Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

INSIDE Hooskyvamy "Got mah picture in th' paper! Such a su rprise to see o ur son o n t he: cover o f th e Febru ary 25 issue. No rman is fo ur years old and he defi nitel y wan ts to be "j ust li ke Dad ." .. . Who kno ws? In 14 years, he may mak e th e fron t page again . . . 6 The de finitive p ro duction racer Two Day Trials 8 ~ IR. V.O .T.E·getter Two Days Trial ~IRS . & 10 No te th e sp eIling, and other differen ces. Free Wheeling Did yo u kn ow th e water ski er bei ng pulled up the In dian Du nes River by a CZ 400 was me ? Skii ng in wat er t wo to six inches deep with a roc ky b o tto m c o u ld . by s ome, be co nsidered a dangerous act. Do n't you think it co uld be co mpensa ted fo r? It was a wo rld firs t , and I hold all existing reco rds . I plan to better the m in the fut ur e. 12 A ro ad racing clas s for thee an d me . Trick , 13 Travel for y o ur CR 125 Speedway 14 Hotline 16 u.s. wins poin t, set, and ma tch. GA RY PIII LLIPS "The River Ska te " Reseda, Cali f. Radical -steering hacks, a Big Goose, and a win for Bowman . North , ..24 Bit wet up there, huh? Calendar . , Cat , , .. , , Writing to "Voices" co uld be co nsidered a dangero us act , to o. You m igh t ge t prin ted . . . Editor , . .26 31 Right pl ace, wron g game Results Caveat Emptor CH ARLES DI ETZ San ta Rosa, Calif. Here comes the shovel , . . , , ..32 35 What 's t he poop ? How co me you a d ve r t ise Sa dd leb ae k Park Sat urda y races at six buc ks? It cost us inst ead $ 12 to race plus $2. 50 a head to just get in the park. Awaiting your "shovel " t o cle an up . JOHN MEUS LING Sh erwood. Ore. Th ere are certain differen ces be tween a T Z 700 and a moped, bu t wh er e do yo u find out? O N T H E F R ONT PA G E: Q u alifier-type scene ry by Ron Schneiders. That 's the Calendar listing the p ro mo te r sen t . saying S6 post. If two of you raced (yo u say "us") th at would be $1 2. An d it costs EVER YBODY $2.5 0 to get in to S a d dl e v a c k. I n clu d i n g t h e ra ce promo te r • . . Editor Help ourselves! Sharon Clayton. Publisher Edna Mewton, Secretary to Publisher. Advertising Linda Clark, Advertising Man ager. Gil Brown, National Advertising Manager; Chris Kolbet, Advertising Assistant. Editorial Charles C ayton, Ed ito r; Lane Campbell an d Jdf Peck. Assistan t Ed it ors . Bobi Sco tt . Secretary and Calendar. Art and Production Catherine Lampton. Ar t Director : Nan cy Gray . Advertising Art Direct or : Aguilera, Lab Technician: Hector Mari on Hatash ita, Typ ogr apher . Circulation Rhcba Sm ith, Manager: Pam Hob bs and Chri s Andrews, Assist ants. Accounting Gay len e Zaionz , Mana ger : Twila Wheel er. Judy Fouts , Lani Sienk and Mike Klinger. Assistants: Tom Hun te r. Credit Mana ger . Services & Support Mike Colikas: Randy Davis: Bill Runyan: Jeann ie Dun ivan , Receptionist . West P.O. Bo x 498, Long Beach , CA 9080 I. (213) 4 2 7·7 4 33 : L.A . Line 6 3 6-8844. East P.O . Bo x 80 5 , Tucker. GA 3 0084. (4 04 ) 934 -7850. Central P.O. Bo x 13 24 5 , Austin, TX 78 711. (512 ) 44 4 · 75 48 . Subscription One ye ar. seco nd class mail $1 2.50 ; 2 years. seco nd class mail , 522.50 ; 3 years. seco nd class m ail , $30.00 ; Single cop y pr ice , 50 cents. "Young" Feets Editor, I was scouring through myoid Catalina, Crater Camp, Riverside 'IT and etc . p ictures and I came across this picture of youn g (16 years) "Feets " Minert at "Old" Crater Camp in 1947. He is doing two things that he would never admit to nowadays. He is riding a Matchless, not a BSA and he is in the act of winning the " Slo w Race" at a So , Cal. MIC Club field meet. His number plate indicates that he qualified 33rd o ut of an allowable entry of 40. In the background is the famous Ernie May from West Los Angeles on one of Frank Cooper's AJSs . Ernie was one of the top riders in So. Cal. although for yea rs he insisted in riding old J D Harl eys th at co uld not be trusted to fin ish. Both Chuck 's and Erni e's b ikes were great little b ikes in their da y. They were called Scrambles Models and had 2 I " rims on th e front, special gear rat io s, an d man y little m od s. How ever, they hadn 't learned abo ut springin g th e rear en ds ye t. I r ecall ri di ng my '4 9 Scrambler in the early fifties in a Big Be'!'r Run an d bei ng the o nly rigi d to finish - 28 th, as I remem ber. I th ink I woul d be six feet tall today if it weren 't fo r all th ose rid es on rigid fra mes. If the mood ever st ri kes you to do a no st algia thing on Catalina o r an y o f the old ra ces, let me know and I'll b undle up my co llecti o n o f tra sh and ru n it d own to yo u. Regards to all o f your good crew, After reading th e letter written by Mike Priseler (Cycle News, March 4) 1 felt prompted to respond to t he queries raised with respect to land man agement and desert ecosystems. The Colorado and Mojave deserts h ave be come the playground for literally millions of Southern California residents. Despite th e im mensity of the desert , improper management and irresponsible actions can do irr eparable damage to this unique resource . How ca n this be if the desert is onl y c o m p ose d of ro c ks , s an d, a n d sandwashes as Mr. Prise1er facetiously alluded to ? We an: all aware th at the desert rece ives precious little rainfall , unlike most other natural habitats. Rain is the primary heal ing mechanism natu re used t o restore da ma ged area s of the landscape. When th e desert "pavement" is disrup ted the blemis h left beh ind m ay ta ke years to erase. Returning to t he le tt er wri tten by Mike Prise1er, I believe moto rcy clists , as c o n c e r n e d des e rt us ers, should cooperate with the BL\1 in their j o b of p reparing im pact stu dies , The desert lan ds need to be pro pe rly m a n a ge d . E .g.• O RV clubs, Sierra Clabbers, campers, e t. al., sho uld be rest ricted to are as of the desert in whic h the ir respective: ac t ivit ies will not have adverse an d lo nglasting effects o n th e env iro n ment . I u r ge m o t o rcy clist s to beco me involved with th e BLM and to give so me th ou ght t o th e plan ts and an im als tha t live in the de sert n ext tim e th ey go ridi ng, JIM HERRICK Davis, Calif. P.S. To whom an d where do I write to join i\1. 0.R. E.? I enjoy the newspaper very much , especia lly the articles by Ro n Schnei ders, J o hn Ulric h, and Larry Langle y . ELLI E T AYLOR San ta Barbara, Calif. /lo w abou t it, nostalgia fans? •• Edito r 4 Cop yrigh t Cycle Ne ws, Inc. I 97 5. T rade mark rcgis ~e red U.S. Patent Office . All righ t reserve d , Publi shed week ly e xcep t th e finLl nd last wee k of the: calend ar y ear by Cycle: New s , Inc.. r.o. Box 4 9 8. LoRI{ Beach . Ca lifo rn ia. Seco nd clan pos tage pa id at Lo ng Beach . CA. Ed ito rial st ori es, cart oo ns. ph o to s. et c. are welcome . Addressed , st amped envelo pe assures re t urn o f unp urc h ased ed ito rial matter. Rep rin tin g in who le o r part only b y perm issio n o f th e pu blishers . Advert ising ra tes and ci rcu latio n information will be sen t up on request. See S.R .D.S . Likes Iii' t humpers Co uld you print so me more art icles on th e XL- 125 ? Your last art icle was fa n t a s ti c A lot of us new XL ow n er s would lik e to be more co mpetitive at en dures. CLAUDIO STICKA R W. Covina, Calif. M .O. R .E., 1129 North 11th S tree t, S a cr a m e nt o , Ca lifo r nia 95826 .. . Edit or I've been riding in th e Gorman and Hi Vist a areas, and j ust ca n 't believe the trash and garbage . If we cy clists would jus t tak e a few seconds to pick up, they might just let us keep riding in these areas. Afte r all , if y o u can carry it in, y ou can carry it o u t. DMAHAN Sunland, Calif. Where'd th e girls go? Why isn 't there an y Northern California powder puff? What happened to all the women motocross racers in Northern Cal? Did they all move south? What happened to all the clubs that used to sponsor powder puff motocross ? Can't you afford one old trophy and a little time for the girls? If there are any clubs or girls who enjoy motocross or are having powder puff r aces in Northern California, please write me. All will be answered. TERIMORAN S. Paulsen Rd. Watsonville, Calif. 95076 A Z1 Endu ro? 1 was reading the want ads recently and found a nea to deal on a new Kawasaki enduro bike: I\A WA::>f\I\l I 'J .2c~~?", Iid~oes Sa~;_ ~ IOOCC ~ spd. £.;'du~o 12!) CC III '.ipd l nd ur o 175 CC 5 ....PO. l.nd uf o Z50C C 5 Sr:d rnd u~ n 3 SOCC 50 SOd . [ n d u ro IOOCC ~ S pd ST RUT l 5CJCC STRlH TRIP LE 400CC S TRUT TRIP l[ 400cC 4 CVCLE eooc: STRU T T~i)'Jl£ 900CC ZI 4 CYC LE: " 489 S641 L1ZER San J ose, Cali f. OK, Ji m , y ou buy th e bike an d loan it to us. We got lI L\ Cat to volu n tee r . . . Ed ito r

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