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... - Chaplin Heads MX Show ;::: - '" i ,;, By James Ferguson COALINGA, CAL., July 25, 1971 Today was the last race of the summer run at Crabtree Cycle Park; because of a lack of water, races had to be postponed until cooler and wetter weather. ::l « ~ w Z W ..J U > U THE LITTLE BIKE THAT WINS THE BIG 'RACES SPLIT PERSONALITY Time was when a bike that could wil/ the major off·road races like the Baja 500 or the Baja 1000 was a lot differel/t thal/ the typical trai/bike. But I/ot siJlce DKW. Tire DKW's that swept their class at those races and at Elsinore. Hope. Iown. Barstow-to· Vegas, and lots more, are essel/tially the same machil/es sold tor trailil/g. It m ............ Bec:ause the ..me things that make I er_-country roc:ebike g,..t, mMe I trail>ike groot: superb ,eliability. hInd ling Ind I wide power band with plenty of low-end torque. Maybe III you'll eve, esk of you, DKW is thlt it p,ovide complete p..ce-of·mind for trlilriding. Or maybe you expeet it to roea its little heert out Ind perform like 8 bike twice its size, without. whimper. Either way, there's no problem. It', I c:ose of Bsplit personality thot's perfeetly adjusted. HERCULES OIST, LTO, 9827 MASON AVENUE CHATSWORTH, CA, 91311 EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR FOR THE U.S. & TERRITORIES DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED After two weeks of very hot weather, well over the 100-<:\egree mark, the same was expected for today, but temperatures stayed in the 90's with a good cool breeze. The weather didn't seem to dampen the spirits because there was a better than average turnout. In the Open Sr. Gary Chaplin (Mai) breezed to an easy win opening up big leads each moto; Ron Bass (Mai) took home second place gold and a kiss from the trophy girl. There was a good battle in the 250 Sr. class between Jerry Johnson (Hus) and Parry Klassen (Ric) with Johnson taking home the I(old. The 250 1nt. class was won by Steve Edmonston (Mai) , and this just being his second outing as an Intermediate. Parry Klassen (Hon), riding two classes, had better luck in the 125 Sr. class taking home the ill'St place gold but not without a fight. Gary Smally (Yam) really put forth an all out effon and they were wheel to wheel m?st of the time, but Smalley bad trouble m the last moto. The 100 Jr.'s put on one of the best races of the day, first place going to Alex Sisk (Hon). Sisk won the first moto without much trouble but at the start of the second moto he lost his foot peg and had to ride the whole race without a left-side foot peg but was still able to catch and pass the leader. Jim Franklin made it two in a row for ATTENTION CONTRIBUTORS The following contributors have contributor checks coming to them: Mike Anderson, Sandy Cooke, Sherri Ellis, John Francis, Jim Fraser, Don Graham, Steve Hall, tuart Hawkins, Walt Iberti, John Little, Kris Mitchell, James Perry, Woody & Marge Schamel, Norman Stone, Owen Williams and Rich Yarber. Please contact Cycle News, Bookkeeping Dept., P.O, Box 498, Long Beach, California 90801. himself and his new Maico winning the last two races at Crabtree with Michael Phillips (CZ) coming in second. The Open Jr. class saw a new rider this week - Tim Kochheiser - racing his new AJS and this class seems to agree with him because he took second behind Bill Payne (Mai). Bill won the ill'St two rounds but couldn't do any better than third in the last moto. CMC Central seems to be growing and with the adven t of cooler weather will bring a lot more and better races. (Results on page 28) Morley Favorite Despite Loses By Bruce Young SACRAMENTO, CAL., Aug. 6, 1971 Stu Morley of the Red Beard Racing team rode away with the crowd's heart in his pocket tonight by blasting to stardom in front of many top riders who race at Cal Expo. Gus Lauer of Auburn, Calif., won many of the races tonight. In the Scratch Main Event he aced Morley at the imish. Top rider Dave Gifford of Norm Reeves Motorcycles did not fare to well in most of his races but was able to win the Scratch Consolation event. The Match race was one of the best ever at Cal Expo. John Fishburn and Gus Lauer had gas on for the two laps, passing each other several times to come to the checkered in a dead-tie, wheel-to-wheel imish much to the roar of the large crowd. It was ruled a tie! Ron Alves won the Div. II Main Event and a large bowl of ice cream donated by Ferrals Ice Cream Emporium of Sacramento, Calif., along with a nice trophy. Tonight's racing was made much more comfonable for those spectators who have been standing in the aisles in the past. Grandstands have been added in the old pit area. With this extra seating the crowd grew to close to 3000 and it is still on the increase. (Results on page 28) Writin' Around Motorcycles and jets need great tires. For smooth take-offs. And safe landings. Great tires like Continental tires. The sale tire lor jumbo jets. And 4lIlJ your motorcycle. The quality is the same. So get yoursell down to your motorcycle dealer. And slap on a pair 01 Scramblers or Universals. There's one hundred years 01 experience behind every tire. Now take all. Run the roads. Scramble the trails. Take your lun anyway you like. On Continentals, it's smooth and sale. ' f.i::,. (gnUnen'al e By Charles FREEPORT, The Bahamas - It's raining in Paradise (Maugham said there'd be days like this). Lightning knocked the power ont as the Harley·Davidson Dealer Convention and new model preview got under way. Nearly everything that could happen, has, and the management of the only American motorcycle manufacturer carries coolly on, as you know that they will, in the face of everything. They have weathered worse storms than th is. Once there were as many companies making motorcycles in the U.S. as there are in the world today. Only Harley·Davidson survives and now, at 66 years of age, the company flourishes. Its dealer group is not only "second to none," as the Milwaukee management likes to say, but probably better than any in motorcycling. Second and third generation dealers named Harley D. Smith or Harley Jones point up a love and loyalty that can't be found anywhere else. When H·D Motor Co. went through a nasty proxy fight recently, it was the dealers who voted their stock with the management and probably determined the happy outcome. When I irrst got the motorcycle fever, Harley-Davidson was a comic subject in the Triumph-Matchless shop where I spent an inordinate amount of time picking up the motorcycle lore. The clumpy sidevalve implements, bejewelled with accessories that bore the hyphenated trademark and their rodeo parade burdens seemed incredible to those of us who saw motorcycling as a relief from inessential things. Harley-Davidson took a lot of ribbing from the press over the years and it says well for their strength and confidence that they never let it upset them. Now, '"1ike nostalgia, they are back in fashion wij;h , ery moto cJ ~s;as Clayton Underneath those fat confections was a lean motorcycle trying to get out. There was a time long, long ago, when H-D's ad department claimed that the company was not interested in racing. They were only kidding, of course, just like the other motor companies that talk that way today. Wait till you see the new alloy XR racer - it has got to be the most beaubful engine ever designed. Imagine two Gold Stars making a V and hold that thought in your mind until we can show you pictures of the real thing in a couple of weeks. The two Davison brothers, John and "Willie G.", contemporaries of ours, hold the fonunes of the motorcycle that bears their name. John is barbered, tailored and seems the model of the conservative businessman. William is the mod one, mustachioed, bell-bottomed, artistic. Willie G. designs the bikes and John sells ther,n- Back when 1 .owned a customized Tnumph Thunderbrrd,John and Bill had matching choppers. Bill still would look all right on a new XLCH while John seems more the full dress FLH type. Together they unify both ends of the Harley-Davidson spectrum, which has come to include golf cars and snowmobiles. Harley-Davidson is flourishing these days and owns a universal respect among American enthusiasts. Their new afiiliation with American Metal Founders (AMF) has made money available for more manufacturing facilities - perhaps even enough to supply the unprecedented demand for 74's and sportsters. And, it's a good thing too, for the new disc braked 74 and the 1000cc Sportster for 1972 are going to turn on a lot of customers who have though t they could do without a Harley·Davidson up until now. One only hopes that BSA-Triumph weathers its present S~Melh..u,,>l)