Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

News flash! Austrian 500 Grand Prix CKPI 175cc J. R rI.I EI Da Jill Da ...:I g =- g -:r t- - S ITIEN DO RF. AUSTRIA . A PR. 21 O) Heikki Mikk ola rode his wo rks 360 Husqvarna to two straight wins in 46 m in. mo tos in the seaso n ope ning 50 0 Grand -Prix o f t- >:':l Austria . Complete story an d photo s next week. Adolf Weil (Mai) was second an d Willi Bauer (Mai), th ird . Mik ko la also won the coveted high ly impor tan t Easter Trophy of Belgium . In tha t tw o da y can test, Ame rica n Brad Lacke y fi nishe d a very strong eighth overcom ing mech an ical tro ub les in tw o of the four motos. Detailed rep ort an d story also n ext we e k p lus h ow badly DeC oster is really hur tin g. • ~ > Moto-Cross. Enduro. Hare Scrambles or just plain boon docking you will not find a more refi ned cycle here's some 6f our unique features . 'Chrome Moly hi-breat her frame . . . 'Needle bearing swing arm ... '6-speed mag nesium engi ne . .. 'Solid S ta te ign itio n . . . "Ceriani forks their fines t . .. ' Upsw ept tuned ex pa nsion chamber w / rnuffler . .. "Ak ront rims . .. ' Magnesiu m h ubs ... ' an d ma ny more exclusive feat ures. The Jackpin er is ava ilable in Mot a-Cross or Endu ro ve rs ions check it out tod a y. AFM two day RR set Prelim inary plans by the AFM L.A . Chapter cal l for a two d ay meet at On tario, Calif. May 11 and 12 with a 300-mBer for Producti on bikes as the feature r ace. The weekend is bein g struct ured as a family -style road race fies ta, wi t h overn ight camp ing in th e in field at $3 per vehi cle (no t pe r per son ). Saturday opens wi th practice for all clas ses , incl udi ng new r id ers an d Cafe Ra cers. A fter lun ch , racing b egins with . quali fiers fo r th e " 300" , Cafe class, Supe rs treet , and Sidecars. After th e last fo rmal race, th e co u rse will be ope ned fo r flag crew s and qualified non-racers to ta ke a few hot lap s wh ile th e racers take over th e flags. Then t he circus will adjo urn to the infield for Pit Bike races, field tria ls, slow r aces, fun , games, and the pr ob able annihilation of larg e quan tities of beer. Survivors fro m Saturday will ru n in sprin t races for small product io n and GP classes Sunday morni ng. T he afte rnoon's fea tur e will be the 300, for teams of tw o to fo ur riders o n 250cc or larg er p roduc tio n machin es. Pre-en try fo r the fea ture is $25 per team ; for the sprints, $15 solo, $20 sidecar, an d $5 extra class . Deadline for pre-en tries is May 3. • New Fed moped standards In response to petition s from manu fac tu rers and d istributor s, the . Nat ion al Highw ay T ra ffic Safety Ad ministra tio n (NHTSA) has proposed modi fied salcty sta ndards intende d to make it easier fo r th e smaller mop eds to comp ly. T he modified rules for "molor·driven cycles" (defined as motorcycles rated at five HP o r less) were published in the Federal Register (Vol. 39, No . 72 ) Apr il 12 . 1974. Under the new rules. turn signals will not be req uired fo r m o p e d s . handlebar-mo un ted rear brake levers will be allowed, tail light an d brak ing pe rformance standards will be eased. • EAST: 3709 W . Erie A ve.• l orain . Ohio 44053 CENTRAL: P. O. Box 2327, Am arillo . Texas 79106 WE ST:,P. O. Box 26182 . Sacrame nto, Calif . 95827 Goodyear is Carroll Shelby t 213-821-3436 ROK ON RT 340 ENDUROS Save $200.00 - Limited offer. CArneS Cycle Shop 8459 - Foo t hi ll - P .O. Box 60B Sunland. CA 91040 213·352 ·1458 (213) 966 -8541 Suzuki & Maico . Mail Order Specialists . SMU~LER A r ornp le t e t rave l t r ,] l! e r d esi qned t o Cd r ry 5 bi kes JOURNEYMAN TRA I LERS I f H ' '--1 rv1l dw dY A v e . (~C lrl l(J". ( ,) 1 ~) ' 1?..1 ~ I ..I 'l () 7 () I J 8 ') STRONG D&S Motorcycl . e.rrl.... 515 N. Victory Blvd. BURB ANK , CALI F (213) 849·7295 Sweet Duck Suzuki Desert and MX S pec ialists 1010 E. Arrow Hw y. Covina, Ca. 1733 Hiawatha Dr. Glendale. CA 91208 (21 3) 247-2850 Dealer Inquiries Invit ed -:t:w~ ~~AUST TUNER 1032 W. BROOKS ST. ONTARIO.CA91762 · 7,4 983-5871 3

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