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PROFILE: ~ !oJ :i!: !oJ tl :lo. to) By Marvin Morton Art By B.E.R. Service An elite and colorful cycle club of tile West, The California Rainbows Motorcycle Club, is based in Los Alamitos. Understandably, President Gerry Me Kinney is proud of his role as the head man, and he bas lots to say about tile club and cycling. This motorcycle club, McKinney began, was founded to provide motorcycling activity that would merit blgh esteem from the public. To do lh1s, the club participates in civic as well as motorcycle club parades and gives benefits for the City of Hope and the .!¥larch of DImes, and the Children's Hospitals. The club also strives to enhance the motorcycling image by having a cleancut appearance. The club's unlform consists of a wII1te Bell 500 helmet with a rainbow painted on It, a red"vest with a rainbow insignia on the back, a wII1te shirt, a black tie, black pants, and Wellington boots. The members have also created a good name for themselves among fellow cyclists. During the annual motorcycle run held by the Pacific Coaster Motorcycle club and sponsored by the 9hamber of Commerce of Indio, the California Rainbows took tile 1968 trophy for the most participation on their run in 1odio. The trophy was awarded for tIleir campsite, first place for best dressed club, second place for largest club and second place for best appearing club in the parade. 10 1967 this club took the Club of the Year trophy on that same rllD in Ind10. Motorcycling bas a dUferent meaning to all who ride. To this club It means I HARLEV-DAVIDBDN I Of 11I6HWOOO US e d !Ill N. La Brea (Ie. Sportsers Centinelal &11-7&O!I or &71-7&00 Kosman "wedge" oU tank, or can be used with a stock oil tank. This easy to mOllDt flJter uses -easy to obtalR Fram flJter elements. Priced at $19.95, includIng element. ThsI there are CertanI Azle Kits with no machine wort. for TrIumph and BSA owners who go to CertanI front suspension and want to use their stock front wheels. These axle kits come complete with all spacers that are required for a I McKinney getting pleasure from riding on the highway, enjoying the feel of open SPaCes, being able to top a r1$e and see new scenery, or getting the feel of the road as you bank through curve after curve. The club Is always amused atpeople's reection to their members. One lady once remarked that she was really surprised, as she did not know motorcyclists llke us ensted, Gerry McKinney said. When she saw or heard a motorcycle, she thougbt of the type that appear in the papers or in tile mOvies - unkempt, rough, rude people. She was so taken with us, that she was going to write her local newspaper and tell them about us. But one of our members told her IIOt to bother because the publlc wouldn't be interested in good, clean people. She said, nonsense, she knew they would be 1oterested. Well, sure enough, a cOuPle of weeks later the lady came back to tell us we were right. People llke us weren't news. Even with all our benefits for the City of Hope, the March .of Dimes, and the Children's Hospltals,the good motorcyclists never are read about In the newspaper; the publie isn't Interested. BSA P"'e (213) 981-13&0 aU)4&2·5Iu CURNUTT SHOCrS (F..II.... RED "Ie> TT lAO TO-I DESERT E..I17 ReIIlIII.....I. 12" .. 13 n- I " s 1 (I. ~. IIIC. . . . .' s. 3.1' franl Specify make - model - type of riding wIlen ordering IIIII ..... a.... C. . . . T_., Cal. ,.1 2122 •• 235t11 St. (213) 32M2I1 All Orders Sent C.O.D. 61 of C1e¥eIaDd aired the popular talk IIhDw on wtdc:l1 DoU8las in1erYiewed officen 01C the CleweIIDd chapter of the Hell'1 Aqols. ctosing the disculsion, DoUBlu commented on the motorcycle outllw, explaining his theory thIt'The HeD'l AJI8d," DoUBlu contended, "is • uniquely American pheDomenon." He desc:ribed the outllw motorcyclist as one of the last examplel of the frontier type. Conformity set in eerIy in New England. he said, and COIIIequently those that one found on the e>er-m0Yina American frontier were Cbannel AIm DovIIaI the '"mavericks, indiridualists, heroes, psycboti<:s, and nuts." They moved westwud because their penonalitiel denwlded that NEW THINGS FOR TRIUMPH AND Skip Yo L...... is ynr ilia Sll.s ...,..••lItati' THE PHANTOM FRONTIER First, oU flJters that work. This oU filter insures a c)ean, cool oU S1ClPly for Triumph and BSA motorcycles. This oU filter assembly is built tofttas the lower bracket when used in conjunction with a Well, even tile shouting is over now, the Inter-Am's are over. FUDDY how you look forward to them all year long and suddenly, boom, that's all. We'd llke to make a few comments on tile three we saw especIallY after Vic Allen referred to Sadd1eback as a "scramble" bearing out what we've been saying all along, a motocross and a scramble is the same thing, in lh1s country anyway. Hope most of you got to "Wide World of Sports" coverage on Pepperell,lt was great. But that course. Evenallowlngfor camera angles It didn't look as rough a go as the Perris rough scrambles track where you go uP the mountain and was a pussy-cat compared to Corriganville. It must have been a bit embarrassing to Send For CUSTOM MADE Skid Shoe KEN MAELY the shoeman Route 2, Box 758, Corona, Calif. I. fItc _ """ _, $29"5 Pilla C.O.D•• Poap SolId lracIDC of IIoDI for ,.teet Ot tII~ sanitary Installation. Requires 110 locktight or any other Mickey Mousing around to install. $12.95 or $13.95, depending on year. For more information write: Cycle Sport DIstribUtors, 6029 Market St., Oakland, Calif. they stay beyond society. Now there is nowhere to go. WheD the population flood reached the west coast, the eccentric type could no IoJlFl' physically remole himself from society. Rather, he hid to remove himself "within" society by defining his difference through dres and behavior. The phenomenon, Douglas saYI, still exists, and to describe it he coined the phrase, "phantom frontier." It m.y seem odd to place the modem outlaw in the tndition of Daniel Boone, but obviously the forced movement from a real frontier into a "phantom frontier" must signiflC8D t changel in the type. cause some "I Love Perris In The Winterl" By Elaine Jones PERRIS, CAL. Dec. 13, 1969 - The cold weather has finally gotten to the racers so only a few hardy souls showed uP and were rewarded with a full night's program. A six lap race was used as a guide to set uP the pairs for relay racing. Depending on the way the rider finished in tile heat he was paired with a rider who fIn1shed higher or lower thus preventing a super team. Each team consisted of two riders and one pit man who was stationed 10 a limed area on the return road. A total of twelve laps were ridden with each rider going six laps in splits of three. The job of the pit man was to pass the garter from one rider to the other which necessitated a 25 yard rUD each time so It Is hard to say who had the harder job. In the lOOCc relay the team of Marty Davis and Jim Howerton grabbed the win of the last lap away from Doug Mason and Bob Weeks. Doug had a good lead bullt uP but Jim Howerton would come right back and chop It down. This is what he did and sUpped under Bob for the checkered flag. Larry Cook and Sal Paluso were third. . The team of Don Walters and Greg WhIte captured the l25cc relay by a half a wheel It was so close. Again It was Doug Mason and this time his team mate was Paul Lambert Sr. At thebeglnninglt looked as If nobody was going to catch Don Walters but a counting error by him and aoother rider gave Paul Lambert Sr. 500cc World Champion BengtAberg when they showed him falling off, but he'll never /mow what a boost It gave to we Nov1ces. When you see someone who Is one of the Gods dnd a classic hIghslde you don't feel such a clod yourself. Dave Bickers doesn't always get the glory some of the more dashing young Swedes do, but watch him. He bas fantastic stamina and the others had better not slow down or there will be David, right on their rear wheel. And, we might add, he'S not as old as some of the lads who are still right uP there on the European circults. We're sorry that the charming Joel Robert had to go home crunched uP a bit but he should have had a chat with Californian Tim Hart. Tim rode Saddleback with really ouching ribs. They got him Into three kidney belts (we're not kidding, we counted) because this youngster said he was going to ride hurting or not while some of us stood ~J . 7\ imichrome one '.:" ~ l; I: , SIllieS SId_I, SlInichro,. I. a IloDor CIO• I 1IU1ck u a ....J . OIIPEnnOI Tullo a~ CHEMICALS c.. $2 704 W..h,n,lon A•••• 10... F .lls 10'" an edge. Then his only problem was convtnclng the pit men he was rtght and the other riders were going an extra lap. By the time he did lh1s he had lost a lot of time. Don again got a big lead going but Doug narrowed It down to practically a photo finish but had to settle for second. 1b1rd place was Paul Lambert Jr. and Larry Schwimmer. Toby Stanford and MIke Myers proved that steady riding pay off in the Open relay. This class saw most of the teams break down and the team that really suffered the most was Chuck TIdwell and Sal Paluso. There appeared to be 110 way these guys could lose until Chuck missed the return road and that wasn't so bad but the rear axle on Sal's bike came out and that was the ballgame. Toby and MIke had had no problems holding down the second place spot so It was no trouble at all to take over first. Dennis Creason and Chuck Davis were second with Carl Byers and Gayle calhoun lhIrd. Would Y.ou believe Doug Mason was also in-lh1s one and had another disappointment as his blke broke down and he wasn't able to finish his half of the relay. Carl, could you bring back the armband. They're hard to find. Doug Mason has to be the Sportsman of the night. Nobody rode as hard as he did. He must have been celebrating his new Expert rating of wII1ch he was ooUfIed of a cOuPle of days ago. Next Saturday Is the last of the Night RacIng until the first of February. 1be Burtons are taking a well deserved rest. (Results on page 37) around watching and getting more gray hairs. Tim Is a very modest chap and we'd llke him to know that one of the big boys picked him as tile American With the most talent to develop Into America'S best motocross rider. The European went out of his way to ask us exactly who was. That's a good Christmas present for Tim. lbIs sounds llke a "gossip" Item but what leading American rider keptfinding phone numbers and addresses In his truck at every Inter-Am he competed in? Young ladies are obviously finding out that motocross riders are glamorous! Our favorite bit of the whole series? That bas to be Sunday evening watching Vic Allan trying out his new Bell Star helmet. Everyone was pretty jov1al by then (ahem) and there was Vic helmeted, v1ssored and goggled emitting beePing sounds and walldng llke a toy robot but In all seriousness our visitors have found out how good our American helmets are. Happy holidays! *33 III.'.. .0" 11 • GENE H. MYERS YAIIAHA NEW' USED SALES Parts - Service & Repair 4151 Rodondo Boacb 8Ivd., Lawndal., Cal. (2l3) 642-4141