Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1960's

'e "C • I -~-- -- Are ~ "l'm manied.·' By Erie Rafts DeYer _ ~ to cat ~ baS> been nclac siD.ce 1963..Be SQS lie need for tile first time at lbe .II.IDm7 RQmGad is a bib blgler. He _ IQls trom mac=blne to m acMne ld Trojan RIleewQ. SaIdh Gate. caJI8lnda" as ... pneram eIIaaps hem flat traet to ft. aDd bad to fIIIt tnet.. Be rides ill ~ class lbQ Ilue aDd wtDs IDG5t of ... l!eflmI:t Prado. Part aDd bas raced at pndlca1lT lmKT SouIIlem CalifOnda tract.. JbiD.m)' SQS lie !1M good IlQ'dPmeat ud·ll.Ulll ~ bat be c:lkWt ~ cat CWIC lIIltil aIIoui slxmonlll.sll&O wbeD lie cat bts • ' ride. ~ tbdsbed tIrst ill lSQ ft. 150 sbort tnet, 500 sbort tra'*. aDd S8lCCIDd In ... US sbort Irad:: stalldfllC'" ill tb& AU lids ~. .Dm.m:f was nclac a lOOC:e YI.maIla. !It lbe US da.ss for. mlllCll of tb& S8UQIl&D:l! time.. .Dm.m:f Ilas Jots of IIWif faDs III ... studs ~ clleer Ills ~ _ battlle first time Jal . . him nee JOIl mJcbt .-11K it lie Is • sIIowmaIl or a bat clog. Be>s tile star of tile ~ Trojlm procram. Uld wit1l cood nasa. He rides ftI'T ~ . 'IIbetb8r lie 1s lID Ills US YamaIIa or tile rattler ~ Man' lie ramp"lps ill tile JSG c:la.ss. HIS startIIIC teclm1qae is IIa:td to llIuli; .Dm.m:f ts almost alwQs first . . tile comer aDd is rantJ;J caupt 1IIIJess IIts scooter braks. It woa1d be temptlac to can Jlm..m)' a bIC troe ill .. l1ttle poDd afler seeIDC him sbow oil: a blt tar IIts JiQJU Trojan faDS but lie ts expeDt. l'fdIDc - . be"s sdMIIDlac to get OIl QIIIIt aad ride it som'lP'ae:e. JlmtID!' ~ to fab, .. gOOlI c:nct; at Aacot nut JeU. He SQS be baS> b8eIIl pnmfsa1 JolIn Ba..teIQ' Jr.•~s. Kmh ride &D:I! he baS> Iilso beeD talIi:IDc to .JMnsan Momrs ~ It Tri:amllb. He 1IdiD ~ aft llIIIl!l\ICII. Nmrlee pa1Dfs at tb& eIld of' tile Je&r to traDsf.er to lbe Amateur class If 118 so dxIosIls. F&,., peQple can maJte' lbeIr feet wwt: as sm~ as JI:In.my worts IdS! mollorcJ'cles. a&:h for h1s name In tbe Asoot results nut JST. ac.o 0._ Legislative otebook By Ba:rtlart Adams Dahms . IS tHE LEGISLATURE AGAIIST. OR Within three months tbe caIito.rDia Leg:islature will aeatn be. In s don After be&tIng eompulsorJr be1met. bills tllr1ie years In .. roW'. tile last time- w1th tile reluctant afd at tile author. it seems unreal that tbere michtbeanother taWe. But rumors persist that tile Feder:al GoYemment ts pushing for tun eompI1ance by tile states and tile issue could. become all. ag,a1n tb1s year. It and wben that should happen we will bethere fIg;htfng for lnd1Y1clual freedom of ehofee. Meanwhile the leg;lsJabU"& does other th1ngs besides trying 10 pass a measure - . do not unt. It is perfectlJr capable of pa.s&ng 1eg[.sIlltffln we do unto I:D g;enerallt QPe&rs that the poncy should be the less. laws the better, but there are areas in ..miell legj.slatton 15 needed! for the prntect\QIli of the motl!l.rcycllsts.. . fOR US Some of these. eom.e tmmedlatelQf to JIl..fnd, others lIl3\Y be esca.IUng u.s.Iolthe next three. months we want 10 loolt at aJ] at them and decide wb&t 'I<&. 1!lOUld liIte the lsgtsIature to do for us. oot to us. tfl1s year. In t:b1s - . need yo.ar beIP. It there is a Ja.,., you think would beoeflt the m~ycl1st:. write us about it;. It JOII ban fdeas as to bow a p.nlp operating safet;r. 'fIl:n:Iudll!le years rules baye been made cmcern1ng tile hefPi of llandJ:ebars,. fnr example. ell seem to be purel;r arb{truy. CertaJ.n1J' 110 ODe can claim that bfgh- t8rs are less saLe, than d:rag bars. Should both be Illegal. or sbo ~ bar stile· be left: 10 tile 1Ddfyfdua1? The s:fDgJe hMdUgh on l!le motorc:ycle is oot neeessarU:F tile best arrangement. S and IlQ1se 1eIrels need to c:mne e sort t:I woriIng agreement. Tbere is room for JegfsIathe rme In tIifs area. Next week __ 1IlIn eons! ••.•.•• 9:t IInItll boo :J2-S HP Alloy "YIir1dIr "-f baod ov ",,1indIIr with IwdIrtMllI~ CA.R8URETOR • • • . •• • AMA.L 9(12 IGNITlON • • • • • • .• •• FIlm5a Syst"", """""*" ....... GEARBOX RaIiaIo •••••••••••• 4~ • . • • • . • • • • • • •• I II III I" 05l: 111.159 1. t.26 MiJI~pla.taia.oilbMb CllUTat TRANSIlIfSSION Prirttar;y tnnsmissian • • • •. Helte:oicIllI pianiians and ptanioro Pl"-v cIliM Mtn sbock. absltIo:boF SUSPENStON Ft tt.".....,iic: dMnc>ir>g Red . . . . . . . . caJ.iL "OlE DATE: 0dDber S. 1!JIU TBEEVENT: I_de ~ U. E:.-. TBESCENE: Over_Ri cell eat e-t e~ 'IRE~~ BIlLTACOS ?? ddet w. st_ art 3I1t overall tilt A U~· w;ei_ OIepbda.....• • .aad a leuQi "'Well DaDe', t 'IRE PLAC~ . Nlellralib. a~, Neb. mE DA'I'E:: u. OetollH 1969 'IRE En:NT: WHEELS l3i lSil6"" travel) 9CIl ~ BafalDw PaUt FellClt wMeI • • • • • • • • • •• 21Ell.... ~ ""-I 18"' mE SCENE: GeIERAI. MEASUREllENlS 28. dcIeB "OW ~ eGE-tank ~ • • • • . •. 2 Q us. goIlons brasb aDI \9lS Ittn5l THE: Wh~ • • • • • • • • • • • •• 5&"" 11420 m./m.l 8t!LTACOS ?? ridu Da e HoncIIeb...."aiIabIe on uppor yo.lte or UWlctlions ciip-an ~ _ of Olalla. ell. 1st SeddIlt hoight: ..... ~ • 311185 mlm.) 0 enll GIour1dI a--- . . . . . . . . 0.4l263 mI....1 Footnst he9tt ..•....•• n r (28S m./ ) COe.&:Jatqtlliii s...ud a bart)' ~t.ofaiirin_ 29.5f756m./ 'eD DaD.e-. Woig!tt (empty) . - • . •• 25 lbs.. t 14 lCQLl

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