Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

J- -,. oe MO G S SHOW R AN' AT SHELl MOTORS 00 '" YAMAHA ~ Q.. eo '" CO HI- JINX arve., Ly.woO~H E 8-4864 336 ~ -~ = ::.; '" SAVE Ce ntury on SCRAMBL ES By La rry I\' el born USED HONDA PARTS T:~::58 u:l ~ t.:I <: Wilmington Di scount Cycle Center 1505 Avalon, Wi lmington. Calif. t.:I ....:J (.) :.. o KAWASAKI H etuiqustters BEA CH CITI ES CYCLES 525 N. EI Camino Real San Clemente, Call1ornia (114) 492-6741 *******************, : THE TWO-WHEELER ~: : SUZUKI ~: * Ready for Inmediate Delivery! * * 867 W Colton Ave. San Bernardino, callf:;* . (714) 885-3445 * ~***************** KASUMI OIL Designed Exclusively for air cooled engines. The ONLY 011 specifically made fo r 10,000 plu s rpm performance. Distributed Nationally by KASUMI OIL CO. 25th Ave. San M ateo, Calif. Phone· Area Code (415) 585-6240 or 771-4535 FOR DEALER INFORMATION Fr ank Mor gan put on a s how for 37 other riders at the HI- Jinx MC's Har e Scr ambles at El Mir age ( canr.) Dry Lake, Sunday, Feb. 4. Morgan, number 6 desert trail bike rider for 1968, led the·lO- lap race wire to wire for the win. He was in comple te command of the situation from the smoke bomb on. After Morgan came thr ough, the fight for second plac e prov ed to be very close with R. Willefor d las ti ng out the other s . R. Banfield plac ed third, followed by B . Sherman, F. Mendez and Frank Vallefuoco respectively. The cour se was very fast and ver y safe . Average lap time for the five mile s was approximatel y 9 minutes . The first portion to the smoke bomb was nearly flat out across the tules . Afte r roundi ng a s harp corne r the cour s e dr opped into a mile- long sand gulch. The rider s then made their way back to the pit area by travelin g cross country. The 100' s Motorcycle Club, featuring so me of the top names in the trail bike class, came out in forc e, placing very high In the trophy presentations . The race began at noon on a day that s ee med cus tom made for motorcycli ng. Near- per fect 70-d egree weath er bles sed the event as did a slight br eeze that kept the dust on the course to a minim um. Third place R. Banfield mus t have especially enjoyed the conditions . His excelle nt finish came off one of his first s tarts since being in jured In a rac e at Deadman' s Point last year • The only sad note to the otherwi s e exce llent day of racing was the los s of one $40 tuned exhaust by one member of the 100' s club. The r ider " los t" his muffler during the race, but decided to fini sh on his header pipe . Retur ning to the spot where the exhaust fell off, the rider was dis appointed to find out that some thoughtless cyclist had sto len the pipe . Other wise everything went over very well and none of the r iders were complaining about r eceiving racing less ons from Mr . Morzan , (Resnlts on page \6 ) DISTRICT · 7 SPORTS COMMITTEE 3 MEETING FOR FEBRUARY By Maureen Lee With newly elec ted Pr es ide nt Ron type of event and champions hip wanted Sloan In the chair, the February mee ti ng not la ter than the Augus t meeti ng 1968. of the Dis trict 37 Sports Committee was Ballots will be pr epar ed and mailed to ru n with a completely r elaxed but busithe clubs for voting, to be returned not ness- li ke air and was adjourned In about lat er than the November 1968 mee ti ng. an hour with all business take n car e of. Championships will be awarded from the The Competition Commit tee In their results of the votm g, first meeting had discuss ed se ver al Desert Ambulance Service SUbjects tha t could make s ome changes Dave Lewis , the District 37 Ambulance to the compe tition scene In the coming Co-o r dinator has s et up the following months, with thei r report incl uding the s ervice for des ert events for 1968. The following: ambulance will be pr ovided by Morris More stri ngent penal tie s a r e being Ambulance Service In Mojave . The standcons idered for clubs who are deli nquent by fee is $60 per event. This includes In reporting results of their eve nts . fi r s t aid service using dr y dres s ings Thfs has been a prob lem for quite a only. The $60 fee will cover events held while and the current penalties obviously within 75 miles of Mojave, with additional ar e not enough. Pr esident Sloan and mileage costing 50~ per mile. Should Committeeman [nve Lewis will wor k a ri der be Injur ed enough to requir e on a more s tandard reporting format of transportation to a hospital the fee per r esults plus considering a change In mile to the nearest hospital or one of the penal tie s and making sugge stions on rider's choice Is $1.25 per mile . Clubs same . are also requested to have one member Lewis al so suggested a change In the stand by the ambulance at all times cur r ent des ert point system of tr ans dur ing the running of the event as the ferr ing r iders In class . Ins tead of the ambulance will only move on Instructions curr ent 21 point method, points would be fr om a sponsoring club member, not given only If a rider trophies In. The fro m other persons . desert stewards will compile statisti cs March 1s t has been given as the date on this to see If it is a workable sugfor the annual Dis trict 37 trophy pr egestion. sentation. Buena Park will be the locaNew competition divisions are also tion and trop hies will be given out for s uggested. A moto- cross division open last year's District 37 Grand Prix plus to eithe r des ert or s cr ambles car d holdthe Districts ' per petual trophies. The ers but paying moto- cross points only; Deser t M.C., will share the pr esentation and a new deser t divisi on called Desert making their own awards . aster. This was explai ned as a " s uper M Before the mee ting was adjourned expert" class and would give r iders Sloan r epor ted to the twenty-six clubs more oppor tunities to win a trophy and present that he had asked for a full perhaps bring out of " re tirement" s ome financial r eport on the Dis tr ict financial of the big names who are no longer condition including that of the Catalina riding. Fund and that Secretary- Tr easur er Bill Biggest change is in the awar ding of Adams was presen tly engaged In working champ ionship events . To throw a cham on this , for presentation at the February pionship r un In 1969 a club mus t request mee ting. in writing to the Sports Committee the MIDWEST eH e MESSAGE By Ford Re id IMPACT DRIVER MADE IN USA. GUARANTEED. POPULAR 3/8" DRIVE. MANY TIPS AVAILAB LE . . . 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A notable exception to that rule Is the Glass City Motor cycle Club, a Tole do, Ohio group with a legal fund to fight . the la w on Its own terms. Ever sin ce laws r equir ing motor cycli s ts to wea r helmets began cropping up people who r ide bikes have seen the 'l\Tlting on the wall . It Is n't jus t the helmet thing. Anyone who doesn' t have sc rambled eggs for br ains Is going to strap on his helme t ever ytime he climbs on the machine anyway . Like the Glas s City boys say, It's the fac t the state gover nment can tell you you' ve golla wear one that is frightening . If the gover nment can tell you today you have to wear a helmet tomorrow it can say anyone who rides a Honda has to wear pink under pants and people with BSAs must travel with beans In their ears. As suming the la w Is designed for the safe ty of rider s It does n't go nearly far enough . The law say s you have to weara helmet but It doesn ' t requir e you to wear shoes or shirts. Maybe a broken leg Is okay but a br oken head Isn' t. The Ohio law was passed In last year' s legislatur e , but evern before that local helmet ordinances wer e popping up all over the place . Again helmets are a good thing, r ight? But It' s quite possible that they're a good thing for people in cars too. People In cars are a majority, though, and you aren't about to s ee anyone In elected office propose that one for a good while. Glass City Cl ub members are as king for funds to fight the law. They 've hired a la wyer who's had experience with motor cycles in court and donations from clubs , deal ers and Individual s are beginning to trickle In. But It looks like It's going to cost upwar ds fr om $3,000 to fight the things in the cour ts and about $2,500 Is still needed . It might not seem like the Ohio hel met law effects r ide rs on the west coast much. But someday someone will push one thr ough ther e , too, and it will help to have a precedent if a case gets to cour t . The Glass City membe rs say the fight Its elf Is almost as Impor tant as winning. If motor cycli s ts show as a gr oup we aren't going to stand around and take what we' r e handed we won't get handed so much nonsense, they say. It makes s ense and a buck or so fr om a rider with a stake In this thing Is a mighty cheap way to find out. Se keep thos e nlckies and dime s rollIng In . The legal fund addr ess Is: Glass City Legal Fund, 7216 Nebr as kaAvenue, Toledo, Ohio 43617. This Is our fight to win or lose. We' ll keep you up to date on how the club Is fighting the la w and the kind of progress they're making. And remember, wea r your helmet.

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