rear wheelis accomplished with a "QD"type spindle kit . No s pec ial tools or
machining are r e qui red to fit part
# MTRS- 13, priced at $12.95.
Impor ters of the Rickman Metis se,
Steen's Inc. are located at 1635 West
Valley Boulevard In Alha mbr a, California. Mail address: Box 2276, Zip 91803.
RICKMAN METISSE GIVES CHOICE Of
WHEELBASE AND BALANCEearfACTOR ps to
The perfect motorcyc le will never be
Moving the r
wheel back hel
~ built, but the English designers and build.... ers of the fabled Metisse li ne of racing
bi kes kee p working toward that goal. As
long as we humans come in mani!old
types and sizes , what is one man's
pleasure, will sur e ly be someone's
polson.
Balance factors In a bike are critical
to performance, thus the r ider ' s weight
can materially attect its handling characteristi cs as well as speed and accel eration. Since the weight of the rider is
largely toward the rear wheel, a heavier
person moves the balance point rearward; not always to best advantage.
compensate , but the li mit of chain ad[ustment is not usually adequate and fai ls
to leave s pac e for addi ti onal r es et ting .
With the Rickman Metisse, wheelbase
may be altered by selecting the ir optional swinging arm, which is one Inch long er than s tandard. Available with a new
kit of chassis when specitied, the longer
arm may also be purchased se~tely
It desired. Some advantage is also found
in various types of events such as hill
climbing, drag racing, and runs with long
straightaways, where the slower turning
characteristic is not detrimental. Cost of
the swinging arm, part # RK2- 1-1, is
CALI FORNIA OOPHE RSM ofP'adoPark, ool/,A Sanct,
e
Address P.O. Box 2575, Be Gardens. Ca1ll. M 2nd
ll
eels
- 4ttl Tues. 01each month al Jack Rabbl ts Club H .
ouse
9143 E. Compton Blvd., Bellliower aI8:3O.
SUBSCRIBE
........
TO
$48.00, Including rubber- bonded SUentBloc bushings. Changeover takes only
several minutes.
Immediate adapting of the Rickman
swing arm for installation of a Triumph
••• -
HI·HATS M FO mformallon W 10 P,O Box 467, OX ARDM AMA ro udlnRclub. Meets every otner
.C. I
Ille
.
N
.e.
ad
Mar tinez, CallI.
Ihurs, 8 p.m; at fear 01Eagles Lodge, ~68 4 So. Savrets
Rd., Oxnalc( Inlo: .$83-1590. M address: P.O Box
ad
.
1094, Olnald, 9303
0.
CAUFO RllIATRAlL IlA
CHINE ASSlClATION. So.Cal
i• ., ,.. Bob 001<0, 149 Ajlricol Sl. Oli Vie.. Cal
9Jll22; Central Cal.
m. e- H..~, P.D. Boa
l508, Ballonlilld, Cal. 9JJl2. Ila. CaUl info "'" Doa
Kill. .. U5 East A H
.... I/Rd, Cal. 94541.
ill.,
CAL POLY PENGU INS M sneet/em mo torcycle
.C.
club. AS! Box 111, Cal Poly, San LUI S Obispo, Caht.
93401.
CEN LIAMUO SLINGERS M.e. clo GlenHeilee. Rl
TRA
3, Box 38, Centr lia, W
a
ash.
CHECK ERS lle.. 17 10 M
aJl!lolia Blvd.. Elr rllillk. Inl)1i re at Smithy's anytune. "A Chance to llU nale 'If1Ul
the besl- W nile.8:00 p.m.
ed.
Listing in this department
is free, contributed as a s ervice to CYCLE NEWS readers
Q.AS9C & ANTIQUE l«lTO RCYCL E ASSN•• 80S S.
Church St. Visalia. Citlf. 932 Fr....k Conley, Secret,
n.
tary. Dedicated to tie restaraticn, preservatIon ....
, d
les. So Ca Ch.ter. F.W - Robl.
.
....til)1e motorcyc
Robb ns, 1000 N l:anbria PI•• Anall~ m. Calir. 9280L
.
COA
CHELL A VALLEY llC. AMA sanct,on ee como.
ry
dd
l
club. Meets eve l em esdily. A ress: 71·n; Hi w V
111 Rancho M
U3Ee. calif. 9227D.
COLORAIIAS llC. _ t 1st Sa
lol ""'th aI 8 0....
Conlact F'iIlk G<",,~ 14263 Hoyt St.. A,le", Cal,'.
and motorcycle clubs. As a
resul t we have to rely on the 8mJ29.
motorcycling public to advise CONEJO TRAIL RIOERS, clo Roy Collett, Pres.
us when listings are erroneous Calle ~eSl>r_. Thousand 0.... Calif. 9136
all trail d ubs in
or out of da te. If yo u discover reps lrom trail and canp areas.So. Cal. III di
plans lor
a discrepancy i n this depart- CRUISERS M Sar" Ana. AJ4.A. san'"
.C.ol
ment, please write or call us ... ~ lsi & 3'~ Tuesday at 16841 LyM S
8eadl al a p.m For mlormalion call 0 1
.
to set it right.
89
3-2ll9.
CYCLE CLUB OF lSlBAPTIST OW
CLU B PLEASE N
OTE: SEND Meets every Thursday al l:l) p.m.and
Shop and maintenance tacihties, Addl
YOUR INFORMATION C/O
Cohen. Fils! ~ 1I s1 Church, 14800 ~
Nuys.
CYCLE NEWS/CLUB
DESERT M An acnve desert com
.C.
pe
DIRECTORY
mess:
Scandia, Garden Grove. P
3894.
- P,O, BOX 498,
OESERT CHALLENGERSlle. For inlo WI
LONG BEACH,
m. Awle Valley. Calif. 92307.
CALIFORNIA.
OESERT CREEPERS neset raCIne club mo
.
.
12~1
IS YOUR
CLUB LISTED
HERE?
ACE OF Q.UBS 01 Los An,.I.. M.e. M
eet, lsi and
D
ec.(lst Fri. only) 8 Porn.
Club Md.. ,~ 111116 Oak, ElMo CaU l 91
nt..
131.
3n:l Fri.of t vtry month 'l~ t
call H.Jackso
n12l))OL 6-4299.
DESERT FOXES M . desert competi tion .... tra
.C.
d
.
riding club. Seeking AMA SIdA
.C. C.
SJnchoned. Meets at 30 Jack'30n Street every Tues44
day, 8:00 p.m Mall address as above. Post m
.
eeting
club run duungactlvlly conlest S'Lufll e lXIard and skill
pool at clubhouse.
OOSTERS M 01 W inRIon. NAA sanction Meel
.e.
ilm
ed.
Monday m ~t s 8:00 411 13015 Cat$l(ill. W ington. Cal.
ilm
O"t'NA--IiITES Me of [ I M
oote. calli. A~A sane.Meels
al 12359 F~ i oe. El lIonfe every Tu
esday a18:301l-m.
Wall ack1rtSS: 12359 Fe
hpe. £1 Won te. Caht Phone:
GI 8-JS67.
AMERICAN CYCLE ASSOCIATION. lor all nile" ;,
5lleed'way. IIIl ~S S ~d rud fJCI nl as w ll as ent1
uSlasts.1f YtlV 'fIlOUld like to ~te or be aSSOciated
withracing in ttlecapacIty of course personnel, COntacl
tie A.c.A. olflce. P.O &II 2el, FUllerton, Ca 01
.
lif.
call(71 4) 528·4290.
AIlERI'CAN MOTORCYCLE SERV
ICE A
SSN. (AMSA)
Emeraency road strY tte for molOftycle1. Dues SlS ~r
year. 1152D san V
;,cenle BI"'-, Los Ane~ ... CaM.
( 2IJl ~80.
AIlERlCAN FEOERATIONOF l«lTORCYCLIST9AFll)
P,OlllOhon iIId Of, n ntion 01 road 110" &' n :lfo ClOSS
.,d atbet' forms ollllOwrcy spoIL N aa ngpelsoncle
on-r
ntl always welcome. Ctlag lers In Las Veeas. Los
Anaele", Sal Ff¥lcisco, Sa'lta Barbara. Reno and Sl
Louis. M PO Bol 21 3 No. Hollywood. Ca
Oo
hl.91
60l
ANTELOPE RAMBLERS M.e. 01Palm
dale, AMA dlarl
M ts every Tues. at 11832 s.efTa Hwy. saugus. Calli.
et
PostmeetingrelrHhments.
BARSTOW M.e. of Barstow, tail i. ALIA sancL M
eets
2nd& 4th Th
urs.ea.mo. at new address.Barstow Police
Dept Auditorium at 22 E. Mounlaln VIew. Nrw Nil
5
iOdresr P.O Box all. Ba
.
rstow, Callfomia.
....
D
eeting the ntst
or RO A KI NGS & QUEEN S M.C. Club m
Saturday 01 every month. M
allied couples only. AMA
sanChon.IJotorcycles1l5cc and up. Call M
arlenela.
son,Club Sec letary lor I90te Inlormabon.l114) 621~ 1495..
A ress: 4162 M
dd
issionBlvli. Onbno Cahl.
.
OI ST. 31 SPORTS COMMITIEE ContactP'e,,,len B,II
l
A
diIl>' at 814 Cobb A Placentia, Calo l 92610 for
":t
In'ormatlon onmeetlOls. t"'h: 171 4)528-J)[)7.
OlRT O ERS M.e.. INA. A & FlM all,I"'ed.
IGG
CA
Wetls evely Wed. al 8:)) p.m al Chtl House, 15145
.
Paa lic Coast Hwy, PaCIfic Pahsades. M.all address:
8921-111ll A' e.. I n ~ ewood. Cal. 90305. Phone: 1213)
OR. 8-2868.
Na
bOtl.1! sanchomnt!»dy. Address: _ thinelon, Ohio.
Memberst p $2. on )'far.
u
e
BLACK HAWK l«lTORCYClE CLUB - Contact l ar~
de Raad; 555 Alvarado st, SlIsbane. Calif. Phonf' 46
72059 for meeting Illne Mid place.
BLUE BARONS M 1315 South 41st
.e.
Wa ~ jnlZ lon.
Slree~
Tacoma.
BRUSli BUMS llC. 01 Pomona. 2n iIld 41ll lIondays
d
each IIIOIIlh. ConlactP..sidenl RidlaldD
,uen s al (11 4)
92or !e<'etaty Y",..,. Kn'iht at (1141 59
3-5051.
629-31
2D
50
Club Adll'e ~ 22 IIll Sf.. La Ve,ne. Calor. 911 .
BMW CLUB OFN
orthern Cahtof'Rl l. 335 Paramoont D
r••
Milltlfe3, Cal if. 940]).
B.I.... CLUB OF :l:!UTH ERri CAUFORNIA. Tourine
dub for aM-w. o... ers. D
innerraeeting around the 251t1
of t am month. Contact Bob Bro. ~ N. ItlH! Sl,
,
Po.m" C lar berstlip infonnation.
am.
FAR "EST Moe. Meels every Frlllay. For1010. Wl'lle:
lil.
P.O.80'3198 Eur.... Ca
,
FOOTHILL HAWK SM.C. Meets Th
ursday, at 8:11O
.m.
orwalk Bl vd.,Whlttl!!. Cal il. 90601. For
at 556 So. N
1
Info call Paul at 699-0298.
fORl sun ER
Moe. of Sacr3lllenlo. CaIiI. M every
eets
'Iedntsday at 8 PiA. We need more acbve members. Ac)o
<11= 4085 Qeeble Sl. Sacr_nlD. Calil 9582D.
GHO ST RiDERS of Pomona. Calif., R Ridrng Club.
oad
M lst and31 FlIllay 411 22 ConcordAve., Pomona.
eets
d
31
I nle E. O Coleman. address same (11 ~ ) 623-4676.
.
GOLOEN STATE 1ilC. 01 PaSOtdena. Road h(lers lep.
H Bofqen. 5406 N.M.ao tetret, Arcadi a, Calil. Phone:
.I.
GI 8-'J3118.
G
OLDEN EAGLES u.c., AUA Chartered. For m iiIl1d
en
women Interested In cy tnps 101 pleasule. Regular
cle
m
onthly m
eetings. Call Arl Francis (714) 542-£616or
Paul Rogers(7l4) 540-6828for club info.
GREYH OUNDS com
pehtion club. Scrembles and desert
Meet everyother Wed., 8 p.m. at Sa R , 1829 Embel oom
GRIP TWISTERS M at Villdenberi AF B A dd'e~
.e.
.
P.O. 80, 96 V
8. illdenlle'e AFB. Cal ,I. Ph: (8051W
A2·
4486 lorm
emberstllp mlofmahon.
GRI PSTERS M CompelLtiOll club. P.D- Box. 272,
.C.
llI.
s on.
Placen tia, Ca Meeting M OI~ tS l:Jl. Chapman
Hall , Placentia.
GROUNOSHAKERS M a desert competilion club. Las
.C.
Vegas, Nevada M
. eetingsno
wand again, events uregudlat. no OlflCeTS, but well organized when It counts. A
dress: 865F,ench Cllcle, Las V
egas.
GY PSY WHEELS M R
.C., 1deecrest. ChinaLaMe- & Trona.
Caht area.Falllly typ road ndf"lSonly. AJl,A chart er~
e
f'd. Meel s IS! & 3rel . ecil SClay nlghlS 01eacn lllOntl'l at
e
Cornmurlily Center. ~ a val WeaponsCenter, ChInaLake.
CaM. Gate passesavai laBle lor guests & vlSI lors. A
ll
lic.
m
ethngs open 10 pub Ml lliary ndtrs welcome. Box
992, Rlelgeclest, CallI. 93555.
HIGH 9ERRA ll e. Comoebbon Clu~ 80, 482. M
....
m Lake, Ca 9J.C16. Meetings 1st Wetl of each
oth
lif.
month. Great Q'lw trai linL hi~ attitude, 1roJ plus.
J. 164th SL.Lawndale. 370-8491. Observers welco e
m
3(l needed.
d
S N1 SPOKES M Fanily toa d IIdlng clu looklOR
PlN N'
.C.
b
lot members WIttl mad'uon Ovel 250cc. AMA sane.
M
eetings every 2nd and4thWed. 311574 Blue I n.,
2
bfld
:
Huntmgton Beach, CallI. Phone (714) 893-68 1l.
SPORTSMEN .M •• IOlli l M
.C
ission. RiverSIde, Cari l.
SPOKE BENDERS M Inc. Desert co pehli on club.
.e.
m
Meetmgs 2nd and 4th Wecilesdays at 9 p.m, £1 Rehro
Park, Hollywood RIVIera (126 VistaDel Parque). M a l ~
'"I address P.O. Bo. 296. Lawndale. CallI. Phone:
OA 6-0855STUM JUMPERS M.C. IN 01 Oranee Counly. AMA
P
C.
sanctIoned. Desert, :lIJ!Kross .,11
N
P,
Rd..
NORWA LK ~~~~~!I!~~ nl ~ ls
Whittier. lol~ts lsi
u
month, nO!
on
elcome.
other Thuls. ()pen lormembership, vl~lors w
100' s M.e. 01 Azusa, Calif. ~p sanctIoned, prim ly
an.
desert com
pelillon dub, 100« lidels and un del. For InIorma'"n call (213)33
4-9695OAKL AND M. G. R03t:1 & compchbon club. Meets every
.
W
efla. Calif.
(1141 495-5525.
'SU N O SHAMROCKS M.e. of Sunlilld. Cam. AMI.
LAN
sanc. Meets evel)' Wed. at 8:15 p.m al SUnland Park
.
ReCIeationCenter in SUnl....!. Cali f. First Wed. of each
!
monttl is for d ub,m
embers on Mail address P.O.Box
ly.
51 ~ . Sun lan Calo r.
d,
eetlSl
ROAO RUNN
ERSOF SANTA CRUZ.a lllJd ,idine I"" ily TAN OEMS lle. 01Canlena. F... ly!un dub.M
ail
dub is acaoti.g membefsbips. Meets 1st .,d 3rdsat Sun. 01 1llOll1ll t ll p.a. M add..... P.O. Bo' JlL
01 each lIIOntn at dub house on SCotts Valley Blvd.. Lawndale, CaI.!026lL CalI 67H6lO Of 664-1811.
SCotts Valley, Cal. Meeb ngs start at 8 p.lII. Contacts:
'Woody' W 2J4 Mill'" Rd.. Wal"",ville. Ph: (408 TERRAPINS M.C. A.M.A. sanelloned. Road Runs.
ood,
)
SOCIeiary Martl Cruz Harley ShOll. 426·2815.
ROGU VALLEY RI DERS M IN 420 Cr stvi ew Catilorn
E
.C. C.,
e
ia92105.
THROTILE H
OUNDS M AMA Sanchoned. Meet'
.C.
Loop, Grants Pass, Ole.97526. Phone 1503) 476~2180 every W
etilesday 411 7:]) p.m. in clubhouse at 53 Easf
4
Dl' 1
503) 476--oW 1
8.
Chapel in Santa Mana.
ROlffiH RI DERS 01Hay.ard M AllA sane. dilt iIld 13 RE BELS M.C. AlIA sancl.nce 1939. S~eet & co
.C.
...
road "ding club. Meets every Thuts. at 8 p.1ll.. Cunent pebblll club. M every We<1. 8 p.Jt. at Shell Molars,
eet
rnentlerstllp apel'llngs. Contacl us 411 25 M on .,'Ut
224 ISSI
BI ·~ L
d. 6J8 6
Blvd.. H
ayward, Calo t. 945 . Phone: 5311.2144.
44
~ enlu~ ,~. yowoo
-48 4.
TRINI TY TRAI L5TERS lle. INe.-AMAsancL Meellne
ROUGH RIDERS MC of Paramount, Calli. PJl.A sart. eve
lYFn. ni~t at 8 p.m.K Bros. Cycle Shop. Mail
isef
eek
M al 8H4 Hamson St . Paramount. every Thursday addless: Box 111, WillowCr . Calil.
eets
ough Riders M P.O Box
C, .
al 8:30 p.nt.Mall address: R
516, Para ount. CallI. Phone ME 3-4Ji8.
m
TWIN WHEELERSM. e., AMA sanctione Meets Th
d.
urs.
lvarado SI ., EI Rio, Calil. M
s
ail
8p .m. Straube and A
VAL RIDERS MC.I NC. of S. San Gab"el. MlAsane. add.. " 2101 A
I"rarlo SL. EI R". Ca 48 5-52D1.
lof.
eet, al 30 N Jackson St e.. ~ Tuesday. 8:00o·m VALLEY TRAIL RIDERS ASSOCIATIO . 2460 1 Ardl
44 .
.
.
all addless as above. Posl m
eehng club run dunng St. Newtlall, Calit 91JSl
.
C
trVlty con lest. Shullle oo and skill pool 411 club- VEGA VA
ald
S LLEY M M 1st and 3rd Mondays. ToP
.C. eels
se.
qu
ality competition d ubof scramblers .,d short track
·
SACRAMENTO TRACKERS ll.C., 5032 W
'Jltney Ave.,
11I 1address Tam 'Jone 6316 Everllreen St Las
s
Carmld'lael, CallI. 95
608.
ers. 411
•
,
.G.
amly, ISO V
egas,Nevada.
SAFARI TRAil RIDERS M DHI nders m
llter:;f)ers m eXistenceIOJ 3 years.Meet every31d Tues. VENTURA & SANTA BARBARA COAST RIDERS. Meet
at Lyn~od Call I. Rod & Reel Club. Call Mr. Osborn. 2nd & ~th Wednesday 01 the roonlh 8 p.nt. at 1346 W
.
arnet, Sec.' Treas. aI86
5-1908. Poplar St., Oxnard.
Pres.al 56 ~Ol07 orFred B
SAGEHOPPE RS M Add",,: 2151 Ed" bure A
.C.
.... V
ICTOR McLAGLEN MOTOR CORP. of Hollywood.
C diff C I I Ph ne' 75N 907
Call!.. AMA sanc. Meets at Washington & Main. 25
31
South MalO SL. Los Angeles every Tuesday af 9 Porn.
al • a I • 0 .
SANBERNA RD V
INO ALLEY M AJJ.A salcboned dirt M address: 4853 •• 131s1 SL, Hawthorne. Ptlone:
.C.
ail
competI tiondub meets 2nd .,d 4th Tuesdays 411DJug n2-.4651.
Douglas Motorcycl e~ 24769 5th San B rd Caltl. VI CTOR M.e. Falllly O
,
erna mo,
S
llented desert only compoclub.
lcome.
Utels every Sun. at races .... lasl Wed. 01 month at
0
al 7:30 p.m P,Ospectlve members we
.
SAN GABRIEL VA
LLEY I.lC At.tA sanctIOned. M
.
eels vanoo places. Fo' info call one of tt1ese numbers:
s
ail
5)
every Thurs. 8 p.m. at 5 3 ~ 3 Peck Rei•• El rAonle. M (80 527..t525 or (213) 34008 470 or (71 4) 49s.9367.
address: P.O. Box813 EI M
.
onte. Call I.
VINCENT OW
NERS CLUB 01 Southern CalifornIa. ConSAN PEDRO M desert..,d track competition. M
.C.,
ee" tacl ~b K
ountz,5 Sunsel BIvd.,Hollywood for info.
229
iniS e"'Y 2nd & 41ll Tues. 8 O.m.. at r&D Yamaha, Phone. 665-9559.
.
24020 NarboM" LOlli'" Cal. (213) 5J4.2JIl.
VISAliA RAMBLERS M.C••118 R"se",11SL. V
i.."..
CallI. Meetlng time 8 P.lll. every'ed. mitlt. FOf further
ainl.
SANTA M
ARIA SAD
DEUTESM 01 Santa Mana, Cal. infG. call ( 2D91 1~ 12 (Dw
.C.
irman Stan Slunnf"f VI STA TRAVlER M.C.. of Vista, Calif. Raid ncbn,.
S
For club Into. w 1 pu
nle 0 bliCity cha
dLil. meets every Wed. at 1:30 PJIL at 823 VIsta 'ay.
408 ""1. El Ca rno St • Santa Marla 93-' 4.
m
.
5
V
ista, Calif.
SAN RAFAEL M
.C.-Ueels al Cycle ToWll. 116 Greenllelel Ave., San A
nStlm Calil. Every ThurSday at 8:15 IIlEWFINOERS lle. AMA, Qese'l n. ill
