Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

... ~ Q. N .... Cl u o ~ w Z W ...J '-' '-' > aJI~1 I ••• America's N'umber weekly motorcycle newspaper. You'll alwa) s see il fi rst in Cycle News. Charles Clayton Sharon Clayton Tom Culp . John Huetter Art Friedman. .. Publisher .Business Manager . General Manager . Managing Editor . Editor Dave Schoonmaker. . .. Assistant Editor Ed Drechsler Kate Thorpe Rheba Smith Marla Tarbet Bruce D~mond Paul Boudreau . Steve Schiff Howie Fowler . Larry Groves Marion Hatashita Melvin Phelps . Advertising Manager . Advertising ASSistant . Circulation Manager . Circulation Assistant . Circulation ASSIstant National Advertising Director .(Cycle News West, Cycle News East, Cycle News Dixie): Tom Culp. .•. , . ProductIon Manager Production Assistant . Production Assistant Cycle News West, P.O. Box 498, Long' Beach, California 90801. (213) 427·7433; L:A. 636·8844. TELEX NO. 673-474 Lab Technician Typographer . Assistant Typographer Published weekly except the first and last week of the calendar year by Cycle News, Inc., Post Office Box 498, Long Beach., California. Also publishers of Cycle News East, and Dixie Cycle News. Second Class Postage paid at Long Beach, Calif. Editorial stories, cartoons, photos, etc. are welcome. Addressed, stamp~ envelope assures return of editorial matter. Reprinting in whole or in part only. by permission of the publishers. Advertising rates and circulation information will be sent upon request. See S. R.D .S. Subscription: . Bookkeeper On.e year, second class mail $10 . Bookkeeping Assistant 2 years, second class ma iI $ 17 Copyright €I Cycle News, Inc. 1972 MOTOR~~rgt'h Genet'al Socre,arv 3 years, second class mail $21 INDUSTRY Computer Technician S·Ing I · S 35 all righ ts reserved R ,", ecopy price COUNCIL l:iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii;ia I_i;;i~i;ii~iiii;;i;;"ii·;·;ii;ii;i;ii;· ii";;i';'ii'ii";;i';'~eci;i;ep~'o~n~lS;.iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii;;;;iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii;;;;iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii~ wishes and ever-increasing number of A QUESTION OF IMAGE warnings, of the Sept. 19 issue. In I have a complaint. I'm really sick of regards to the 2 jump attempts how our great T.V. writers and mentioned, [ can only say of the first producers manage to make one, (The Schwinn) one must make POOP: Papa's on ........................................•....7 motorcyclists out to be the bad guys. . allowances for exuberance of youth. TECHNICAL: Go-ing through the CZ some more ...........•... , ....8 The ones that are dirty and nasty and Considh if you will, how the sport haven't have much of an education. I DESERT: Check Chase ...........................•...........10 would fare withou t this exuberance. watched "MOD SQUAD" last Thursday As to Mr. Martin and his Kooth Klub ISDT: Czech Chase ..............................•...•.......12 night and about had to throw-up. For (sic) pit crew, I can only suggest that INDOOR: Oakland ......................•..............•.... 13 those of you who did not see it, I'll their choice of equipment was explain roughly. PERSONALITY: Road racer Jerry Greene , 14 somewhat lacking. I mean really It was about a guy who got in with gen t1emen, would you expect Evel ROAD RACING: AFM OCIR, Vacaville 18 some "supposed to be" dirt riders, Knievel to jump the canyon with a Class ON THE ROAD: 'Round the world & over the hill .....•............20 decided he wanted to get back at his A Speedway bike? I would imagine Mr. dad for some reason, so he gets the MOTOCROSS: Expert day at Baymare ..............•......•.....27 Martin's chair would be ideal for short whole clan to paint their bikes black sprints between the Grand Canal TEST: First look at Yamahas 175 CT·3 .28 (with some water base paint) and they apartment buildings. Preferably with· a PREVIEW: The other new Yamahas , ..................•.........30 sabotaged his old man's construction case of beer ·Ioaded forward as ballast to sileo SECTION: Central 34 compensate for the unnerving tendency [ really can't believe how bad these it has to "whee lie " without warning. ANOTHER SECTION: North featuring Fremont Marathon 36 people's minds are that write these But, enough of jumps and such. As TT: lightweight 0 ·37 , ..•..... .41 scripts. The same type of thing every Johnson must have his Boswell, happened last year on the "CA 'NON" SPEEDWAY: World Championship at Wembley .42 and you, Chick Mobutu, are reputed to series. be the "official" biographer of Isn't there anything we can do about Motocross Cat, have a (Didn't \ Johnson and IBoswell questionthird at it? Can we get up a petition against the place producers or something? Tell them to Tecate, on a side-hack, in '59?) start showing the great things about Is there any truth to the rumor that motorcyclists? I hope I haven't seen the Motocross Cat, while still in his teens, end of th is because they are really was trained and coached by Wonder putting up a bad image for bikers. We've Wart·Hog? And is one of the few got enough troubles without T.V. American racers honored by the pu tting us down too. privilege of a ride on a '''works'' Fastass PHYLLlS BLAMIRES Sumahitchi? Santa Monica, Calif. For the sake of historical clarity, awaiting your reply, QUESTIONING THE QUESTION Dirty Dan and Clean Mary I am writing this as a reaction to an Los Angeles, Calif. article in your Oct. 3, 1972 issue on DISTRICT 36 SPORTSMAN page 52. You mayor may not publish RIDERS FUND this. • I would like to make a proposal to all .. First of all, how someone can get so District 36 Sportsman Cardholdets who are a pain in the fanny. Why not let the obviously upset over an entertajnment this letter in hopes of keeping Cycle compete in racing events in the DistricL kids race and have a good time and take program is beyond me. There is no need News the leader in the field that it is. [ We all know that racing is dangerous but care of their own problems? know you won't publish this in your to fear violent reprisal or a vicious smear that we love the sport a'nd that racing is RICHARD DRAZAN "Letters" column, but at least] got it campaign against motorcyclists just part of our lives. La Mirada, Calif. because of a TV program off my chest. As you all know there are several Were you there? .. Ed. DICK ROY Mr. Huetter has used a fallacious permanent injuries and deaths that Sport M.C. method of reasoning. He has reasoned occur to fellow riders every year and A PERSONAL rMAGE Anyone who objects COULD buy equal inductively that, because his friend was with more riders coming into racing I just watched an epsiode of "Mod scace ...Ed. influenced by the program, all other every year, the number of injuries Squad", and not too long ago "Cannon" people were influenced in the same BIKE MOVIES ANOTHER increase. also had a program with George Maharis manner. . IMAGE I propose that a program be put into riding on a bike chasing a horse, and I [ think, more of the public remembers We would like to express our thanks effect in 1973 for use of all District 36 was thoroughly disgusted. I have never Bruce Brown's "On Any Sunday" than to the San Bernardino M.C. and Arroyo Sportsman Cardholders who are injured seen a bike rider on television do the "Mod Squad" of Sept. 21. As for Cycle Park for the cooperation they or killed while competing in anything good and that's not right. The the use of Husqvarnas and Yamahas; gave at the October 1st 0-37 points AMA-sanctioned District 36 Sportsman Sierra Club won't have to say much they are not bad and evil products and Moto-X. The Tom Thomas Organization more, television is doing a fine job of events. neither are the Fords and Chevrolets of ew York was FUming a half hour I propose that the funds collected, be making everyone think bike riders are o th er criminals use on television motorcycle show for the American distributed to either the rider or his scum. It worries me because dirt riding programs. Furthermore, ABC television Adventure series which will air on family if a death or a permanent injury is part of my familys life. We're desent did not publicly broadcast that the television after the first of the year. It occurs to a rider while competing. The law abiding citizens that love desert Checkers, Dirt Diggers, Red Dots, revolves around the family aspects of fund would have very definite guidelines racing and dirt riding. We're not scum or Invaders, Lightweights, Sled Riders, etc. motorcycling and Cycle News will be that must be kept. The funds would dirty ugly people like everyone is led to are in fact a "gang of thieves and ripoff posted as to the exact time of the show. only be issued if there is a death or, believe. It looks like something could be artists." Only Mr. Huetter interpreted THE WALKERS (example) loss of use of lower limbs or done to show the average person we're the program in this way; to the degree Jackrabbits ~.C. other disabling injury. not different than anyone else. If dirt of feeling the need to explode the issue This is the same show mentioned in "Poop" The funds would be collected by riders don't start sticking together so we out of proportion. last week. Look for il...Ed. taking 10 cents from every $1 collected can be heard we're not going to have a Maybe there will come a time when on a District Sportsman card application desert, or anything else, long. people like Mr. Huetter will direct their WHO IS ED DRECHSLER AND and from donations. The funds would I don't b.'llOW if writing this letter will energies to issues of 'infinitely greater WHY IS HE SAYING THESE be held and distributed by the District do any good. l'm just trying to wake concern such as being an active citizen TERRIBLE THINGS?Competition Sports Committee someone up to what's being done to us. in government, local, state and federal. After reading Ed Drechsler's "Report" members. CORKY BUCKMASTER JOSEPH VAN deMORTEL of the. Lost Angels TT at Elsinore on The rider or his family would receive San Dimas, Calif. Artesia, Calif. September 23, [ can't help but wonder a percentage of all funds collected at the P.S. I also wrote the stations. Further ~ords on the subject might well be time of his permanent injury for the rest if he actually witnessed the races or just addressed to the producer of-...!'Mod Squad": of his life or possibly for a set period, Aaron Spelling at 20th Century Fox sat in his car reported random opinions Television Studios, Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, of certain snivelers and chronic whiners, example: 10 years. AH·WOOOO· Calif.... Ed. We all have AMA insurance while we whose percentage seem to be increasing I would like to express my thanks compete but many of us do not have in District 37 events. publicly to the Chapparals for the fine MORE IMAGES anything more for the future. This type lie reported that "A general lack of job they did putting on the Coyote What is Cycle News trying to do? I of fund would help make ends meet and experience plagued the Lost Angels ..... Derby Enduro. Ii was a well-marked, am referring to the "Free J\larijuana" ad it would benefit us if it was ever needed. The Lost AnReis have been an active club well-manned, bitch in , run. And giving on page 63 of your Sept. 12 issue. If anyone in the district has any ideas in District 37 for quite a while and have the pit crews finisher pins is a great idea. Haven't we bikers got enough trouble on this proposal, please contact me. It is thrown some pretty dam good even ts. The Chapparals are a terrific club. with our shady image (in soine eyes)? very important that plans be laid out Other than being employed as an TERRY BURR Cycle News, the representative of the concerning this fund-before December, Advertising Manager at Cycle News, Glendale. Calif. biking public, runs an ad like this. ome 1972. who the hell is Ed Drechsler, and what Chick Mobutu people will do anything for a couple of Send information to: Bruce C. qualifications does he' possess to be a c/o bucks. This week your publi<:ation Young, 130 I Sheffield Way, Roseville, race critic? Cycle News West condemns "Mod Squad" and ABC for Calif. 95678. For what I witnessed, it seems like Dear C.M. (I cannot bring myselI to their show last week as being .3RUCE C. YOU IG racing nowdays, and this one in wri le "Dear Chick" for reasons that THANKS de trimental to our image. What particular, is going the same route as only extensive analysis would revea:!. We, the members of the Huntington hypocrites! Practice what you preach. Little League Baseball, with the fathers And Mr. Mobutu sounds to much like Beach M.C. wish to thank the Invaders The pot heads and pill freaks have the constantly hassling members of the anyone of a hundred visitin,g sumo M.C. for the most bitchin' race of the "Free Press'\ don't bring Cycle News promoting clubs concerning the "raw wrestlers.) down to that level, please. I'm writing deals" their sons received. These guys year. HU. TINCTON BEACH M.C. I wish to thank you for both the (Mfic:) Randv metzel Marilyn Kirk Squeekv Havnes Hector Aguilera Wend v Trindle Barbara Bebeck . . Bookkeeping Assistant Major Inside Reports ,..---------------. I VOICES OF THE WEST '------------------------------_

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