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Cycle News 1970 01 27

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~SHOW '4. TIME IN CHICAGO ~ ~ Enough lovely ladies, elegant antiques; ~ and eye-popping choppers Co) G to warm winter's chill. The natives of Chicago have come up with an excellent way to keep the oil warm during those cold , windy days when most two-wheelers sit idle . Northern m otorcyclists look for an outle t during the early mo nths of the year, so what better tim e to throw a show th an during th e first days of J anuary. Conseque ntly, when Howard Yance y of American Motorcycle Shows opened th e huge Chicago Internati on al Amphitheatre to Cy cle-R ama 70 , more than 70 ,000 enth usia stic spectators from Illinois, Ohio , Wisconsin, and Indiana turned out during th e three-day sho w to see the best antiques and customs in the east . And along with the special machines were displays by distributors and accessory manufacturers. With th e winter warmth of aD that shin y iron and those lovely miniskirted girls, Cycle-Rama is becoming the most important happening in easte rn motorcycling this time of year. In only its second year, the show was recognized as worthy of extensive TV news coverage. That kind of press wiD insure an even gre ate r extravaganze next January . This 1917 Traub develops 15 horse power from its 1280cc V-twin. It is owned by Albert Tocci at Midwest Motorcycle Irnports in Chicego. . . ~ Sue HulllY displays en example of the famous Flyillll Merkel. Many may not ,..lize that Harley-Devidson m.,uf8CtU11lll a spaedwey machine. This one, on display at Cycle·R...a. was a ral8 11134 500cc fuel bumer. He..'s Sue aealn with one of the hottest seillne bikes shown at the Windy City show. Hodlta has done all the ,Ieht thlnes with the I, new lOOcc Motocross bike but why should such a pretty el,l have to pose with a bike with such an uely na.. ? . *********************************************** HAVE EAGLE .: .~ .. '. \, .. .. Ewe' I.i.we' ••" "S 750cc A••rlc•• E••,. will .tt••pt to s.t ••• w .. .. WOllD'S '"DOOI MOTOICYCLE JUM' IECOID - .w.r n c.rs (r••p .. t. r••p) - ".ri•• t" II.rt'.r. C,lif.r.;, C',.p;••s"p '.".or ~ S'ort Tr.c' I,c.s. ~ ~ ~ SAN fRANCISCO COW PALACE ~ ~ '; .McCORMACK INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED .. MOTORS .. .. P .O.Box 10910 /SantaAna ,Cal if.9271 1 Pho ne (71 4) 540-9944 / 654 Young S treet FRI. JAN. 23 ~ ~ . STARTS 8:15 p.m. ~ * ~ ***********************************************

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