Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

Editorial 8torle8. cartoons, photos. etc. are welcomed and will be paid for upon publication (ncept pre release8 &Del ·Volce" lette....) Ad.dreseed. lItamPed envelope assures return. D&le (I)p price...... ••• Z5C: 8lIlIecdpUoa: ODe ,eer ZIMI c1 Mati •••••••••••••••• ,7.so ODe Year Fllat Cia Mail•• 114.00 (SUbRrtbera p l _ lIIIow lllree . . . for acldre cIIu,e.) AdverUalnc ratea &Dd circulation I ntorma Uon will be aent upon requeat. lISlER: IELCO.E TO THE CYCLE lEIS There ere a f.w thousand peopl. rMdlnc thI.s who probablT were not acqutJnt49 wltII tile -1d1 aeWlQlllP4lr for tile motorcycle eatlluatut until tills copy arrived fn tile mail. We are oot In tile '.blt of iivtnr our neWliPaIll!r away for Cre., but every once In a wbI1e the opportualt1 10 ree.c:b aew eatllU&luU comes and we MIld QUt amples like th1a to apread the word. lbIa week the occu.loo la our apecla.l road rldera I..ue, wllich featurea five major pavement .~t.a. both ra1lIea and races, bealdea our regular competition COftr'ap. All 2,800 people who _ t In 8Iltrl.. 10 tile 186'7 Death Vail)' ROI.CI Run and the 200 follta wbo entered our Cycle News Enaenada Tour will eel a copy or thI. I ..ue tree, u a aouveair. The oeatb VtJ1y partlclpanta can tbaak "Clllef Worrier" Iltck HIItchlna for tbelr tree copies of Cycle ewe and tile Enaenada tourlata don't need to thank anybocIy but reaereus 01' us. We bope lIIat your name or picture appears In print bereln, and lIIat you will tell all your frleads and family wbat they are mtaalnc by not rldlnc motorcyclea (and readlar ail about It In Cycle News). We hope tbat you will buy us every week at your motorcycle dealer'. (U ~ cIoeaa't baft tile llewapep8r, IIlow 111m tile coupon on,pace 28). But 10 be sure tbal you don't miss ODe tbrll1lnc IUIla, ro &bead and 11M tile subscription blank and polIlap-pald lIftftlope w. belpfully enclosed. It'll never be euler 10 keeplnformedwltllwbatlsro1aroo at latereat In tile U.S. motorcycle lmare. LEGISLATIVE OTEBOOK IUIE IT O. THE BIlE mDERS A motorcycle ma¥ be a means of tl'an$pOTtailoQ, a sport. or a way of life. But Wllamer It Is It always _ Illl . . . /lIaW·lIIaD-UIe qaWJ. T/Ie motorcycle rider la a symbol of tr-eedom aad poww. 1be cyc1lat Is tile modern ftTalon of tile leceadary 1IOl'_ of the pUt who rode wltIl tbe wlad aplaat ilia lace Illl do Impoulble cIeeda (botIl rood and bad) aad will tile 8IlyY of tIlo8e who watdIecI from a position at "salet1." WbetIl.r It be rldlnr around the ne\ibborbood. 10 a Job. alone tile freeway flyInr "colora," or In (rueuar competition, the motorcycle rider Is apart from the crowd and Ibe croWll la ready to be Impteued. Four recent movies wllich purported Illl deecNbe tile life and times of the outlaw cyc1lat ban rrONed more tIlaA $85 m.tWoa (after betnr made at a total coat of leu tban $1.5 mUlJoa). Ncoe of tIlem made &117 effort at accuracy or realiam. It doesn't _m Illl mat1IIr. The motorcycle Is 8IlOIIIII. T/Ie lepDd Is rMl. Lecend and ruJ lite baft equally small repnI lot accurac:y and rMlIam. t'or eumple tile CollowtDc true a_1: Lut SUId1 tile local police raided a 1oft.1n at Grtmtll Park lD Lo8 AIlpIu. IIoacIa7 IIlOI'lliIl( a local ndIo atatIOCl ana_ed "lDOIlllrcyc1e PDP w. "'ckInc tM /dpptMandpolice _re called ill 10 ~otect tile 00__ wttb tile radlo atatioII ~ tbet tile)' '-d DO mowJecIp of 1ItI1ch "1IICltiCln:IlCJ ' WU iIlt'olftd, os.. wbIch _mbers....01' _ Wllere tIley obtained tile _ llad beelIlanolftd. A apoltuman fW tile atatlon laid "I'm aure It . . A.np1a they were referriar to, or _ crouP like tbat..' When I obM tile Kell's ADpla and tile lIIppIu baft lately malnta1Ded a rood relatiCll-.tp. be equtYUC&ted. "Well. Dot tile wbole crouP, juat 80me QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS QUEmON: 1 lIave an early model 650cc Triumph tbat has tbe SDJall main bear1nS 011 tbe t111l1111 case side. Wilen I tried to lorce tbe bearin, out it broke tbe reta1lliJII rins tbat COIItainS a cJrcl1p which bolds tbe bear1ns In place. Can I install tbe bearinl witbout tbe CUclip? C.H. - Van Nuys, Calif. No! do not beat the mag. with a torch. You may damage the IOtor winclinrs be.yond repair. I suggest you obtain some Carbon Tetracblorlae from tile local cleaners or drur store. Pour this liquid into the mag. via one of the pickup brush holes. The Carbon Tet. '11'111 read11y combine with the water and create velY rapid evaporation. No harm will be done to I nt rnal parts. SIIII , ~, The police dePf,rtm8llt reported that they dlcIa't know bow many of the nearly wu one person MOwn to ~ a motorcyclist. He was described u -Inc a cut-tf jacket wItb some emblems but no club Inatrnla. .. He be wu not a member ol any club," a policeman said. .. But be looked like. rider ..' I talked wltb _ _ pegple In charp ol the loft-InS. "It wasn·t tile IIIlcers." wu tbelr Instant reply. "'riley bave been comlnr 10 tae 10ft-Ins all tile Urne but bave aever caull8d any trouble. Even In tile J'U1Y IM!IU'-rlot wilen some of tile Hell's Anpls _re arrested It wasn't tIlem who started tile trouble. "It Is the outC4etr'5. They come 10 aiitate. 1bey try Illl start ttouble wltIl tba blkars. TIley blow tIIe...;rtders wI11 flCbt tacl: U tIleT're pusbed too ar. Eveo tile atraiIbt people who come &rOUIId... tIley ret Inlo flCbta &Del tIley are rally out for blood. "1be blkar.a come wltIl their rtrls and sometimes vea 8letr children and they mind tIleIr own business. If we Deed aaytIlInr tbey belp us. T/ley Deftr etft ua any trouble. It's always tile outalder who maIte troubl...• sometimes the trutb Is roup 011 1ecUds. ~~ , WI'" " Lilli 8IIcII, ClI"• •, .11 . . . . . . .11. . . . . . . . . . . YI 1rIIIIl.. ANSlER: Yes. you can. I sunest you put locktite on the bearing race to afford an extra gwu" antee that the bearing will not r~ volve. QUEsnOI: My carburetor slides are sUclc1DS open at speed and I bave lubncated tbelll, yet it does no lood. Wbat can I do to IItDp tbis? B.K. - Bald'll'll1 Parle, CalU. A.SlER: Find the reai reason first. If your carburetors are bolted dowll with an lIDe veo pressure. it coul4 distort the carb body and create the "robiem you now baTe. Also check that the cable is well lubricated and not binding. It may be necessary to relOute it. Possibly one at the springs that contlols slide action is not seated properly and is bindin g. Remove the slides and check for bleb spots, these can be relieved by buffing with 4ne emery. QUESnOIl: I teeeIItly wuIJed 1111 and llooded tile ..,.ro. T1IeIe t. stUl ".,., til tile - . . cae. How caa I dr1 it tritl/out tMiag tile • .,. olf? A lnelld setUd I beat tbe • .,. '11'1 tb a .torcb and evaporate rile water. I tbts ~e &R.I. SAYS THAliIS If we all pWl toe~r we CAN make cbanres and u of tile AMA CompeUtion Committee meetlnc tIaIa year, tile proposed 350cc limit chaap tor ~oles slOlla1 dlrt track raclnc taa been post- poned 1IIlW 19'71. w•• tile Motorcycle Racers, Inc., would like to tIleAk all of tile people wlIo tIook tile time and made tile apeclal dort to write exprenlnc their oplnloaa and helpInc ua attaln our 1'0&1. It roea to prove tIlere' a strenctll In unity and that tile AMA la wI111DC to listen to any prqlOAls pz'8aented to them In a democratic and 1oI1ca1 fWm. In order to furtber proleaaioaal motorcycle radnc and IteIIl Intereated parties Informed of current deft1opmeala. we would -tcome Y'OUJ' support and membersblp• All 1JlqaIrtes may be addreaHd to Motorcycle Racers, InC., P.O. &ox5Al, Lone 8lacb, CalIf. 110805. Sincerely, MOTORCYCLE okay? B.B.(belore battery)-San DtelO RACE~, INC. Lone Beach, Calif. individuals, ma¥be'" e!rhly people arreated rode cyc1u (U any) but tIlere 1111 A .... c.. "CJcl' I Irv Seaver, ""SA SUZUKI 8MW "7~ ~MUe t1f eA~" z.z ......... 51., SIItI A., ClII...... m.) -.u CO GRATULATES A.e.A. STATE CI NHfSHI' SlOiT TIACI W'.,fIS W.OPF.R ~~ 3 WEEKS VACATION ~ TOUR of BUIIO. . . AIR FARE, HOTELS, .ULS FOil FREE DSltliTSEEllG 111. tier will .. Ie ~ 1_. With the purchase of ,~IOIiTON, A.J.S. SWt ........ ,.r _ . ~ MATCHLEss, EeJ""~:::"":.lIe Hella new motorcycle POR DETA'U CALL OR "",n • TIll H ....fer "'E! • ,ate TT all II'" ' f'H: (213) M4 _ yAll-DlJMtouc. as "UDALE. CAUF lIot so. IItAIID IL yo. DO YOU IANT TO JOIN THB !OUR 1I'1'II0UT RIDING A MOTORCYCLE? 'l'billl possI.... For Il1o. . .elaave available a special de1ue . . . coacIt tIlat will &ceo.,.., tile lDaL 1st DAVID ALDAIA (T. _ _ • , ....... , ......... 11 T., D .......s> 2111 RUSS ROIIISO. UI .... , , . 2 ........ z ....., 01111 "Ill "I"

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