Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
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"UP IN THE SKY .. IT'S AN EVEL rr DYNAMITE ON WHEELS The new Norton 750cc OHV ·P-ll" has been labeled by cycle experts as ·Dynamite on Wheels·. Tbis new British bomb, designed for the American rider who seeks his thrills off the beaten path, as well as on the open bighway. has a brand new lightweight frame made of chrome-moly tubing. The front fork is a special· scrambles· style tbat boasts a longer travel; rear shocks are stiffer for highspeed use over the roughest terrain. The 750cc OHV • Atlas· engine for 1967 has a number of refinements and now features the very latest type dual carburetors. The P-ll is equipped witb wheels and new. larger and more powerful full-hub brakes. This is the model that is tailor-made for the sports rider with some scrambling experience under his belt. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • Filtron Air Filters, Judson Prods. : Francisco Castoroil, Dri-slide, Fi• glass lanks & seats, John Cooper & It will be the first time the young America's high-flying two-wheel aerialist Evel Knievel is taking to the skies again to attempt a spectacular ramp-toramp jump over the entire length of a semi-truck and trailer, scheduled for Gardena's Ascot Park, saturday, APril 29. motorcycle daredevil will use the ·Skycycle,· the machine with which he will attempt to soar over the Grand Canyon next year, in a public performance. Assisting Knievel in the two-and-ahalf hour program, scheduled to begin at 8 p.m., will be the most fantastic assemblage of stuntmen ever brought together for one performance. For tbe first time in their lives, national IT stars Eddie Mulder, Skip Van Leeuwen and Swede Savage will assume the unfamiliar role of stuntmen and will perform daring feats which include wheelies for the entire length of the straightaway, brick wall crashes and fire wail crashes. One of lJIe highlights of lJIe Saturday nigjlt sPectacular will be a parachute jump into one of lJIe Ascot lakes by Rod Pack, tile only man in lJIe world who has ever jumped from an ailPlane sans parachute. Pack will be tied to a 200 n. rope which is attached to a sPeeding automobile and lJIen rise over lJIe stadium like II kite berore making his jump. According to Knievel ;, big part of the show will be pint-sized daredevil Butch Wilhelm, who will make his first appearance in a stunt show since a near-fatal crash about a year ago. Butch is scheduled to jump over two fire trucks on a mini-bike and will be involved in skits intended to provide comic relief during what promises to be a tensionloaded evening. Having Clutch TroubleJ Install A BARNETT CLUTCH ~df.-...~.., AVAILABLE NOW: .\.::..:.: :,i--f-: BTIE CLUTCH PLATE KIT fw Yamaba 19&5 and III. 210cc - 3G5cc models. Als. N.w fer H-D Sp.rtsl., RIDERS SEE YOUR DEALER. WE DO NOT SELL RETAIL. #~ E_ ••_ ... - 4915 PACIFIC BLVD .. VERNON. CALIFORNIA. PHONE: 589-5488 DAYTONA PROVEN W'B~" THE 32 TO 40 TO 1 LUBE RACING CASTOR and SUPER FILM ",&:.",.AI-.AII" ~~ E.\treme(y deeM bU171iug UNEQUALLED far INJECTOR or GAS-OIL MIX ADDZIP ADDITIVES l433-1437 FIRST ST. EScALON. CALIFORNIA. Also scheduled for Saturday night are automobile crashes by Southern California's finest oval track drivers and a Demolition Derby. (Look for a full-length interview with Eve! Knievel in CYCLE NEWS soon.) : Big John Z:O~:~lIable From : SIMPSON MOTORS " 5475 San Fernando Rd. Wesl : Los Ancelas, Calif. 90039 ••••••••••~l~~••••••••• STUNT SHOW CYCLE.S and CARS In B·D 183 rei & V ER M 0 N T * .A-:.·':t.~~-:.·::.~:y.