Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
Issue link: https://magazine.cyclenews.com/i/125631
BRIDGESTONE
Cycle Courses
Proposed As
Safety Measure
«Ji
~GTR
By W. M. Askins
Art by B.E.R. Service
For the name of you, nearost
Dealer
So. Cal. McCulloch Di st. Inc.
~
213)
772·2106
No. Cal. Coast McC·ulloch....;
(415) UN 3-552~
LOMITA HOlDA
Sales • Parts· Service
Complete line of Sp.d Equipment
Custom Palntlne. Frame Works, Fram.
D.s1",ln, & Bulldn,
DiSCIunl Prices on All sales
2073 Pacific Coast Hwy.
326-38\0 Or 326-3816
"'
_
Wtth the phenomenal1ocrease 10 operations of motorcycles throughout the
nation, legislation Is pending 10 many
states for enactment of laws and regulations governing ownership and qual1!1cations and uses of cycles. Practically all
proposed legislation Is safety-oriented.
Five regional workshops on Motorcycle Safety Education have been held 10
the nation, WIder the sponsorship of the
National Commission on Safety Education
and with the cooperation of the Motorcycle, Scooter and Allled Trades Association.
On the subject of Motorcycle Safely
Education, Terry gives as his viewpoint
of the situation:
It seems readily apparent Utat molorcycle safety education must be included
within Ute parameter of traffic safety.
When we contemplate the fact Ulat over
400,000 molorcycles are registered in
California we are at once confronted
with the realization that the point in
time has been reached where 10 a definitive meUtod of education must be developed to Implement an eflicient merging
of motorcycle transportation into the
traffiC complex.
Persons who are familiar with the development of high school aulomobile
driver education Will no cbubt recall the
difficulties of establishlOg and maintaining Utis program. No doubt mOlorcycle
dnver educati\ln will incur Similar difficulties pnor to achieving the goals and
\lbjectlves envisioned by those of us
who recognize the need for this endeavor.
In my opinion the course of action for
development of thiS program wlJl have
been made easier due to Ute expenences
of those who pioneered Ute automolnle
driver education programs. Additionally,
national recognition of the need for motorcycle operalor education and .tralOmg
COurses Is substantiated by Ute mclusion of molorcycle safety as one of sixteen standards which make up Ute National IIJghway Safety Program. The [ollowIng extract [rom Ute Jlighway Sa[ety Program Manual Vol. 3, Chapter IV, par. 2 b
IS o[ an In[onnative nature to assist
State and local agencies In Implementing
Ule" highway safe13' programs and appears worthy o[promulgation: (AdditIonal
paragraph o[ Volume 3 deals With program development, IJcensJng, operation,
protective equipment, vehicle eqUipment,
vehicle inspection, motorcycle crash and
mjury records and reports.)
"2. Motorcycle Operalor Education and
Training"
*
G6e
•
T:i;.!fJJ
:-,...O------A
---=- _~ '9
HIGHEST TRADE-IN
239 N. Anaheim Blvd. Anaheim, Cal•.
Phon. (7.14) 533-l30~
92 PAGES-19G9 CATAlOG
The all ntw 1969Webco CllJloa
1\
tltt IIlO$I ComPlfhensl1l!
lilt
In
motorc,cle Xc:f5SO'M!S
'1IIIllsl" 92 Plgfl, hund,ceb
ollltuslrahoflS ollht mMt
witnled molorcYtle itCcessoun
and 1'11111 pellolmante
components Al50 Includes
,"tOlmallon 01 Interest 10 all
molorcytle enlhu51i\15.
...............
Met SUO ... IE......ko
'fIITS.CO INC.
ZII _
SlIEII •
WDIIl:£, CALlfDIIlIA l1l2I1
Temple Cif, Kawasaki
Area's letding yolllltle Kawasaki
Dealer
Complete Paris & Accessories
5663 N. Ros.mead Blvd., Temple City (213) 286-7504
~
Terry
The drive for motorcycle safety legislation comes from two sources simultaneouslY. Officials of motor vehicle
departments of the various states, say
that so many of the cycle accidents need
not happen or should not be as damaging
as they are - If cycles were WIder the
same codes as automobiles are under.A
second motorcycle safety grouP is made
up of educators, most of them 10 the high
schools, who are urging that courses 10
cycle ownership and operations be offered to students, 10 the same pattern as
driver education courses are offered for
car driving.
Coordinator for the regional workshop
for the West, held 10 Sacramento, was
Robert Terry of the California State
Department of Education. The purpose of
the workshop, sponsored by 12 national
safety and driver and education organizations, was, "to share with your colleagues and cOWlterparts '10 your region
of the United States, in devising plans for
meeting the urgent needs for motorcycle
safety education where you live and
work."
•• "b. Objectives.
The State driver education program
should provide [or the establishment
and admlOlstration o[ motorcycle
operator e d u c a I ion and traimng
courses. An individual completing
such a course should W1derstand and
appreciate each essential facet involved 10 safe operatIOn of a molorcycle under all traf!ic conditions,
classes of roads and highways, and
climatological conditions.·
At present Ute National Commission
on Safety Education is sponsorinc a national project on molorcycle safety education. The Western Regional Worksbop
[or Utis project was conducted in Sacramento on June 19-20. Upon conclusion of
the final workshop in Springfield Illinois,
July 9-10 a final Instrument will be develoPed which should prove of tremendous value in program organization and
, the value
development. Needless
of such a document can
be realized
through implementation•
The great success of our space program has been achieved throup action,
certainly not project papers and words
alooe. And I would submit Utat the ultimate Call[ornia Motorcycle Safety Program will get off the drawing boards only
Utrough action on the part o[ dedicated
persons who accept a challenge in the
pursuit o[ excellence [or a worthy cause.
I have complete confidence that the
challenge will be met wlUt courace and
vigor!
Terry, one of California's foremost
authorities on vehicle safety, is a graduate of the University of San Francisco.
Terry is a Past President of the
California Driver Education Association
and legislative representative for three
years. He served as a member of the
advisory board for the Governor's Committee on Traffic Safety. Presently he Is
serving as a consultant for driver education with the California State Department of Education.
MOTORCYCLE DEALER WINS AIR
FORCE SAFETY CITATIDN
Gripsters IT Scrambles
Cycle Land Speedway
Elsinore, California, August 9th Chico, California August 2nd
Des Moines, Iowa
100cc Novice
100cc Scratch Main
August 3, 1969
1st D. Hart XC 100
1st John Grant XC 100
100cc scrambles
Hanford IT Scrambles
100cc Handicap Main
1st John Kite XCIOO
August 8th 100cc Novice
1st Dave Searing XC 100
1st Neil MacDannald XCIOO
2nd John Grant XCIOO
MB SPORTCYCLES. 311 E. ALEXANDER AVE. TACOMA, WASHINGTON 98421
A letter of commendation from an Air
Force general and a special award from
the 63rd Military Airlift W10g were presented to Triumph motorcycle dealer,
Skip Fordyce, for his contribution to
"101 Critical Days", an annual Air
Force safely program.
Fordyce, a veteran stunt rider and
owner of Skip Fordyce Motorcycle Center, gave motorcycle drlv10g and safety
demonstrations at Norton Alrbase. The
"101 Critical Days" program ends with
the close of the Labor Day weekend.
Fordyce was presented with a letter of
commendation from Brig. Gen. Louis
Griffin, commander of the 63rd Military
Airlift Wing and Norton Air Force Base
commanding officer.
"The productivity of your outstanding
presentation and riding demonstration
can be measured by the fact that the 63rd
Military Airlift Wing did not experience
a single accident during the long Memorial Day weekend," Grlff10 told
Fordyce.
By Bill Blakeslee
"BIGGER BANGERS·
Maico has built a 480cc engine. Object
be10g to get enough power and torque so
they can fit only three speeds. With
fewer gear changes they figure to be
faster on a given course.
The 480 was tried at West German GP
but both works riders reverted to their
normal 360 mounts when they found it
impossible to gear low enough for a slow
hairp10 turn. It was ridden by German
Ernst Schmidt to a 14 and 18th in the
two legs.
"DALESMAN LIVES· ,
I finally got m1oe. A 125 Puch eng1oed,
British framed motocross racer. Its the
Dalesman, by Peter Edmondson and the
same one that Joe Roberts is handling 10
Belgium. It must be one of the few l25's
that are really 10tended for racing. Its
full siZed, big wheeled and long wheel
!)ased. When you sit on it you don't feel
as though you're on a unicycle like some
warmed over 100s.
It comes in a kit, when you lay It all
out It makes quite a pile. Everything is
apart and only the engine is assembled
in one unit. The Dalesman frame has a
large diameter tube running from the
steering head straight back to the beginning of the seat. Then two smaller tubes
go back to pick uP the top mount of the
rear shocks, then down and forward to
the swing arm mount. Two small tubes
also come down from the top/main tube
to the swing arm mount, behind the engine, and two go forward under the engine
and uP to the steer10g head again. The
swing arm is quite large and most rigid
and chain adjustment is conventional.
Front forks are the REH heavyweights.
The conical front brake hub 10 aluminum
is also by REH. Rear shocks are the
tried and true Glrlings with 88 pound
spr1ogs. Tires are Dunlop Sports- 3.00x
20 on the front and the new wide 4.00x18
rear. Pegs are solid and bolted on, qulte
a bit towards the rear. Tank and fenders
are alloy. The seat is a thin, flat triangular thing.
Now the theory of the Dalesman becomes evident. Its heavy duly frame and
suspension are intended to G.J