Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

Singing W:heels Turkey Feed Tours Mountains And Desert Here Is the wiMer In the under 900cc bike Judilng. It's Shirley Pllkero's blue metalflake ·Honda.Davldson· built lor her by her husband. Once a standard 305 Dr~ llle bike has been scaled down to lit Shirley's 41001 11 Inch size. Passing the lime marks on the left 01 the picture, a group 01 riders swoop down the Interslate 5 off ramp Into Ocolillo. By B1ll Harmer EL CAJON, CAL. Oct. 12, 1969 - Meeting at Chuck Holenda's Harley Davidson Shop SWlday morning, October 12th, 168 motorcyclists signed in for the Singing Wheels M.C. Fourth Annual "Turkey Feed" and poker run. The route of the check point run took the riders East on Highway 8, through the mountains of San Diego's back country. The foliage of many of the trees were taking 00 their autumn hues and the colors contrasted beaul1fully with the verdant evergreen pines, cedars and live oak trees.The niP in the morning air left DO doubt that f, all bad arriVed. Descending from the heights at Laguna Junction down Mountain Springs Grade through rugged, rocley wasteland, the riders found themselves on the desert floor traveling through cactus and scrub covered sand into the community of Ocot1llo where Ron and Darlene Campbell were manning the first check. Leaving Ocotello on State Highway S2 the course continued along the old Butterfield Stage Route through the desert area where the famous "Lost Peg Leg Gold Find" is reputed to be. On they wentt past the historical Vallecitos Stage Station and throagh the Ocot1llo covered landscape to H1ghway 78. Here the riders proceeded uP the Banner Grande to the famous old Gold Mining town of Julian. Jullan's once thriving mines have petered out; but tours through the diggings are still offered. The little moun- Pele Glanakas arrived In Ocotello with his nephews, Jim and Richard Whitney. The boys rode the enllre200 mile oullng beh1nd lhelr Uncle. The tOll' course followed the old Bullerlleldslage route and crossed Ocolilio covered deserl belore termlnallng at Ramona. tain town's present claim to fame is its apple crop that Is celebrated annually with an old time western fiesta. The last check point here directed the cyclists on to the end of the run at CoWer Park in the town of Ramona, a fitting terminus for a "Turkey Feed" since the community has long claimed to be the turkey capital of the West. As the rjders checked in and received their meal tickets, they were asked to pick a number between I and 1000 - to be checked against a predetermined number for the Sweepstakes Trophies. At approximately 2:30 p.m. John nette Bye arrived with the club members began ser ately; turkey, dressing, c and all the other tri hungry motorcyclists been riding since breakfast, the delicous feed was a welcome repast. The judges had been looking over the bikes during th and the clubs and outriders lined judging as soon as they bad eaten. 11 of the results of the judging were not readlIy available, but two winners were so outstanding that they are worth special mention. Shirley Plikerd's blue metal flake Honda- Davidson which won the custom competition under 900Cc was bullt by her husband using Harley parts on a Honda 305cc Dream which has been scaled down to fit it's diminutive 4'11" rider. The largest club award went to the Road Cruisers on a percentage of attendance basis when 68% of their large membership stood up for uniform judging. With trophy presentations over, President Ed Folkes called Gabe Palmer of the Terrapins to the mike and Gabe announced the upcoming Ensenada Tour which 'is being co-sponsored by Cycle News on November 1 and 2. He annoWlCed that "OPeration Intercept" at the border has been revised to "Operation Co-operation" and the delay at the border uPOn returning to the United Slates has been cut SO that the average walt will be 15 to 25 minutes. He also announced ~t applications were coming in at a good rate and the chance to meet all your touring friends in Ensenada is almost a certainty. Spills Spark CMA Motocross By Allan Lockheed SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Oct. 12, 1969 -The CMA moved back to its old piece of land on the west side of Salt Lake for the Oct. 12 event and in spite of a sudden cold snap and short notice, recorded a good turn out of riders and spectators. As the course was faster and rougher than the last event, several spectacular spills occ urred, particularly in the OPen class. One of the wilder ones happened in the second heat when Frank Myers tried to slide his Husley Cross harder than Preston Gerber. He nearly collected a low sider for his efforts, but decided to high side instead. After arcing onto the track like a bullfrog into a pond, he got up and continued riding a little slow.er. Slow for Frank was good for a second in Open and a third in 125 class. Open class winner, Preston Gerber, dropped it just after Myers, and sat out half a lap to think about it. His four first place finishes, two each in 250Cc A and Open class, gave Gerb two first place trophies in addition toa we11deserved sportsmanship award presented at the rider's meeting. Charley Weaver, third place winner in Open class, continued a nearly unbroken string of spectacular crashes by diving full-bore over a bank off the side of the finish llne. Charley bounced uP running barely in front of his st1ll sliding machine In time to hear Dee Crandall run over the Maleo's fiberglass (CRUNCH) fuel lank and crash a few feet farther 011. No injuries, and the spectators loved iL Charley is VP of the CMA this year, but will probably be public relations and special effects man next year. Pete Crandall, Dee's younger brother fought like a tiger in 250cc A class. He finally found the llne that beat Gerber in only the last heat, so he had to be satisfied with a second overall. l25cc riders Jon Henry and Warren Spencer continued their tremendous battle for the points lead which w1ll place the name of one or the other first on the huge CMA. travellng trophy. Warren let Jon set the pace in the last heat and then neatly passed him at the finish llne for two first to Jon's three seconds. In lOCcc class, Don Fuller came out again to take tirst place with a hard ride that seemed smoother than his earlier efforts and Shirley Knop, wife of fellow CMA member Larry, put it over on many of the fellows with a smooth ride to a much applauded third place. (Results on page 20) Cool And Crisp At Elsinore By Lorri Lee ELSINORE, CAL. Oct. 11, 1969 - It was a cool and crisp night at Elsinore Saturday and the races ran smoothly the whole night. The Powder Puffs were pretty wild the first two motos. K. Bachert bad a . big lead in the last moto, but M. Grigg won the trophy. class riders The Novice weren't as slow as people thought they might be. D. Hopldns had a great lead over the second place B. Whiles in the semi, but in the main R. RudolPh took home the win. The. 10Ccc Novice was super fine. The heats were closely contested. R. Brass, haVing to ride a semi to make the main event, took an easy first place in the main. S. W1ll0ughby came all the way from last to second place with S. Hein finishing third. The fast 100 Experts played see-saw with their motos. S. Sivadge got two firsts, but J. Peterson took the trophy on points. in the 125 Novice class Main event W. Sharp took a first, W. Burdine second and V. Steeber took third in the finish. In the 125 Expert class L. Bird took first over all and R. Bailey took second. The 200Cc Novice class was won by M. Little and second place was taken by D. Hannon. The 200 Experts were really going to it. J. Peterson took the trophy for three first place motos. D. Vall took second in all three motos. in the 250 Novice C. Smith took the first place glory. G. Lane took the second place and G. Whitehead took third. It was a really good ride. The 250 Experts stayed pretty close together with M. Hannon taking first and V. Hannon in for second, while J.l'eterson came in third. The first place trophy in the 350 and 500 Novice went to R. Maahs and M. Little got second. They bad the same places in each mota. The 500 & Open Experts winners were P. Armstrong in first and D. Luna in second. That was a close race too. In the Special· Expert c,lass M. Hannon took first and J. Peterson came in second. In the Sweepstakes a 100 Novice took first, R. Brass and M. Hannon came in second. Everybody has fun at Elsinore. Come on out and see for yourself. (Results on page 20) NEW HODAKA MOTOCROSSER ON WAY It hasn't been announced yet, but usually reliable sources have reported that a new 10Ccc Hodaka motocross model w1ll soon be available in dealers' stores. The bike w1ll come without road equipment, all ready and set uP to win in the dirt. It should closely resemble some of the reworked HodakaAce 100's currently dominating the trall bike motocross class.

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