Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Opinion Uni ted Stat e s De partm en t o f t h e In t eri or Offi c e o f t he S o li c ito r Sa c r a rn ent o R e gi on 28 0 0 C otta g e Way R o o m E-2 7 53 Sa c r a m e nt o , Ca li fo r nia 958 25 1974 aroaco shocks You've read the glow ing re ports and heard a lot of talk about these re mar k· ab le new space age' shocks. Now the y are eve n better in 1974 ! Mor e built· in dependab ility , w ith added st re n gt h in vital st ress area s and new competition tested o il sea ls. Lightest of all na me brand shoc ks. . .only 2 Ibs. 8 oz . w ith spr ing! KAWASAKI YAMAHA CZ MAICO STEEN ~ l r. B u r t o n J . St a nl ey Su bj e ct: Payment o f S. L . U . P . fe e # Dave Evans _ Dca r Si r : Th e ,,- Moto r c y cl e C lu b o ffe r s a c e r tifi ed che c k # dra wn o n t he bank of _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ...:..:----:-_ _ " b ran c h of i n the s u m of $ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ d olla rs ). PENTON OSSA SUGG ESTED RET Ail PRICE ~ 90"R P"R Now, for th e first time, you can order Arnaco shocks directly from th e distributor! INSTANT MAIL ORDER and we mean fast! When ordering specify make, year and model bike, spring rate desired, weight of rider and shock length (12, 12\1" 13" etc.l. Enclose cash, check or money order. Personal checks must clear prior to shipping. Prepaid orders will be shipped freight free! C.O.D. orders will be accepted . California residents add 6 % sales tax . ALSPORT DISTRIBUTIN G CO. 233 South Seventh Ave. Cit y of Industry. Ca. 91746 ( 213) 336 - 450 2 BOOTS Largest Selec t io n Top Gear Buckle SS9 . w lue $44 .95 H.gh Lece Cycle 35 . value 26.95 Acm e Cow bov 25 . val ue 17 .95 Dur ango Harness 'Z7 . value 19.95 Oan pos t 60 . value 34.95 L099M 25 . value 17 .95 17.95 Eng inee r 25 . va iull 25 . value 13 .95 DrMS Z,ppers Worl( Shoes 20 . wl ue 12 .95 Add $ 2 .00 M ail Or der p lus tax Work Shoes Unlimited 12086 Bro okhurst , Garden Grove 714 -537-6535 1772 No . Tustin Ave., Orange 1252 2 Westminst er at 17th sr., Santa Ana Dist ri but or fo r Ve ndram ini 8 00 1J WHITTIER HONDA Motorcycle Trailers Bell Helmets Full Bore Products 14324 E. Whittier Blvd. (2131698.(1065 Complete stock of parts a nd accessories for street and dir t . oss~ ar;e of t he nicer guys o n th e e nd u ro scene is Dave Evans . He has b een o ut o f circula tion since the Coyo te 150 back in Marc h wh e re he di d a horrendous endo brea kin g 'so m e ribs a nd a sh oulder. Dave sti ll finished b ut was hurting p retty bad. Al th ough he hadn 't m issed a District 37 endur o sin ce 19 6 8 Evans had to pas s up t he Red Gar ter. G ree n ho rn , and Fire crac ker e nd uros while getting all healed up . I talked to him a nd he is ready to ge t back int o things and ho pe s to have his ne w Os sa Phantom enduro bike by then . Dave is the only sponsored Ossa e nduro ride r in Southern Ca lifo rnia and usually finishes in the top le n. Steve Be ll T h is s u m 1.5 t end e r e d t o Bur t on J . Stan ley , rep res e n ti ng t he Un i te d Sta t c s , wi th t h c exprcss und e rstand i n g that th e se ru o ne y s w i ll b e d epo site d in a s u s p e n se a c co u n t p end i n g t he o ut c o rri c of th e cu r re nt liti ga ti on t e stin g the l e ga lity o f th i s fc c , the Un it ed St a t e s v s , Thc Ca c tus Cats of Corona . It i s und er s t o od that t h c U nite d Sta t e s wi ll i nform the Bu rca u o f La nd M e na g c m cn t t hat t h e ---,-.,-----:--::----:------:,,--::-_ M o to r c y c l c Club h a s sa t is fed th e r equ i r emen ts o f S . L . U . P, fe e # - - -- - - _. Sin c er el y , How to keep the BLM fro musing S.L.U.P. funds against you I .) Draw cert ified che ck p ayable t o The United S tates. 2.) Fill in date. S.L. U.P n umbe r, club name. check nu m ber . na me of bank an d branch . a mo u n t of check o n fo rm le tt er (fo r letter sam ple, ca ll 2 13 /36 1-853 0) . 3. ) Photo -co p y letter an d c hec k for cI ub files . 4 .) Mail ch eck a nd le tter. via ce rt ifi ed m a il, re t urn r eceipt request ed, to : ~lr . Burton J. Stanley U.S . Department o f Int eri or Offi ce o f t he Solicitor Sacr amento Region 2800 Co ttage Wa y , Room E-27 5 3 Sacramento , California 95 825 A form letter is re p roduced ab o ve : By Leslie Richards Th ere .seems to be so me co n fusio n surro unding pay ment of B.L.M . Sp e ci al La nd Us e Permi t (S. L.U. P.) fees into a suspense acco unt instead of directly to th e Bureau o f Land Managem ent. Cont rary to info rmation being put out by so me BLM distri ct o ffi ce s, Burton J. St anley , U.S. Soli citor. will acc ep t 'fees paid in to a s us p e ns e account which he has est ablished fo r t his purpose. It's legal, it 's simp le. a nd it will keep o u r funds o ut o f the han ds of the B L\I pending o utco me of United St ates vs. Cac t us Ca t s o f Corona c o ur t cas e , which cha lle nges S.I..U.P fees. Lo cal Bureau o f La nd Managem ent o ff icials rep ortedly in fo rmed District 37 th at the y will acce pt no S.L .U.P fun ds into a sus p ense ac co u n t from an y club wi th whi ch th ey are not in liti gati on. This is sim ply not so . Sout hern California MC d id it . a nd the y are no t involved in any liti gati on wit h 1I1.~1. L 0 c a I II L ~J "s a I t i t u de lS u nders tandable. Thei r fund s are de pleted, they a re horrowing fro m o t he r de prtr trn cn ts , and they a rc ver y m uc h in need o f S.L.U.P fee s fr om th e clubs. On the o t he r ha nd . no matt er how mu ch we may sym pa t h ize w 1 an yo ne wh o has budget problems th ese da ys. the id ea o f pr ov iding them with operat in g m oney to fin an ce t hei r c o u r t battle against th e Cactus Cat s s till d o esn 't se t right. T o pl ace S.L. U.P fees in sus pe nse fund : . Speaking o f sponsorsh ips, nu mber one end uro ride r Steve Bell is with o ut a ride th ese d a ys as h is spo nso red CZ got pull ed righ t out from u nd er hi m . CZ decided in mid-sea so n to pull out. lea ving Steve w ithout a ride (he had so ld his own bike ). In fa c t. he was all se t to ride the Barstow [SOT Qualifier o n an ultra-tri ck CZ and the nex t thing he knew. bo th th e sp ecial bike and his regul ar enduro bike were taken ba ck . What a bummer. The least t hey co ul d have d one was let him finish out the sea so n. Enduro product evaluations SUZUKI HUSKY 16 good I fe el I had t o m ak e m y op in io n kn own . I wonde r if Dave Baum has ever ridde n ail en d uro ? Bicycle speedometer conversion IfR l, "M olly -B lue " Chain Lu be ,\ffg : /lR L Lubricants , Inc. 7340 Flore nce A ven ue Dow ne y, California 90240 I had a c ha nce to usc a ca n o f Moll y- Blu e Cha in Lube and [ liked it very m uch . In evalua t ing c ha in lubes it is pretty hard t o set up a sta nda rd o f co m pa riso n u nless yo u d o i t under restri cted testing wi th all factors the same, etc. All I ca n d o is use it a nd watch if_ t he chain re ma ins lubricated. d oesn 't a ttrac t to o much unwanted dirt an d d o e sn't rus t. T o t est f or chain we ar would be im p ra c tical un less laboratory stan da rds ap p ly . I have to re ly o n pe rso na l o bservatio n, bu t I thi nk Mo lly -Blu e is go od, a nd I recommend it. vur Spa rk Plug Cleaner Mf g : Sperex Corp orat ion 16 / 3 / So uth Maple A venue Gard ena, Calif o rnia 90248 T he VHT Spark Plug Cleaner is real hand y to have around in the to o l box. I use d it t o cle an no t on ly plugs b u t also points . par ts . a nd my ca rbo They claim it 's good for rem ovin g o il d ep o sits from brake dis cs and t o sp o t clean metal before hel l-ar c welding. VlfT Rinck O x ide Case Paint I enlisted the help of M e t t co , one of So u the rn Califo rnia's well kno wn Pe n to n shops, to help with the evalu ati on since m y Honda ase s aren't blac k, Fred Ha yes t ried o ut th e case. paint o n a 25 0 Penton j ust before the Greenhorn a nd was e x trem el y pleased with the re su lt e ven m onths la ter . It's important to foll ow the directions care fully o r t he p aint m ight not stic k. Whil e t he pa int will eve n tually wear o ff, it ca n be easi ly touc hed up for t ha t nice ra cer lo o k and also heat dissipation b e n efi t s. A n oth er re c omm endation br ought to you fro m your friend ly Enduro Scene. Make your own numbers Cycle N ews recen tl y ran an article on how to mount a bicycle speedomete r o n a Huskv. I think it wo uld be total ly ;ise1ess in an end uro for tw o reason s. T he first is th e simple lack o f a reset feature o n the instrum en t. T his alone makes th e con version im practical Ti re d of bu ying n umbers for each race o r ma king t hem u p with ta pe ? In vest in a se t o f 0 through 9 and go o n d own to a store whic h sells co n tac t paper . For a buck o r tw o yo u ca n ge t c n o ug h to last yo u a nd your fri ends fo r a lo ng time . J us t use t he n um ber s yo u have alread y bought fo r patterns an d c u t the numbers OU l wi th a n e xa ct o kni fe, r azor blade . scissors. or yo ur teeth . for enduro purp ose s. ~ l ost r oute shee ts ar e m ade up o n the simp le p remi se th a t t he mileage s ta rts a t zero . T h e secon d reason is tha t I d o not bel ieve a bic ycle spee do me te r w oul d t ak e th e puni shme n t o f ha rd enduro use . While I th ought t he ide a behind th e a r ticle was Sco re cards Every e nd u ro I ha ve been to. t here ha ve be e n a cou p le of r id ers co m ing in who hav e losl their score ca r ds. There are a num ber o f goo d wa ys to prevenrl o sin g your ca rd and he re are t h ree : ,\ ) G o d own to t he stationery

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