Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

Golden Eagles Good Deed Poker Run Story & Photo F ULLERTON, canr., Sept. 22, 1968- A beaut1!ul California morning blessed an even more beautiful r oad run, as over 300 r iders and passengers left Fullerton Harley- Davidson and headed for the curves of Carbon Canyon. Terminal point of the ride was Pastime Lake, so uthwest of Riverside on the way to San Jacinto. BAGLEY FAMILY BENEFITS Taking the blindfold off his eyes aller the -Blindfold Race 8 , Golden Eagles run par tic ipant looks to the Judge to tell him how c lo se he came to winnin g. $1 200 was co llected for ne edy famil y. ~ 0:> PFC . J im Nicholson, be tter known to fans of speedway and AMA professional racing as "Mr. Crazy" was struck by a hit-and-run dr iver on a Los Angeles freeway Sept. 29 and suttered twobroken legs. Nicholson was placing nares to warn motorists of a stalled car and was taken to Long Beach Naval Hospital. Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Cong can breathe a little easier now, Mr. Crazy won't be coming to Viet Nam until he recovers. Good Deal by Rob Robbins The Golden Eagles, a newly for med club rrom the Orange County area, turned out a mos t gratlty1ng one- day benefit r un In their tlrst attempt at holdi ng a run of any sort. They did a very tine job. OVer $1200.00 proceeds was turned ove r to the Bagley family . Jo hn Bagley, a Mr . Crazy Iniured member of the Golden Eag les, was sever ely Injured In an accident, and his wife s uffered a fa tal heart attack s hortly afterwards. Everyone pitched In and did his or her share. " Lucky" Luckenbill started long bef or e the run, and accounte d tor over $200.00 on his own. Donations r olled In t r om all sides dur ing the trophy presentation. The Eagles tried a new method of dealIng poker hands. At the start, every entry received a check point card with his poker hand covered by a small sticker.Almost every hand would have been a winner at most poker runs. Straights, flushes and full houses were the order of the day. It took a straight nush to r eceive mention In the tlnals! F ield events, monitored by Norm Williams, Includ ed a slow race, a blindfold race, and what might be called a " Dizzy Race ." Including late entries, 323 riders had a mighty enjoyable day , and at the same ti me they helped a fellow rider In his ti me of need . Everyone head ed for home feeli ng the day was very well spent. .... i.. ~ .s " 0 SCIIA MEETS IN NORWALK Remembering the "cool" meeting of the SCMA In September , Southern California Road Riders will be happy to hear that October's monthly meetin g will be held In Carter Hall In Norwalk Park. The chan ge In location also makes nec essary a change of dates.Meetings have been moved to the tl r s t Monday of every month . All Road Riders welcome. Time: 8:30 pm , SALES SERVICE HOCKIES MOT ORCYCLES HODAKA YANKEE O SSA GREEVES Complete Machin e Shop Facilities 22025 So. F igue roa T orrance, Cal ifornia Left to rig ht, John Green, Walt Bunes, Don Co le man and Di c k Malle. Story by Lisa Willis TR H S ITC 0P Y W H Racers Ralph Gutierrez decided that his pit man was much to blame for the sue cess of his bike, which Jim Rodaer has been riding and winning with. The pit man receiving the trophy was Jerry Dan Slavens. Photos by Bill McKee J ust to let the pit men know it's not all hard work and no reward for them, on a rece nt F r iday night a t Sacr amento(Cal.) Na ti onal Raceway they pulled a s wltcb. Montesa 360 Cappra Test and Photo by Bill Pettigrew Ouf of the crate, the Montesa 360 Cappra GP Is one of the faste st, most power to the ground, fine s t handling, nobones-about-it scramblers to be offered to the American enthusiast today. Despite a rather shaky reputation as to being re11ab1e In the past, the new Montesa line is now one of the most reliable oftered. The new bikes are comple tely different from their pred ec es sors an d ~~ LI U V?-..... Extra. Brass F or a little extra they have been giving high point trophies for the month In the Novice classes. The trophies have been the results are very evi dent In the record that the factory rider s, Ron Nelson and J ohn De Soto, have set In the last six months. Pr obably two of the hardes t riding men on the moto-cr os s circuit have not been able to cause one s ingle major engine or suspension proble m durIng the entire season. ThIs tribute to the sturdiness of the new 250cc Cappra and 360cc Cappra should not be looked on lightly. As tar as the California desert Is con cerned, Montesa r ider Tim Smith has proved the power and re11ab1l1ty of the new 360cc Cappra will be hard to match, much less bea t . With such a sim ple engine as ts used In the many big bore two- strokes available today , It is an Incr easing wonder how so much power Is extracted fr om these machines. The Montesa 360 Is rated at 38 bhp (brake-horsepower), which puts It right up there with the rest of the top t1ve competitors In Its class (two -strokes). The 360 engine Is not an enlarged version of the 250cc but a completely new unit. The barrel, head and crankcase are made ot aluminum. The cylinder liner Is nickel-alloy. The crankshaft Is carried by a whopping four ball bearings with a caged needle roller bearing used at the lower end of the rod. Loose needle rollers are Incorporated at· the small end of the rod. The famous Montesa clutcb design that Incorporates seven all-steel driver plates and eight driven plates should prove to be near Indestructible. Straight cut gears are a help In transmltung the gr os s power to the four-speed transmission . RONNIE RALL FLIES ON A BENELLI FOR DEALER IN FORMATION IN SELECTED AREAS Wri te: Jesse C Levine Na tional Sal es . Manager COSMOPOLI TAN MOTORS, INC. D A., 5521 Wayne Ave., epL Philaaelphia, Pa. 19144 Jerry Dan Slave ns , left , and Ralph Gutierrez. dona ted by various motorcycle shops. ThIs month' s trophies were dona ted and given out by Dick Maile, new owner of J erel Sport Cycle s at 10001 Folsom Bid., Sacramento. The winner s of these trophies wer e, Don Coleman 151G Bultaco mounted trom Santa Rosa In the 250cc class, John Green 97K Kawasaki mounted trom Carmichael In the 200cc Novic e class, and Walt Burres 132K on a Moto Beta fr om North Highlands, In the 100cc Novice class. • t . 1M;/'; :II, ' box 2276 alhambra 55, california 91803 " SEE , YO U R D E A LE R As far as s tarting goes, a certain monthly magazine reported It the hardest starting machine they had ever tes ted ; funny, we got the rig started with one or two jabs every time. Granted It could be dl!tlcult If an inexperienced rider were to attempt to start the 360, as all he would end up doing Is to load It UP. The kick - s tarter does have a very sh ort thorow and doesn' t turn the engine over t1ve times like that of the othe r brands , but a li ttle care and the proper procedure should make It a one, two, or three- kick s tarter most of the time . There are two diffe rent set-ups available to the prospective buye r and these are in the form of the American vers ion, which Is blue and has the 19-1nch tr ont end, and the orange Continental ve rsion with the moto-cros s gearing and the 21Inch fr ont end. There Is also an optional "3.5 gallon tank available tor the desert people tha t will r eplace the standard 2-1/4 gallon rig. The Montesa 360 Cappra GP Is certainly a man' s motorcycle and will take you to the winner' s cir cle In style If you have enough halr to keep thi s superpowered Spanish pr oduct on the pipe . The 360 Is now available tor $1140.00 which puts It In the lower price range for this size of two-stroke . : . ~ : : : 8 • ~ - - ---~--.. SAV USE E D :H ND PARTS T:':::58: O A W ilmmgton Discount Cycle Center , t 1505 Avalon, Wilmington. Calif. , RIDSESTOIE . " ~ For the name 01 your nearest Dea le r So. Ca l. McCulloc h Dls l. Inc. (213) 772-2106 110. Cal. Coast McCull och (415) UN 3-5520 • 8 •• Name . Addre ss . .• .. .. • ... .. . .. . ... . .... ... ... . .. .. ... . . . . .. . . . Ci ty . . ..• . .. • . .. . .State Zip Code . $5 .00 fee MUST acco mpany Appli cation Blank! School will be con ducted at Hugo Mat hias Raceway , five miles south of New Phila delphia , Ohio on Saturday. October 26th, 8:00 -1 1 :30 A.M. Instructors will be Torsten Hallman & Dave Bickers , and other greats! Do it NOW!! S.end Application AND Fee to: Mid-Sta te s International Moto-Cross Assn. 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