Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Ripped-off. returned_ INSIDE Cycle News Contest winner After reading you r letters re Baja . and lost ma chines thi s week , I thought I wo u ld wri te a n ot e of e nc ou ragement . In Ma y. 1974 m y new Ranch ero pick u p a nd a 250 Hon d a XL went sou th ac ross th e bo rder. I recei ved a ca ll rod a v from th e FBI. T he Mexican Fed er~ les h a ve t he Ranchero in im pou nd a t Reyan osa . Mexico wit h a new (?) pai nt jo b. " Bring mo ney and co m e - pick it u p." Now th a t's not bad - 2 ~ vears la ter. So don't give u p hope . Kn ow t ha t eve n as you slee p so meone is enjoying your eq u ip men t - a nd wit~ luc k a nd tim e everything retu rns . I wonder how m any mile on th e s Ranch ero . and wh at th e Honda is sti ll do ing ? GEORGE NEWTON T he Outpost . Cal if. 6 Dusting pans boxes pays off Int ernat ional. 7 Pat Hennen wins in New Zealand Riding Suzuki 's RM1258 . 8 The little RM gets more of everything Inside t rick shocks ..... 12 Bob and Jeff Fox tell (almost) all California Desert 14 Snow and mud with UEA and 0 ·37 West Rule changes 16 19 AMA and FIM lays it down for '77 World Calendar 20 What's happ ening - everywhere Products 22 Pushin' goodies Rand cleanup donations needed North •. . . . .. .. . .. ... . . 24 IT go-Iastin' and Hollister Hills schernin' Central Results Calendar 28 30 34 ON T HE FRONT PAGE: Gary Hymes gassin' Suzuki's RM1 25B at Ind ian Dun es. Ph OI O by Dale Brown . . Recently we informed you of a large liner cleanup campa ign and general work .and fu n day for the Ra nd Mountain Open Area near Cal ifornia City, sched u led for Ap ril 2 a nd 3 . 1977 . We indicated a need for assita nc e in for th e form of prizes [0 be awarded to volunteers on Saturday eveni ng. T o d at e , we ha ve received many donations : however . m any more are need ed t o ad equat el y r e cognize volunteers an d to mak e this effort as successful as it was last yea r. W e need confi rmation of d on ations by Februa ry 25 , 1977 , so that ade q ua te recognition ca n be give n at th e cleanup. Plea se sp read th e word on this project , gi ve it your thought and if a t a ll possibl e you r donations . Perhaps Pat R ichter th ought th at no one out her e was aware of his C an Am rides on th e East Coast. Whi le from K.T .M .. a ccepting h elp California . he was riding so meo ne else's brand . Not very ethica l. It is a sha me t hat young men with Mr. Richter's obvious tal ents are so illadvised . MI CHA EL CO N FO RTE No rt h Hollywood . Ca lif. Cactus Cats benefit race This is to advise you that ou r District 37 Hare Scrambles to be held in Lucerne Valley on Camp Rock Road on March 27 , 1977 will be a benefit race for two worthy ca uses: Rescue 3 Vehicle Repair Fund , and Mitch Ma yes Rehabilita tion Fund. We'd all appreciate any coverage you could give us for th is benefi t race . RED AUSTI N Ca ctus Ca ts M.C . Onta rio, Calif. Frozen Frosty Cactus Typ ographical error Ch ,u lo C. Cl ayton. Presiden t Bobi Sco n . An e to the Pr esiden t Sh.. ro n C layton, Pu blisher Edna M ~ ton . Secretary to the Publishe r Advertising The gu ys at URA must not ha ve phon es or else they are too ch eap to use them . because th ey really b lew it Janua ry 9. Only after d riving from Orange County to Cha rli e's Place d id I. and numerou s other rid ers , find ou t that the Fro sty Cactus Enduro was postponed , due to a cou ple inc hes of snow on the ground . I find this maddening, to say the least, that I had to spend $16 and most of Sunday finding ou t t he event was pos tpo ned when a simple phone ca ll from URA would have done th e job. In you r J anuary 19 " PO O P", you wrot e about ridi ng the ' Ka wa sak i KX 650 in t he San Be rn a rd ino Mount a ins. I a m gl ad th a t you enjoyed you r rid e . but her e's hop ing it was on ly a mi sp rint and yo u act ua ll y were rcferring to the KZ650 . If you're righ t a nd I'm wrong , please send me a ll th e informa tio n you have on th e KX6 50 as I will need it to a nswer q uestions . ED HAU SCHILD Pa rts Specialist Kawasak i Motors Corp. Sa n ta An a , Cali f. Robert L . Nor Ve lie. Nati onal Adv~rt i5i ng Saln Manag er Debb ie WiIldm. Western Regiona l Adve rtising Sales Man ager Ch ris Kelb er. Adverti sing Au ista nt Graphics and Production Produ ct ion : Bonnie Stru tin. Ju dy Klinge r. Ty pog rap hy: Ma r ion Hat ashit a, C a rolyn Branham . La borat ory Pr odu ct ion : Denn is Cox . Circulation Rbe ba Smith . Ma nagn- . .Pam Gree n . Au istan t. Accounting Cay ln1e Za ioOl., Ma na ger , Mike Klinge- , Asst . r Mgt". Jean ne Ha mmond . Accts . Rece iva ble. Pa mela Dickenon. Asst. Aceta, Rece iva ble. Ca th y Stodgel . Credit Dept . Rhonda VOI n Deren. Co llect ion Dept. Services and Support Mich ..el Co likas , Den nis W u u . J ua niu Bt..ncon , Reception ist . W est ~ :!1I 1 C:11" 11\ ,\ w .. I..,u t.: 1\",1t h . Co\ 1' .0 . 1 \ I!II". l.u lIl( Ik ,lI l l. c:.\ 'IuxlI l \10 il:i:l : 1.."\ . l.im·li"" XXII 1~ 1 "1 I:!; East I'.t, . n.,\ Xli", ( m i.' ·I , (;:\ :SIHIJo' I Ode to Jay Springsteen My roommate wrote this about Jay about only meeting him once at the track . Her name is Becki Stallmo, Jay 's way to Ascot ' J ay was qu ick ,J ay wasfine, Jay had visions of #1 on his mind. With a crash in practice and pain in I his hand, Jay got up, but could hardly stan d. His helmet back on and everything in pla ce Jay gassed that Harley to win th e race. Showing grace, skill and determination, Jay captured a dream of number one in the nation . No w th e pr essure is offand the season is past. but th e fe eling of Ascot will always last. Upon look ing back, having witnessed that day , Congratulat ions. Spring er, you did it your way. PATTIE PREST ID G Bell Helmets, Inc. Long Beach. Calif. GRE G R OONEY Los Alamitos , Ca lif. Editorial John D. Ulrich . Edi tor La ne Campbell. Editor DICK HA RLOW Ridgecr est Area Manager , BLM Ridgecrest . Calif. Sob. it's . . . it 's all tru e . . . Ed . Gianatsis, Richter, Lapidakis I want to reply to a letter th at appeared in th e January 2. 1977 ed ition of Cycle News West. The letter was written byJ im Giana tsis. I was employed by Mr. Lapidakis at his Cha tsworth plant for th ree years . During that tim e , I fou nd him to be honest , st raigh tforward, anx ious to help yo u ng t al ented rid ers. a nd a matter-of-fact bu sin ess person . I'd bet Mr . Gia na tsis did n't kn ow that T ed , on many occ asions. had su p ported riders a nd found via press cove rage that th ey were a lso riding other brands of motorcycles. " W ho is Mike DiPrete7" As you must know , I am very proud of the fin e job Mike DiPrete is doing for our Association and specifica lly. motocross. He has taken a great load off m y sh ou ld e rs. as he handles motocross entirely. Therefore, it is. indeed. gratifying to see you print such . a nice .article about Mike . ("Who is Mike DiPrete?" by Jody Weisel . CN January 4.) W .A . BOYCE AMA Director of Professional Ra cing Westerville, O H l l ll il ' I'S' ;1(',0 S ubscrip t io n ( Iu o' ,, ',1' ...., .. IHI • I., lliotil ~id; ...... ,n d • la.... 111,.. 1 !'l ~, : :! \" .11" 111,111 ' :!; : 'S \" .11" . ..... "no I • 1.1 .... 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