Improvements For Cycle Wheels On The Way
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Something new for motorcycles may
be just around the corner. It is a
magnesium alloy wheel for motorcycles.
John McLaughlin, proprietor of John
McLaughlin Honda, is testing this new
idea on his own Honda Four with nothing but good results after more than
1000 miles or. riding.
These wheels are said to create a
completely new condition as to handling
of a motorcycle. The reason for th.is
is that these magnesium wheels will
weigh substantially less than the standard spoke wheel. Cutting down on
the unsprung weight, as these wheels
do, Is the key to the improved handling.
This wheel will be much more rig.id
than a standard spoke wheel which also
contributes to better handling. And
they will take tubeless tires.
Mr. McLaughlin feels that they will '
appeal to both the road rider and racer
alike who is looking for the best In the
way of wheels. When the wheels are
put on the market they will be sold
in the form of a kit so that each customer's individual needs may be filled
correctly.
EVEL UNLOADS IN YAKIMA
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The above sequence vividly depicts just how Evel Knievel landed in the Yakima, Wash. hospital. A telephone call from his home in Butte, Mont., however, found
the king of motorcycle jumping in good spirits and recovering rapidly. So rapidly, in fact, that he plans a try at the indoor world's record (11 cars) in Vancouver
a.c. on June 19. Describing the pictures, Evel said, "I tried to stay on, but the dam thing had a mind of its own. I hung on for another thirty or forty feet,thinking to myself, 'this American Eagle bucks l ike a horse I used to see around those Montana Rodeo grounds, called Trails End,' When it finally spit me off, theEagle was coureous enough to dump me right in front of an ambulance. The pavement tore the cuff links right off those beautiful leathers that Wanda Picohadmade
for me. But, oh happy day - saved again by a full coverage helmet and a red, white and blue leather suit. I shall return!"
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