Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

For those of you wh o thought m otorcy cles were inve nted 5 years ago in Japan here is proof positive from Visalia, California, that th ey weren 't. Thou shalt not take Honda's name in vain . • • WASHINGTON, D.C. , APR. 30 Th e Board o f Directors of th e Motorcycle Trades Association has voted to retain a law finn specializing in patent, trade mark, DeWayne Keeter DeWayne Keeter , an Ascot regular for the last ten years, died early Saturday morning of head injuries sustained in a thre e bi ke finish line Stating that .... . it is possible that it was closed for frivolou s reasons," CalifDrn ia Assemblyman Gene Chappie (R· Roseville ) is seeking to re-open lands near Black Butte Dam elosed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Chappie is also wDrking with the Ch ico MC and state authorities to find a su itable bike park in Butte CDunty. Nice to know one Df 'em is with us, huh? At a land use me e tin g April 30, U.S. Fo rest Service took public inputs to devel o p a " mat rix" of public desire s con di t io n s of maximized, under minimized , an d "optimized " DRV usc in th e San Bernardino Na tional Fo rest. What was gra tify ing - th ere were eno ugh bikers and four-wheelers at th e meeting t o re ally speak our piece . When you he ar o f more of these meetings, don 't co p o u t. GDt a minute? Sit down, wr ite Thomas A. Hoots, Forest RecreatiDn Officer, San BernardinD Nat'l. Forest, 144 N. Mt. View Avenue, San Bernardino, CA 92408. Say YDu'd like tD see DRV recreation opportunities maximized, or at least optimized. Don't be cynical Dr snotty, just do it if YDu'd prefer to see some prime rid ing trails remain open . 2 A rec en tl y-received press rel ease (h eaded New Chinese beer arri ves in U.S.) states " Yuc h uan Be er , the " eli te " beer o f Ch ina, has gained rap id pop ula rity in th e People 's Republi c because of its nat ural fermen tation and full bodied taste. Malt fo r th e b rew is grown in organic soil that is co mp letely che mical-free . . . " Wonder wh y th ey 'd send th at to a motorcycle publication? Suzuki's GastDn Rah ier shared the victDr's laurels w ith Gilbert De Roove r of the Zundapp team at the French 125 Grand Prix. It was the first inta rn ati o nel GP Duting for the ne w small bore Suzuki. In the first mote Rah ie r led the Zundapp dUD Df 125 WDrid Cup champ, Andre Malherbe and De Roeve r, but De Roover came back in the second round to win as Rah ier dropped back to fin ish third. Cam be r Company , which has been p utting up purse m on ey for the Cafe class at CMC road races, jus t announced a season co n tingency program . High point riders in each production class ge t a free seat and fender fro m the com pany if th ey display a Camber st icker an d use a Camber product throughout the seas o n, Now all CMC needs is so meone to do something for the GP classes. Marty Lunde unDfficially broke the lap record at Ontario with a lap t ime Df 2:04 on h is TZ 750 April 19. Butl er an d Smith has sta rted selli n g a bo lt -on m ag wheel ki t fo r BMW 900s , just li ke th e setup Reg Pridmo re ru ns on his GP bike. Th ey say th e development pile up in Friday nigh r's Expert Main Event at Ascot. Keeter who 's first nam e was Herschel , is survived by his wife, Joan, a sister, a brother, and his p aren ts. Services were held Monday in Ventura, California at 3:30 p .m. Although DeWay ne Keeter made h is mark in m o torcyclin g as a fierc e and successful com pe ti tor on the Ascot half mile, he also particip ated in speedway an d ro ad racing. Keeter traveled to Austral ia, England and Eu ro pe during his speedway career, but so on tired of the politics involved and returned to his first love, half mil e dirt track racing. Unlike other Ascot regulars, su ch as Romero, Aldana, and Hoc kin g, Keeter nev er traveled the full Gran d National circuit until las t y ear. But, a t Ascot he was always in conten tio n, pl acing in the top ten of th e season point totals year after year and winning th e overall point champi on shi p one season. He also fin ished third in the Ascot National in 1968. The entire staff of Cycle News West wishes to expre ss its deepest sympathy to the family and friends o f DeWay ne Keeter. We've all lost someone of value. of the co nsumer kit is a direct result o f thei r involvement in racing, and that 's wh y th ey race. Those seeking infD and/or entry blanks for Bonneville Speed Week (August 17-23) should contact Mike McCarty, Bonneville MDtDrcycles, 3230 GarrisDn St., San Diego, Cal. 92106. Paul Flanders will take over the AMA referee post follDw ing th e retirement Df his father. Earl. Mike McCarty will handle and co pyrigh t m atters to prepare a legal opinion o n the subject of afterm ar ke t co mpanies display ing on their own products the brand names of motorcycles. ) The action cam e after two of MTA 's members we re warned by attorneys for American Honda Motor Co. that use of the word " Hon da " on "T-shirts, halters and other wearing apparel" m ar ke ted by the two companies was a "wrongful dil ution of Ho n da 's m ar k and name. " Legal action was th re atened if the co m p an ies di d not de sist fr om usin g th e Ho n da n am e. The MT A Dire cto rs noted that one of th e companies threatene d, Ta ke-Two, h as been p roducing such wearing ' ap parel several years prior to American Honda's branching in to th e afte rmarket industry. Also, they said that n umerous other companies, including Bill Walters Leathers, the other MTA m em be r receiving Honda's warning, have for years been marketing T-shirts, halters and o ther wearing apparel bearing the name of virtually every motorcycle and auto m o hil in the industries. Two - oili er prominent vehi cle man ufacturers con tacted by MTA stated they are appreciative of th e p ublici ty and promotional value gained fr om wearing apparel whi ch carry their brand names. The Directors expressed deep con cern ab o ut th e possibility of a preceden being set which would have far reachin ad verse effects upon the motorcy cl a fterm ar ket industry, exten ding no only to wearing apparel . but also t many other products. all the technical and administrativ duties connected with the Salt Flats. A Federal judge in Washington, U.S. Dist rict Judge William B. Jone s, has o rd ered th e BLM to pro duce new D RV regu lations " lim iting the use o f t he vehicles ,. according to a Los Angeles TImes report. The order was in response to a su it filed by the National Wildlife Federation. When in doubt, call the SeniDr Editor.

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