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By Bill Blakeslpe -FIRST AMERICANSONE STOP CYCLE .SliOPPING - Alll!lorozod d1,. Jo, Hon., Tn •• Cle., EIII. Sales. Svc. paris & Ins. BItt K,lUse HonGi- Tmlllph. 1251 S. LaBrea Bllld., Inil~ ..... •78-5035. ·Tho M'C lloI>l. Sll,..• MARTY'S FOREIGN MOTORS IIIIW - UOTO-GUZZI Sales-SefYlce-Parts-Accessones. Club Membels welcome l 1130 •. CaIson SI. tal leslern' TORRANCE. 1 flIlie So. of sat Olego Fwy. TeI:J20-10-'ll Svc. H,s. 8-S. IIll KRAUS[ HOIIllIPTRiUMPH. Also dee'" 10, Ya 11II. GIe., & ZuodIIIP. Sol.., So, PIIIts & Ins. 1251 ~ lJ8Ia 1Ivd.. In&lNlOCl, 678-5035 01 671-0407 ·Th. lIVe Dlpl ~ O\llf 14) 1ft & used cycles on displ,,,1 011 ti..~ CRESDITA VAlLEY SPORT CYClES 7139 Fool"n Blvd., Tuj-. CaW!. 91042. 352·5917 Y ••• Hod., _ ... Sol.. & SIr. ~ equi_~ ""'PI... Io~ 100'5 Fi_cine. BUOOY STUBBS - ARiZOlIA 11-0. So'''''1 all of Ar'L Complete sUk of "'"'Ylh1nl 10' H-o. Four lacto!yflJ,ned "eeh"",," Op.. 9-0 Tues.-Sal 'Ni7·f. Mc Do.. II Rd.. Phoen" 85008. T.I: 16021 V5-7617. LAHlIRA lEST LOS AlGEL£S LE BARO '.UNOERWIlOD. 221 E. 1"",".1 Hwy•• L. H.blo, phon. 71H79-8252 0' 213-691-3104. '$oM" IS OUI mltktle name-. BSA. Honda, CALlfOlll'A HAPCO MOTORS - Hon., Hod., Kaw. S8les-$evlcePalls-Ins.-Renlals. Porllng 101 at 4-sllOke b,ands. OUI repulalJon IS budl on se,vlce. 11631 PlCO BIVU., W. l.A. GR 8..(1<18'. Opon 7 days - 8:30-7. LDIG IEACN JUST SDlD IN YOUR USTING .. Ill dleek 10, 115 ..d .'11 ckI the resL AI'ZOIA PHDUII AU. .I .. STEEN'S Inc. 1635 W. V.II'I Blvd. (213\ 289-4351. Wholesale ..,d RetaIl Cell lit, Forks iI'Id Real SuSl)efto slon, Rldtman Metlsse KIIs,. Macura levers, Flltron All Cle..ers,. Taco Mln... Btkes,. Hodaka SS 01 rl Bikes. ·Th. Homo 01 SUPERGDDDl ES" 8:ll-5:30 Mon.-Fro .• Sal. ~:30-~iX1 ANAHEIM ROBERT IlLAW MlC SALES AND SERVo S.I,,& P.rts at 224 No. Anaheim Blvd. service al 239 No. Anaheim Blvd. (714) 533-IJlI9.... spee,aI". on .110' sal" service.- Triumph, Yamaha, Gretvu. IUERSAELD SACHS SALES AND SERVICE Johnny's Molo,cycl. Co. 41S 1911l SI,..I- (80S) 323-1458. IELLFLDWER BELLFLOWER M'C SHOP, INC.• 9135 E. Co""lln Blvd. (2 BIk~ E. 01 Lak....d\ Bell"o..,. 925-5091 -We 8nptliJSlZ! serVIce: Til., Yam•• PAUL'S HARLEY·DAVIDSIlN 16211 ~ l..k....d Blvd., Bellflowe,. Ph. ME 4-1222. P.. IL'~ L"I' soloc. 01 BM'. OALE BROWN M'C'~ 2441 Lonl Beach Blvd.• Lonl Beach, 427~941, Suzuki, BuIIaCO, NOlton, Ducatl, Mustang. Complete part~ accessolles, and service. M'e InS411ance. Flnanclnl. Ask about OUI discount club. Watch fOI OUI monthly speclalst HARLEY-OAVIDSON OF LONG BEACH - 3654 Lonl Beach Blw., 426-7101. H-O dealer to: Long Beach area Full Itne of parts & acces. lor beth Road & Compo rldet"$. Top quality selVtCe, fully equtpped svc. dept Open Tues.-Fn. 8-6, Sat. hI 5. JOE KOONS SALES &SERVICE - BSA. BMW.SUI. and ve~a. Full parts & acce~. lor all makes. Lalge qual. se'Yfce dept. lully stalled With trained mech. Bnnl In youl blke and see ¥ltlat we can do. 1350 E. Aniilelm, Lon~ Beadl, 591-7159 op.. Mon. Ihru SaI.8.... LONG BEACH YAMAHA. Y Ooal.. 10, Lonl BeOth ... area. We service all. Open 6 43yS q-6:J) In Long B.Oth. 3580 E. Pocd,c CoOSI H"y. 1213\ 433-9'187. LONG BEACH TRIUMPH SAlES. 624 W. Poc,l" Coasl Hwy., Long Beach ~36-oISll. ·Besl servtce available, specIalIZIng In tune-I4l5.· Til., Kaw., M3lco & Oue. or used. NOW also aealer lor SUZUki & H-D. - IURIAIIt ROEHR BRO~ Inc.llbo'" L,I.\ 317 N. VIClory Blvd.• Burbri. 842-4847 Of U9~21 Nal recolfllled ·5" port mod., exclUSive lronl folk lk"sll'\. Send SI.OO lor new '68 cal Yam., Mon., Hod., Kawa., Molo GUZZI, 1ll/8, Bonanza Mon. & Ffl. 9-9 Tues.-Thuls' 9-6. caloGA PARK INTERNATIONAl M'C ce. 7233 Connl' Ave•• c..ol' P.rk. (213\ 346-3700. 100's 01 usod p"ls. Gyl. 'obo... Tn., Yam., Hod., MoI~8eta CITY OF .IDUSTRY lllTORCYCLE SPECiAlTIES K ...... Maieo. Sal" & Ser. Rill';'. R ....iillinl , Speed Tunini- Also Hond. "line buHelinl &lIIoetl_. ou, _i.lty. COl1l>I,Io 03dl. shop' weldini-I5816 Arno' Rd•• C,ty 01 Industry, (213) 330__. COIIPToN CUSTOM cm SPORTS CENTER S"es' Sue. Yom.• Mini-bikes. Tolegates, m.'t trailers, cus!. actes. See. us belore you deat! buy, sell, «ade. 1.5721 S. Allanttc, Complon. 635-,\05 • ~ . . . .. ) : . , - - - - .: ,: L CDRDIA FLOYO BuRK dba CORONA MlC CENTER. W. h.... Hood>. Tn"""". &113lD. Rick".. & K saki. Con.... tlJlly localed for Oranee & RiverSIde Co. Open 9-7 T",~-Fro't.9-5 SaL ~ 0,1. N. 01 Rlvers,d. Fwy. 620 N. Maon aI K".. R~ (714) 735-5600. CULVER CITY TED EVANS Molofcycl. Salos and So""•. Coo1I>I.Io hne of acceS3llrles for Triumph, Vamata and Bunace. SlJttl and !Ileed tunint OUI speCialty. Operl dally 9 lo 6. Sal 8 10 5. dosed Slln. & Mon. 13347 W. W"llInllon Blvd. (213) 390-3406. AA1ITIloUE CB MOTORS - Bultaco sales. We Svt. all makes. VIIhers span~s. Tlall, sheet 01 SPOlts: We fill the bIll. Challie Hockie & Bill Thorwald5Oll. 13537 Crenshaw Blvd.. H._lno. Gal. (213) 679...S5O. GARDEIA KONOA OF GARDENA. 15S15 ~ Weslo,n Ave.• G"d..a Ph: 170-0603 or 3~314. Belin. pllvale Ir:lln. course, Ie 11dm.!! Inst Come In or call lor full 1010. GLENDAL£ HONDA OF GARDENA, 15515 ~ W"lom Auo•• G.IlI.... Ph. (2131 771J.0603 01 323-3314. Hondo & Ka..sak,. Bqm.pllvate traln101 course, free "dint Insl Come In or call for fuillofo. IKLEIODD Inl... lled CROWELL CYCL£' SliOP. 10427 P"i,i. Avo•• Inll...., &100. Hodalla' Am... UII•• Complete parts & serVIce depl 110. A.er. (o.fi.e.f less Steel Sookes. Free litelJture upon re~est P.O. 80.621 Gallien Grove. CoIiI.9264l Ph. (714) 534-6390. IUEIA PAil 523-VS2. PETE JOSEPH'S HOUSE OF YAMAI1A - BSA, BMW. BtJltac:o and Yamaha sales service & parts. No do. p'Y"..f O.A.C. Op.. T",~ IIlru SaL8:ll"':IIO. ·Wh... the StalS buy their towheel cars.- 11975 santa Monica Blvd. I mil. west 01 S3ll Di... Fwy. C'II (213) GR 36717 for pickl4) and delivery 5elVice. NORTH AMERICAN IMPORT~ M ":k Shod<~ Hod>.... ka TransistofiZed l1"ittons. Aillonl Alloy Rims & St3l~ new & used mowrcycles. Wllte fOf mill order parts, new EAGlE lllTORS - Sj>eeiolizinl in Aooorican E'II. plOduct~ Streo~ Ilo1erl ",d MollClo~ Sal" .. d So,· vice. 60< 2 Budl BI vd. (2 doors off Art.~.~ (714) TWUIGA lIolTEBELLO STEVE HU RD Io'OTORCYCLES - K.wa. IIoIW. ~."n .. Nol., Gle., (Nc., n., Hod. Matd'lless paus galole. SelVlce & parts 101 .....at we sell. 1405 OlympiC Blvd., Uonlebetlo (213' 124-o~. NEVADA LAS VEGAS lolTER£Y PARIt SHAW CYCLE SALES &SERVICE, J.... C.Z& &100. Complete sates & ser. dept Full hne of parts & Icees. 1026 ~ 1st St.. L" V'I'~ Nov. I ~k. E. 01 M.in. Ph. (702) 382-428l ED KRETZ & SON CYClE SHOP 417 f. GaMy Av~ Ilanlo"Y P"". AT o.s244. Tro•• H M.ieo. IIIW. ".j .... SuI. Complele parts & serv. ~ert hIIinl & llIed1. work. WASH'"GTO" PACOlIIA BUOSCHAT IIOTORCYClES - TIIII~k. H.3CIliuw... Duc., Hod., M;>lo Guzzi, "ortal. Parts - Atcn. - se,. vice. Norlhwest's larpst stadt of parts. Mail ordel SOl''''. ()pom _ days I~ll Sal 10.4:110. 171102 Allro" A SoaIII•• W.sil. 98133. Ph. (206) 1I 6-2070. ..... CASEY'S CYCLE REPAIR - BSA - &1.. Hodak •• Sv~ for most Campi. madnne SlOfl. Oclen Tues. thrL Sal 9.... 10249 S3ll F.rnando Rd•• P'lD'''. 896-1046. POMONA HARLEY-DAVIDSON OF POMONA-1241 W. Holl Blvd. Phone '213' 332-0616 01 r1l4) 622-5411. AuthOliZed Harley-Oavldson 011. fOI Pomona. Full hne of parts & .lcces. Quality selvlce In a tully eqtllpl service depL RIVERSIDE SKIP FORUYCE MOTORCYCLE CENTER. ·W.·" been told Irs one ot Amertci!'s most complete and modem faclilhes·. Shop the BIg StOIC and SAVE where the bargatns are. In the middle 01 MaIn Street at 14th. RI 'it/SIde 11\ 4) 684-4741. SAN B£RURDIMO THE TWO WHEELER - Trlu~h, SuzukI, Bullaeo. Home 01 ChanptOl'l5. Full palls. $elVlce and Access. One block west 01 Inland Center! 861 W. Collon Ave., san Belnardl,... Poone 10 5-344 • If your business isn't here, It night as well . , be there! So... Iet's let tbem know, Call (213) 423~431 and get listed! SANTA ANA ROY'S M C SHOP, 124G1 ;eslnunstel, santa Ana. lange County's oldest eslabllShed Honda aealel." Honda, Tnu!!lph, KawasakI. 11141 5Jl~].l2. ORANGE COUNTY cYCLE4)range county's most complete Yamaha and Bultaco cenlel. Coll¥llele parts and serVIce all makes. 205 N. Ha,bor Blvd., santa Ana, Cal. Phane '1141 531-!JqS.1 or 531-9303 IInder new owne.. Stllp. Orop 1ft and ste Bob M~nald. IRV SEAVER M'C - BSA, BMW, 5olU". OS" CushIRan lrucks. 2402 N. Main, Santa Ana. t71J' 5.1 -8691. SHERMAN OAKS BUD EKINS M Cs In $herm.... Oaks, TIIUmpll-HonaaJawa- C·Z - Eso - Hodaka- Rldlman Mellsse- Clieney, open Tues. ltllOUgh Sal. 10:00 am-1:00 pm, closed Sun. and t,'ooday, IJJ60 Ventura Blvd., 9Jerman Oaks, Cal. r213\ iJS-?lSI or l213 1 811-2110. TEIIPLE CI TY HONDA OF TEMPLE CITY. 9228 E.Las Tunas. Tempi. City. AT 1·5949. Hon. & Hod. 101 No/theast alea. Parts galore and selVIC1! too. SUTTLE lAIC's & PAITS JIM'S CYClE SHOP 'Used parIS Hdq. 10 ~. W"I.· We buy and sell used moto,cycle palts. cusl tanks and wheels. OJrome exctl. Used M/C's. Sales and Repalls. Battelles l'r1d fires. IS years same locahon. 11155 Atlantic Ave., lynwood. NE2-4298. 'NSUIANCE ·THE MOTORCYCLE INSURANCE WRITER" SlO" 1931. File, theft, compo P.O. & B.l. IndiVidual motorcycle lI)surance and Dealt! IIlSUlanct'. JOHN MAYNARO INSURANCE, 3447 Moiol Ave., Los Angeles, Call!. 836-5211. LEATHEI APPAIEL CUSTOM MAOE motorcycle apparel. Numbel changes, alterallons and ZlppelS leplaced. Clance Ambelg, ABC CuslDm leathers, 9840 S. Atlanbc AVe., SouUl Gale, Calli. 90280. Phone: 1113l S64-71~. Open 8 am. to 4::ll p.m. Men. thro Fri. ~ ~poln1lr.enl only sall.uttay. E'Iel'\lng ~olnbnents available. SEIVICES For custom work, wldlnc, spacial Insblllatians, palntlnl and oth.r unusual swrvlcws, usa lb. buslnwssws II sled h.r_: CUSTOM MADE ",to,cycl' 1IP".1. Nu_ dl..!:~ .ttt_alions and zippers I1lIllacld. Cl.i« AmberL I\tSlI eu_ L.oth,,~ 9802 ~ AlI..tic Ave•• Soulll Gal., Calit. 90280. Phone: (213) 564-71SO. Open 8 u. to 4:ll p.•. lion. IIlru Fri. _inbl..t ..iy SaWrday. E.,.ung appointments avatllble. e, STEEN'S In~ 1635 W. V.11ey Blvd.. Alh"b". He ?erforrnance Hodaka serviCe: Forks t:a:tended kl 5--lnch travel, 90cc cases belled lor IOClec cylinder, 90cc cases mad'lInecl fol ~speed cogs, belling and pOlltn&. Complele Cenanl suspenSIon pans and selvlce. 8;30-S:Il Mon.Fro.• 8:30-~1IO sal 12131 289-4351. IIUMSEI PLA TES Hand letteled, fiberglass plates fOI Pro. & Sportsman, riders. All SIzes, colors, & numbel styles. 24 hr. Ser.Pm. qu.Ii~. Aiso compl.l. Slill painllnl. Ph, (213) 422-1908 for pnces on sign & commercial lettenng. Send fOI brochure & ordel blank. Ace Sign Co., 44 E. M.rkel SI.. Lonl Bmh, C.1. 90805. TORRANC£ fRAMES HOCKIES MOTORCYCLES - S.I" & svc. 22025 S. Figueroa Sl., TOllance. Harbor fwy. - Carson SI. turnoff. 1213) 328-12-'2. G/e., Yankee, Ossa, Hod. Aisc used bikes. Best palts supply In toWn. We selVlce \lIttal we sell. Complete mach. shop - EI4l. tuning & mech. work. Hours:' 10-1. Closed Sun. & Mon. SONICWELO Mf,., Special lacint frames, liaid or sprinrel libelllass tanks & seats, swineing anns fOI standard models (spec. desip). send for information to Sooicwei~ 14547 Armin" SL. Unif 'J'. Von Nuy~ C.li!. 91.,2 - (213) 785-2323. '!be tlrst Americans for the I.S.D.T. are already organized. Penton bas a team ready for the SOwr Vase. Leroy WInters. Illlw MIIQPDIIst, Gary Ba1ley aDd reserve JoIm PentoD. "BETTER MARKETING" Floyd Clymer sold his Interest In the Mamut to an unident1fted buyer who is pJann1Dg to drop the price a bit. Previously sold here for some $4000, It should not cost about $2560.00. An appreciable savingsl "WADE AHEADBryan Wade missed the Dye-International races here but won the lead in the British Championship series. With his biggest rival. Alan Clough. conveniently here in lh1s country Wade won the Cotwold Scr-amble which puts him three points ahead with only one race left. "BIG DUCATIDucati's span a wide range on sizes. clear UP to a 350cc. All single cylinders aDd four stroke (exceptfor the little one). 'Ibe 250 aDd 350 share the same basic engine gearbox unit. Now they are to push their span UP to Include a Victor size single: 436cc. Also on the same unit as the 250cc. 'Ibe 350 uses a s1l1y milllmeter extra crank throw along with a big bore to get 15 extra Inches. This same crank. with a 84 mm bore now gives the required displacement. A Ducati we1gh1ng 287 pounds with a five speed and desmodronic valve gear sounds mighty Interesting. "FINDING FIFTEEN MPHAs It In answer to the un-answered question of why the Triumphs were so fast In the production race at the TT. Doug Hele has come out with lh1s list. "Sori of a Part" equals Speed thing. A good Bonnev1lle gets 115 mph. add 2 mph for PR mufflers. add 2 mph for longer rubber mounted carbs. add 1 mph for the overbore. another 4 mph for the compression boost to 10.5. add alloy wheels for 1 mph. 2 mph for close ratio gears and 5 mph for the aerodynamics of the fairing. That accounts for 17 mPh, or 132 mph. but wI1at about Gould's Bonneville that clocked 140 mph? Ah yes, one less tooth on the rear sprocket which must add UP to 8 mph. ·SUCCESSFUL SUZUKISuzuJd motocross mach1nery ts catching the eyes of the big motocross men. 'Ibeir long la1led model bas had a bob job on its expansion chamber to make it legal so that when it begins w1nn1ng there will be no protests. Sylvain Geboers, point leader in the 250 class, 15 under contract to ride it next year. Now Joel Roberts is talJdng turkey with SuzuJd. Once before Roberts talked with SuzuJd about riding their's. as did Hallman but both turned it down at that time because there was so much sorting out to do they would lose In the long run. Now maybe things are different. ·SPEEDY OSSA" Whtle Ossa continue to hang about as the dark horse with the most potential the factory continues its road race development. Currently leading the world championship point race In the 250 class, they are turning in some fine results with an outdated air cooled single. Ossa's top rider. Santiago Herreros. notched a third place at the TT, clocldng over 133 mph. At the recent Dutch Classic he again beat all but the two works Benel11's, no mean feat. Except for an experimental water cooled job. Ossa's engines are a straightforward design. Air cooled, six speed and slightly over-square bore and stroke• What accounts for the high horsepower is the giant porting. Carburetor 15 a whopping 1-5/8' and would be bigger It one was made. Horsepower is quoted as 4042 and considering its speed it does not seem unreasonable. Also helPIng speed 15 the narrow and light sbape. '!be frame is welded alloy monocoque that Includes the gas aDd 011 tank 1ntegral. Yes. 011 tank for the Ossa uses a direct pressure to the bottom aDd plus 5% in the gas tank. Ossa's other effort, the twin barreled 460cc Yankee 15 st1ll progressing. A batch of 50 built Into road race frames are being COIJStruetred C1IJ'ftlItty.