Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

THE LATEST BY PAPA WEALEY (Continuedfrom pag e 2) Sun Metal Products. the rim people. will be posting. $10,400. in contingency money durmg the 78 AMA Grend National Championship ICam el Pro Series. Del Am o Su zuki in Torrance, CA a nd road ra ce inst ructor Keith Cod e plan a street rid ing course for begi~ners . For more info on the $25 sem m a r, call . 215/ 542·7581. Daytona·bound flat trackers and fans won't want to miss the Mar. 4 SuperSports Promotions mile at Sem inole Harness Raceway, 40 m inutes from Daytona off 1-4. For more info, call 813/522-1513 or 3051831 ·1140. On fan who probably won ' t for get t~e last .race at Seminole, 40 yea rs ago 10 1948 . is Dick O'Brien . O 'Brien , th e head of Ha rl ey-D av idson's racing dept . for the past 20 yc:ars. was fig hti ng fo r t he lead wit h Joh n Butt erfield - now a H a rley dealer in Virginia - when his magn eto ca me loose. The cr owd · passed · the hat, sponsori ng a match race between th e two which O 'B r ie n won when Butterfi eld crashed. National Hydron, makers of MXl goggles, will sponsor the eighth Annual R orida W inter-AMA MX Series . A $3,000 payoff to Pros and free MXl products to Amateurs is part of the deal. The 1978 version of the W int er -AlvlA MX Series will award points in th e AMA 's new Professional Regional MX program. Only Novice Pros get pu rse money and points. but Expe rt Pros ca n ra ce fo r money, too . Call Bill W est at 815 /522 ·1513 lor detai ls. Approximately 2,480 acres of land located 30 m iles east of Salem, OR have been closed by the Bureau of land Management (B l M ) until June 1, 1978. A notice in the Federa l Reg ister cited protection of "deer and elk from harrassment and poaching during the winter and spring periods." A map of the close area i s available for inspection at the Salem District Office. BlM. 3550 liberty Road S.• Salem, OR 97301. T he BLM closed a n area near Squaw Sp rings , in the Red Mounta in area of the Mojave desert , to v.ehic.le use. The unimproved road lead ing mto .Squaw Spri ngs is closed from a pproxima tely 200 yard s north of the wildl ife gu zzler to th e end of the road, about threequ a rters of a mile. Cultural va l ~es and th e wild life gu zzler were cite d as reasons for th e closure by the BLM; . M itch Mayes of desert racing fame has bought a Yamaha shop in lancaster. CA. Mitch, who became . famous on Husqvarnas. will now gladly sell you an XS1 1 or YZ250E at Mitch Mayes ' lancaster Yamaha. 400 E. Ave. I. lancaster. Good luc k . M it ch . Ellis Taylo r of goggle fame has pu rchased the entire stoc k of Lou Branch Motorcycle Sales, th e largest Velocette parts su pplier in th e Un ited Sta tes. Taylor 's inventory includes new and used parts for eveIJo: Velo~ette made since 1955 , and he WlII continue th e business in mu ch the same fashio n as in th e past, exce pt. the sales ~ll be via mail orde r and sh ipments via UPS whenever ·possible. Get in tou ch with T aylor at P.O . Box 5025, Santa Ba rba ra , CA 93108 , 805 /969·08 58. Oh yea h , th e you nger staffers were wondering: W hat' s a Velocette? Hliasalu SHOCKS 30 day money back guarantee plus six month warranty World SOOcc road racing champion Barry Sheene was awarded the Member of t he British Empire (MBE) in Queen Elizabeth II's New Year 's Honor list. Other motorcyclists who have received the MBE include Mike Hailwood, Jeff Smith, Barry 'Briggs and Ivan Mauger. Jeff Sayle continued to stretch ou t his ' poi n ts lead in the New Zeal an d Ma rlb oro International Ro ad Racing Series by winning the 750cc event. at T imaru on New Year's Day, accord 109 to Eng land's Mot or Cycle. American Wes Cooley had his best race to date ~t Timaru , fin ishing fifth and second 10 the two heats. A ustral ian Gregg H a nsford was lead ing th e fir st hea t before he aggravated a sho ulder inj ury suffered ea rlier in the 250cc race, while tryi ng to regain control of a slide . Ch as Mortim er won the 550cc event a nd Mu rray Sa yle won the 250cc. Hii~salu 1978!... . ..with the most complete tunable suspension in the world I Features like: • External adjustable dampening • Dual rete va lve stems • A luminum shafts • Super lightweight construction out of the most expensive materials available. hand made in USA .30 day trial • Six month warranty Shocks: $225.00 pe r set plus shipping charges Also available is our portable .nitrogen bottle with 400 PSI pressure & good for 40 refills - good for servicing most nitrogen shocks $59.00 Calif. residents add 6% sales tax Hiiesalu MFG. Co. 120 W. Cypress Ave. Burbank, CA 91502 213-845-7161 DEALER DIRECT HUGE @fi1!E!J INVENTORY TO SERVE YOU NOW! British tria ls c h a m p i o n Rob Shepard. whose Honda ride was cut off lat e last year when Honda w ithdrew suppor.t fo r Sa mmy Miller's England·based effort, has still to s ig n w ith a major manufacturer, though Montesa is reportedly keeping t he door open. Moto-X team helmets with Iron Jaws. Full coverage super moto helmets. 78 color match helmets. Mon tesa lost Malcolm Rathmell, who has signed with Su zuki to contest the 197 8 W orld o b se rved trials cha mpions hip . If you 're hopping around on on ly one new Roger DeCoster A lpine Star motocross broot, it could be because you left the other one at Indian Dunes. Call Gary at 805/2598000 if it's yours. AM A Na tio nal Road R acing Sideca r Ch am p ion s L a r r y Col em a n a nd W endell An d rews a re look ing for sponsorshi p in '78 . Dial 916 / 545·5285 if you' d like you r outfit handled by the best. Call for immediate delivery Special discounts MONARCH PRODUCTS 12816 Nutwood SI. Garden Grove , Calif. 92640 714/539-1980 Though no final decision has been made. Agajanian Enterprises is considering running a full (Expert. Junior and Novice) AMA Professional half mile program at Ascot on Friday nights from April to the May 13 National. After that, according to Ben Foote, they are considering running a "Progressive Professional" program on another n ight. One . key to the fu ll Professional program m ight be the ava ilability of Experts once the Camel Pro series gets in fu ll swing. According to th e AMA's ·:Czar. of Racing" Dou g Mockett, specific a tio ns for th e H arley-Davidson XLCR thei r bla ck cafe racer-l ooking bike have been su bmi tted for Superbike co m pe t it io n app ro val. J:lar le y. Davidson is t he first to sub mit specs under the new ru les for Sup erb ike raci ng . At leas t o ne i,: d ivid ual, Flori d a H·D dealer J oe Robison , plans to spo nsor a n X LCR at Da ytona : Rumor has it that Husqvarna is looking around for an Open class rider to help support during the '78 AMA National season. • M o t o cr cs s VI~~4 I[aU/CleO Tri al s moutrsa VIVA DISTR IBUllNG Van Suspension K it 13920 S.W. Tualatin Valley Highway Beaverton, OR 97005 co l Ob25 v ano wen Burba nk CA 91505 7 ' 3 766 6101 503 -646-8600 ~'" J' Mik e Patrick 's Sales Service YAMAHA al CORONA 1 . .1/01 E. 6t h Str eet, Coro na, CA (7 14 ) 735 7721 * R].. VJ~ [Ii) [pl®~T . * Rebuilt Engin e Ex chenfJIIl _ II "'rroc:chl Chitin RI _ . 1'1 ...11 NO 1'1_ p...lIt . Sld l . -u . AG\f HeI _ "I V A....... Ba

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