Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Sam Lyman _ ~e" ~~r§-~""' Ii U'tz< WI ns ~~J>.,+~.r Calico Ghost Enduro 1800 Riders - Rough Californ ia desert rid ing a COOPER 250cc Moto Cross One of the most powerful 2505 on Webco's dyno. Proven t o be one of the best handl ing motorcycl es. Five Speed, with shock forw ard kit at $ 1048.00 plus freight & ta xes. A photographer ou t here ? You've got t o be kiddingl Every fire ro ad is u nder a co up le of fee t o f sno w ; eve ry st eep , lo ng hil l is t orturous , sp irit cru shing and t im e co nsu m ing. Yo u p ass more an d more riders who have just quit, who sit in th e snow or in th e mud an d who look up and sh ake t heir heads in di sgu st as you st ruggle past in second gea r. Some a re digging in the sn ow and the n gu lping down handfuls of it to cool raw th roats an d dry m ouths. The whole co urse has an aura 0 f de feat a nd frustration at every tum, at every bottleneck, at every place where a few forlorn riders are gathered. You hit the fir st check point. You are an hour la te. Your b uddy - an A rider - is there. He has been lost and now is going back by the pavement. He wishes you go od luc k with a malicious grin as you move o ut again. Finally you reach the gas point 40 m iles out an d fo u r hours lat er. So me riders head down to t he pavemen t , so me follo w th e arrows. You fo llow th em and th in gs get worse . The arrows are scre we d up and yo u ge t o ff the co urse. Eventually y ou find it agai n and h it the third chec k whe re a m an tells y o u that you are over two hours late an d why n o t just take the p avemen t. But y ou fo llo w the fe w wh o elect to give it a try and y ou go o n because the snow is n ot so bad now an d m aybe th e re st of th e co urse will be a ro ad run. Bu t it 's not and now t he trail cu t s through th ickets of pucker brush and yo u know there is a bad bottlenec k ah ead be cause a lot o f rid ers are co m ing bac k d own the co u rse . At the bottlen ec k th e ri de rs are he lping each o ther. Five or six m e n to a bike an d "all togethe r n o w ," p ush an d eve ryone telling the othe r guy th at it's got to get better bu t it neve r will because at 52 mil es a No rth Bay MIC sweeper is directing everyone to the paved road, that symbol of defeat. You hate to take it back but you know that at las t it's over and you are glad you got this far. The little gro up of strangers you've been struggling along with smile at each other. The guy on the Suzuki who pushed you over the top of the last bad one nods in the direction of the arr ows and asks: "What 's it like ?" "Tt's super trail, we hacked it out with axes," says the sweeper. "Let us go on," says the gu y on the Penton who rode other men 's bikes up the las t bottleneck when they were too washed out to go o n . "There's 40 m iles of bad ass trail. We 'll be up all n igh t sweep ing . Come on, take th e road. Be sensible," says the sweeper. " Co me o n. Let us try, m an," says the gu y wi th th e 125 Ho daka, UNo way . Come on. give me your nu mbe rs and ta ke th e road, " says th e sweepe r. "And lo o k, it was a t ough e nd u ro. Eve n Ben Bo wers was 30 minut es lat e at t he fir st check." "No kiddin g? Hey, I guess we better take the roa d back. Makes sense, hu h ," said eve ryone at o nce. An d with that after 52 m iles in six hours they heade d fo r t he pavemen t , • Resul t s pe nding. Walking it up out of a stream bed. -' Spec ial Price until Apr il,10, 1975 - $998.00 Starbuck Motocross By Bob McKeen STA RB UCK , WASH., FE B. 23 On e hundred fifty o ne rid ers and over one tho usan d spectators turned out fo r a beautiful springlike Sunday of mo tocross. Many o f the riders have been forced to park their scooters fo r the past couple of months d ue to snowfall (which can tinues to cover Spokane and neighboring communities). This first race of the jaycees Ambulance Benefit Drive was a great success. New sportsman classes for street legal bikes, aimed at getting the loca l riders into the action, shows promise of m o re participation at the nex t race o n March 9. • Resul ts in Results Secti on . Central California Speedway School By Gene Miller CHOWCHI L LA, CAL. , FE B. 23 Over 30 rid ers from all over the state co nverged on th e one -fifth mile oval for a full day o f practi ce and training , as Sp eedway Central held its se co nd sp eedwa y school and practice session at the Ch owchilla Fairgrounds. Things ra n right on schedule, wi th ex perienced riders on th ei r own m ach in es alternating in a heat ty pe format with green ride rs on m ach in es furnished by Speedway Central. The unique session gave riders a chance to practice under conditions they will encounter on the track. The first riders rolled out at ab o u t 10 a.m , and there were steady riding until 4:30 p .m. Lots of 'e n do s' , 'sideos' and wheelies spiced the day's activities but oth er than some injured egos and motorcy cles there was no serious da ma ge done. The new rider group was enthusiastic and put forth a real effort. Honorary a wards went to the following people: Best pusher -Dan Toomey 's sister. Most rides-Bob Bondurant . Most Patience -Adolph Sousa. Furthest Distance -Matt jackson -Red Bluff. Most P r o m is in g Rider -j ack Marti n - Ha nford. Speedway Cental is organized for t he p ur pose of supporting and p romo ting the seri ous training of lo we r div ision ri de rs wit h the goals be ing a better prepared new rider crop and an exclusive di vision t wo an d three race p rogra m. There will be m o re of t hese sessions co mi ng up in Cen tral California and anyone in t erested in getting information should write: Speedway Ce ntral, P.O . Dra wer ''J'', Bass Lake , California 93604. • Apache Ltd . Mitsubish i Int . 6422 San Fern ando Rd . 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