Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

WJ ·- Ask your d ea ler to lend yo u h is co py o f THELATm BY PAPA WEALEY (Co Tl tinued fro m page 3 ) Production racing will be added to the 1975 Daytona Speed Wee k with th ree dasses (4 0 Occ, 750cc and l ,OOOcc) run ning the Fr id ay before t he 200·m iler. Power -D yne Vehicl es (r DV) will be AMA short-tracking in a big wa y this year. Hey , we forgot to credit Ellie Taylor for the olde tyme desert pictures we printed in issue number 50 a co uple of weeks back. Ellie mak es those fine prescr iption lens goggles , ya know. Kawasaki is delivering 13 new Z- I's to poli ce departments in and aro und Los Angeles. So wh en you see th at red ligh t behind you, pull o ver. You 'r e ca ugh t. Ron Grant is sa id to be putting together a February road race date at laguna Seca, Californ ia. Details to f,ollow. And Dick l\lann is wo r king wit h Sears Point Racew ay to ge t th eir mo tocross tr ac k back into o pera tion , loo king toward a ' 75 season under Dis tric t 36 AMA sa nc tio n. Norton Triumph Corpora t io n gave Ro b Morr ison and h is t uner Ron Wood a check fo r Sl ,OOO fo r their high point perform ance at Ascot in 1974. Ro b will ride fo r the factory o n th e 19 75 AMA National Circu it alo ng w it h Mike Kidd and Mark Willia ms. Promo tions: Effu lgent Bill Dutch er to Mark eting Director and Mike Kan e to Sales Man ager for Bu lt aco In tern a t io nal. Franch ises for the new Speedway league are selling slowly . It seems the SSO,OOO price tag plu s S100,OOO first year operating cash-on-hand is giving pause to promoters. Several biq-monev types are showing in te rest though . San Diego County Superv isor J ac k Walsh say s it is wrong fo r th e co un ty to use its Green Sti,"",y funds (ab out $25 ,000 a year ) so lely for enfo rce men t of OR V law s. " The money sho uld be go ing int o a trust so eno ugh can be saved to acq uire land for an o ff-road vehicle park. " say s Walsh. Superv isors Lee T aylo r and Lou Co nd e qu est ioned if such a place would be use d ... It migh t tak e ' aw ay the t ra il-b la zing aspec t aw ay fro m the span ," said Co nde . Ta y lo r agreed. sayi ng, "Pu tt ing the o ff-ro ad peop le togeth er would elimi na te the adven ture o f it." Nobody as ked the bikers. of co urse . The Gl· l000 Honda , we are told , h as cyl inders th at are inte grally cast wit h the respective crankcase halves. To ch an ge the rings y ou h ave to spli t th e cases . What -mot o-month ly recentl y tested the Suzuki Rotary b y crash ing seven times in five sta tes in 12 d ays ? The Over the Hill Gang is alive and hav ing a ball in Baja, where there is no BlM, no Green Stick ies and lotsa, lotsa keen desert. Th e Over the Border gang? Terry Seibert is th e new nati onal acce sso rie s m anager o f U.S. Suzu ki. Roger Wagner, well ·known conductor of the Roger Wagner Chorale, owns a 1972 Honda 500. He learn ed b iking at age 59 from h is son , fulfi lling a teenage wish that was suppressed by h is parents. th e J anu ary . 19 7!l issue o f ~l o t u rc ycl e Ind ustry and read the n icc article on the hist o ry and ph ilo soph y of Cycle News th ere in . Th e BlM has agreed to place reflec to rs o n th e po sts an d ca bles which th ey h ave erected to .clo se Da rwin Canyo n to motor vehi cle s. Th e rusty. n ea r-in visi b le neckbreak ers were chosen o n purpose to car ry ou t th e illusio n of a " lack of consp icuously man -made objects" in th e are a, the y said . The law su it against the IlLl\1 b y th e Environme n ta l Defen se Fu nd . Sierra Clu b , e t a l , over allo wing the Ba r s t o w -t o -Veg as ra ce has been pos tp oned to J anuar y 14 in the U.S. Central District Co urt in Lo s Angeles. Case num beris CV 74 -108 SW. Virg inia A ldr ich cla ims she use s duct tape fo r the pu rpose God intended, else why would they call it duetape? It holds her rubber ducky on the fender of her RD125 Yamaha. "RD stands for guess ' what - Rubber Ducky" say s Virginia. Then I guess DT (as in DT·l, etc . Yamaha ) must stand for Duct Tape. One ex ample of th e trou ble legisla tur es can crea te for enthusiasts like usIs the little gem the Dl ino is legisla tu re is taking up in thi s sessio n called Illinois Motor Veh icle Racing Law. Among other things. it requires a permit fee 'o f S I 00 for every ra ce, six- by-six inch gu ard rail s aro und th e wh ol e track surmo un ted by %" steel cab le. six fo ot h igh fe nces arou nd all spectator areas and so on. 395 Cyde Park ("Ho me of H.R.A.") sent us a nice Christmas card signed by a rouple dozen of the regular riders there. Thanks, and best w ishes to you , too. Bombard ier , Lt ee., m ak ers o f Ca n -Am rna t o r c y c l e s , h a ve b e en na med di s t riburors o f the Puch mo-ped thro ugh out No rth :Ame rica. Tak e tha t, Exxon ! Recommended reading from Cycle News Products M otorcycle ' tuning for perfonnance How to Win Motocross Tells you ever yt h ing ta ught in Gary Ba iley 's rae ing sc ho o ls. An sw ers all th e ques ti o ns abo ut equ ipment. starts, corners and rou gh stuff, w hoops and down hills , mud and passi ng, and e xpert tricks " A great $ 6 confidence-bu ilder. How to ride • Observed Tri als Read th is book and refer to it for everyth ing need ed to e xcel a nd have fun in t he "r id e anyw he re " spo rt of trials. Riding tech n iq ues , bike mod if ications, organ iz ing t rials ' $ 6 ru les, charts, ever ything. Escape by ' Trail Bike A b s o l u te ly the finest book o n o f t -road motorcycle rid ing techn iques ever of fere d. B i ll Brokaw, Expert r ider, tells ho w to ride t he hard stuff , easy . Illustrated lat est ed it ion . only $3.75 176 u p -t o- d a te pages , over 3 00 il· I ustrat ions showing how to get the maximum speed, torque and gearing o ut of y o u r present setup. Also advice on trick modifica t io ns. T h is books p lus your owner's man-$ 6 . ual is all you need t o go fast. 5lQ gg .... ~ g lC) r-O'l .--< The BoonieBook New. seco nd ed it io n ex plains how to rid e t he dirt, make yo ur bike w or k fo r yo u, t ric ks of mai ntenance, saf ety and what t o d o fo r many happy tankfuls of tra il rid ing jo y . Cov ers everyt hi ng exc ept ecology. $6 ~ ~ Two-stroke tuner's handbook b Y G o rd o n Jenn ings expla ins cl early and in great detail how _ and why a 2 -cycle ~ en gine works and ho w to make it work better. Incl ud es how to d es ign and bu ild racing expansion chamber s to your engine's specs. lavishly illustrated . Did you know t ha t mo-ped riders are exempted from compulsory helmet laws in many states whi ch hav e them? $S HANGUP - GUARANTEED - Want a sponsor? Rupp Ind ust ries is looking for so me bod ies to race thei r new 10 0 ce and 12 5ec rnoto cro ssers. Con tact llill Stearn s a t 3 00 E. Oy er Rd ., San ta An a. Ca lif. (7 14) 55 6-7177 . CA F E HO NDA with Hollywood H ill s signs in backgrou nd . 1'h x 2', fu ll co lo r, matte finish. Ma iled Speedway racing is planned March 4 through 8 at Daytona Beach, Florida with a $2,000 purse nightly under AMA rules. Por tl and , Or egon moto rcycle sho w is under new o wn ership. Enth usiast J im Roc kstad will h ost th e fo ur t h ann ua l expo Feb. 7. 8 a nd 9 with th e Northw est Indo or Ch ampio nsh ip races Feb . 6. • • in tube. $2.75 ' 1l1C longer tra vel suspensio ns a re go ing to be the ho t setu p for the coming seaso n and Bob Ottow says he h as so me 1 'h" Maico fo rk exten sions coming o n th e market wh ich we ho pe to tes t soon. If yo u are im patient, give Bob a buzz at (213 ) 6394800. Lo o k fo r a new Grl.-eves distribut or in . t h e We st e rn lI emisphere. Charles Sc hot t , o wn er o f the Long Beach Honda empire. Hi-Perfo rm a n ce Cycle Ce nter . et c. is o ff to En gland to chec k o ut th e deall . Contest heats up ! Arnold Tape will donate 12 rolls of duct tape to the winner of our Humongous Creative Duct Tape -Co nte st . Send . us your - account of the most creative use of duct tape you've seen. Even be tter, send .a photo or drawing. No, Chuck! Put that tape down ! Mrnmff. Wwwmf! Here '5 th e gu y to ca ll with com ments and sugge stions o n Green Stickie Par k projec ts a t the St ate level in Californ ia: Ron Raw lings. Supervisor, Trails and ORV S e ct i on, 1 .0 . Il o x 239 0, ' Sacram ent o. Ca. 9 58 11. Phon e (9 16 ) 44 5-1370. Ma il order is tun . Send check or mo ney order to Cycle New s Products. Bo x 4 98 . l ong Beach, CA 90801 • Please ru sh m e t he items I have checked b elo w. I a m enclosing a chec k o r mone y o rd er for to tal pr ice plus 50 cen ts shi p ping. (Cal ifo rn ia residen ts plea se add 6% sa les tax .) 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