Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
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PERRIS HAS A SECRET! Come 011 out lUId get tn on It because we want youl Alter talktng with one IlOlicellllU1 (about motorcycle types) I wanted to get tile Yiewpotnt of our otber regular patrol1IllU1, DaYid Edmoodson. Our "Nonce Fuzz", as C&H owner Ken Conover calls Edmoodsoo, bas been witll tile Perris Pollee Department for two years lUId bas worked the Perr1s races for one year. Ken came to us conY1nced tbat tile people lnYolYed tn our SIlOTt are def1n1teIy the best. He told me tbat as long as be bad been at PerrIs, be bad never seeD a gang, lUId be knew by way of a call tbat, as _ talked, twenty-t1ve Hell's Angels were living It up not t1ve.rnUes away. He lmew tbat tile Angels wouldn't show up here, because tIIey realized tbat tile people wouldn't stand for It. The respect of a group like the Hell's Angels, who seem to reSll8Ct so little, speaks very btgbly for our stde. David really 18 a "Norice Fuzz". He used to race a BSA VIctor 441. Now be 18 just a SIl8Ctator, but if bls two ~ys sbow any tnterest, be wUl be bebtnd them all tile way. He thinks bls two year old wUl probably beat bls seven year old brotber as be 18 showing all tile earl1 stgns, at least tbose you can do on a trike. Robert Edmondson, David's nepbew, bas been givtng ractng a go on a little Kawasaki 90. Right now, tbough, bls bike 18 taldng a back seat, because be Is also tnterested tn boat ractng lUId BoblUldbls Dad are busy getttng ready for a big one. Look for him to be back as It soWlds as if be likes to go fast. LtonellUld VIcki Beard gave tile Green Platers a new novice wben Lionel Allen Jr. made bls debut tnto tile worldAugust 29th at 2:02 a.m., _Igbtng tn at 7 lbs. 9 oz. This Is our secood known arrIval, and so far, tbe boys have a clear lead of two out of two. Congratulations, Mr. lUId Mrs. Beard lUId you too Red. He's tile proud grandpa. Stew Cox Is a guy who would be perfectl1 cast as a sUentmoviev1U1an.He'd be tbe ooe tbat would put "Sweet Alice" on tile ra1lroad tracks. This 18 what be always remtnded me of when I saw bIm. But Saturday nlght I got to toowStew, lUId be Is one of tile nlcest lUId most entbuslastic advocates of our SIlOrt I have met yet. SldeUoed witll an Injury, be was stlU out tIIere cbeertng otber riders lUId offertng belp to two riders who needed work done 011 their b1ites. He got started racing wItII the belp of a frIend at a Cycle Shop lUId bas DO ambItions to be anytbtng but a sportsman lUId if posstble a yellow or wblte plater. He18ratbertna_of the abWty of tile young riders lUId says be doesn't know if be can keep up wItII the kids. Stew, you keep up wItII tIIem tn spirit alone. We have a nutlooseatPerrls-be goes by tile name of Gary Cowden. Gary bas always wanted to race sometbtng, lUId BEST that sometblng turned out to be a 'C- Z. Gary sbould have won tile prIze for tile most d1fflcult interview. Everytlme I asked a question, It somebow got turned around and aimed rIgbt back at me. Karen, Gary's wife, seems to understand him lUId bas a sense of bumor to match bls (with two young boys at bome, sbe bas to have sometbtng). Gary bas been ractng about six weeks lUId bas already been sponsored by C&H of Rlverslde, so be takes bls rldtng seriously. However, be doesn't like the sweeper: be tangled wItII It a few weeks ago lUId lost. The C&H Camps looked sharp witll brand new Greenstreak jackets wItII stripes that glowed tn tile dark. You can be sure they woo't get lost In a crowd. Bob K1tne gave It a go tn theAmateur, Expert class and wbo does be draw but Freddie Edwards lUId Steve NIcho18 or as tIIey prefer to be called "Ronald McDonald" and "SteY1e Speed". Bob beld bls own lUId took a tblrd overall. Jim Kltne kePt tbe gold In the famIly by w1nn1ng the 25Dcc Novice class on bls new Yamaba. Bill Dobbs not onI1 took borne a trophy but managed to ruln a pa1r of lev1s and scraped bls knee uP. A ward for the spectator who get tile most excIted durIng a race should go to Jobnnle TIdwell, Cbuck's wife. Cbuck, tile owner of Yamaha of MontcIa1r, Is bu1ldtng a good strong team tn a sbort time. Most of bls rIders are novices, with tile exception of Gary Caldwell Who 18 an Expert and the Jockey for a bot 125cc Yamaha. Dottle Greenstreet and Stew Cox are two of the greatest and my tbanks to tIIem for tIIeIr help Saturday nIgbt on tile project. Couldn't have done It without you. (Results on page 20) RICKMAN HYDRAULIC DISC BRAKES FOR MOTORCYCLES Conttnually searcblng for tile very flnest tn performance for motorcycles, tile Rickman Brotllers, of Eng1lUld, have concerned tbemselves with deveioptng brakes capable of matcblng tile velocIty IlOtentlal of tile fastest mach1nes. Dtsc brakes have long been known to be a superIor metllod of braldng for automobiles, but maldng tIIem work on motorcycles bave been an elusIve cba1lenge. Worklng tn close cooperation wIthLockheed of England, the Rlckmans bave developed smooth operating, IlOsJtIve actlon bydraul1c disc brakes for cycles. If WEEK Fully proved tbrougb the rigors of raclng, tile Mark III system Is also tile perfect cbolce for street/tourlng macbtnes. Very pOSItive, yet not overly sensItive, tile brake is bIgbIy fade resIstant and unaffected by water. Master cylinder can be mounted on elt11er sIde of frame, callper Is easlly mounted to sw1ng arm, and dlsc Is attached to hub by bolts, maJdng custom tnstallations relatively simple. Magnesium bub lUId alloy wheel rim complete tile package. Addittonal tnformation may be obtatned from Steen's, Inc., Box 2276C, Alhambra, Callfornla 91803. Mail to: CYCLE NEWS, Box 498, Long Beach, Calif 90801 • MEL LACHER, READING, WRITING AND RACING (VIA 21d CLASS MAIL) o o o o $7.50 1 year ~ $12 for 2 years ~ NAME _ ADDRESS --,. Via Air Mail [or one Year S26. Tbis is a new subscription This is a renewal I enclose check or money order 0 please bill me laler Don't miss ""se Sllecial issues, caming llIis yellor 0 _ CITY. _ STATE ZIP_ _ (cite to Via 1st class mail [or one year S18. posul telUl.tions we musl hue zIp todes on all sUbstrlptionsl MINI BIKES ISSUE PROFESSIONAL RACING ISSUE TRIALS ISSUE HOW-TO-OD-IT ISSUE MOTOCROSS ISSUE GIANT HOLIDAY ISSUE PLEASE ALLOW THREE WEEKS FOR NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS TO START. -------------------------------------- Mel Lacber Is ODe of tile very few motorcycle racers who might be seen readtng a book OD bow to split tile atom between FrIday evenlng motorcycle races at Ascot Park. But tile little rider from San Diego Is Example A of tile tlleory propounded somewhere that brains and brawn mIX. Not tbat Mel Is brawny, but be's a wellconditioned, trIm athlete. Lacher 15 battltng "Shorty Seabourne for tile potnt lead at A~cot Park as be enjoys another ftne season on tile balfmile dirt course at 183rd and Vermont Avenue. Mel Is wItbtn a few credits of earnlng bIs Bacbelor of ScIence degree tn CbemIstry at San DIego State College. He's used bIs cycle raclng earnlngs to put bIm self tbrough college. A cycle racer wItII a Cbemtstry degree Is about as rare as a crew cut on Saturday evenlng on the Sunset Strip. Altllough Lacher's tnterests may run on a bIgher plane tban most of bIs competitors, be's nonetlleless as flerce a battler on tile race track as tIIere 18. Mel's chem1stry on tile race track 18 all "go" tb1s season and be expects to pIck up tile books tbls montll lUId ftnlsh bIs undergraduate education tn the same style.