Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

"<0 ~ ~ CYCLE NE 5 SUBSCRIBER WINS " ACHINE Of HIS DREAMS" Y.alla 18t Trail Pre"''' a_.....' Aall 51 e . wt.-s gel sIIlrt ,nleS We wish we had 1.244 new Norton P-ll's and Yamaha Trail bikes so everyone who sent an entry to the 1967 subscription contest could win the machine of his dreams. Unfortunately. we don't have that many. The contast question this year was a tough one. we know. How can you say in 25 words why you love motorcycle riding? We think that all the entries responded marl'e10usly to the challenge and you better believe it was not easy to winnow out the winners. Grand Prize. a brand new 750cc Na-ton P-ll Scrambler. is won by Ray Rieger of Cucamonga. Calif. His winning entry. along with all the other prize winners in this year's contest. is printed below. one to emotional lItgbs olberwlse leplly uaobtainable. CAL SUKUT ._Because I can't stand myself In a closed-up automobile. CARL WHITE ... ~ause it is total InwIvemeat of maa and machlDe. Wbetber ridiag in competiUon. louring or just ror (un it is a completely' absorbing (orm or motion. P.FC. EDWARD T. WILSON ...Because they're motorcYcles. To those who ride. no explanation is necessary. For tilose who don·t ride. no explanation is possible. RICHARD REDMAN •••Because tilere is no olber piece of sporting equipment that is so readily adaptable 10 such a wide variet.Y. or recreational and competitive uses. Di\VlD SMITH ...Because it's a blast. BILLY G• ..MACE ••• Because rrom tbe momen t I take hold of tbe handlebars and grab tbe tank with my knees U1ey become an extension of my whole body and all or my senses. DA VID STRONG ...Because. no doubt about it. when riders say "go first class" tiley mean go mulDrcycling. JESS MARTINEZ ...Because trtbe'S weren·tany tbere wouldn't be much 10 live (or. I live to race on saturday nigbt. that's wbat keeps me going. WALLACE K. DIBBLE ...Because clears my power stirs tact witb spirit. The Reiger lamlly, lin. and .r. & .rs. Payne wllb lblllr wlanlngs. GRAIID PRIZE IINNER I like ridiDg motorcycles because it's a reward for men. a deUgbt rot women, wild as tile wind. exciting as love and contagious as laugbter. RAY RIEGER FIRST PRIZE IINNER •••Becaose it's a fun sport tbat my ....ole family enjoys, IlDd It's a peat way 10 commDDlcate with my two sons. BETTY PAYNE ADDITIONAL WINNERS ••• Because they provide an exhllaraUoo tbat frees the spirit, enabling IIIlnlUnd to eQjoy Ule wonders 0 r nature and tbe joys of creaUon. MICHAEL CONNER •••1tecaa!Ie ill tbis tension filled world there Is no better relaxationbe It street riding, tratl ddiDc, In competition, or all U1ree. JERRY E. SfEWART ••• Because I luv em•. JOlIN CORBEZ ...Because Ibey make me feel like part of tbe road. When U's smooth and fast, lbat's bow I feel. I me Ibat feeling! FRED J. ROCCHI ••.Because to be on one Is swillpng, 10 baYe your best gid is great; prudes don't ride cycies - so let's all ba ve a ball. T.J. RYAN ...Because with a motorcycle under yon. you are the master or all you -¥eY. KEN HOLMAN ...Because Ibey're lID and economical and groovy 10 ride. MIKE SHOEMAKER •••Because I can feel "totally free" which, paradoxically, only comes witb the absolute concentration required to become completely InwIved ill an attempt 10 master tbe macblne. 1 JOHN M. LEACH ...Because It's a great feeling to know you have power at your ftngertips. Power or speed, breatbtaklng and thri1llng, knowing Ibere' s ale ways a new cballenge ahead. FRANCIS LANDANY •••Because riding cycles lets a person really find himself and understand there Is more responsibiJlty 10 a bi ke tban just putting gas and oil In bis macbine. CARNEY HE DERSON ...Because after four doctors and tbelr mediciDe failed, my bike cures my bad back. Besides, where else do you meet such nice people. except on motorcycles! MRS. ILR. ADDINGTON ...Because U's my only realit.Y that societ.Y hasn't socialized Into conformlt.Y's mundane rut; natnre. myself, and uninhibited joy become ecstactically halmonloas. 11I0NY W. BRU ETTJ. JR. ...Because I feel alive IlDd relaxed wHb no frustrations or anxieties. I'm atpeace wiUl everyone. but most Important 1'81 at peace wiUl myself. JAMES P. SMI111 ...Because they are my ticllet to ride tile desert wiUl Ule earth·s fillest people. BILL RlJSSO tbe roar of the engine senses. tile thrust o( my blood and the connature invigorates my MICHAEL ROOSEVELT ...Because molorcycling opens desert areas ciosed 10 cars. Old mines. rock bunting, relic banting abounds. Adventure. (un and a good ride make a perfect day. HAROLD MULRY •••Because I'm a browbeaten, bumiliated, iIIUmldated wage slave, bot on weekends I don my leathers, climb on my cycle and SIIAZAN! I'm a man! GEORGE Hi\YS ...Becaue I love to feel Ibe wlad beaUng against my cbest and 10 bear the pQ»es biasting against tbe track. BLAIR DENNIS ...Because of Ibe lI:reat personal satisfaction to be pined by meeting the challenge of absolute mental and physical coordlaation required in tilis most rewarding sport. RONALD A. RAASCH •..Because everybody's always riding ME. SO I just jump on my bike. ride out or this wodd of tensionsand into my realm or bliss. NORBERT MONOIAN ... Because when I get bome late and I have a date. I always know my girl will wait. Witb my bike as bait I really do rate! JIM & KICK PARKER ••• Because 10 ride is to li ve, tbe rest is waiting. An inaccurate and sligbUy melodramatic quote but one that expresses Ibis rider" s feelings perfecUy. TROY DURHAM ••• Because at age 58, 38 years a professional pilot, 28 years an airline pilot, nothing has matcbed tbe sport and enjoyment of 45 year as molorcyclist. LOYAL T. PENN ...Because Ibe castor-oil fracranee. rushing road, gosbtng and screaming macbine are so exquisitely sensual that time stops, and we are su spended in an eternal Shanpilao RON IE PEET wi.... ••• Because I Jove lire! JO ELLEN TO E ••• Because my wi fe and I enjoy out.door companionship. fresh air, sunshine. watdJiDg pbeasaots break cover abead. rabbits racing us down country roads, ground squirrels at attention. DONALD IL LAUSE ••• Because tbe variet.Y of riding ale lows everything from a relaxinll: cruise to in tensi ve compeU Uon. Enjoyment may be fouad reprdless of mood ur ~rience. TOM HAKRINGTO •••Becanse It beats hell out of carrying Ibem. lBOMAS E. DILLING ...Because Irs man aeatast man, and macblne against macbine - talk doeso't win. JAMES D. D1NCAU ...Because I emoy tbe one to one commDDlon of man and macbiae - a COlIIIIIunlon of admiration for technical perfection IlDd haman prowess. JONAS KRlS"l\NSSON •••Because It Is Ibe most relaxing bobby I've found. I've met many people and made lots of friends wbtle riding my macblaes. ELOONBAR11IELEMY •••Because evelYone will lblnk I'm POOVY, exciUng and a real swiDlI:er! And lbat's not so ellllY, when you're married, and a motller of lbree! MRS. BOY RIEGER ...Because I like to get tile great feeling of tbe wiDd blowi ng tbrougb tbe large bole in my head and Ibe .mistle It makes. J.W. DAVIDSON ••• Because it·s what's on lop tilat counts. JAMES D. D1NCAU ...Because of all tbe outdoor sports or hobbies I have participated in. I find riding in tile dirt a dirty and exhausting hobby. but I love it. GARY PHILLIPS ...Because artera week witb 3 kids, 15 meals, shopping. bousework, bills. etc... tbere' absolutely nothiIIg better lban a weekend in the desert with my bike. MRS. W. JOHNSON ••• Because it blends me so thoroughly iIIto nature's Deeting motion her froUcking seasons, ber sweet transient odors. ber bounding hare• her ever-present centrifugal force. DAVID R. HUMPHREY ••• Because of tbe sense or freedom and belonging it gi ves one. Belongto a select group of people. W.H. UNGLES ...Because it blends a pinch of zip, a dash or bra wand a cup of run into a dessert good any day or the week. CLYDE W. THOMAS ... Because men always have had a great love ror an engine. This love is brougbt to a climax on a IIllIlorcycie. RAYMOND A. G1M E ••• Because it makes me feel so young. VIOLA "GRANDMA" WHITE ••• Because tile pulsating po.. er controlled ~ a sligbt twist or !be wrist can almost instaDUy elevate Mrs. Pay. subscribed bl IOtll til. contlst and won flrst prlz., as publisher Clayton hands her th. uys to the 2·wh•• 1 klncdom. .First prize winner. Betty Payne of El Monte. Calif. takes home a 1968 Yamaha 100 Trail to make her Christmas merry. In the opinion of Cycle News, these two particular motorcycles represent the best 2-wheel presents that any enthusiast could ask Santa for this Christmas. Truly they are, and we are sure that each of our winners will find them to be. the "machines of your dreams." .Fifty more subscribers from all over the U.S. will find prizes from Cycle News under their Christmas trees. We doubt if any of you wrote santa asking for a shirt like the.se, but wait until you unwrap this bitchin', three-colored, sexy design! Everyone from Granny to Tiny Tim will thrill to put it on. You can't buy this T-shirt anywhere. It will never be for sale. Only winners can get them. These same Hogan-designed Cycle News shi,rts are worn by such notable winners besides our 50 top contest competitors as Torsten Hallman, Eddie Muld~r, etc. SOme of our top correspondents have them. but that·s only because they are winners too. Next year we'll have a couple more machines of your dreams for subscribers to win. We'll have a different kind of contest. too. something more on the order of a guessing game. It will be fun to enter. fun to win. Make sure your subscription doesn't run out. If you are not already a subscriber, come join in the fun. Just send in the coupon on page 2 of every issue and get Cycle News delivered to your home every week. plus the chance to win -the machine of your dreams."

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