Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

I III:T E All Til ·S Since it 's loc ally-made by a small outfit, t~e Gold Bar daypack a nd its co m p a ni o n produ cts ,m a y not be available everywhere; no r do we m ean to p re te nd th ere aren 't ot her dayp acks jus t as good. But if you are near Go ld Bar, stop in, say howd y, 'a nd look over their wares. T hey're neat peop le , they like trailriders, and they make good stu ff at a good price. ' reflective orange, the boot also looks good a nd can be worn off the bike wh en touring without looking weird or , feeling uncomfortable whi le walking around . The racing/street boot comes in four colors: red ; blue , yellow and traditional black so you ca n m ix and m atch with you r ul traflash leathers or other costumes. J.D. Webb,CR·125 tuning specs A ("cording 10 t he a dvcr - t isr- m r- m . " For on lv 9.95 " J.D . We b b wii l do is tell hnw to "'1 u I' a stock C:R125 to its fill lest non -e x pe nsive pou-nrial . Bob lI an n ah . ri d ing- a s t o ck Yam aha YZ250 in t he W int tT-AMA Series last w,·t'k . tol d us that pr ivau-r-rs should le a rn to rid r- their h ikr« ciS is instead nf th inking t hey 'll"'d su pn ' ('xotic o ne-offs tn win . W hi h· t lu- b ike Il an nah has used 10 win the W inl r-rt\ 1\1 A Series isn' i r-xa rtl v a C: R I25 . II... poin t shnu ld h,' wd llilk;·n . b o o k lct sa vvs o neIf t his im-xperk-uccd rid er from bu ild ing a t ric k m a chi ne t ha t he doesn ' t nc("({ a nd ca n 't rid « and instea d u rgrs tl lt lt rider to sort oU I h is stocker and h-aru to rid e' it. t he n it 's wnrth $9 .95. send vou an " inst ru rt io n kit 'Iln how (0' USI' t h c mos t o f vo urs tork Irllnd a " <:RI 25. T h« a d gill'S O il to prom ise "a ll th e s pec ifica tions 'a nd instructions nn hnw In g-iv.- your C R 125 m ortpow .-r . , . no g-rindin ,~ nf porl s no welding . .. lin new pipes no nr -w heads , barrels, el ect rica I systems." , T~ , ' kick e r is " Fa c ro rv powe-r can By Lane Campbell Gold Bar daypack I f you're ever in Gold Bar, Washington (which is a beautiful place to be , even if there's not a major trials m eet running), you' ll find , on the north side of the main hi gh way, a small outfittin g sto re in what looks like a nondescr ip t red wood shack. It 's one of many sma ll , lowslung buildings that dot the roadside there. It 's also the retail outlet fo r all sorts of really fin e outdoor gear, made right in this tiny communit y, which is as close to the great wide backwoods as you can get. All around are the snowcovered, jagged teeth of the Cascades. In the background is a giant green loaf of a mountain with the tiny whi te slash of a waterfall gleaming at its m iddle. What more id eal setting to perfect one's back country gear? T he two -tone yellow and brown n ylon daypack happened to be on sale for $5 .9 5 when we picked it up , wit h the thought of doing some hea vy b ikepacking d u ri ng the co ming season . Still new to t he bikepacking/back packing sce ne, we don't have m uch to com pa re it with, but in many weeks of both fast (desert) and slow (tri als) riding, it has worked out beautifully for us in its intended purpose . It is just compact enough tha t there's still room under it o n your back for a Vivitar camera case. Thus loaded, you've got capacity for camera and lenses plus all the n icet ies to support a day in the toolies - trail food , toilet paper, spark plugs, tools, chain oil , extra bandana and goggles, matches, aspirin, bandages, tow rope, master links and even dry socks - with room left over . Being a soft pack, it just hangs in a formless lump from its two wide shoulder straps, loosely secured around your middle with a third strap. As such, it's totally out.of 32 ,the way fo r riding, doesn't snag anything, doesn't overbalance yo u , doesn't flop about, and only begins to weigh on your shoulders after several hours , in the saddle (by which time other parts of you are equally sore) . All straps can be slackened or tightened with an easy one·handed pull. It's waterproof and soil·resistant. It has two compartments with zipper· closure and a security strap is added to the larger one. .; , , . Wi ll . W h"n you send in your m on ..y , yo" g, 't ~) a (' k a sma ll p a mphlet pri nted o n a SIl1g-I<· 8 \-2"x I4 " ye llow pi,'('(' of papt'r. fo ldt'd in th .. midd le to resem bk- a small. fnur pag" booklet. The o rigina l adverriscrm-ru is the front pag(' of rh« " hoo k. " Insid e , you lind specifica t io ns for j ..rt ing, timing- . plu~ type , t ransmission nil, pre -m ix , g-,·arin,~ . chain sizto a nd lub rica tio n . Power road racing and riding boots In st ru ct ion s a r r- in cl uded for ha ving By John Huetter he same company that makes thet'Coach Wood· en " basketball shoes has also entered the motorcycle boot business with three models: motocross, enduro and road racing - the latter of which also work extremely well fo r T touring and street riding as it turns out. T he asp halt-oriented boot is of very tough , th ick leather with a double thickness red, wh ite and flue flash ing down th e shin area to pped by the " Power" logo. The ankle area is padded; there is a hard to e and a rigid , ribbed shifter patch on th e instep of both the left and right boots . They zip up the back and thezipper is then covered by two leather snap flaps. The top closu re is one-time adjustable , to you r leg-leather size ; then all yo u h~ve to do is snap it without fumbling ' with the bu ckl e. The top of the boot is ~Iasticized to fit snugly around either Jeans or full coverage road rasher leathers. ' The boot is of heavier construction and better quality than either of the other tW? ro~d racing/ riding boots common In this country (Sid i and Top Gear are the ones we know about .) and (Here comes the nice part. ) are incredibly comfortable. They conform to the foot very nicely and seem to offer more protection than others without noticeable compromise in feel. They are also rain-proof and it was very nice to have dry feet after an afternoon's riding in a rainstorm our first time out. Except for a possible , overabundance of " Power" logos all over the boot, two of them in niJ[ht " J I vit hcr th .. bnuo m o f th e cylind r-r o r th .. bottom of th .. head milk-d 10 inn..a,,· cnm p r..ssion (d"lwnding on what yea r Elsinor.. is Ill'ing d " alt with) . Suggestions c o ru in u e with rin~ c k-a ra nc t-, p iston condition . a nd rc hon; c k-a ra nc v if f.I lxir« job is needed. On e lin.' sa ys " C heck p iston for cra cks." A nd so Oil. " Refe r to ow ner's ma n ua l 10 n -assern b lr-." '1'1)(.' in fo rm a t ion is v('ry ba sic. It nla y not work for ('V('ryoIH' everywh e-rr- for ex am p le, ihe j..tting is for Ind ia n Du nes in Valen ci a . Cali f. "J ( · tl i ll ~ In ., y var y a cc o r d ing t o clevar inn ." / Th.. hard ' Iu..st ion is. " Is it worth $9 .95 ?" Wh al is inform atio n worth ? Th is pa c ka,g l' certainly d oesn 't come- in fan cy hardcovr-r with p rett y pictun-s to ma kr- it s.-..m wort hi rs pric.... All it ha s ~o ing for it is in form a t io n . ba sic information . Docs it work ? We-ll. J.D . W('hh sponsors two riders a t local motocrosses. and t he y won their u -a rn ran' class at till' ~ : RC R" lu'gad,' (; 1' at Ind ia n Du nes nn Feb . 20 . They've a lso done well in the 125 Pro class'l l In d ia n Dunes , pl a,'in g in th e top t h rr-e. If vou a re a v"ry ('(un p ,·t " nI , m,'('ha'nic yo u proba hly d o n't Il!'('d Ihis book let. and shnuld n't o rder il. BUI ha ving- st" 'n many peop l,' "trick tn t" a rs" thei r hik,.. tn Iht' pninl t ha t th ,' th ings an' un ri,lt-abl,' in «'rrn s nf pn wer ba nd d d ivt'ry. m a yhe th is bonk is ct g-nod 'idea for less expcri c nn'd . a mbitio us Ilonel a riders. Following th e sp"cilit-a tions 'i n the bonk will nnl su hstalltially iIltT"a,,' the h.,,":po\\" 'r of a sln"k"r onl y " t ill' slight ("ompn'ssion raiSt, will ('ol1trihutl, to horsepower ()\"t'r cl prnpt'rly set -up sto..k,·r. Wha t his bnnk l<-t purports , III Barum "Berm Master" By Phil Stumbo arum's 3. 25x21 " Berm Master" tire fea tures a narrow contact area or footprints in stra ight- B line running and knobs tha t wra p around nearly a ll th way to the ri m. T he harder . th e dryer and the more slippery the ground . th e better it , works. We p ut the tire on the fro nt end of a 250 CZ . W hile CZS a re kn own as qu ick -turning bi kes , o ur test bed had slig h tly m ore rak e a nd trai l with its stretched (8 .5" travel) fron t en d . The first tim e th e tire was tried , we wer e out at a (secret) bumpy m otocross cou rse th a t fea tured damp adobe with a coa ting of loose sa nd . Even in off ca m ber sit uations , the tire would hol d firmly. W ith co nfi dence gained , we h ea ded fo r the d esert . T he first t ry at the desert p roduced more raves . The fr o n t end ke p t its line s through f orm ic a- a n d -Io ose marbl es ·cover ed ·fi r eroad turn s. Rocks , oft en a prime en emy of narrow tires, were not especially noticed . The next desert event showed the tir e's prime lia b ili ty . The n arrow contact a rea that gi ves a light feel ing to the steeri ng a t speed . causes the tire to kn ife sharply in deep sa nd . Very deep sa nd; the kind that comes u p to your ankles wh en ·yo u walk on it. In modera tel y soft sa nd. the tire still works weIl . W e think the Berm , Master will become a sta ndard on the d ry . slic k tracks of Southern Ca lifo rnia a nd popu la r on m ost ot her t racks. save t he ones la id o ut through really deep , soft sa nd . .

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