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".1 Herman C\> ~ Plug fowler and Assorted friends... ~,--,-------------e, '" • • First International Sports Cycle Exposition comes to San Francisco S uzuk i THE NEWEST GREATER COVINA AREAS SUZUKI DEALER WELCOMES YOU TO VISIT OUR SHOWROOM & SERVICE FACILITIES "The Be s t Servi ce in Town " tJ't a« Sft (J't t IMPORT MOTORS 19525 EAST ARROW HIWAY GLENDORA, CALIFORNIA (213) 963-5333 We Discoun' Em' New 67 Hondas T wo Big Locat ions GARTNER E NTERPR15E 2073 W, Pac, cu, Hwy, - 326-3810 6101 Atlant ic Blvd, - 513· 3409 GOOQljEAR BLUE STREAK MOTOR RACER l'oo w Available in T heso Sizes 2.75x18 & 3.00x18 3.00x19 & 3.50><19 The larges t co llection of s por t cycles o f eve ry i ma gin ab le d esi gn , colo r a nd size , al on g with eve ry po s si ble accesso ry, will be arrayed und e r one ro of when th e fi rst San F ranc isco Bay Ar e a I nt e rna tiona l Cycle E xpo s iti on co mes to B roo ks Hall , San Franc is c o De c . 15- 18. With the th em e "A Cycle for Eve ryo ne ," th e fo ur- day Exposition will fe ature almost every type of cycle for to uring , neighborhood tr ansportation a nd on-campus use . In addition, the ne wes t styles in cycling clothes fo r me n and women will be displayed . Among the highlights of the Inte rna ti ona l Sp ort s Cycle Exposition will be a nightly drawing for a free sportcycle , Open from I I a.rn, to 11 p.m•• daily , the extravaganza will feature top jazz and rock n' roll bands each evening. Opening night will also see a beauty pageant to select "Miss Wheels ' 66 " . Produced by J ohn Renesch, Int e rnatio na l Spo rts Cycle Expositions ha ve attracted tens-of-thousands of people eac h year i n Los Angeles for the past 3 years . Admission is SI.50 per pe rso n. with children under twelve , accom panied by adults , admitted free . Among the world 's le a di n g sports cycle man ufacture rs to be rep resented at t he E xp os iti on will be Yam ah a , Harl ey- Da vid s on, Hond a , Triu mph , Mon t es a, BSA. Moto G uz zi a nd Dueati . Cyc le News will be t he re to gree t Northe rn Califo rnia re a der s at tire CN booth. events and a half day practice outing, this type of rac ing has yet to produce a si ngle inj ury to any of the ride rs. This inc ludes about a tho usand laps of ac tua l raci ng and practice with abo ut two hundred rider s of vari ed abi lity . The Long Rea ch promot ers c a me up with a new des tan for the track last we ek and promis e ye t anothe r for the J anuary j th race date. This one could well be a three cornered tri a ng le! Dirt track Yaci ng has only one more date in 1966. Thi s is the TT race at Ascot on Sunday afternoon, December 4th. All three dis trict poin t tit les ar e at state with Gene Rome ro and Eddie Mul · der nip and tuck in the expert class , Rich Thorwa ldson and Jim Berry in the yellow plate division and John Sprague and M ike Linthicum going down to the wire as they take their last rides as novices. GET YOU R1967 LIC ENSES NOW ! With the close of one season and another ne w one just around the corne r all ride rs are reminded to start thin king about obtaining a new compe tition l ifor ' 67. Application fonns may be obtained from the AMA in Columbus , Ohio , Box 1049. They are a must for the three January events at Long Beach. So. Calif: moved a record amount of ride rs from novice to amate ur and from amateur to expert thi s pas t year. Eve ry' body ne eds a new license , regardle s s of where they a re in class . The nex t road rac e at Ca rls bad is be ing planned for sometime right after the first of the ye a r, At least two Daytona wannups a re in s il:ht for this track. How To M ake a Sidecar Ride More Exciting Fi rst you ge t glamorous Ra quel Welsh as the pilot (pictured her e wit h M cello ar M astr oianni in the sidecar) and the n you take a ride through roman ti c, s unny Naples , Italy. T he pai r are these currently filming ' Shout Loud, Louder .. . I Don' t Understand.' Spec ial SHELB Y Dirt Tm ~k T ires Co mi ng Soon Artesia BlVd. ENT.1939 W.(213) 321-6166 Gardena, Calif ••••••• I I . II"., THE FINISH LINE By BO XY ROCKWOOD II , " . " ,•• p\ HUZOIL/~ WHOOOOOOI OIL? MOTORCYCLE SALVAGE Used Parts Galore All Makes & ~dels 835 W. Foothill Azusa :U4-5912 SIMPSON MOTORS 5475 San Fernando Rd. West Los Angeles 39, Cal li (213) 247-3068 D ISTR IBU TOR nf J U DSO :-': products ( ill(:l l1 d inl-: C yc.: ll'·T ron tr an si... tor i .~ rJ i tion ) ao d F RA:,\C ISCO OILS an d chcm icn lc. "You wouldn't cD that with Awel" -- hy John Hedin FINISHthe FUNNY CONTES Hedin Finishes Funny #5 for $5. T he world ' s tallest motorcycle ride r John Hedi n supplied the widest grinn er in the fifth occasional Finish the Funny Contest sponsored for the Crazy Cartoonist Benevol ent Fun-d (a non-profit i nstitution ). For brin gin g some giggles into the pages of Cycle News Hedi n. of L os Angel es , will recei ve first prize of $5 a nd the framed origi nal f unny with his wi nni ng joke line printed thereupon. Runner-up witty solutions to the silly situation pictured in Herman' s drawing were: " W it . that's not th e trophy girl• • • She's a the IOOcc winner !" ---HEL E:-iW ARREN. " Bring he r ba c k ne xt F riday e vening !" --- J OliN IIEDIN lilt's okay hon ey . He' s an Ex pert! " - - - Ill' BOYLE. What do you mean. 'I ook it up in th e rule book?" --- C. ANDERSO:-i. U ,. r\ k i ss H erman, a ki ss !" • _ ... ROY TAYLOR. "lI ey . I wa s jus t kiddin g a bout winners choice! " --- BARRY IIANSE:-i . " So rry , that's t he boo by pri z e !" - - R. CAM IIEL L. P "lIey, Romeo , you fo r~o t to kis s th the trophy!" - -- T. C. GREE :-iE. " If I w in three times can I ke ep it ?" - -- BOil NELSON. " You putmy mother down!" -- P. SCOTT " H ey, that' s m)' wife !"· · BOB BR\"A." . RONAL D SP RAYBE RRY, ~IA RG.-\ RET IIE:-iN ELL. "W hat daya mean toot?"-- (famo us last word s of E rnie Ara gon) - - ED DAVI .