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McLAGLEN mNT CORPS AT SPRING TOUR Photos by Robert O. Fee The famous Victor McLadln M.C. performed In 29 Palms for the mulUtudes at the weekend's So. Cal. SPring Tour for the city of Hope Chari~. All road riders are urged to send Cycle News snapshots and letters of their fun on the nm, for the report next wee'" DON'T COOK THAT CHAIN! One area where modern lubrication has it allover the old fashioned way is in the realm of chain oiling. In the olden days, some of us remember, we were cautioned to boil our rear drive chains in oil and kerosene on tbe kitcben stove. SPOOKY VI EW GAS GAZER How many 4-alarm fires can be traced to that advice we can only guess, It was a bad idea In the first place. Now someone has invented a new chain lubricant that makes ·cooking" unnecessary. Called Dri-Slide,. the new lube comes in a little spout can that you shake up like a cocktail. Then you squirt it on the chain. Simple? No need to clean tbe chain hardly, since DriSlide mixes with the grease. It gets its name from its chief ingredient, moly- bdenum disulfide, a dry lubricant. That means it won't drip off. A penetrating solvent carries the Dri-Slide to the innermost bearings, then evaporates, leaving them coated with the slick dry stuff. It takes the kinks out right now! Dri-Slide has been tested and approved in the desert, under the worst conditions of water, mud and dust. Send $1.25 to Sam Simpson, 5475 San Fernando Road West, Los Angeles, Calif. 90039 or Jerry Bases. 11029 Sarah st., N. Hollywood, Calif. 9160.2 for a can and follow directions printed thereupon. Eliminating a problem which has plagued me c han i c s for years is PABATCO's newest offering-the Spooky View Gas Gazer. Constructed of the miracle ·plastic glass· this ihexpensive flat chamber cover makes possible accurate adjustment of flat levels, visual observation for possible fuel contaminants, frothing conditions or fuel line blockage. Proper flat level is determined by measuring 111.· from the bottom of the bowl casting and scribing a line on the face of the Gas Gazer. Spooky Views mount easily, utilizing the existing cover's screws and gasket. Retail price for this fabulous little accessory is only $1.50. Manufactured to fit Amal Monobloc carburetors $375, 376, and 389, Spooky Views are obtainable from your local motorcycle dealer. (Note: If your dealer has not as yet stocked the Gas Gazer ask him to order a supply from PABATCO, Box 327, Athena, Oregon 97813. Suzuii Success S'OIJ The predecessor firm of Suzuki Motor Company was founded in 1909 by Michio Suzuki, under the name of Suzuki Loom Works. In 1920, the firm was reorganized into Suzuki Loom Manufacturing Company and capitalized at $1,389.00. A new plant was completed in 1939 in the suburbs of Hamamatsu. In 1954 the company name was changed to Suzuki Motor Company, following two years of plant transition and trial manufacture of a bicycle motor. In 1955, production of a first 125cc motorcycle ,and a 360cc two-stroke truck started up. In the following year, a 250cc motorcycle was added to the product line and capital increased to $1,389.000. Shunzo Suzuki succeeded the original founder as president of Suzuki Motor Company in 1957, and has continued to serve in that office up to the present. In 1958, the company tooled up for mass production of two-stroke motorcycles in the 50cc, 125cc and 250cc classes. Two years later, Suzuki participated in the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Race for the first time and scored top ratings for all of its entries. Also in 1960, the company increased its cap ita 1 to $4,166,667. In 1961, Suzuki Motor COmPany completed a new plant in Toyokawa for the 'production of 360cc Suzulight trucks. Capital was increased to $8,333.333. In the same year the company's first overseas office was opened in London. England. In 1962. Suzuki Motor Company entered the international Grand Prix races for the first time and won the coveted Manufacturers' Championship. This performance was repeated in three consecutive years, and in 1963, Suzuki's racer, Mitsuo Ito won the Isle of Man TT race as the first Japanese winner in the 50cc class. Also in 1963, the company moved its London office to Brussels, Belgium, seat of the Conunon Market. During the same year, Suzuki established a technical center in its Hamamatsu industrial complex, and established U.S. suzuki Motor Corporation in California. Capital was increased to $13,055,556. The following year a Singapore office was opened to serve the SOuth East Asian market, a new main office was completed in Hamamatsu, and the company inaugurated its 4-mile seaside test course, largest in the Far East. To cop with skyrocketing export requirements, Suzuki Packing Company, Ltd., was established as a whollyowned subsidiary in 1965. During the same year, Suzuki Motor Company revolutionized two-stroke engine design with its Posi-Force Lubrication System which eliminates the need for mixing gas and oil. In October of 1966 the company moved their corporate headquarters to a new $1.3 million building in Santa Fe Springs, California, and are completing a comparable building in Cherryhill, New Jersey. Suzuki Motor Company conducts business in 60 countries through a network of 100 distributors and 15,000 dealers. .- ,-' .. , c- .' I '~ .~ Cycle Maga'zine, March 1967 ~!iA ·Superfast acceleration through four long gears· ... ·The big Beeza never runs out of go· ...·Will run virtually forever· •••·You will not break the BSA by cruising too fast· •••·The BSA lightning handles marvelously well" •••• scores high in terms of appearance· •••·Improved reliability and performance" ...IT LOOKS LIKE A VINTAGE YEAR FOR THE BIRMINGHAM BOMBERS.· _ _SA MOTORCYCLES - IESTERII, III m . 2745 E. H....&III on", calif. nnl (ZIJ) JlS-l2Jl