Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

.•. ...., -THE VOICE OF CALIFORlIAe y. .II . . . . . . . _It ~ FI:.n • • • • _Ii ..-u.er CIlucll Claytoa BY CHUCK Last week the controversial motorcycle danger law was pulled out of its pigeonhole, where we thought it would remain at least a IDOnth, and they tried to crash it through the Seuate. MDM A couple of weeks ago one of the lightweight riders of District 37 wrote an article to Cycle News in which he more or less accused me and my rider of running an illegal motorcycle. He doesn't seem to be very well informed about the 55cc Yamaha. All Yamaha rods from 55cc through 80cc are all the same and all the new ones do have needle bearings in the top end. The only difference between 55 and a 60 is the crankshaft. If the rider will identify himself at the race t rackl he may pull my bike down free of charge and see f or himself that there is nothing fishy about it. As far as calling my rider -Superspeed,- this was done all in good joshing and I hope all the riders in District 37 will understand this. We have lost more races than we have ever won. As you and I both know there must be a first and last place in every race. About District 36A not having a 50cc class, you are both right and wrong. Our class is from 0 to 60cc and from 60cc to 120cc. But in your District rule book, on page 7 section 6, you may bore out to class and 80 thousands over. Under District 36A rules you may only bore out 80 thousands period and not to class. By figuring this you would be running between 58cc and 59cc and you call this a handicap? I still want to extend the invitation to stay at our house, bringing sleeping bags, all except the lightweight rider. For him we will furnish a bed. It is not so bad moneywise if you stay in a private home. Racing is expensive enough. R. L. SPRAYBERRY 3000 Caliente St. Bakersfield, Calif. aliclrest In TIJe fast As a subscriber to Cycle News I have noticed a scarcity of East Coast news. So I thought I'd send this little piece of news along. .Mybike is a 61- fuel Harley CH, welghIng 315 lbs. It has a stock stroke, but with Dytch barrels. It has a best ET of 10.13 and a best mph of 140.62. My Harley is tuned by steve Haly of Hannum's Harley-Davidson in Media, Pennsylvania, and is owned by me. My fuel percentage is 75% the rest alcohol and Benzol. COOK NEILSON Unionville, Pa. ~ Beech. cant. eer SII_ ClllYlDII Any part of this aewspaper esc:ept Circulation Manaeer.GlIYe 1boeIellOn COII7rilbted matter me,y be II8ed EdiIor.-. .RudI .......... wttllOlrt penalSll1011 as 10lle as c~ AdverU"oe Manaeer .Jaek Da1r it 18 eiven. Editorial .tones. C8I'" PbolD EdilDr Dama Grese tOODS, pbotos are welcomed UId wtll Ad '" Edit. Aaet._•• Bobert Bradford be paid for IIPOD publication. Adcarul Sims A880clate EdllDr dreaeed, stamped enveloPe ueuree F. . L.A. P....s: &3&-8844 Those of us who do not ride trail bikes, or in the open or 500 classes would like to see the complete list of results. We realize the Dusters are a small club, but to date we have not gotten results by mail either. Since complete results were not printed in CYCLE NEWS,we lulve no way of knowing where we placed. I think a club should be required to publish more accurate and tborough accounts. A reader ~e. 8ec:ODd ClaU Poetqe pald at BasiJlese I4l1 II. L-e Buell BI'" .... lea. Calif. Published weekly except tbe first Or: BlI_, L-e leaell, CIIIf. and last week of tbe calendar year P"'c4ZHUl by C&S PUblishing ComPanY, Post Office Box 498, Long Beacb, Calif. (Area Cede 2U) WIIfIf DID I ""'SH1 Please allow three weeka for a6!o cIre.. The speed with which the old Guard lawmakers want to cl ap encumberances on cycle riders was interpreted by several Sacramentologists as -a slap at the younger generation for not aligning with their views. '" Bicycle to Motorcycle to Car The wording of th!' proposed law leaves no doubt whose side the politicians are on. "Sandals and open toed shoes· are specifically prohibited from passengers as well as cycle riders. Clapping helmets on all the "Honda-hippies· would cover a lot of the unsightly long hair that antagonizes balding right wingers • And Assemblyman Foran's motorcycle rider license requirements, if enacted, will just about strangle the whole California sIlOrt. Foran wants the kid who would ride a bike to drive a car first. California is presently one of the few states with a motorcycle-onjy drivers license and it works very well. Today a young person who needs low-eosf wheels can get a return. SIaIle cop.J price • ~s: ODe • • • • • • • • Z5tt: :real' 2IId claea ..u . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 17.58 AdverUallll rates will be _ t oa reqae.... CLAYTON cycle and then what the DMV workers call a-Honda - license, which does not allow him to drive a car, mind you. It is a bit more than a glorified bicycle license. They test the rider's knowledge of traffic laws and his proficiency with the bike. Later on, most holders of these licenses come back and take the automobile test. The point is, they progress logically from bicycle to motorcycle, to car to bus to whatever. It would be equally senseless if Mr. Foran demanded us to show motorcycle proficiency before issuing a car drivers license. They Listen to the Bums Public and politicians apparently are not interested in the rights of nice, barbered, fun-family cycle enthusiasts. The rotten part is all they know, or want to know about us. We can give to charities, build wilderness tralls, teach safety, be brave and rescue lost children without a shred of credit. Yet when a pseudo cycle bum barfs in public it goes on prime network time. Thanks to the timely appearance of Hells Angels gangs at the hurriedup hearing last week. the bill has been put aside for another week. This time I shall fly to Sacramento and ask to be heard. Will they listen to my vil!ws? Tune in NEXT week, same page, same crusading newspaper. CJQf IIEWS SAW.fllTO IOIUU .""S GETS OW" IIfWSPAPfl Offla Next week northern CaliforniA will have a Cycle News branch office of its own. Located appropriately at 2760 Branch St. in North Sacramento. the combination advertising sales and editorial agency will be headed by the Northland's popular Dale McKinnon. The Branch St. branch will be central clearing and business office for nearly half of the state, 'from Monterey-Fresno north to the Oregon border. McKinnon, longtime bike enthusiast and father of four, recently completed training at the Long Beach headquarters of the weekly cycle newspaper. Publisher Chuck Clayton said, -Dale is fully qualified to help his neighbors with their publicity needs through Cycle News advertising. He is also charged with increasing circulation in his area and he will assign coverage of Northern California non-professional events. So write to Cycle News, 2760 Branch Street, Sacramento, Calif. to get in on the ground floor of our expanded Nortbern California coverage. lWEI HIT AGIlL, JIJ regards to your article on women vs. men on the race track, I would like to express my views. I have been racing 2* years now and two of those were with the men. I mus t say I had fun, but in the past few months. when women's classes have been recognized, I have really had fun. I feel that these girls should be allowed to ride with the men if they are really qualified, though I have yet to see a women rider who truly compares with a male rider. Men are born and raised with Mama saying ·now Jr. you should never hit a girl. - So what happens at the race track when Jr. does 'hit a girl?- Maybe it isn't his fault but he is going to feel pretty had about the whole thing, because you can't forget years and years of training in one easy lesson. I feel we girls are in a man's world out there. They created it, and 99% of them are willing to share it with us. They really want us out there and they really like us. BUT do they want us in their race? In March of this year two of us started working on getting a woman's club organized in District 37 and we now have 11 members, plus 100% cooperation from the men. They go out of their way to help us, and they are glad to see us come out and have fun. District 37 has never denied women the right to ride. Any woman can ride any class she may choose; we are not forced to ride 100's, we chose the 100cc class. And as far as being equal goeswe are. We are AMA sanctioned, members of District 37 and have voting rights the same as all the other men's clubs. We receive mansize trophies and regulation points. All this plus the respect and encouragement of the men - what else could a girl want? I am sure these girls will find the answer, but hope they do not overlook the possibility of the Powder Puff event. EULENE LONG President Powder Puff Association 17723 Belshire Ave. Artesia, California 865-2747 In QUESTIONS & ANSWERS QUESTION: I have a ClIO Honda for TT's and everyone beats me off the line and in the sUaights. I've bored it to 55cc, installed We~ co valve springs and an 5-90 carburetor. In gearing my front sprocket is 14 and 42. How can I give my bike more rpm and lots of power for a fast take off? R.R. - Glendale. ANSWER: Three basic steps in acceleration for TT events you seem to have not yet accomplished. Obtaln a cam with modifications most suitable for TT's and lighten the related val ve train for an increase in rpm. Also increase your CllO compression ratio. I hope that you have increased the intake port size along wi th the carburetion change and increased valve area as clearances allow! QUESTION: If you bored out a 1956 AJ.S., Single, 500cc scrambler model .100 (one hundred thousands) how many c.c. and cubic inches wo uI d you have? R. S. San Diego. AIISWER: The formula for determining cubic inches of displacement is as follows: D' (c.ylinder bore times itself) x the stroke x .7854 constant factor x the number of cylinders. Since your engine is a single cylinder model the last multiplication can be omitted and the formula is D' x S x .7854. Standard cylinder diameter is 3.385 inches and stroke is 3.405 in. Thus add .100 to 3.385 and proceed. 3.350 x 3.350 x 3.405 x .7854 30.76 cu. in. to convert from cubic inches to c.c.'s; Multiply 30.76 cu. in. x 16.39 504.16cc's. THE IUMOI Mill QUESTION: I am always haVing a . hard time converting lDches to millimeters or vice versa and can not find a conversion tabl e to fit in my wallet. Could you give me such a table? C. Y. -Cedar Falls,l a. Would you believe... AlSIER: Glad to! •••that tile District 37 clubs are COiDg lD vote DO OIl aoyth1ng that will iDcrease centimers. One inch-25.4mm or 2.54 One cubic inch-16.387cc One ceo .061 cubic inch MM x .03937-in-::hes Centimeters x .3937- inches Square inches x 6.452 Sead JO.r stloa. to ".. All....... ear. 8ucII, ~1If. DOt allow us to of CJCI Boa _ , So"" . 1 _ '" ..II .-4 Indlyl_1 repll .. Loa. ••• tbat Eddie Kretz Jr. is going to come out of retirement? There's a new TT rig being built for him, so we hear• • •••••••••••••••••• · .................. die cost of rtdIng iD a scrambles event. •••that the Barley-Davldsoo :iOOcc s1DcJecylJDder oveM1ead cam jobbets built by Ae....cbt are bere iD L.A.. ba ve beeo beard aod seen but DOt raced yet. 1bey resemble a G-:iO witb a s1DcJe loop frame. so take a COOd look next lime. It ml&bt DOt be a Malcble85 lOla g by! · . •

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