Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

Lion's Purses $100 for february By Dan Zeman Entries have been low the last tew weeks at Lion's, with the bikes runn ing on cold , damp saturday nights . saturday, the 7th, brought a dozen or so cycles out, but only to be sent home betore eliminations - that Is, U they could tlnd their way home through the tog. saturday, Dec. 14th, Is the last day of racing tor 1968 at Lions. The gates open at 1:30 p .m, with eliminations at 6 p.m , Sunday, Jan. 12th, Is the Lion's openIng day tor cycles, with the usual event. The first Sunday In February , there will be a big change. C.J. Hart, Lions Strip manager, has promis ed $100 per week tor tour straight weeks . If attendance and entries rise by the end ot thos e tour weeks, the money will r ise. It there Is no Incr ease, the money will drop accordIngly. The $100 will be divided among the classes, with a 'Top Bike ' In each division. For instance, In Street division, the winner at each class (alter re ceiving their trophies) will run ott against the next higher class. Winner of 'A' Street will race the winner at 'B' Street, 'C' will race ' D' and ' E' will race 'F' . The bike that comes out on top, alter all others have been eliminated, will take home the Top Street gold. The same thing applies for ModUled and Gas divisions. Top Street will receive $10, ModUied , $15, and Gas $25. The r emainIng $50 will go to the Top Bike winner. Any bike runn ing gasoline that wants to run with the fuel burners will have to run In the elevens or tas ter. Rayborn To Bigger Money I By Bill Harmer HOLTVILLE, cai., Dec. 8-CalRaybor n, National number 25 and third In National AMA point standings for 1968 has pur chased a Camero Trans-Am class r acing car , and has three successful SCCA r aces under his belt. Using the same smoo th style that has The #2404 Road Racer units are at the r ight and feature lightwe ight alloy bodies and a tlve-step spring adjustment- com pared with three on Moto-Cross des igns - tor fines t adjustment tor course conditions and rider weight. Lengths are 11-7/8" and 12-3 /4". Additionally, all three are completely rebuildable when occasion demands, saving many dollars over the cost at replacing s ealed units turnished on most motorcycles. Even so, Initial price Is highly competitive at $39 per pair tor the larger two, and $36 tor the lightweights. National distributor Is Steen's Inc., who supply motorcycle dealers In every state, or will fill riders' needs by direct mail order. Write them at Box 2276, Athambra, Calltornia 91803, or visit them at 1635 W.Valley Blvd.lnA1hambra won him all the major motor cycle r oad races, Cal t1nished second in his ' fir s t autom obile race at Las Vegas In early November. At the Phoenix International Rac eway on Dec . 1st he not oniy won his own Trans-Am class but finished tirst overall. Today at Holtville Raceway In a San Diego regional SCCA meet, Rayborn easily won his class and tlnished third overall in spite of losing his brakes. In an Interview later, Cal said he is not forsaking cycle racing. He Is still under contract to Harley-Davidson and is plannin g the 1969 campaign starting at the Houston Astrodome. Rayborn said motorcycle road racing 15 a bigger thrill than car racing but then added shyly that the prize money makes that sport look highiy attractive. He plans on getting as much auto raeIng experience as he can next year, as long as It doesn't Inter fer e with his cycle racing dates. * TECHIIICAlITEZE * H-D Spor's'.r - Dr"S'.r MINI-B IKE BONANZA CERIANI RE AR SUSPENSION UNI TS BLANKET ROAD AN D SPO RTS Cerlani (pronounced Cherry-ah-nee) spring/damper assemblies are nowproduced In quantity tor cross-country and road competition, with the latter being unsurpassed tor street use as well. Pictured here are the three prime designs, beginning at lett with the #2350 Mota-Cross unit, available in lengths at 11-7 /8",12-3/4" measured tram cen- - j .. . l. t I -rr ...,.,... -r-r ~ :p: 1 I ter-to- center at the mounting holes . The la r ge diameter body at the damping assembly Is bla ck, and the 011- tempered sp rings are chrome plated. At the center Is the #2425 tor under. l 25cc bikes . IIG IOIE al" STIOlEI PISTONS $21.95 After a remarkable two-year growth put them tuth In the U.S. In unit sales of motorcycles and tirst In minib ikes, B0nanza Industries has for med a replacement parts division. "We' r e t ollowlng the lead at the auto Indus try, " explain ed Mike Far r and, DIre ctor of Marke ting, " by pr oviding cornple te parts ser vice to customers and parts profits to dealers . Bonanza customers are not ' or phaned' , but can be s ure of immediate se rvice tram our dealers without having to wait until a part comes from the ractory," The Replacement Parts Package cons ists of a balanced s upply of those parts that some 70,000 Bonanza minibike cus tomers have s hown are needed . The package Is required tor al l new dealer s and r ecommended to ail old dealers . *+ - + Dragon Pr oducts - P.O. Box 19, Duarte , California 91010 Ri"e 5a""'eba(1 Par1 OPEN DAILY o ~ ~ Take Chapman Ave. East off Newport Fwy. to San tiago Cyn. Rd., Turn right to en trance. Phone 714/639-58 32. ....... --;e 2M_ 125cc INTERNATIONAL MOTO·CROSS SADDLEBACK PARK · DEC. 7&8 • • MARCEL WEIRTZ • BULTACO Other Contestants Joel Robert · Sachs Lars Larsson · Penton Keith Mashburn '· Yamaha All Claes Nilson · Penton Joe Bahari · Zundapp AWINNER! Bob Bailey · Sachs BULTACO SHERPA'S' Gary Bailey . Penton l25cc , SPEED 21 .1 hp Walt Axthelm ' S 5 . achs uzuki SEE YOUR DEALER NOW! Russ Robinson· S So. of Kern County Line B ULTA CO W ESTERN 10929 Ch andler BI vd. No Hollywood, Cali f. 9160 1 (2 13) T R 7- 24 00 No. of Kern CD. Line BULTACO AMERICAN, LTlJ. 276 5 S Blvd. cott San ta Clara, Calif. 95050 ----------_ _-------.... . 1.-. - '" Oll co Two-cycle engine trouble s ha ve been Q., t raced to seemingly insignificant sources. Excessive plug louling can be due ~ to dust leaking past air clean er assem- ~ bly screws. 2: . (408) 241-4672 _ t>:l -J U ;:.., U

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