Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

PEOPLE-PLA CES-THINGS GROW YOUR OWN CHAMPION? NEW IT SCRAMBLES COURSE OPENS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY The Experts M.C. of San Diego announce the opening of a new TT Scrambles course on Dec. 28th In San Diego County near Lakeside, Calif. The track will be located on the Great Oak Ranch which Is reached by traveling through the Barona Indian Reservation. The road will be limed from Maple View and Ashwood ( MaIn Street) In Lakeside. The cour s e , according to an Exper ts . M.C. sp okesman, Is not as large as South Bay nor as short as Dehesa. Itis a complete TT Scrambles course and Is not Incorporated In an oval. Arkle Gunn, District 28 Referee, affirmed that the fir s t race will be A.M.A. san ctioned and will be a 1970 Championship Point Race. All District 38 riders please take not and riders from ' other District are welcome. AGV 'FEATURES NEW FULL COVERAGE HELMET It's one answer to the rider loyalty problem. In Spain this year National Number 1 for the Trials Game goes to Ignacio Bulto . Ignacio Is the oldest son of F .X. Bulto, the President of . Bultaco. Gess what he rides? At the ripe old age of 17, he has achieved what many riders work at for a life time. SpaIn Is now the World's Leader In production of Trials Mounts , therefore, all manufacturers enter strong teams in this field, which makes the Big No.1, just that much more Impressive. NEW PLASTIC FENDER RETAINS STRENGTH OF STEEL Prominent motorcycle competitor Preton Petty of Van Nuy (right) shows Nell Holt, general manager of Webco, tnc ., the new styrene-plastic frontfender he has developed. Petty explained that the fender Is .. produced from hlghImpact strength linear styrene that offers tremendous fleJdblllty and remarkable vibration resistance, yet It st1ll retains the comparable strength of steel." ThIs new fender of universal design can be trimmed and painted to fit wheel sizes from 18 to 21 Inches. The Petty fender retails at Webco dealers at $9.95. For further Information contact your local Webco dealers. HOSAKA HOT IN DISTRICT 38 AND ASCOT PARK Gino Amlsano, president of AGV, shows his new helmet, the first full helmet to be made In Italy. The AGV firm expects It to be quickly accepted by motorcycle and auto racine drivers In Europe andthe United States. AGV Is one of the lareest helmet ex· porters to the U.S. Their products are dlstrlbuted thru Cosmopolllan Motors, Hatboro, PIMsylvanla. to:! W EBCO NAMED EXCLUS IVE DIS:c: TRIBUTOR OF PROTO PRODUCTS ::5 AIR CLEAN ERS ~ Webco Inc., of Venice, CalI!ornia, the U nations leading distributor of specialized motorcycle parts and accessories, was named the exclusive distributor of Proto Products, a cus to mi zed motorcycle air cleaner manufacturer. The wide range of handsome and runetional air cleaners for domestic and for eign- mad e motorcycles Joins the family of fine, quality products offered bY Webco Inc. Although Proto's air . cleaners were developed and engineered for competition and off-road operation, many motorcycle owners discovered these custom-made models were Ideal for normal highway operation using the popular Flltron element. A complete listing of Proto Products air cleaners will appear in the 1970 Webco Inc., parts and accessory catalog. NEW PHANTOM IN FAIRING MADE FOR HONDA FOURS BENELLI WINS ISL E OF MAN TROPHY Benelll race mechanic 'Glancarlo Bonarall ' proudly displays the'lsle af Man tr ophies that Benelll won. Australian Kel Carruthers won the 250cc T.T. race at the Isle of Man as well as the 250cc World Championship. The Trophy on the left Is a replica which Benelll keeps permanently. The trophy on the rleht Is kept by the wiMer for a year after the race and passed on to the next winner the follow. Ine year. The three shields on the left trophy Indicate that Benelll has won the trophy twice before, once with the italian Darlo Ambrosini and once with Enellshman Mellon. Ve

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