Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

"4fIt You'll ~. . . Always" • See It FI~ST • • '• • Motore ele y N (I~ Weekly eWSpaper" Publisher & Editor.. Chuc~ Cla,'lon :\ss,stanl Fditor •..•• Fric Ralls nusiness Manager•. Sharon Clay Ion OUlce Manager••Ga"lene Thomason Production Manager.• Dennis Greene Production :\sst•• Dean Cunlllne:ham ,... I . , HCU atlon ~tanager .. Bruce Easle.v Bookkeeper••• , , , Susan lllutela" Lab Technician•.•.•. L'b' Laklch Want .\ds•..••••.• sandra Pur!b' PUblished weekly except the first and last week of the calendar year JONES IS HOME RESCUE 3'sTURN TO SAY THANKS Just a note to and support you ("corky") Jones tile $4,000 mark Rescue 3 Inc. brought Its fund raising drive to a close on May 26, 1969. We wish to thank Ibe clubs, members and district 37 for the fine suPport we received. As you know. the proceeds are going toward our new communIcations system. This Is a big venture for our group and we could not get it of! the grouod without your help. The system will not be complete for a long time to come fur the first units should be equipped by mid-summer. Winners in the May 26 drawing are, Hodaka, Bernie Segar, Santa Paula, Callf. Shotgun, Bob Nemann Sr .100s M.C. RadIo, Sgt. Houck, U.S.M.C. Nebo, Callf. AgaIn, our heart felt thanks, see you In the desert. RESCUE 3 INC. Barstow, Calif, thank you for the help have given the Chuck Recovery FlUId. It's at now, or I should say, was. Bringing him home depleted it. We are still pushing for the $10,000 goal. His med1cal el\PeJlses are now running $95 a day. His other great need Is visits from all you great motorcycle people. He needs tile encouragement you can give. You can Y1S1t any time from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Rancho Amigo Hospital, 7601 E, Imperial Hwy., Downey, Callf. 90242. E'SMITH Monrovia, Cal. VERITABLE FOUNTAIN OF PUlCHRITUDE I am very interested In the gorgeous tropby girls that have been tropby girls at Ascot this past few weeks. Hats of! to J,C. Agajanian for the extra added treat. I think It's a very Important event at the track. I know the riders, both winners and losers love it. Can you tell me his source of supply for these girls and who Is the fellow called Gentleman Jim who seems to be their escort each weeIt? LARRY STOKES Long Beach, Cal. COMME T: Jim Herod is the ladies' escort and he does cut a fine Iigure each weell, doesn't he? One of the ladies Intawed us sbe was a dancer at Ibe Whale Boase iD SaDta Monica between trophy _ _ laUODS. As ror the olbers, you'll "'"e 10 PQ' iDrormation out or Jim. He am be round at Long Beach HODda. .... -....01': CYCLE NEWS RECOMMENDS... I am considering buying another motorcycle and would llke to know the opinion of your newspaper on it. I now have a 1968 BSA 441 Victor. I like to go hillcllmblng and tral11ng on rabbit and cowtralls in the hills and mountaIns and sometimes bombing across the desert (In that order). My Victor has the power I want but I would like all I can get and more. I consider myself hard on a bike. I will tell you the good and bad points of my Victor, In my oplnlon so you can apply It to the new one. GOOD: Low end power, four cycle, soWId. BAD: Reliability, weight, comfort (In that order). by C&S Publishing Co •• Post Office Box 498. Long Beach. California. also publishers of State Cycle News for the Eastern states. Second Class Postage paid at Long Beach. Calif. Editorial stories. cartoons. photos. etc. are welcome and will he pald for on the 15th of every month for maten'al PU bl' h e d th e preVlOUS ' IS month (except press releases and 'Voice" I e tte rs. ) Add resse d • s ta mped envelope assures retum. Reprinting in whole Or in part expressly forhidden except hy permissian of the Puhlishers. Advertisingrates and circulation information WIll be sent upon reQ.uest. I weigh about 180 lhs, am 6' talI and 24 years old. I hope you can help me to decide what to get. MELVlN RELIT Sylmar, Callf. COMMENT: We never recommend motorcycles. However, there is no reason why your Victor shouldn't be reliable. Any more _erfll!, more comfortable bike would probably be beavier. Maybe it's time you Iladed for a new bike, as onroad use wears out a macbine rapidly .Or consider replacing shocks, ror1l seals and eleclric paris so your Victor will FEEL like a new bike again. HATS OFF TO NORTH BAY On May 17th I went north to race a short track event In Santa Rosa, put on by the North Bay M C. Boy I can't say enough about this club! I have never been to such an organized meet, class C or other wise. This club really works to put on an event. The men's wives work also, like at the pit gate, scoring and selling programs so their husbands can race. This was the season opener, they drew close to 175 bikes, and finished the show by 10: IS, with a wheelle contest during intermission. The trophies were great. To top things off they donated over $1300.00 to the mentalIy retarded. The only thing wrong with this club, Is they never seem to report to the papers. But I guess there Isn't much use, they have the best game in town. There was standing room only by 7: 30 and close to 175 riders speaks for Itself. You couldn't dig uP that many riders in the 3 flat track events held here In Southern California. Hat's off to President Steve Sharpe and the entire North Bay M C for a heavy race! CARROLL F, SKOV FountaIn Valley, Cal. llvite Someone You Like to TIle C.lslladl Cycle News CirClls ..._ ~~~~ --.-'lI'IIIIIl1. . . . . STATE MOTOR·VEHICLE REGISTRATION5-1968 =- =: - -... - ............. - ........ ....... at"':: ..- tI.- ~~.~ ,." -- "".-. ...- -.- .. _ -. =-t. ....- -'--- _ . .lui,,! - ... - > ---- ........t...!1 9.]1"• • ..... 11.1. . .."e.... 1:. . . . .ll62 I..D5.)17 1.011.238 ..no.." 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".'" 2.619 . ... .. .,. 83,698.100 2,080.1911 2O.ue 2'11,8116 6.817 PSYCHIATRIST DISCOVERS "MOTORCYCLE SYNDROME" According to Dr. Armand M. Nicholl Jr. of the Harvard UniYerslty psychiatry department, motorcycllsts are likely to be "wealI: and Impotent with a poor selfImage and a deep-seated fear of women." Nicholl analyzed nine Harvard students to gaIn some insight into the "epidemic of trauma" resulting from the "motorcycle craze." 'Ibe Doctor coined the p1Irase "motorcycle syndrome" In his report to the American Psychiatric Association, meeting In M1am1 Beach. He saId the "syndrome" consists 01. the following characteristics: 1. Unusual preoccuPation with the motorcycle. When not actually riding It, the patient dreams of doing so continuously. The mere sound of a distant motorcycle will set off "vivid fantasies." 2. Impotence. "The aDJdety resulting from failure to perform sexually Is often alleviated by r1d1ng a motorcycle. There Is persistent doubt about his masculine competence." 3. "A fear of talI, broad-shouldered, sexually aggressive girls wbo lnltlate relationships by expressing admiration for the motorcycle or asldng to ride It." 4. "A hatmtlng fear of bodily Injury, mutilation ••• and death while riding the motorcycle." 5. History of accident proneness from early childhood. 6. "A minimum of physical or Intellectualactivity.L1t1leahillty to compete academically. soc1a1ly or athletically." "ThIs syndrome," Dr. Nicholl admits, "does not Include everyone who enjoys riding a motorcycle." Right you are, Doc. But you sure nailed my psyche, there • Probably saved me hours of eJ

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