Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Wu Route sheet holders, mileage dial and magnifying ctoCk holders, enduro riding book, layout supplies and clocks for SUZUKI CITY ?28 So LaBrea, 90301) 213) 1 674·1431 ~ Greeves - ~' ~ $1500 CREEK SHOWDOWN Oak Creek Ranch will present a $1500 Motocross Special October 24 with the highlight being a $200 Team Challenge Race. , Mid NalLey Cycles of Van Nuys initiated a challenge to any distributor, club, or four-man team consisting of two Seniors and to Juniors. The first response came from Don & Ray's Yamaha of Lancaster. Steve's Bultaco of North Hollywood quickly followed up and Precision Cycles, a bit stirred by the challenge, said, "We will blow the Mid-Valley team into the weeds!" Old Timers are getting a good part of the purse, too, with $50 being split between the first three places. EXCITING NORVIL NEWS We are pleased to announce that John R. Nelson has joined the Engineering Section of Norton Villiers located at the parent compaby's main factory in Wolverhampton, England,' in the position of Service Manager, Motorcycles. John Nelson comes to Norton Villiers from the Triumph Engineering Company where he was Service Manager for many years. It is planned that he will visit North American in early 1972 at the time of the annual Service Schools run by the Norton distributors. UTAH CYCLISTS' POWDER KEG Utah motorcylcists and mowmobilists now have a place to ride. Under the guidance of CMC Utah president Don Blumenthal, Powderkeg Raceway Park, located at Keetley Junction near the Peoa turnoff, opened its 1360 acres to the public September 25. Said Blumenthal, "This is Utah's first year-round vehicle recreation area. We'll have concessions, rentals, repair shops and accessory sh ops, and gas and oil stations. There will also be flat track and motocross racing circuits. Oeser~ MINI CHALLENGE AT OCR In conjunction with their Team Challenge Race October 24, Oak Creek Racing Association issued a challenge to any Mini-Enduro rider 13 or under to a race on the whole motocross course. "We're sure you won't beat our number-one mini." says an OCRA spokesman, "But there will be some neat trophies for the placers." 'Powder Puffers will also be on the day's card with the winner receiving a full-coverage helmet. Area Open for DRY Use A 12,000 acre area of public land near Barstow, Calif., has been identified as suitable for use by motorcyclists and other off-road vehicle users. The announcedment was made by Delmar D. Vail, Manager of the Bureau of Land Management's Riverside Distric"t & Land Office. Vail said that the area had been under study for several months, after being identified as one of several potential off-road use areas. The area lies near the southern limits of Barstow, within a triangle formed by the Barstow freeway on the west, Barstow Road to the east and the Stoddard Wells Road on the south. Maps showing the exact location of the area are available at the Riverside Office, 1414 University Ave_, Riverside, at 25 cents each. Vail said that suitability of the area was determined after close examination of the land, consideration of the resources concerned and close cooperation with interested persons and groups. He noted that his staff had been aided greatly in selection of the off-road use area by an 18 member ad hoc committee formed for this purpose. Represented on th'e group, called the High Desert Recreation Use Committee, are rockhounds, motorcyclists, dune-buggyists, 4-WD enthusiasts and commercial interests as weU as conservationists, scientists, wildlife biologists, law enforcement agencies and county government. This group is continuing its volunteer duties by examining other areas of public land on the High Desert and making recommendations to the Bureau of Land Management as to their protection, development and use. Vail said that his people had completed signing the area, to sbow the boundaries of pamissable off-road use. He urged those wanting to use the area for off-road enjoyment to observe the publish~ rules and stay off of private lands. * Z w oJ U IN STOCK - NOW! >- Importer-Dist.-So. East-Midwest-West U 11573 V~no ..~n. NOlln Hollywood, C~!II. 2.13 764,l!674 2, Yens (lPl!flen,'e Motorcycles Insol's M/e IErA'1 ~~M OSSA (114) 893-1051 We sell &S.p;::~1) "'A1CO~here! P~~~S . Service 2'362 3rd St. Riverside, Ca. Mail Order Service (714) 686·3383 7574 Westminster Ave., Westminster, Ca. showed the new 1972 models to about 400 Western BMW dealers and employees. The new BM's are flashier than last year, with 26 detail improvements. For the first time, the U.S. distributor is goi!lg after sales in the young, sporty market. Butler & Smith have already enjoyed some succ<;sses through participating in Eastern road races, with recent first places in the Open class at Bridgehampton, Long Island and Danville, Va. "Great motorcycles are created not only on the drawing board and the lathe," sayd Buter & Smith Executive Peter Adams, "but also on the race tracks, by dedica ted men." BMW is one of the few brands. offering a European delivery plan, whereby a customer can order a new BMW through his dealer and pick up the machine at the Munich factory - with considerable savings. As a result of their program to - upgrade dealer representation, Butler & Smith recently warned their eastern U.S. dealers that participation in factory service schools and stocking adequate tools and parts were essential. Ninety percent of the Eastern dealers followed through and the rest had to give up the BMW franchise. Soon the Western dealers will be offered the same choice. It's all for the best interests of the consumer. Long famed for building the quietest production motorcycles, th.e new 750cc BMWs whisper only 76 decibels from their upswept pipes. Their sales last year tripled and are expected to go well over 10,000 units in 1972. Oddly, although California leads in nearly every other motorcycle 'statistic, the state is not 'yet number one in BMW sales. Western Sales Manager Matt Capri intends to correct that oversight next year. u Oi,I., NidI Nithohon Mol.", 1"(. . . . . "__,. _.. . . #IV MJico Guy R, Louis COMPTON, CAL., Sept. 20, 1971 With precision German efficiency, Butler & Smith, now distributors for BMW motorcycles nationwide, dedicating their new Westem warehouse at the junction of the new Artesia and Alameda freeways, announced a program to further improve their excellent dealer organization and ~ Griffons ~,,(,(, ~~F:r.Sport Cycle BMW breaks' the mold Calif, o ;;;:; ..........;;;;;;;;;;;;:;;;;;o;;;;;;;;;iiiii;;;;;i~ ~ w 1032 W. BROOKS Sf.' O~ARIO,CA91782· 714 983-5871 ""~J Inglewood, ~~ Desert~Motocross ~~~ ~~AUSTTUNER Montesa M Suzuki 400 MX; BSA 500 MX; AJS Stormers; Montesa Cappras I clubs. Send 25t for catalog. N·DURO SPECIALTIES p ,0, Box 212 Mluldin. S.C. 29662 Hodaka ... ., 1 New desert demonstration rides: ENDURO RIDERS HUSQVARNA ~ AMERICAN Distributed by Med-International 4190 Palm Ave., La Mesa, Calif. 92103 1320£, _ T _ I ' £ FUlLERTON CALIF. 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