Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

TOURING, ANYONE? Capistrano ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• MOTo-X BOOTS T1Ie Size&-12 .1 Glores- lIac' wit' ""er fil,.r IlardI $7.95 Size - S- M- L Calll~m Ia resl dents add 5~ sales tax Send for full line catalog of competition & road riding clothing & boots. Womens sizes in some boots. PIIone 1707-644-9784 or write PELICAN DIVE' CYCLE DlST. CO. 500 Broadway St. Vallejo, Calif. 94590 AlI,r• • sIi..,.~ ... ~IJ Deal. I... lrl.s Inll8ll ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• day. She voted to go vtslt In san Fernando but I couldn't see speDd1Dg such a beauUful day with all the 1d1ots that you t1Dd on a Cal1fornia Freeway so we comprom1sed. We would go III highway 395 and have IllDCb at Elslnore wbere the Pac1flc Coasters were just co-Inc1deDtally havlng a tour. She wasn't too receptive to this idea until 1 pointed out that she could take the latest snapshots of our grandchildren and sbow them to all 01 ber cyc11Dg friends that she bad not seen since the Hemet Tour a couple 01 - a ago. That, and the promtse that _ wouldn't stay long, and return bome by way of the san Juan Capistrano Mlsslon won her over. At 10: 25 a.m. we beaded Up 395 for the first time tbls year left our leather jackets home even our 11gbt weight nylon wlndbre&xerS almost seemed too much. Without burrylng we pulled Into the usually sleepy little resort town of Elsinore at 11:50. Tbts day however, the motorcycle bad taken over and In some parts of town bikes would be parked side by side tor a solid block. Our odometer sbowed 70 mUes as we squeezed our BMW In between a Harley and a Kawasaki at the curb In front of an air conditioned cate. Every table and stool was occUPied by cyc11sts and we spent a good bour here In air conditioned comfort while we soc1allzed with a lot of our "out of town" motorcycllng friends. W1l11e, the Clown (out of make-UP) sat down on the stool next to ours, had a quick iced tea and told us about bts new costume, and then scampered aTillY as parade time neared. From our cool stoots, we were amused to watch the riders and passengers, who were getting ready to go to the parade, as tIIey climbed aboard tbe1r bikes and came Into contact with their sun-heated saddles. Some of the girls bounced clear UP on the Boot Box as their tender posteriors touched the "stove bot" seats. It was amusing to watch, but not so much so wben It came our turn to leave and go throught the same antics. The parade was a good one with flags fJylng and banners waving and we followed it and watched the Ace of Clubs and Victor McLaugblen's Drill and stunt Teams go through their stuff. T1Ie beat was gettlng to the unbearable point as we followed our friend ,Joe Lloyd out of town toward Capistrano. We c11mbed rapidJy as we ascended into tile Santa Ana MOlmtalns. The curves were fun as we swung our bike from side to side trying to match Joe's big Harley. We stopped for a few minutes at the "Summit", and the v1ewwas magnificent from the lotl;y heights. We sailed aloog at near Freeway speeds as_descended ~---------------~-~---------~ : U. S. DEALERS : ! ATTENTION : IF YOU'IE NOT SELLING CYCLE NEWS, : I : HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO GO WITH ITI I I I I YOUR CIJSTOMERS will come back every week for CYCLE NEWS because eacb issue is filled witb fresb, original reports of bappenings on two wbeels. II :alg bikes, little bikes, Ascot, customs. desert, drags, fun hi kes. road bikes. I ...... t scrambles, sbort track. tat" d CYCLE NEWS, _torcycitac's weekly DeW_per Is FlRSI' willi ~dtioD results, FlRST willi lIIe news or iDterest. ~_...... wID bW .. _DCIIly I\dJ reta'a privileees • I I I a" •ba\'e sold 011 . . teariag orr the price tag aad sentUDg it in willi my d1ecll ror lIIe balance. SaDd CYCLE NEWS Na•• of star. aa: ....- by Coocl_U,.. _._ 01_ 0 II"........ cll_ -.I coni ... ...... .. . . ,~ Nco $1.50 Address CI\)' Au"'lad '" ; I • I I (.l(. I I I' • .---- &4n N. Lag BeaCh BI,... Long Beaen, Calif. 90805 what caD • lose. start- m) II&ore seUiq CYCLE NEWS • " lIIe Den issue.' ..derslaDd willi you • I I I I II YOU MAKE 10 ceots on every copy bou~tll1d you have full return privilege, 50 why not I give it a try? Minimum order is 10 copies and we pay shipping. I J ~~g. ~~ErE ~C:Wsa~ I partial to them all. SEND ~s COUPON IN TODAV! L- • the western side, passlng several beautiful public campgrounds on our way, and btrds awakened us as then suddenly we were In Capistranoand the famous Old MIssion was just across the freeway from where we stopped for gas. Although It was getting late, I kept my promise and _ toured the beautiful grounds of the famous Mtss10D San Juan Capistrano. Captstrano was the seventh of the Cal1forn1a Missions, founded Nov. ful early morntDgSUllSh1ne. We added our own bappy cry to theirs as we awoke the .. Missus" so she wouldn't miss It. 1bts was the tlrst day we bad seen sunllgbt before ten a.m. In more than two montbs, and to enjOy It was wortb mlsslngalittle sleeP. As we prepared and ate breakfast, we discussed wbat we sbould do with the 17" High lace & Blckl. $4J.95 ~ they screamed their jOy over the beauti- • Sta. Zip I I • ~----------------------------~ Padre's frantic beckonlng and ned Into the sanctuary were saved. Forty bodies were recovered from the rubble. The sancfuary escaped damage savlng many fine wooden statues from destruction as well as other sacred churcb properties. Major restoration of the Mission was begun In the 1920' s by Father St. Joim 0' Sul11van, who over the years laid out and planted gardens and repaired buildings, converting the Mission to the .. ~ :a :: ~ ... ([; 1, 1776 by Father Junipero Serra. Not even In its greatest days of glory, bowever, did the MIssion enjOy tile patronage that it does today as tbousands of tourtsts da1Jy tramp through the beautifUl old gardenS. Snow white pigeons preen themselves on the Moorisb style fountalns that are t1lled with giant gold tlsb, and the famous "Swallows" dart across tile afternoon sky from tIIeir nests high on the vine covered walls. In all t:bts beautifUl and peaceful surroundings it Is difficult to 1mag1ne the tragedy that occurred bere on an early December mornlng In 1812. Just as one Mass was ending, and tile bells began their peals call1ng the fattbful to the next Mass, a tremendous earthquake struck. The vault split open and the walls swayed, dumping tons of the massive concrete ceU1ng down upon the kooel1Dg worsb1ppers. Only !bose wbo heeded the PI ,eons and toutlsts alike cool off around the plcturuque fountains at the San Juan Capistrano Mission. beautiful replica that we know today. After sbooting a roll of fUm In the historic old grounds, we c11rnbedonceagaln on our 20th century steed and got back onto Interstate 5 Soutll, at 4:10 p.m. Riding over wbat is perhaps the finest stretch of Higbway In the world, along the scenic backdrop of the blue Pac111c, we pulled the bikes Into our garage 66 miles and 55 minutes later. Thus ended a perfect day of Motorcyc11Dg In Ca11fornia's Soutbland. T1Ie loop could easily be reversed by Angelenos, and we highly recommend it as an extremely enjOyable journey for any cyc11sts who love beautiful country. broad smooth highways and the warm sun on their backs and a cool breeze 00 tbetr faces.

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