Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

ABC/Bell leathers and Bell Helmets were accepted as offi cial outerwear by the Speedway teams at Bakersfield, Irwindale and San Bernardino. Ventura and ~osta Mesa will go with Bates attire. A special ride for your special bike illi Bauer '5 factory ' KTM feat ures a ana-sh aped swingarm that lowers the verall height of the machine while aintaining maximum rear wheel travel. ap once had a strawberry-shaped bruise hat lowered his overall height. Commuters, Touring Bikers, Cafe Racers and riders of the largest of the street machines, you now have a performance improvement for your type of rid ing. Mulholland 55 shocks are des igned and bu ilt with you in mind. Performance shocks give you an added dimension of riding control and comfort never before experienced by the street rider. All Mulho lland s are tunable and rebu ildable to allow you to adjust the ride characteristics to f it yourself, the weight of your bike and the type of rid ing yo u do . Problems such as freeway bounce , high speed wobbling, excessive chatter , braking control loss, pre loading to accommodate additional equipment or passenger weight and the ever changing highway rid ing conditions are eas ily solved with MuIhollands street-oriented components. gre at European nylon leather war pears to have abated. Unconfirmed epo rts from t he f ield ind icate that itlier side made much of an mp ression on their flanks. High ranking tocrossers Heikki Mikkola ' and aston Rahier had their ad vances rned back by local pockets of istance, but to date the United ations has not entered the squabble. 'C 0.. ..( 55 street shocks, special Harley shocks, special Honda shocks, a complete assortment of black or chorme springs give you choices you won't get anywhere else . The same equipment used by professionals on the track, and many police units is available for you ... the street rider . t~ ull o House, an East Coast accessory o mpany has agreed to spo nsor the J une 2th Camel Pro half-mile at Harrington, elaware. Full House was one of the arr~ spo nsor of National Motocross ampion Tony DiStefano and st ill give im 'a hel ping hand wit h the blossoming ony D Profession al Racing Prod ucts' ine , Funny they chose to back a dirt rack instead of an MX. /IIM\\\T M Mulhollancl® e got late word that instead of running t Valley Cycle Park, the third annual omens' Nationals will be at Indian unes on the Shadow Glen circuit in une. A mailout had already gone out ·th the Valley venue. Call Kasey ogers at (213) 368-4804 for details. ey's outfit no longe r goes by its UR R handle (Powderpuffs Unlimited iders and Racers). It's now the nternational Womens' Motorcycle sociation (yawn). But she 's still got e pink pussycat stationery. Hang in ere, Kasey! lie Taylor goggles are international. up, he 's sold a pair to a camel driver in ran and another to a Venezuelan crop uster (name of Cecotto, by any anee?) ex Beauchamp's collarbones are ' iting well enough that his Harley eammates says he'll race at San Jose fter all. ew Goodyear DfT Class C tires may but at San Jose, May 16, according to illo Rob inson . Goodyear also intends to ahead and construct a new Daytona 00 t ire, in spite of a move afoot to lit the classic into two 10D-mile legs. ving lost in their bid to arm the CHP -it h radar, California state authorities ow" want legislation to turn most affic violations into infractions, rather an misdearneanors, Claimed benefit, 55 . red tape in the process of relieving itizens of their money. Unspoken is the ct that this would deprive accused ceders and other arch-criminals of the i~ways of their right to a jury trial. on iia mechanic Dave Arnold has bee n oking some local Experts at ho me in lifornia and will probably be giving me t hought t o giving up the wrench r the t hrottle. Maybe he can get Marty miittto tune for him. 's one deserves some sort of prize: a tin American In ternational road race d 'stadium motocross in Mexico City lay ' 8-9. No entry fee, no purse; just umongous trophies and a giant party. .S en tries are promised local dealer pport. The Saturday MX is for 125cc d 250cc classes; while the Sunday oad race will feat ure a 125cc and a 50 /360 cc combine d class race. Yo u can call Mexico City 517 -281 2, 4 7, 5032 or 547-4279 to co nfirm all his. Or wire P.O. Box 147 55 , Mexic o ity 14 D.F ., Mexico. pp"arently that Weslake 1000cc V-twin on't be limited to British grasstrack d ~sand track events, as sidecar driver oy Hanks is preparing a eslake-powered outfit for the Isle of and other road race outings. . , iDIijiiI:® For info rma tion on tnterper t 's complete line of motorcycle products , send $2.00 to Dept . eN -6 L ~~LL'S C~ 0 New & Used BSA Parts St raight c ut gears for 250 and 360 Yamaha ~ _ C~ , . P.O . Box 390, Gardena , California 90247 ,..~~ ~ ......... _ ---_ -......... ... go w it h th e w in n ers' cao-am IiIiif competiti on servi ce . in c. 12 44 N. 233 4 Newport Blvd .• Costa Mesa. CA G

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