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D
owell R4.. PlIoen" 8SOO8. Tel (6021 27H671.
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otorcycle Sales MI Ser\llte. Comp lete
d
line of eeeesscnes lor Tnumph. Y~I and Bult.1co.
Sheet and speed tuni l our specialty. Opea dally ! 10
n
S. SaL 8 toS.do"" Sun. & Ilon. 1
1W •• 'as'unlfon
Bl ¥11 (2131 l!IG-Ja.
IIOIIIEY
.DlTEREY PAII I
CALIfORNIA
N
ORII REEVES DOlNEY Honda, BSA, 11II BuI. 1Io1o
.
BU D STUBBS- ARIZONA HoD. Sol~nl all.ol A
DV
llz.
Complete stod! of e~'Yttlln a: tor tf..D. FOUT tactorylui necl mecn..ics. Open 9-fi Tvrs.~SaL 2507 E. M
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ALH AliBISA
STEEN
'S
1635
.lley Bl ¥11 121 ~351.
3l
t.:I Wholesa Inc. Rrtall,• • V 1 Forks and Rral Su sp ~
le and
Cet'i3n
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DUDlEV PERKINS CO. H lIC .. Sal.s, 'vc..
-D i
Beta, H
ocL. KIWI. l~reest st lecbon 01 AeW andused
..'a ~y'lIilet'e. Wod. pacts & serVice ~ L -we trldt:
Iof anyt'unt of value..· 95li E.. Firestll1e Bf'll1. C UI
l
I
86
90Q600.
GAROEU
All CleanflSo Taco Mlni·Bikes. Hoda SS Di rt Bikr5.
ka
"t he H • 01 SUP ERCOODIES" 8:30-S:30Mon- Fli.,
o•
CBa«l ORS - Bullaco sales. We SYC. ~11 m es.. V
T
ak
IIIi n ~ spares. Trail, street or sports: we f.1I the bill.
Ch
alile Hock & BIll Thorwalds:m. 1149 W EI Stgunltl
ie
.
8:30-2:00sal
Bl ~ Calden~
ANAHE IM
R BE R II. LA.I4'C SALES & SVe. 239 N. A h".
O T
na
Blvd., An.ei, (11 533-1l>9. -W speaili ze in
41
e
atter sates serYICe.- Trltllll h, Yamaha. Grieves.
p
Anail".
NORII REEVES A EIM. 224 N
NAH
.
Bl.4. (714)
S35-];. . O.anl' County', ~iiest . 'e deal". Honda,
I
But. BSA, Ho4.. Moto Be & K
l.
.... CocnIl,.l! parts
andservic
e.
BARSTOW
say -HI· to Hank & Solo Suzuk i at the DESERT CYClE
CENTER. 27 117 W M St., BaIStoW. The friendl irst
. aIO
sho & (Illy Cycle N dlr. in Barstow If your nan
p
ews
.
e
was in last issu get iii Iree copy from us. Mon. thlU
e
sal 9 .. m....
Jl.lO, T.I.
2S6-2189.
BE LLFLOWER
BEL LFLO ER IVC SHOP.. INc.. 9135 E. Compiln
'
81¥11 (2 81k.. E. 01 LakOWJOd) Be
llflo"". 92S0S091
-We _ati ze service..· Tn.. YanI." Man.
PAUl' SH
ARLEY'DAVlDlI3I1-16211 S.L",- B1~
B o..c Tel. ME " 1 P..l l . ... L.IIO ..lee.
ellft
m
01 new & used lIlO lOfcydes.. ' Ilte lor . ail orderparts
new orused.
BURIAIl
ROEH RBROS. Inc. (Spoil' Lil. ) 311 N. V
ictory BI~
Bulbank 8'2'18'1 . , 8'90' 921 U D lor V'" T.",.
.s. ,s!.
Yam., Mon., HoeL, K
awa.. Yoto Guzzi, M e. Bonanza.
/
'Ion. & FIl. 9-9 Tues. - Th 9-6.
urs.
CUOGA'AII
IN
TERNATION WC CO. 1233 Canol. Ave., Canol.
AL
"
Park. (213) ~31lIIl. 100 01 usedpart.. Cyl. Iebors.
Tn. Va.. H lIolooBeia.
oel..
CITY OFINOUSTRY
HONDA .H
DRSEPO.I£R
En~",
t>u,ldonl and ",,,,,
m fia tlon Po
odi
s. rfine /lid polisl'llne. ezpert crank r~
bltildinL biah pefformanct cams. b1 i bote and slltlker
klts.etc.FoTfTee brochure send srllo-Jddlrssed s~ed
....lop toMOTORCYCLE SPECIALTIES COMPANY.
.
926 All..... City ol lndo'try, Cal. 91 or call 1
111
213)
3»3611.
S V H
U E URD IIlTORCYCl ES- K .. BIll,Mal"'.
a.
N"Of.. G .. Due.. Mon., Hod. Ilatch
re
less.tOarts ealore.
$efYlC! & P
artskM ..~t wt sell 1405 Olyqllc Blva..
Ilont.t>.uo 1213) 121-<1166.
(21311 66
S6-1 9.
I ORAUl
Deal.e Spea~1i ZJfte In Y.,atu el clusive Complete
r.ly.
serVI ce. Pa
ris. Sales. Open 9-6 every day ucep t
Su~. -Home of The. Hi-Jinl Fami ly Moto,cycl e
Club. 13200 SM An ton" • •1 th. SMt> An. Froy.
HOND AOF GARDENA. I55IS S.lestem Ave.,Gamena.
Ph: 710-0603 0' 323-8314. Bq!ft. pnwate t'lln. murse,
tree rldlne InS!. Come inor all lot lull rnfo.
CAS£Y'S CYClE REPAI R- BSA - Bul. Hodak.. Svc.
10 ees, Ccwnpl. lIIJ
1
dtine Sbop. Open TIt!S. thru Sat.
&LEIDAU
HON D OF Q.EIlDALE ...... ,.. meet lIle nicesl
A
n
p"",I..• l.IIO _ 01 p.u. Fi est oer:lI. & coo"",",
""""",eI. AI .. K.... & 11I'I.. ~ _ Id I,ke 10 meet
you at!lll5 E.Colorado Sl. in C18lda1.. just_ss h..
. 1Io~ , Bil Boy. (213)215-2161.
s-s, 10219 SM F..-m R4.. PIQl' ''' 896-1016
.
NORM REEVESPARAMOUNT. Hon., BSA, 11II. Bul.
HoeL. MotoBe & K L A...... , BlGG EST dealer.
t> ....
M O parts dt!pa,tm81L Huge serY depL 1S 5
ail ldrl
lce
74
O
aks. 14460 Ventura
HONDA OF TEIlPLE CITY , 9228 E. Las Tunas,
Tcql1e City. AT 7- 5949. Han. & G tor No
re.
rtheast
a.u. Parts p lOlt MId svc. too. $ho wroom open MoIl.-
sal 9.... Shop open T,...- sal 9....
HUNTIIGTOI BUCH
BOil I1LSH IR H NDA. 11091 B.ach B
E O
lvd.. Hunbnt
Ion Beach, Cal" . 922.1. Tel. (11') 8.2-5531. 01"'1'
Coonty's newest Hondl deiltl. ~Ies. semce iIld
Darts. ~k fmanana. ()pfD 7-7 TIIf~ ltml Sat...SundJy
10 Closed Mondays. UtdI. " c nf'tded.
-6.
TORRANCE
PASAOERA
HOCKIES MOTORCYCL ES - sales & , vc. 22025 S.
Fiau
erDI St.. Torr
ance. H
arbor Fwy. - Car'On S tumL
011. (213) 32B-12'2. G Y"'k.., Ossa, Hod. Also
le.,
U . CIIUBBUCK H-D SALES - H
.... nl the Road
Riders. "e SpeQ,liu in Pmonalized SefYIC!. - lJi I
E.' alnut SL. Pasadlm.. (213) SY 2-lllll.
Ilsed tikes. BestPlrls SClC)ly in town. We Stl'YiCt wtJat
.. sell. CompI.I. oadl. mp - EJlIl, toni' l & mech.
...... H,,"~ 10-7.Closed Sun. & lion.
M TY' S FOREIGII IIlTO RS BU' - IIlTD ZZI
AR
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II;LEWOOO
CIIl'EL l CY ClE SHOP, 10'27 P.... A Inil"
ve.,
_d. OR HSl1 Malch.. Hod.. Bul CocnIlI.te parts
iIld Svc.lorall os. ()pert 6 day, 9-1.
Phone (21 m -0616 " (/I' ) 622-~ll. Authorizer! Sales-Servtee-Parts-AtceSSOfies. ClubMeIlIbers weI3)
Hlriey-Dawidsoa rlr. toe pOIlDfta. FuJI lineof pIrts &
COIIO ' 11311 • • c.rson SL (al .est" n) TO RRANC E. I
ICttS. Quality seh'lC!
a fully .J1p L StfYIce depL . .,1. So.ol SM Do", F... Tel l2Il-11I1lI Svc. Hrs.B-1.
:
HARLEY-DAVlDlI3N OF INGLEWOOD901 II. LaBlea
BllId. Autm
nzed H-D dealer tol Inrl ewood area.
Special izing in Road riders KteSSo & parts for all
models. Fu I!IJ'I_ service depL withlaeL trained
ll
medl . Open T....- Sal 9-0. 67H6Il'J.
.
prts'
ONE STOP CYCLE SHOPPIN - Auth. " led dll. tor
C
Hon., Tri.. Gr .. BMW. sales. S
t
vc.
Ill$,. Bi ll
K
..... H
ond>-Til""""" 1251 S. La Btea B1¥11. I' il"
_ 4. 61B-SIllS. · Th IVCOeol Sil...•
.
H ARLEY-DAVI~ OF
POlION
A-12'1 • • Holt Bl ¥11
I.
REIIOII;
TUJ UIGA
NORBERG'S MOTOR CENTER. 2lJS6 Eureka '.y,
Red.inL CaI,I. 96IXJ 1.(91 2'3-1660. _ -Flc 8:30
6)
O
lorcyeles ",d
il 5:30 sal 8:30 to S: O. Yamaha IIo
.
Dat3A! astos. Race T~i RIo custom p.ts & acetSsori~
bonne.rnachlrUlle. . ,lIlfIIbeJds. WCIftSUfillCt.. aVII ~
IIlle. 'ONE STOP CYCLE SHOP:
CRESCEN
TAV LL EY SPORT CYCLES.7139 FoothIll '
A
B I~ TUlunl. Calof. 910. 2. 352- S9I7. V
.
..., H
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LA.DALE CYClE - s.z.. BSA, V._1e, Oneall..
-Best deJler ill 10. - Speedr l-day seniCf IS OUt
_
~. H _ B1 od. TeI_ ~ SP 2-1822
- 67600161.
LOI; lEACH
DALE BROWN II'C'S, 2"1 Lon Ileaclt Bl¥11. lo nl
l
Beach. 127~9 11. SUZukI. Bidtaco. N
.rton, Oocab,
Ha fIll lr N 01 RiverSl lSr Fwy. 620 N. U3In at R
lf'
.
lvel
~oad (11' ) 135-S600.
CULYEll CI TY
LOS UGEUS
HARLEY·DAVIDSON INLOSAIICELU IRlm_,,,
Co. 2531 S.M . Sl ..~ L A. RI ~Z35. 'LOll's! HoD
)
a .
seMC! and parts h ~a rters In U.1.A. Ca lor
n
pickup or deliYet)' 5efYtCt.
WEST LOS Al GELES
PJrts-l n:s.~Ren tals. , Pottine
fof all ...stroke brands.
II VERSI DE
SKIP FORDYCE IIlTORCYCl E CENTER. ......
been kJld it's one of ArlIeritl'S tnOst taq)lrle . d
modem laaliti.... Shop lIle Bil Store lO1d SAVE _ere the baflains Ife. In Itte middle olliai ll Street at
.t 1'11I. RIverside (11') 611-41. 1.
or
'1Ii".
TED'S Import, - Tn sal.. & Sol~e.. Competition
.
de3ff1 bikes ready-Io-win in SIln. -We will take cars
in tr.- 11126 $alta Mania B
lvd.. t . l os Anlere!,
GR 3-1101 - _ 1 days,
b:t' J .K. Lacey
When Sldp Van Leeuwen ventures into
the Pacific Nor thwes t area of Wasblngton/Oregon be leaves bebtnd bls s unny
California and the potent Van Leeuwen!
DlI.nny Macias/Triumph combination that
has terrorized the As cot troops of late.
There be teams with Gene Curry of
Por tland, Oregon , who tunes Skipper'S
Northwes t ride wbUe managing Jack
Le igh ' s Uulted Motor cycles dealersblp,
also in Portland.
Gene, once blmself a racer, has been
motor cycl1ng some 14 years, doing all
wrencb-twisting bl mself, maintaining bls
own macb1nes, Trtumph.
C-z.
WASHINGTON
BUDSCIIAT IIlTORCYClES - Ovcah. Hodaa, IIoto
A SeaIU., ' ash. 981 31 Ph: (206) U 6-2lJ1lI.
....
IA/C's & PARTS
JIM'S CYCLE SHOP · U palls Hdol. i. the west.'
..d
Wr tkIy and sell ust d motorcycle parts. cu tiIlks /lid
sL
A
lIiIlhe A .. . Lyn...od. NE H 298.
.
INSURANCE
' THE IIlTORCY CL E INSURA
NCE .RlTER' s nco
1931. fu .. ~ 'II, CllIftP.. P.O. & al. in
tYde Insurancr OI1d Dealr, insuratce. JOHN MAY
·
NARD INSURANCE. 3441 IIotol Ave., Lo, AnJlOl . s,
IiL
5
Ca 836- 211.
LEATHER APPAREL
CUSTOM MADE motorcycle ~arel. Number chtllres.
altelation s and zippers rf.l)taced. Clancr Amberlo ABC
c.,tom Lealh" s, 98111 S. AII",b, Ave., Soulh G. le,
Cali l. 90280. Plxln~ (213) S6l-1lS Open 8 .. m. to
0.
t 30 PJll. Mort. Ituu Frr. By appointment only sa
turday.
EVlll'lin, appointments lYailable.
O!_ions. Full Pirts. service
n
Actns.
One ~odl _ . 1 Inland Cente<. 86 • • Colton A....
1
san Bernardrno. Phon. TU 5-3441.
IHlmER HARl EY- DAVIDSON fullliftenewand used
.otoKycfesP'rtJ& ,.,vice depl Lots of COClvtls.JtU:la
serve you 11'11 het tonee. Open Mon.-Sal
. 't '"
GUY URQUH
ART - TIU.llp11, V ... ~ ... TritJoph.
_
Y_a, Indi... Anel & c....... parts - I day ••11
lOll CoIllOllria SL. SM lli'lO, Ca
hL
••,""IC"
SAl FRAICISCO
PACIFIC HONDA - Ilontesa "110. Cal. Ho. 10. Ire
Sp
Jlhstl al e of latflflltional prestiae-· Featunae P~
fie n 'l"t. S¥C."'1larts-oecess. & Tech. ~tioa
1"""1 avai labl. . lIon. saL 9-7. Paafie Honda, 6ll
P~oetto. Pac,I,CI,Calil. 359-<1161.
Hills. 018- 7865.Yoof lllllldly nei~rhood dealer fo.
BSA" Honda & Bu
l1aco. Complete parts and se
rvice
depl
l E BA RD & UNDERIOOD. 22 E. 1
1
..,,,.. 1 Hoy. L.
Hallla,pllon'llH19-!252 or 213-li9 1-31 0~ ' Sorv
ice
is oof m
iddle l\Illle-. BSA. Hondl, BMW. Also now at
18351 Im
perial Hwy.. Yorba Lind1.
AKRONT ALLOV RIllS AND STAI NLESS m EL
9'OKES. F,ee titetatur IC*l recJ.lest. N AIIlencan
e
Olth
IlllPOrls., Pos Office Boa 621.Garden Grovt. Ca ilorn
t
l
ia
926l2. Phone: 1I1-531 39Il.
...
possible are macblned from 60- 61 T6
aluminum.
Noticing every visible nut bad been cut
down to ODe-half Its original thi cknes s
1 asked why.
"To get light, man," answered Gene,
neve r looking lIP. "Ya' gotta get light.
west.
" Sldp and I were brougbt together for
the '65 CasUe Rock Na ti onal by Jack
Le igh," recalled Gene. "Our other rider
bad dec ided to quit an d I bad tb1s engine
all bui lt but bad s tuck It away a few
months before. Jack got Skip to come up
so we took a ne w TR-6 off the fioor,
yanked the e ngine, and s tuc k our racer
one In.''
ThIs engine bad never been r un so
Gene took It out to Delta Parkfor testing.
" The darn thing scared me slllyr"
"I'd neve r ridden a forty-incber so
strong," remarked Gene. " At the Na tional Sldp' s heat was the fastest, wbIcb
he won, but later be fell off in the MaIn
and that ended our casUe Rock for that
year."
Basically the Curry rig Is a 1963
Trtumph, standard bore and p1stonS. with
no deep down bidden go-fast secrets.
'Ibe spark plugs are re-located In the
Y_
alia
brake laced to Akront ri m
BROIN FAIRING COMPANV - \peti. lizi' l in c.stoon
Fairin,,- T~ks. and Seats. J.O. Brown, IlJ41 Pafana'
' . y. sanl Ana, C I. 92701. (11') 633-1627. Cu_
.
ali
lIPair 00 all fiberetass components.
heharc. prllll3ry Cfa'lkase, p s . d 011 tank repair.
steal IIId ~ Ioy weld. l15!l V
"cilJl> Rei.. Lo AnI'I..
'
901161. Phon~ 22
1-1579 or 212
-9182.
saves
as
_ell as 10 Ibs. oyer standard Trlllllpllllllll••I.
SCl eci~l i Zine in • Bo
rinl S1em fti - Vain Gnnlinl •
Seat Grind,ni • Valve Seats • Hrad Porbne • Head&
Cylindel Sirrlacina- The Only Genuinr Litdl Guides &
COBal's · Bored Cy
liodrf Exchanee On Hondas • Ffre
Pick UP & Deli"" • Fasl Sol~co. ' 23-1133. SI05
AtlilltrC, LongBea
ch.
JACK O'BRI EN PAlNTlNC - C... tonk & " Imel paonl,
fi ~lll ss M)r compl. wred& lebu ild." _eel lacme &
k..
Iork straiihtenine. tire hardlllin£,. Free pickup and
~ deal" .. 21131Colorado A
.... SMt> Mon,ca,
dtI,.. ~
«iH 311 _
IOIT1l DEli CAl COITlIUT
flywheel.
All busb1ngs and spacers wherever
Gene Curry, tuney of lIM hot Trlulllph Skip Van
L . _ rides .... II. JourlllJs to lIM N..-tb-
_ y1bina. lowest pncn. Valvts., UMilolds., folk
braces., Skid plates. Valve seats inst3l lec1. FoB. tlbes
"'y l., ilIJ.
HERB L1 TCII IIACIIINE SHOP at lonl Beach H
onda.
KOLBE CY ClE SHOP 22 20 Del V.lle, . oodl.nd
.
YORIA L1laa
SAIIIE&O
SERVICES
BARN EY' S IIACIIINE SHOP 15145 lak. - BI ~
P. -...l 631-lSlS. Cylinder bonnl- •• D '
FLOREN nNE'S CUSTOM 'ELDING - C.s, .rc,
III1n1ER
woo IILD 0 HI LLS
THE 1110 lIltEEl ER - Trillftllllt. SUZuki. Bultaco.
HOIIIt
PETE JOSEPIl' S HOUSE OF VAIIAHA - B 11II.
SA,
Bullaal. Yamalla ~ .s, _co & Parts. N ",OIl PI\"
o
. " l O C Open Ilon. thl> Sal 8:30-S:ll.
.A. .
lie stars 1lIy Iheir 2-whrel cars.· 11 Santa Moni ca
975
BI ~ I .d••est 01 s. 0,'10 Foy. CaJlCR H 111 101
plo.up and delivery servtce.
bead, now vertical and between the rocker boxes mak1ng a true hemispherical
cham ber wbI1e the 19n1tion has remained
energy transfer.
All rocker arms are ground an d we1gb
exactly the same, as are the Slfton pusbrods; the cam follower s are drilled for
lightne ss. Cams are by Connolly of Portland.
BIIlanced to perfec tion are the engine
sprocket, clutch hub, cl utx:bcente r, slator r otor, and of course the crank and
s tory and P hotos
gMPSllN IIlTORCYC
LESal.. & sm.. HodaU. J. ...
Rex.
Bullaal. Complel. sal.. & serv. deIll Full
nne 01 parts & ace 1026 S. 1st SL. Las Vrp s.
n.
Nev. 1 ~k. E. 01 Mar n, PHONE: (1112) 382-'2112.
H
AfCO II)TO RS- Hon.. HDCl.. IUw Sa
. les-$erVlCf-
LONG BEACII VAIIAHA. V D.a1"101 Lonl Beaclt
ao.
_ a. Ie serVIce all. 09en 6 dayS 9-&:ll ill Lone
Beach, 358D E. Paal" Coast H (213) '33-9981.
...
LONC BEACII TRII1lPH SALES, 62' •• Paa he Coast
Hwy.. I:JlnI 8eactI ~ 1sa. -Best 1eMC! ..lillble.
sooo•.,ziOi in ........... Tn. Ka. b en & Due.
Klw.. Sales & SYC., sp eqJipL. co
eed
mpleteinsuran
ce.
1 finarla n&00'1.
Our ftC)ut1tion is bonll on SeMel. 1163 PlCO B1vt1..
1
• • L A. G 8- An..m'l S'H69 I.
Wf'1I do th lest.
e
PACOIMA
HARLEY-llAVlDSllN OF LONG BEACII ];~ l onl
Beach Bl~ lll;-11D1. H-D deal" lor Lonl Be
aclt
¥ ea. Fu liM 01 parts & xcn. lortlotti Road & e-p.,
ll
rid.... Top ~ ,ty - co. 'oily _
S¥C. deIll
Open T..... -Fn. a..... sal b' I.
eo.p. . ~
-or. ,e County's oIaest eslabhstled H lJt~ Cltaler.H , Tllumph. Kawas;;. ,. (114) 531-<17'2.
_
JUST SEN DINYOUR LISTI N
Gwith m.ck 101 S7S .,d
SEATTLE
CUST1lll aTY SPORTS CEIlTER Sale' & Svc. Va..
iii_ires,
tes,file !rail... ars!. aaes.
us
1001.. }'OIl doll. buy...II. Irade. 15121 S. Aa",tic,
see
WHEN TRAVELING NEAR SAN JOSE. STOP & VlgT
SAIl SR. & SAIl JR. Compl el' pall' ",d ~I lor H
-D
1llOdeIs. Fine we, dept. VI5'tUS welcome. Sal Arena,
H POOIel',2921Ilont"" R4.. SM Jos.. 22
-D
7-l1121
M
lsgDN H
ILLSM sales & Sol. 8730 Sepul"d.. B
'C
SA
& Oue.· W stock thf ~a 'eslor VIiIat we sell.- 18Soc289.
e
SACUliEliTO
r.....
•
SAM JOSE
N o"'~k. Phon~ 868 -~991.
Musllnl- Colnplete parts. ~tteS1orles. lfI4 servi ce.
../C insurance. Finanant. ASk. about OUI disco
lllt
dub.. Wald! for ouIlll)flttlly speci~ls l
COIIPTOI
enthusiasts welcome. 655 Ellis St., San Francisco.
Telephon ~ PRo",,,t S-S321
EDKRETZ & SllN CYClE SHOP.lI1 E. Car,,!, Ave.,
_ "" Part. AT Q.82«' Tn., Hon., 11II ...s Sol. ·SAIT A AU
Complet. parts& see ee, E"Il"l bInl nl & lI Ana.
'
JEN K SPORTS CENTER - · Th E.lra Sol.. ee
INS
.
Sian , Rickman uensse Kits. Magula Lev s. Filtltln
"
' JlIl,
repai r. 01 all lUkes. pnuine H-D parts. · W ship
e
atywtttff via mail ordef.- se
rvicemen 3110 all m
It
6 day'8....
IlOTO RCYCl E SE RVICE CEIlTER. Bul.-Hod. ••
!il!MCr ill nV c~ Complete m
ach. Stop for custom
work. Z2D E. Hun
tington Dr., Monrovia. Open 6 l!ay$
8-li. N F"Ji'ls, Cary G
ed
llllon 351-227
1.
Welgbt Is our biggest threat on the tracks
this year.
" I' ve got abo ut all the borse power out
of thi s I can get," he said, poin ting to
number 59, " S O now we' re really going
to go 11gbt."
Thus the Yamaha front brake spindle
laced to the nineteen Ineb Akront rim,
utilizing aluminum nipples and allay
spo kes. (One spoke and nipple - 13.7
grams . One pound, 1.8 OZS. for nipples
and spo kes per wheel vs . approximately
three pounds for standard parts).
" I saved about ten pounds buildIng this
front wheel," said Gene, "and every
ounce counts. Throw all the we1ght saved
Into a bag an d carry It around and you'll
soon see what 1 mean.
Van Leeuwen won the Northwest T T
opener at Boise earlier this year aboard
this bike , an d led the race last year unUl
collidIng with a slower rider . Sldp has
won the MaIn event at the Sidewinders
weekly TT races at Portland more than
Jus t a few times, placed well a t WasbIngton's Graham Speedway and at CasUe
Roc k, who r un bl-monthly TT events on
their Nati onal track.
Gene bope s for the National win the re
a t CasUe Rock this year and at the rate
Sldp has been going ther e Is no reason
why not. 1966 saw Van Leeu wen with a
burt knee cop a third. Last year, wbUe
leadIng, the bead of the s winging arm
bolt sbeered and jammed, leavi ng Sldp
with no r ear brake .
With the ti me and care that goes Into
this macblne, and money no object , Sldp
Van Leeuwen has one r em arkable Trlumpb awaiting. This could well be the
year be and Gene dominate whereve r
they s bow and capture those few r e maining races that have pr oved so elus ive in years gone by.
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