Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

- • II California's all new Dirt Freeway Maps aa aa • ~ g Ya say yo ur teache r Miss Pendergast, keeps on yo ur back about writing a book report ? Ya haven 't fou nd a book wo rth read ing except Cycle News, and she says it isn 't a book ? Have we got th e answer (n atch) to yo ur p roblem. Try th e Cal ifornia T ra ilbike G uide by J oe Drisco ll, It 'll tell all abou t wh ere to lega lly ride yo ur m otorcy cle in Cal ifo rn ia , an d it ' s pl en ty acc urate. It ' s worth a fortu ne , but o nly costs $5 .9 5 pl us 50 ce n Is tax and handlin g. A me re $ 6. 45 total! ~ l'- O'l ...... O'l ...... ..c :..J ~ ~ .,.... ~ .. Ord ers yo urs n o w ! Mon ey b ack if n o t satisfied. HOT HATS ... • I I California Trailbi ke Guides @ $5 .95 plus 50 cents lax & handling ($ 6.45 total] = :::::::::::::::= ~~~~a:r ~i?~sea. . . . . . . . . . . . . total _ total _ n um bered Swiss b ank account. . . Ed.) His 105 .010 MPH ave rage sp eed fo r the l Stl-mi le Daytona " 200" a lso gives hi m a new cou rse re cord carry home. Ciao, Ag o. • to Which must be accom panied w ith I S.A.S.E. N am e _ I Whatever she's whispering in his ea r, Ago appears to like it. Contin ued fro m page 24 were some of the most talen ted ro ad racers in th e world . Yvo n DuHamel 's Kawasaki su ffere d sh ift ing mech an ism pr o blems. Art Bauman n and Italy's Wal t er Vill a DN F'ed when their Kaw s su ff ered internal problems. Aust ralia 's Ron T o o mb s' Kaw DN F' ecl w ith a broken chain. Kawasa ki and Fra nce's Christi an Leon was elim inated in a get-off. Barry Sheene's Su zuki ".Jus t quit - vap o r lock- o r so me thing." Harl ey-Davidson fact ory rid er s, Mark Brelsford and Gary Sco tt DNF'ed with Mark's bike ". . . go in g on one cylinder. " Scott's "started ' t o pump o il. " After taking th e che ck er ed flag , Agostini st o pp ed in turn one and was immediately surrounded by dozens of European, predominately Italian, press members. When Ago made it back around the course and entered p it row he was mobbed by enthusiastic fans who carried him to his garage. Two full planeloads of Italian fans had traveled to Daytona to watch th e American racing d ebut of t h eir hero a nd they we re certainly well rewarded. Agostini joined Roberts and Wilvert in victory lane after a delay of a half hour or so . An ela ted but exhausted Agostini spoke briefl y, " I am very happy to be in America. The first time I race here , I win . The first t ime I ride Yamaha, I win. " Following the v i ctory lane celebra tio n, Patrick Pons, from Paris, Fran ce , plunked down $5,000 in cash in front of AMA Referee Charlie Watson and announced that he was claiming Ago's bike. Claim ing had been limited to the winner's bike -b y the AMA 's Execu tive Board in a meetin g on Friday, after rumors o f massive claim ings by European rider s had spread through Daytona. Agostin i showed up wi th in th e half hou r time lim it and plunked down $5,0 0 0 in Briti sh pounds, but Ago lost in the required draw in g and Pons, who had qualified 16th fastest for th e race, had purcha sed w hat Yamaha Motors European Ra cin g Team Manager, Rod Gould, d escr ib ed a s " One very worn-out motorcy cle. " Ago m igh t have lo st a mo to rcy cle but he will take $14.960 b ack to Berg amo, Italy. (Mo re likely h is , ---------HOT DOG! $ 1.00 Addres.......:.... s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ ZiP 'I _ I A llo w two to three weeks for ou r sometim es p ost office. Send check or money order to: L _ CYCLE NEWS STUFF P.O. BO X 498 , LONG BEACH , CA . 90801 _ _ _ Please pr int clearly _ _ _ _ I I I I .J Motorcycle & Moped Economy 'Bu n Mal'ch 30 Irv Ka nemoto. He may just be the best road racer - builder in town. 8 a.rn, San Diego March 10, 1974 Daytona International Speedway Unofficial Top Twenty Giacomo Agostini Yam Italy $14,960 Ken Roberts Yam USA rl ,995 Hurley Wilvert Kaw USA $4,800 Don Castro Yam USA $2,700 Teuvo Lanssivuori Yam Finland $1,925 Gene Romero Ken Arao ka Steve Mclaughlin Paul Smart Akiyasu Motohashi Cliff Carr Dick Mann Gary Fisher C hristian Bourgeois Dennis Varnes Mike Clarke Marty Lunde Harry Cone Phil McDonald Yam USA Suz Japan Yam USA Suz UK Yam Japan Suz UK Yam USA Yam USA Yam France Yam USA Yam USA Yam USA Yam USA Yam uSA Walk Start & Finish at Organ Pavilion, Balboa Par k $10 entry before you run I~ Then lei Rolf T ibblin and Mickev Quade impr ove your di rt-f"iding skill tune your bod . Beginners to pros. All makes of b ikes accepted - rentals avail able. Tu it ion fee of 5175 .00 COl/Or, all . 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