Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

would also be nice if you could type, read, write, drive, ride a bike and use a camera. People with training in biology, botany, surveying, ecology, and photography are especially needed. o.on't bother if you are not a self· slarter (no one has time to push you) or if you have an axe to grind (all information will be fair and accurate, no distonions or lies). Still interested? Call me at 213/862· 3975 and we will get together and talk. o 00 0') ~ 1IIIT THUMPER FREAK Torque twister America's only weekly motorcycle newspaper Sharon Clayton. Publiah~r Tom Culp. Marketing Director Caroli~ Gcndry. Xc. to th~ Publiah~r Nancy Gorak. Xc. to t~ Mktng. Orr. Editorial Charla Mo~. Managing Editor. Dale Brown, Editor, Mark Kariya. Editor. Advertising Skip JohtllOn. National Sala Mana~r. Terry Pran. S.les Manage-T. Linda Brown, Advcnising Coordinator. Graphics and Production Judy K1~, Productioo ManaFt. Pamela Wood, Productioo AIoUtant. Marion Hatuhita, Typograpby. Oeftnia CIftIIe, Laboratory. 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Cyde N~s wdcomcs unsolicited editor~1 material including ItOries. canOORl, photos. etc. Such m~terial. if publish~. becomes the exclusive pro~ty of Cycl~ N~. Such acc~pt~ m~terial is subject to revision as is neceuary in the sole disc~ion of Cycle News. Unsolicited m~terial which is not used will be returned if accompanied by a ~lf-addrCSlCd ... m~ ~nvelo~. All unsolicitated materi~1 will be handled with reasonable c~re. how~r. Cycle News assumes no responsibility for the safety. loss or damagt' to such material. Reprinting in whole or pa-rt ollly by pennission of the publishers. Advertising rates and circulation information will be sent upon request. See S.R.D.S. Copyright Cycle Newa. Inc. , • . Tredemerk Cycle Newa reg!....ed U.S. Petent Office. All rlgh.. r...."ed. ON THE FRONT PAGE: Speedwey star Gene Woods man- 4 handles h.. &OOcc: mount .. though It were • mere bicyclll, Speedw8y opeIled In IOUthem C81ifomiB with the tlveH8ce SprIng Cluak:; ~ on p. 14. Photo by a-tee ~. Bad Brad In '801 Your recent interview with Brad Lackey has made the timing perfect for the announcement of a new the Brad Lackey organization, Suppon Team. I encourage not only motOCr05Sers, but all motorcyclists to join this team, and best of aU, there is no membership fee. By taking pan in this team, you will be helping America's greatest motocr05Ser to attain his goal in becoming the 1980 World 500cc Motocross Champion. Duties of team members are: I. Write letters to Brad in Europe and let him know we suppon him and believe that this is his year. 2. If you have friends or relatives in Europe (perhaps in the armed forces), teU them to go to the GPs and take some friends to cheer Brad on. 3. Go to the USGP and see our man in action, of course all the while screaming your head off in suppan. Join today rl"member, Bad Brad in 19801 DON WALLACE Redlands, CA You can write to Brad care of Patrick Wygaerts, KleinstratU 69, AlIcen, Belgium J820.. .Editor Thanks, Dick Mann A year ago Cycle News had a little piece in the paper about the Sierra Club, their catalog and that if 10,000 bikers sent in for it, it would cost the Sierrra Club a bundle. Well, I did and last week I received their book. It must have cost them a little money because the catalog is a nice one; lots of good pictures in it. I didn't really read it all, but it looks like they want it all for themselves and don't want to share it with anyone, when the USA is for all of us. I also read in your paper about the races at the Houston Astrodome. I was there and I think someonc missed a mouthful when Roxy Rockwood asked Mann about his winning the TT several years ago. Dick said, "I didn't win." Roxy said, "Sure, you won the TT several years ago," Dick replied, "No, I didn't. Jim Odom won, but he broke an axle on the last lap and I was right behind him and crossed the fmish line before he did." That sounds like Bugsy. He is one of the greatest . riders and bikers alive. There are a lot of National Champions and only a few who still ride and do the things Dick Mann does. Several years ago, I read an anicle about Mann, and he said, "Most people work at a job 50 weeks a year and take a two-week vacation and do what they really want to do. Well, I do what I really like 10 do 52 weeks out of thc year, I race motorcycles... I think that was right after he WOI) his last National Championship. Well, because of what he said, I decided to open a shop. And I'll have been here nine years as of next June. I say thanks, Dick Mann. ED BUDKE McCook, NB Lostwateh On Saturday, Mar. I at the Viewfinders Grand Prix, my aon came in with a broken ankle. As I was keeping times, I took off my Timex Gold Marathon and left it for the pit crew to continue the times. While the pit crew was helping a rider whose bike caught on fire in our pits, my watch was lost. This was a gift husband and very from my sentimental. If anyone found it, would they please call me? Thanks to good friends. LINDA BARR Masterlinks M.C. 213/925-4336 Helpwant8d If you are crazy, then I have a job for you. There is a lot of hard work to be done in the land use fight, and no· body is doing it. If you are interested in spending lots of time writing letters, searching through libraries, checking facts, making phone calls, digging out information, writing reports (then having them tom apart and re-writing them); then call me, I think that I can find something for you to do. What do you get in return? Nothing, zilch, zippo. In fact you will probably spend a lot of your own time, money, energy and resources. Qualifications? Willing hands, inquiring mind and a big heart. It I took the Motorcycle Nuts·and·BoIts Quiz 12 last week and to my amazement, I missed one question. This really made me mad because I was looking forward to getting in touch with Joan Claybrook. Getting back to the question, the one I missed was 11 ("When tightening head bolts, you should use a torqu~ wrench, A: True, B: False, C: Maybe.") My answer was C, maybe, First, the explanation said always use a torque wrench, I only use the word when the tax man comes around (I always pay), Anyway, a torque wrench should not be \lied all the time. First, it could be out of calibration, You should have it calibrated now and then, Second, you should know bow to use it, Quite often I see people holding them everywhere but at the right place, TorCfue wrenches only work right if: there 15 no din or debris on the threads, the tmads are not worn, the engine is around room temperature, the gaskets are new and the surfaces are clean. With all that to go wrong, it is easy to see why the torque wrench is one of the moat over· trusted tools used, I'm not saying don't use a torque wrench. I'm saying rntlybe use one, A good man can tighten a cylinder head on a familiar machine by ~nd with no problem. The best way to tighten head bolts with a torque wrench is the template method, Let's say you need 180 inch· pounds of torque, You still tighten in a criss-cross pattern, and you still tighten in increments. But your last pass will be in bolt degree rotation, For example, 180 inch·pounds of torque might be 60 inch·pounds the first pass, 120 inch·pounds the second pass and 90' bolt rotation the last pass, This should equal 180 inch· pounds of torque and this way worn threads and dirt won't throw you off so much, Can I have Joan Claybrook's phone number now? BILLSABO Glendora, CA A bsolutely not. Veteran Claybrook obsertJe1's say that anyone who could answer even one question correctly were considered too competent to be entrwted with NHTSA project funds ... Editor. Next Week Hangtownl ----_ .. - -_. -'-- ~ ..

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