Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Monosh ock Unit Service Habra. YZ Monosh ock ab sorber service . We ' ll set u p you r mono shock u nit to y o u r we ight an d da mpi n g re qu irements. M cnosh o ck unit re b uil d ing. oil Ch an ge an d n itr09fln service. Parce l p o st . UPS, bus or air f r e ig h t. One d ay serv ice . The CZ fork k its are ava ilable bY m~ i l order. Kasson K i t No. 1 - new damPer s and springs $2 9 .95. Kasson K it No. 2 new damPers. springs. w ipers and sea ls - $43.50. B ill Kasson Yamah a. 1607 S. Lamar, Austin, TX 78704.512-444 ·7482. E.C. Po rt ing an d Pipe-Bluep rinu For a listing here, write Cycle News, P.O. Bo x 49 8 , Long Beach, CA 9080 1 or call (213) 427-7433 (ad dep t.). Each in dividuallisting $100.00 per year (50 issues). o c r tm q . SERVICES b o em q, wheel la Cing and t e m nq Pa r ts & Se rv rc e , BS A v a m a ne BMW . M ilne e- ou-e-s, I n c .• 19 3 5 E . c ore-ac e Blvd .• P a sa Cl e n d . C A. 213 ·7 9 3 · S1 ~J . Akro nt Rims T h e C h OIC C 0 1 c h am p ions w o rl d wid e , We a t Akr on t no w gi ve you m o re s elec tio n s . Th e large s t s t o c k a t I I m s m e dn'!. w h atever y u u 'r e In t o wE ' V E GO T 1 1 . W he the r It' s 1 4 " rim s f Or or M 2 3" au g er s. dese rt , Je ff W o\rd I lm s l Or I van M oI OCI O S\ lI at ·t ra ck 0' or fl. C a f e ' J olt er or c nc c c e- . s p ee d wa y Jnd a ll \ l.l e S t or t he m i ni bik e s. Wh en o r o er ma p l e a..e I n c lu d e ma k e, & model , . v ear . W r it e : Ak r o n! Am er i c an . P O A nahe i m . p ho ne : CA 92 8 0 4 Of 1 1 4 ·95 6 ·2!J ~ O . Broken St uds T ap · E. C o m p a n y 18 25 w . 1441 h 51. , G ar dena . C A 9 02 4 9 ( 2 J J ) 323-3834 . Br Oke n st u d s. e·, o ut s . dr ill S, t d Ds , K rc WS. Dln \ , r e a m er S, ,n \oe r t\ , e l e ., r e n l o v e d W I t h o u t dd m d (je t o ho l e o r fhr e .ld s b y e leclt o n lC d ISi n t e gr a tI o n . Rebu ildi.~g Factory Auth . C rank . shaft Rebuild ing Center All Yamaha cran k s rebU il t, spec. in twins & road rae· i n g cranks. O riginators of " P/R sPec ." 250 & 350 street cran k. I m p r o ves ac celerat ion & r eliab ilit y . Used on our c la ss wi n n e rs a t Laguna Seu Na t' l . & AFM pro 6 h r . r oa d rac es t w o years runn i ng . Road . racing parts i n stO Ck ; Fa i r · way Perfor man c e Pac ka ges a va i l. for all Ya mah a5 i monoshock serv ; co m p lete Ya maha serv ice f ac il ities . Fast U PS re tu rn o n a ll ser · vices. D ea le rs w r i t e o n lett er h ead . FA IR WA Y RAC · IN G PRODUCTS m acn . to- o e r t o-r u a n ce eng. \,' e sp ec I ,)II .. e In troe V Ing & Mic r o fln ls, h :!I . h OnlO 9 $, 8 . P O I (109 &. nIgh c a m p . ne acs , Cran k Sh " tt I re tnnt o ., c ,ank st u ffI ng , whee l l aCin g. lt u lO g & n at., f or k t uD es t u r ne d. fr ame ro oc .. ' d . m o un te Cl S,hOC,"" S. s wr n q a em s r e nqt n oe c . f ra m e s ro we re c . e t c . , all en h e ad c ase b o l t s & s t u d S. n t a m om b o lt s & se ll tcc w. n u t s. ce r t . hel l ar c w el d .. also c om p le te r aCin g en q. N or th B o x 23 0 / , Dealer I n QUir ie S In V i t e d . Cran kshaft L a tc o C yc le WO, ks,. 2 83 1 Juru eee o . S,gn dl H i ll . CA . 213 ·4 26 · J811 . P re . l350 E . H i li c rest En~ineer ln'lJ , 1 437 N. Manzanita, Uni t M, Orange, Cal ifornia 9 2 6 6 7 . (71 4 ) 997 -7865. XL 25 0 / 35 0, R otary valve . and p i st on p o r t engine m ad I f i c a tl o n s . We s peci alize I n , p o r ti n g, pol i Sh in g . p ipe b ulldin9 . and c arburetor/re ed va lve con vers ions . Exhaust Producu B u ild i n g a 2 or 4 stroke exhaust sy stem? We f abricate c ones t o y our specs, butt -joined. u p to 2 1 " lon g, fr om 1 8 to 2 0 ga. steel . sp ot-ta cked or comP lete ly welded. We also c arry a c o m p lete li n e o f MC exhaust ha rd ware, In cl. bent and straight tu b in g . b rac ke t s. an d silencers. Whe ther you're b u ild i n g 1 p iPe or I thousand. w e an help you . 3 pc. sets $12. 4 p c . sets $14 . 5 PC . sets $16 (tacke d) . Quan t i ty d iscounts ava il.. exhaus t hardware p ricing on re quest. call o r write to : J & R E x p an si o n Chambers. 1 967 Glassen St •• Orilnge. CA 92 6 67. 714-998·6410. Y orb a L ina.a BI •• Pla cen t ia , CA . 714 -524 -1 205. 213-620-9387. Cylinde r Porting Jerry Major Racing Co . Ro u te 2 , B o x 7 6 5 B . Hwy . 23 N o.. Eureka Spr i n gs. A rk. 72632. P ho n e : 5 01-253 -834 0. Yo u r cy lin d er p o rte d for an y racing app ll u tion . Engine Building T.C. Ra Cing Enterprise s, 10704 M o theral , Au stIn . TX (S I2 ) 8 3 7· 311 1 o r 38 7 · 7 5 23 . Spec llltll l ng In c r an k ba lan CIn g , cy li n d er and " e .. a p or tin g , sh o t pee n In g. magn e fl u ..ing. bl o c k surfac ing an d va lvt. s e .. t r e p l a cemen t. S pe c la ll l ing In X R s. al so all ot h er m a k es an d mo d e l s. Pr o mp t m al t or d e r 'ie rv lce . B S A & M o n o s rl O c k Vam a lla S e r v I c e. Frames e M S c so c o c r s Inc. , 2 1 3 4 O ld M Id d lef Ield W a y . M ount a In V ie w . C A 9 4 0 43. 4 1 ~ · 9 61 · 244 6 . R aclll9 h olm es f or fl a t t r ,)c k and mot o cr oss . Gelt i n g b ea t ? S ta r t sm o k i n g w i t h the B o n e' s, Smo k er E xp a n s i o n Chambe r . Ma de to o r d er. Com p lete go fast ser vice for m otocroSs ti de r s, racers, an d d i r t b ikes. Portin g, Ir am e m oa, " call o n s. a y n o t unI n g. an d fra m e lower ing k I t S. Ma l l . o r d e r . Bone 's Cyc l e Se r v Ice. 2 3 1 0 Mead o wla r k St. , S an Pab lo, C A 94 80 6 . 4 1 ~ · 7 ~ 8 · 284 3 . Forks f o rkm y b y F ra nk - 9 4 ~ Pi tner A ve. , E van s t on , I II . 6 02 02 . 3 12 · ·17~ · 1 0 03 . F o rk t u be s an d Ir ani suspe n sio n c o m p o n e n t s f or any cyc le In an y le ngt h . S p r In gs, c o ll ,)r s, crO w ns , tr ee s, b r ac es, k lCk st,)nds , s pri ng co n ve r". lon k It s. Honda e )l ten d ed ca b les . et c . W e m a ke a gu,) ran te ed t ube . E a sy d r iver Im p act. Qual ity t ools, unccncruenally gua ran teed . S lim des ign. li gh t weigh t . and r u gge d l y constructe d . Less f o r ce necessary for ~~~::..~~n~recl~ron ~1~~eg~~~ only throu gh moto rcyc le dealers and parts nouses. 1.1 . Inc•• B o x 992, New Braun fe ls . Texas 78130 . Insu rance E ven t I nsu ra n c e Co m ple te m ot o r c'yc le e vent LlABI L1TY and ME D IC A L p r o t ec ti o n . C all or wr it e t oda y ; TO M AL LR EAD v .p .. E. BRO O X RANDALL. In c •• 1 132 N . V in e, Los A n ge le s, CA 9 0 03 8 , (2 13 1 462 ·2 1 1 1 E xt. 2 5 0 . M oto r c yc les & M o f o r · cycle D eale r PaCkag e s. L OW RA TE S. Sp ec i alists s I n ce l q 37 Cal if o rnI a So uthwe sterr, In suran c e. 344 7 M ot o r A ve. , L os A n ge le S. C A 90034 . (2 1 3 ) 8 3 6 -5 211 o r ( 7 14 ) 9 9 4 ·0 0 8 0 . Wr ite or c al l. Leather Appa rei C u s t o m M ade M O l o r c y c le A p parel N u m ber c h a n g e s, ,) lI e ' .ll l o n s "nd l lp oe rs r eplaced . (.l" flc e Amb er g AB C Cust om Lea th e rs. 9 8 0 2 S . A.ll an ll c A ve .• South G ale. C ali f. 9 0 2 8 0 . Ptlo ne : 2 1 3 · ~ 6 4 · 1 1 1 5 . O p en 8 .a.m . 10 4 : 30 p .m . M on . t h r u . F r I. By a p P Ol nl m e n t on l y S .a t u rda y . E v ening apPOIIltme n t \ av.allable. C U S T OM L E ATHERS S u per i o r Quality trail r i d ing or pro line compet iti on motocross lea t h ers , cust om j er seys. B W Valero or four buckle riding belts. road r id ing j aCk e t s an d p an ts . Free literature o n req uest to Bill W alte rs Leathers, 7359 Varn a Aven u e. North Hollywood , CA 9 1605. O pen 8 ·5 M o n day·Frl day f o r f ittin gs. 2 13-9 8 2 -3 73 8. B o y n ton Beacn, Fla . 33436 . P h o n e 30 5·737·6917 . Day or n ight. Leath er Apparel H erm 's Lea t tlerto gs D e pt. CN, 701 Northampton S t . , Easton , Pa . 180 4 2. Phone : 2 1 5 -2 5 3 -3 6 71 . 305 -7 37-6 917 . Day or n ight. Porting & Boring Ed Patten's Cylinder Clinic - PO B o x 534. D ee r Par k, T X 77536 . Ph on e : 713 ·479 -7237. Yo ur c ylinder ported f o r track o r street also p re ci sio n boring. 6 yea rs e xperience on porting and bor ing. Sleeve Liners Lo s A ng el es Sl eeve C o. Ma nu la ctul e r \ 0 1 mo to rc vc te c y l ln d e, sle e ve hners. D ealer s w r rt e o r c ,)11 f a , catal og . 3 6 0 0 F ow le1 Sr.. L o \ Ang ele s. C A 9 006 3 . 2 1 3·262· 1895. Hand Tool s • Expansion Chambers W hen it c o me s to bu i ld in g a r a c i ng t w o -str oke f ro m a M R50 t o a 501 Malco f o r MX , Desert , End uro, ST , T T , or R oad Racing I ta k e a back sea t t o no one. M a n y o f y ou h av e e xpressed t h e desi re to do you r own porting an d p i pe bu ild ing . If y o u w ant t o become a t u n er o r m ove y o ur ShoP t o b e ing th e "tocat net-no r ac i n g sh o p you w ill fi n d my e xperie nce w il l b e cheaper than you r m is takes. F or more i n f o rmati o n a n d co mplete portin g . t oo l ca t al og. send $2.00 to E .C . 8 irt, 22 0 4 N .W . 15th Wa y, ~oInJ03 6 • Beac~, h a ~ae F INEST Q U A L IT Y l ea th er m ot o r cy cle j ac k ets. c o a t s, Shirts . p ants, ves ts , b oots , be lts, gloves, rain gea r. W orl d' s l owest p r i c es. St eel Shoe K e n M ae l .,. Th e O "g ln al Sn oerne n si n ce 1 9 ~ 0 . Ste e l Sh oes c u stom m ade to o r d e r . $4 0 .0 0 . ar so 14 "' lace u p b oo ts . $4 5 .00. Se nd b o o t o r Card b oard p atter n , speCIf y in g boot t o e nercn t, Ro u t e 2 . B o ... 75B . 85 30 B cc to ro Mot o rw av . Coro n a. CA 91 720 . 714 · 13 S·0 5 4 0 . D o n ot se i ti e f o r a cu c a c rrmt a tr ort 0 1 m y e r o u uc t Pr o f essi o n a l Quali t y st ee l shoes f o r all t y p es o f d i r t t r ac k ra c i ng .~ $35 .00. T o O r d e r se n d y o u r b o o t o r cu to u t pa tte rn o f sa l e. SQec i fYlO 9 b o o t toe heigh t, t o : Jenk in S H o t Sh oe s, PO Bo x 7 51, N o r co. CA 9 1 76 0 . 7 1 4 - 7 )5·0 7 2 5 . Stripped Threads Time-Sert i s the f i n est threa d repa ir system availa ble. ,E asy to Install , self lOCk i ng a n a very p e r m a n e n t . Som e u sen are : Ka w a ~ k l . Yamaha, H o nda . C an· A m . Donovan Eng, . Ke i t h B l a c k, McCUlloch Mot ors. an d o t he r s. A m e r i c an & metric th reads. Time Fastener Co •• 2 42 8 R ose mead B l vd .• S ou t h EI Mo n t e . CA 9 173 3 . 2 1 3 -5 7 9 -1 304. Trophies D iscount T rOPh ie s 1 1121 S. Post Oa k , Hou ston, TX 770 35. Ph on e : 713· 729·1574 . Outsta nd ing t r o ptl ies , Pe rfect del ivery & ve ry, very special pr ices t o M /C c lUbs. Send for free catalog. Weld ing Are b r o k en c ases 91vln9 y ou Qr O b l em s ? We sp eCIalI ze III w e l d in g c ast l nqS an d e .. o t lc me ta ls . Al sO CI a an y e t h er type we td lllg y o u ma y re Qu lfe . Pr omo t ma l l o r d e r sel vl Ce . W fl te o r c all : R lc h ard o:. M .1nuf ac t un n g & Rep alf , 2 6 72 7 Jo h n S t.. B o r on , C A 9 35 16 . P h o n e : 7 14 · 76 2 · 5 76 6 . Wiseco Piston s H l g ll p erf o r m .Jn c e t wo , c y cl e PI St Oll S. S lles tr a m ST 0 10 .0 8 0. Q & E L y cle Enq ln e e rt ng & S u p p l y. J J40 -A N o . K ,,) p.rne r B lvd . , A n.1lle l m . C A9~ 8 06 . 7 14 ·6 30 ·5 72 0 . Colta lOQ o n r eQu est. DEALERS Phones 714 -879 -8252 2 13-691 - 0553 . or Sales. Service . Parts & Insurance. Honda, BMW , & B SA • Parts Dept . open Mon.·Fr l. 9-9. Sat. 9 -5, Sun . 1 1-5. Q & E C yc le E n g in ee r ing &. Su p pl y M on t esa b Ik es and part s. C om p letel y e q u ro p e c M a Ch i n e Shop : b o r in g. sle e v,"g, presS in g , por tin 9 & p o lishin g . m i l li ng , nena rc , etc . Spec i ali z i n g in rmu tr -r o d c r a n k r e n uu cn n q . Fng in e re b u ll d ln q & r ep a l! . Cu s to m et e c t r t c a t & et e ct r o r n c u e srqn, W ise c o m st o n d ist ri bu t Or . Se rv ic e o n all b i k es. 1140·A N or th K r .a e m e.r B l vd . 7 14 ·630·57 2 0 . Lon g Beach Harley D aVId so n of L ong B ea c h - 36 5 4 L o ng Beac h B l vCI . 42 6 ·11 01. H ·D dea le r 101 Long Bea ch are a. F u ll hne 0 1 par t s & acc ess. f or b o t h R oa d & C om pell tlon fl de rs . T o p Qu a lI ty ser vice , f ull y eqU Ip p ed s vc . d ep t . O p en r ues -s n . 8 : 30 t o 5 : 30 . Sa l. 8 10 4 : 30 . Lomita t i.C) r- O'l 00 ~ H a r l e y Dav idson o f L o m it a (2 rm tes w est of H a r b or fr wy l b et we e n C re nshaw & West e r n i n the Sou t h Bay A r ea. We spec i al i ze In la t e m o d el part s, pr o m p t ser v ic e .l n d volume sales o f n e w an d u se d H .l rl e y · Dav ld so n Motor c yc les . T u es.·Sa t. 8 : 30 to 6 : 00 , Sat. ti ll 4 : 30 . 213·534 -5 53 0 . Arcad ia A & A Motorcycle complete re pa irs. parts & serv ice on 2-str oke an d 4 ·stroke. Po r ti n g & tun ing. w heel tru ing & laci ng, w el d i n g . Wlseco p i ston s. SpeCializing i n Triu m ph. N o r to n. & BSA. 11 0 L aPo rte , A r cad ia 9 1006. 213 -445-7 132 . O p en 8 :3 0·5:3 0 Tues. t hru Sa t . WI WI ..::lI Anaheim R Obert M . Law M / C Sa le o:. & S erv ice Sa le s &. Part s at 2 2 4 N o . Ana heim B l vd . Ser vi ce at 239 N o . Anahe I m B lvd. (7 14 ) 5 33 · 1309. W e s p ec ra t tze III af t e r sa les ser vice on Triu mp h . Ya m ah a . RI Ck m an, BS A , N o rt o n . O p e n F fl day t i ll 9 p . m . • • fa 'V .0 S V ;> 0 Z ... Pa c ili c C oa st H ond a 18 2 0 W. Pact t tc C o ast Hwy , b et w een W est e rn an d Cr ensna w, s ate s & Se r vi c e & Fi n an c ing f o r th ose ,",Mt'1 to 9Elt C k ·.l 2~ M ana C R - 25 0 M pa rt s an d a c ce s s o r tes , A l so a com p le te lin e o f street e c c e s s o rr e s • H o nda ge n e r a t ors. 2 13·3 2 6· 3 8 1 0 . Norwalk Carson H ack ies wo t o rcv cte Sa le s & Ser v ic e , 2 2 02 5 S. F i gu eroa St . in Carson , off Harb o r F wy . 21 3 - 32 8 -12 4 2 . G r e .. Y a n k e e , Os sa . H a d .. Bu tta co , A lso u sed b ik es. Best Pa r ts su p p l y i n to w n. W e ser v ic e wha t we sel l. ccene ret e m ac h . sn oc. E x. tun ing & m ecn . worse, H o u rs : 10-7 . C l o sed S u n . & M on . Hy Jen k s, In c . F a c t or y au tho r i ze d Y ama ha & B M W dea ler. N o w und er n ew m an age me nt & o p en 7 da y s a w eek . O p e n 9 · 8 Mon. thru Sa l. 10 ·4 Pho n e S un da y . 2 13 · 8 6 8 ·9 991. Free w ay c l o se In N orwa lk . Sa les. p ar t s, a c c e ss ori e s , Insu r ance . and ex pe r t se r v i c e . 1 3 200 San A n t o ru o D r .. N o rwalk . Ph one 2 13 ·8 6 8 ·999 7. Costa Mesa Aw ,: d M o t o, s. I n c . u O r an ge C o u n t y 's only H on d a . Ya m a h a & r r r u rn p n d ea l er . D y no tu n lllg & b Orin g . W e h ave O r dn ge Co u n t y'"i largest mo t o r c yc l e a ccessory d I Spl.1 Y. 1680 Ne w p o r t Brv cr., Cost a M esa , C A 9 26 27. 714 ·6 42 ·43 43 or h om N o r th O r an ge Co. 71 4 ·8 3 3 · 9 7 71 . H o ur!.: M on ·'" fl . 9 -7. S a t . 9 -6 . Orange Sunsr une Y a ma h a, I nc. v a mana & But ta co auth Ori z ed dea ler - Sa le s, ser vice, p a r ts , Insurance . a n ~ a u y our r idin g accesso nes , Th e most c o m p le t e d e a t e r sn l o In Or ange Cou n t y sp eCi aliz i n g i n fast an d p er sona l ser vice. O p en 7 d ay s a wee k . Mo n .- Fr i. 9 - 7 . Sat . 9 , Su n . 1 0 - -4 . Sun sh ine Va mah a , 1010 W . Cha p m a n , Or a n g e . 7 14 ~33 -0064 . Fullerton Pacoima Tow n and Co untry C yc l e - S u z uki , Puch an d Dun ecyc l es . Sal es. servIcE::. pa rts and a ccessories . In suranc e s5Jec i al ist. Tr y us l o r h ard t o get p ar ts . 41 1 S ou t h B r o ok h u r s t . F u l l e rt o n. Califor n ia. Casey's CY Cle Repair - 926 3 3 . 7 14· 8 7 1-246 0 . Trium'Ph, H~ "" . U ld Harley pa rt s. Co m p le t e machine Shop . Open TueSday thru Saturda y 9 ~6 Q.m . 10249 San Fe r n an d o Rd .• Paco i m a , CA . Ph Of"'(" Gardena Santa Ana H o n d a o f G ar de n a 15 515 S . W este rn Ave. • G ar d e n a. Ph : 710 ·0603 or 32 3 ·8 3 1 4 . A lso a f u ll line o f K a wasaki M.e.'s. Par t s ana A c ce ss. We handle M .C. i ns u r an ce t oo! Come in o r ca ll f or further info. R oy' S M .=:: . Sho p 12 46 1 West minster , Santa A n a . "O ra n ge County's o ldest es t ab li sh ed Hon da d ealer ." Honda , Full B o r e de a ler . Kawasa k i . 2 13·899-9 51 9 . 714 ·5 31-074 2 . Glendora Torrance C a n· Am. Hon d a. Hodaka - Complete sales., pa rts & service. motorCYCle i n su r a n ce . easy credit, f ree ~~~~s~~I'es r~clr:.falf P ~f,~ north of 21 0 frwy . Hond a o f Glend ora. 7 2 3 A l osta (Hwy. 6 6). G lendora. CA 917 40.213-9 63-5984. Hollywood Hon d a, B MW. Tr iu m p h B i ll RObe r tso n & Son s, In c. - The one st op sho p f or the Beg inner or E xperL D ir t or street , Racer or R id er . Sales , Se r vice. Part s. Mail O r d er, Accessor ie s, Insurance . Near Hollywood F r ee w a y . Open six d a y s a wee k . 6525 Santa Monica Blvd . 2 1 3 ·4 6 6 -7 19 1. Honda of Torrance 18225 Hawthorne B lvd •• Torrance, CA 9 050 4 . 213 -371 -753 3 or 772·1 823 . Onry authorized Hon da dealer In th e Torrance area . Par ts an d sal es open 7 d~ ys ; serv ice open 6 days. Par ts & accessor ies are our b u si n ess. M.e. insurance. F ree lo ca l piC k u p . M .C . trailers. Hon da 98ner~tors. Largest ou tdoor d lsp lli Y in t h e area. Ban k f inanCin g. Inglewood I n t en s if i ed C r o w e ll C YC l e S ho p Oss a , H Od a ka , Mal co, Mo t o ·G u zz l . Co m p le t e pa rts & ser v Ice : 104 27 ~~:fle Ph~ ve213~8}lj."5~~~: H o u r s: 9 -4 . M o n ·F fI. 9 -6 . Sat. La Habr a LeBa rd & Underwood 3 2 1 E . I m peri al H wy •• La 47"

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