! Sincerely, CHARLES C. CLAYTON Publisher magazine, cycle shows are springing up like mushrooms all over the U.S. Predictably, some businessmen are becoming bored with shows already. "You ee the same old people." one person complained. The majority 0 f those we spoke with like the shows. "You meet so many friends you haven't seeo for ages." remarked Nels Nelson, successful Hodaka representative. FINISH the FUNNY CONTEST You're in Good Company JACK FULLWOOD ole of our four smiling managers at LONG BEACH HONDA 341 W. Pac. Cst. Hwy. 591-1305 11747 E. Carson '60-1354 5105 AUantlc 423-1433 432B E. Anaheim 439~943 Fi ve dollars and the original draWing of Herman's "unfinished funny" goes to Gary Dougherty of Long Beach, California for supplying the funniest joke line out of 30 entries received in the latest of this series of contests announced two (or was it three?) weeks ago. Congratulations Garyl Your prizes are on their way to you. To all the readers who helped us finish the funny, thank you very much. Running a close second with Gary's entry was this by Richard E. Bauks:"OopsY A few of the other lines that gave the Cycle News staff a laugh are listed below. "I knew I left something out-the rod bearingY" - Don Coach. "One kick bike huh?" - Joe Flore. "I'U be danged Clem." - Kenneth Preston "Sorry chief."-Robert L. Pritchard A new contest will soon be announced so find some way to exercise your funny bone and be prepared to win a real original ink and paper drawing and five dollars in the coin of the realm. 100% fiNANCING OAC ~ U Won by Gary Dougherty in ••• • 6477 N. Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, Calif. 90805 Or: Box 498, Long Beach, Calif. Phone: 423-0431 (Area Code 213) From L.A. Phones: 636-8844 Published weekly except the first and last week of the calendar year by C&:S Publishing Company. P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, California. Charles Clayton Editor Sharon Clayton ••• Business Manager C. Clay •••••••••••••••Managlng Editor Gil Brown ......Advertising Manager D. B. (Dutch) Fielder .Asst. Ad. Mgr. Dennis Greene Photo Editor Gay Thomason .Circulation Manager. Second Class Postage Paid at Long Beach, calif. Any part of this newspaper may be used wi thout permission as long as credit is given. Editorial contributions. cartoons, photos are welcomed and will be paid for upon pu blication. Self-addressed, stamped envelope assures return. Single Copy Price 15¢ Subscriptions: One year 2nd class mail $7.50 Advertising rates will be sent on request. On tap for the near future are shows in the Long Beach Arena, combined with semi-professional races. two shows in the South San Francisco area and a Portland, Oregon spectacular. In addition there are the annual fairs, car shows and even the Cycle Action Theater, where the industry leaders bring their wares. A look at my crystal baH reveals a growing trend toward combining commercial cycle displays with other attractions, much in the way newspapers mix ads with features to deligbt the audience and soften the sell. Movies, races and who-knows-what-all will provide the drawing card at future shows. But we trust there will always be an MDN show for industry people only, where nearly every face is familiar and the orders -now like wine." TAPIUD ...... laW_KelIy- "7N."_"'_ 657-4576 la_ 6607N.I. . . . . . . . . . .1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I" "Maybe a shorter stroke would help?" ... by Gary Dougherty fl Open 7 D3 TS f14~ OSSA ","";uf£ ...... ~. NEW! W II.TERPIlOOF SHIRT & JEANS Hoclcie's Motorcyc'es2201r; S ~ You'll alwavs see it FIRST Phone 328·1242 FigueroaTorrance "?~_ ._. _ L _ DSA -HODAKA-~AMUU14 Heavy Nylon 0 _ Twill, CooNd. Wothe able. D.nim ..... or WhMltTon. SHIRT pockets and • slot 0 ... 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