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· ,' , YAMAHA DEALER. SCRAMBLER MOTORCYCLES o 1101 W. Burb.., Blvd. Burll_. Calli. 149-5907 or 845..738 Ext. • 7 \~~ ... imichrome Shines Sud_ly e .Simichr..... is a hon.y CI.anS quick as a bunny OMPETITION Tube 85¢ CHEMICALS Cp S2.95 7(1.4 Washinflon A•••• Iowa Falls Iowa 101. l.fW IlffD IItIfCCO pOwered byGAlfLLI CYCLES· MI HI-BI KES ACCESSORIES PARTS Half 0011'1 Finish Sioshy Sonora Run NEW WEST COAST WAREHOUSE ~ ENGINE SPECIALTIES. INC. P.O. Bol '00 BEUIOIIT. CAL. 94002 4\5-593·7&9\ ATTENTION DEPT. LS DEALERS & DISTRIBUTORS WANTED ~""IA"ASAII""~ Headquaners IUCI DnES CYCLES SZS .. EltaI. . . . . sa c....... callf..l~ m.G4SH141 Dealer 1...lrl.. IIwlled r Story and Photos by Len Sipe CONFIDENCE, Cal., Jan.19-The Sonora Pass M.C. sponsored tile first of their two yearly enduros, beginning at a wide spot In the road called Conf1dence. That's 11 miles east of Sonora on the western slopes of the H1gb Sierras, in the heatof tile Mother Lnde country of old gold mining days. The course was 65 mUes of forestry and county roads. Because of the two-day delup of rain, only baIt of the 212 entries f1n1sbed under their own power• The HigbWlly Patrol had a couple of units on band to make sure no one performed any criminal acts, such as rid1Dg ANOTHER FINE PRODUCT ONE GALLON Disliibuted by WATER COOLER ICE CHEST ' FULLY INSULATED also 2, 3, & 5 gal. sizes with the Aragon Circle of Excellence 223 W. CAMINO REAL, MONROVIA, CALIF. 91016 - 21~HI342 a competition bike across the paved road to the starting area. Wrapped In barbour suits and plastic rain gear, riders lined IlP at the dirt road just behind Confidence Inn and were sent out tour at a time at one minute intervals. The club otflc1a1s, under the capable direction of president Duke Wynn, must bave gone through this raIn-andmud routine before. They didn't bother 3 Money Firms Join Bike Assn. 1 (j Membership in the Motorcycle Scooter &. AWed Trades assOCiatiOll- representing the U.S. motorcycle industry passed the baIt-century marli: this month with the additiOll of three more companies. MS&ATA President Wlll1am E. Kennedy announced that Commerica1 Credit corporation of Baltimore, Md., ILC Industries, Inc. of Dover, Del. and Midwest Mutual Insurance Co. of Des Moines, Iowa bave joined the association. 1b1s brings the current membership total to an all-time high of 51. The new members will rePresented at the MS&ATA Annual Meeting, scheduled to be bald on February 5 at tile Washington H1lton Hotel in tile natioo's capital. with number plates; a rider's number was marked on the right side of his helmet. It made easier reading tor the three checkers out on the course and the Unal one at the finish. The dirt roads became streams _ slippery, with deep waterholes - causing riders to tall and slide. eng1nes to stall. 'Ibe two streams orlginally Included In the course had to be Iiypused; they had become rivers too deep to get through. After the last rider took off, a string r1 jeeps started out to pick· IlP stalled vehicles. TheJr job would last unW nightfall. About noon, riders began coming In. They were soaked and mud-splattered. some with waterlogged eng1nes mJs-firIng. Tired but smillng. they headed for the Inn for coffee and brandy, recounting the close calls they had, tile mechanical problems solved in a jiffy, the rid1Dg sld11s newly found or old ones brought to play. "It was a beautiful ride'" smiled one very wet rider. "I had all the mud I've ever wanted." Teacllia, .o'oris's lespec' Bib li"ers The Motorcycle satety CollllCJ1 working In cooperation with Universal Underwriters Insurance Company and the American Driver Uld Tramc satety Educators Association bas started a twohour training course to promote the coulstelu:e of the motorcycles and cars 011 tile h1ghWlly. It was brought to the attention of tbose COIlCerned that in a very biChpercentage r1 motorcycle/automobile accidents, the automobile was at fault. TbeY ban developed a 35mm t1.lrn strip and a printed two-hour lecture tbat can be used in existing automobile d r i v e r training courses. Tbe program points out to tile car oPerator the six most common points of conflict In the traffic situation. The course will SOOII be ava1lable to scbools across tile country at a cost of about a dollar. 'Ibe materiala bave been prepared In such a WlIy that the instructor won't need motorcycle experience. You can get tile program by writ1ng:.Motorcycle satety Coune11, Post otf1ce Box 264, Gardena, California 90246. li"e Sa""'ebac' Par' OPEN DAILY