Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

! 0. . . . . . MeI" oP . . . ll. to LAPAZ ....lisa IftIn a machine that other marmfactmers only claim to otrer, - sa,ys Ron, a competition rider and saleSll&ll for Doll Vesco Motorcycles in El cajon, "'.11 is v..--. ........... -,....,.. ...., PIIiIt ( - . _ , . . , . . II . . . 55 ........... CJde .-.s. caIifornia. at ..., one woo has a true COIIJIIIOIDise machine in the line, at OOme either in the dirt or on the street,- concludes RoD. Be should know. He's been intiIIIately involved with IIIOtorcycles for six :rears as a road r.acft" SClBIblerand street rider. Go visit Ron and just shout ••• MONTE5A MOTORS, I C. Sole ., u.s. DUb iI .., . "7~_ la .......... c..-_ ~ ... ~ as ... EIIIa (TrIIIiIIIl) ... . . . . . . 'lIiL ,o'4f~\l \l~~~\lc.'" and an.._...... lDsl.c" o.w .............. . _ ... 1-'-'" ..,. 11m. . - development co. 269 ORANGE AVE... GOLETA.CAUF•• 9:JO" PH. 1I05-9Cf7~I' THE HOME OF CHAMPIONS! FOR CUSTOII INSTALLATIONS, see tile .adlipists lis&ed ..tier SERVICES ia lite Cycle Nen Dealer II Services DitedoIy. ' , n r.-w'_-_-_-..:r--_~-rr_-_-_-_-_-I11_-_"_- 'tt1ftj AJTfIIJIOI ! 2·STIOm IU WH WE GET DOIIfl SUPEBTU 16 IIJ CzIwr CiI, crete c... maCRI_II.. tD.»mllll Porting and tuning ~strokes is CU' specialty. Compression re- ......... ...-. ... ~ leases expertly installed. OPEII , DAYS A 1IEEI( , D lHaaDAYS , II I ,... • .. • -.cl. _ _ ~ caIIMed aDd aturaIIy Bob cot tile want of It, ...w !lie FedI!raJes ~ . . . . . . . JodIled . . tile daDe «tftr bec::a.8e 1M! was DOt a *, TIle Merican people IDol: Bob ... lila tAe IDto tbeIr yw.p aDd lie was adIIaDT a bero. 'DIey treated bim great aDd !lie lIeD __ idle a plane wWI a doctIllr was seat 1111' aDd broaI:IIt IIim to La Paz. ('l1IeD Bob J-.1 to go upIain wbat bad Mppened to get !lie oCber CQY oat of , .... , .... .H' · jIiI.) 'l1Iere were .aJoat 10,000 Mexican people JI.DiIIg !lie r08d at !lie ead of !lie I'1ID, 1111' tile wiJIDer to arrift. First to came across tile 1bWIIl was a VW-puwea:ed ul(yers 1bDx" daDe bQgy. Be r..t &otIIeB by .I.N. aDd BuDes 011 !lie IIIItI'n7 cc.DiDg toto La Paz. About 15minutes laB .I.Jr. came ill, IiooII:IIIg Wle lie 1IIIIs .rr- to tile tAl!. 'DIey ~ to pry Idm olf tile m ....; _ as tile people matJbed arouod bim. Be said lie felt Wle lie bad just riddeD 10 IIare aDd bounds ID a row. A lew minutes Jater BarDes arrt1Ied 011 a 'l'rtamph. Both car aDd flO:e prs _ tdim tID !lie ndIo satIca lad fDfla 'lewd as aD of MeDco . . e - f -wac County FairgrollJJds (Expo BllildiBg) SaD Jose, Cali/omia ~y • r 11 & 24 RACES START 8 P.II. SEE fOOl fAromf SlAIS • ACTJOI 01 TIE ASl'IWT OrALl J. 2lIlI _ Io ' a ......... .. 1D0Ile.t~ As tile rest at !lie ~arrtted tIIey JooIoed as if tIIey r..t beeD ID desert _ ,• • iWI lor weeb. EkIns arrbed wttIl lID lieetIl left 011 tile rear sproebt. " . . tIIetr time cards were cbecked aDd tIIey left for IIIe boIlel to get c:leaDed lIP aDd SLEEP • La Paz was jampIIIc wIaI ep:ttement All tile people ~ cIIeer tile coaIestlUIts lUId Joo&: oter' tIIetr carsllDd moIlcrcycles. 'J'be m r i t _ were a sIgbt _ deDted rims, bnlRD ,.....tcNs , broteD wtlldsMeJcIs, !!at tires, deDted bodies, aDd 1c.ded wttIl mud aDd sand. As IIIe riders aDd drtters~ tbey all got tccetber aDd told stories €I. wbat J-.1 Mppened and bow tbey were goUlg ill preIJRl'e tile car QI' tAe lor DPXt year. (QIIe rider said be tbougbt be'd llme the coarse.) The festh1t1es WllOIIId lIP 011 ~ with a big baQBet, bat .I.N. Roberts was farced to miss it. Be caught aplanet8ck home because be bad to get relIdy to go to New Zea1aDd for tbree IIKlIltbs of an Moa>-C'rou. CO (ResaJts 011 {JIIges ~Z1)

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