Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

and co nsta nt co mpanIOn Ned Nudge out. "You 'd be tter turn over, Ned , before yo u get sun burne d," said Tom b razenly, Ned looked up and saw so meone ru n ning to war ds them . "To rn, so meone is running towards us," stated Ned. approaching the subject. The fa m ou s boy racer and he ro of old ladies peer ed fleetingly an d said . " Yes, so meone is run ning towards us." About this time they recognized Mo Davi dso n, w e l l-kn o wn motorcycle manufactu rer , running towards them. "I 've been loo king ' for you, " observed Mo . "I need yo ur h elp ." "Take your time, yo u're getting all sweaty," Tomstat ed dryly . " No w, what L, it th at I can do for yo u ?" " Well," Mo sai d deeply, "Wallace Ha rle y , m y b igge st m ot orcycle co mpe titor, has sto len m y revol utionary new d esign fo r a scoot that will revolutionize moto cross racing, and I want y ou to de sign m e a new m 0 t o r c y l c e to r e - r e v o l u l io n iz e m ot ocr oss before Wall ace Harl ey can use my design . " The fam ou s inven to r an d 197 3 Pigeon Run End uro winner meditated for a min ute. " I think we can help yo u. Come o n, Ned , let' s go begin on it." said Tom with a star t. " O kay, the ti de is going out any way ." Ned said lo wly. Bac k in T o m Shift's worksh op behind h is stately mansion, we fin d our hero an d his loyal frien d sitt ing an d thinkin g. " I can 't thi nk of anything," Ne d ad de d blankly. They sat silen tl y fo r a few m ore h ou rs wh en suddenly Tom spoke . UI've got it! \\'e 'll use electricity ; ' Tom said sta tically. . "Yes, we can glue the motor to the _ frame," replied Ned, sticking to the su bject. They worked hard day and night for the next two hours an d finall y finished. "Sure is bright and shiny," reflected Ned . " Ir's more th an that : this will revolutioni ze mo tocro ss and pu t Mo Davids on's motorcycl e b usiness back on tw o fee t," remarked Tom staunc hly. "I'm tired. Le t's go in to the house and eat lun ch," gulped Tom. Ins id e th e h ou se , T om Shi ft and his loy al co m pani o n sa t waitin g for lunch , whil e ou tsid e two burly men were at tem pting to break in to wealthy playboy T om Shi ft 's wo r ksh op. "Ned, do y o u see th at flashi ng light above th e stove? " T om as ked brightl y. "Do you kno w wh at it means?" Ned Nudgeo ut , loyal co mpanion of our hero , loo ked up fro m h is Motocross Cat co mic at the bright flas hing ligh t on the wal l an d rep lied , " Does th at me an the co rn is don e ?" "N o ! That 's the workshop alarm. I'll bet so meone is try ing to break in. ,. cracked Tom . "~Iy mo ther won't le t me bet," gambled Ned . The y ou th ful motoc ross s tar an d his loyal frien d rus hed o ut o f the house in ti me to see two men charging the workshop do or with a battering ram . Tom Sh ift , judo an d karate exper t, moved swiftly fo rw ard, duc ked to his lef t , shifte d his weight to the b alls of his fee t an d mo ved q uic kly to wards the men. Hours later whe n Tom Sh ift , natio nal do-gooder, aw o ke wi th a splitting headach e, h e as ked, " Wha t hap pened?" "Th ey batt ed you wi th a battering 1 ram ," rep lied Ned, hitting the nail on the he ad. Our heroes wen t into the bat tered wor ksh op an d sat down o n the battering ram . "W ell, all our wo r k was wasted. Now we 'll n ever b e able 10 re-revolutionize m ot o cro s s w it h o u r e l ec t r ic motorcycle ," said To m Shift, inv en tor of th e flying W. "In th e morning everything will loo k brigh te r ," b eamed Ned Nudgeout. The next morning Tom Shift and his loyal co m pan io n wer e down at th e beach loo kin g a t the surfers . "Look at th a t bikini. " Ne d said briefl y. "What are we goin g to tell Mo ? I sure hate to te ll him that we failed," said Tom loathsom ely. J ust t hen they saw someone running down the beac h towards th em. "Someone is running down th e beach towards us," sta ted Tom . "Yes, so meone is run nin g down the beach to wards us, " ra m ble d Ned. " /t 's Mo Davidson, now y o u 'll have to te ll him ," narrated Ne d. "Hello. boy s," greeted Mo . " I jus t came to t ell you that you do n't have to re-de s ign a m otor c rosse r t o re-vol ut io nize mo tocross. I went ov er and talked to Wallace Harley an d we decided to make a deal ," shuffled Mo. "We hav e this idea which will make th e m otorcy cl ist mee t and im press ne w people. It will be the greatest th ing to happ en to mo torcy cles. " " Sounds like a slic k idea," sai d T om, ru nni ng his hand through his hair. " What will you call it? " "We th ought we'd call it t he Harl ey-Davidson Electra-Glide," he said, sm iling greasily . • Goodyear Motor Sports Club formed DAYTO NA BEACH , FLA.,JAN 28 R a c e c ar dr iv ers, motor cycle r acers, builders and m echanics we re challenged today to t urn thei r knowledge and te ch nology to th e problems facing Ame rica in m o r e efficie nt fuel use and highway safety. "No group o f peop le in the n at ion are b etter eq uipped to come up wi th sol utio ns ," said Charles J . Pilliod , J r. . chairman of The Goodyear Tire & Rubb e r C o m pa n y . The plan s for the Goodyear Motor Sports Club and its objective of tea mi ng raci ng and its fans in an attack on fuel wa st e and unsafe driving co nditions were reveale d at a press co nference here. Pilliod said the club is expected to have 100,000 members in its first y ear , and will p ro vid e fo r a closer rela tions hi p b etween racing people and fans. Dis cuss in g possibl e contributions to c u r r ent m otoring problems, Pilliod no ted , "raci ng has never been based s ole l y on sp eed . It is based on mechan ical efficiency and safety , the very tw o thing s o f concern to motorists today . Motor sp orts has never had a common m eet ing gro und fo r th e fan s and co mp etito rs, " h e said . "We think th at Goodyear , through its in volvem en t in every phase o f the sp o rt , can provide that meeting ground. " An important par t of t he Go odyea r Motor Sp orts Club will be a quarterly magazine and a month ly new sle tt er, to keep club members in for me d of th e latest new s in racin g , b ehi nd the scenes activities, and also will give memb ers a me th od of co m m un ica t ing with peop le in raci ng. Besides the m agazin e and newslett er th e club will have compo und areas at selected rac es where member s w ill have t he opportunity to meet and talk with drivers an d mechanics during practice and q uaJifying d ay s. Club members w ill also have th e o p port unity to purchase rac e ticket s at a d iscount at a number of events, and become eligible to win free t rip s to some of the maj or races as the guest of Goodye ar . Joining ten of the world's greatest a u t o r ace rs a n d builders on the Goodyear Motor Sports Club Advisory Board is the AMA Grand National Champion, Kenny Roberts. Annual full membership with a spe cial "charter" dis count is now available through May 3 1 for $10. Effective June I , annual full me mbership will cos t $1 5 . Ann ua l associate m emberships are also ava ilab le to immediate family of full members. Me mbersh ip applica tio ns a n d ad ditio na l in fo rmatio n m ay be o b tained by writing Good y ear Mo to r Sports Club , P.O . Bo x 42 8 , Tarrytown . N.Y . 10591. • DEPT. SUB. P.O. BOX 498 LONG BEACH. CALI FO Rl"lIA 90 801 CYCL E NEWS WEST (1 yr.) 512.50 0 CYCL E NEWS WEST (2 yrs.l. • • . . . . 22.00 0 CYCLE NEWS WEST (3 yrs.l 30.00 0 Via 1st class mail for one year 40 .00 0 Via air mail for one year SO.OO 0 Th is is a Renewal 0 Please bill me 0 I enclose check or money order 0 Name [Plei . print htgib1v) , " Addres s Cit';' State z,p 23

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