Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

- ~ ~ Wind .. .. " .. (Co n tin ued from page 21) California desert legend Cordis Brooks, w ho made history bywin ning AMA 0 -37 eve nts overall on a DKW in the early 1970s, came out of reti rement to ride w ith Mike Eckardt on a CR250 in the February 2 SCORE Parker 400 off-road 00 race . Brooks, now 30, and Eckardt O"l were leading the Arizona lo op of the race when their bike suffered a flat tire and Brooks lo st 10 m inO"l utes making repa irs. They f inished fourth in the 2 50cc class, two ;>-- m inutes beh ind the winning 250. l-. Brooks and Eckardt will team up in ~ the rest of the SCOR E races this ;:l year. sponsored by Hi-Point and l-. Tustin (California) Honda. When ,.0 Q.) not racing. Eckardt is a sales rep ~ for Hi-Point; Brooks is a foreman for an electrical com pany . c..o ...... ~ ...... ~ California participants in the Pony Express R ide for Libert y, a rno torcv clisr's fundraising campa ign dedica ted to restoration of the Statue of Liberty. will ho ld a n orga niza tiona l meet ing a t the Cordova Lodge in Rancho Cordova. California on February 16. In terested riders can contact Lyle Anderson at 916 /9'14-2587. Avon Tires has posted a $1000 contingency award for riders competing in the nationwide Honda VF500F Interceptor Series. The high-point rider from each partici pating club (AFM . AAMRR. OMRRA. MRA and WERA) will receive $1000 if he uses Avon tires. The overall w inner at the Ho nda VF500F Int ercept or Final will win an additional $ 1000 and a trip to t he 1987 British 500cc World Championship Gra nd Prix if he uses Avon t ires. More info rm atio n is ava ilable from Hoppe 8< Associates at 206 /486-4 197. T he Mo torcvcle Saletv Fou nda tio n (MSF) ha s r~l eased a 'new , 15-h o ur rider-train ing program ca lled " Riding a nd Street Stra tegies." T he program, taught by ,1000 ;\ISF instr uctors na tionw ide, provides tra ill ing mo torcycles for n ew rid ers to usc durin g ins tru ctio n . A ud io -v isua l p resenta tio ns in 160101 film a nd video form ats arc used and co ver co ntro l fami li ar izat io n, pro tec tive eq u ip m ent, turn in g, brak ing. ridi ng techniq ues. a tt itu de a n d traffic stra teg ies. Int erested perso ns shou ld ca ll the ;\ISF 's na tion al toll -free number for mor e informa tio n. 800/ ·147-4700. MSF act ivi ties are funded bv H on d a Ya m a h a , Ka w a sa k i . S,izuki a mi BM \\' . R.J . Reynol ds has post ed a record $ 275, 00 0 f or the 19 8 6 Camel Pro Series . The f un d will be sp lit int o two sepa rate championships f or di rt t rack and road raci ng w ith t he di rt track c hampionsh ip worth $ 150.000 and the road race tit le $ 100.000. The remaining $25.000 w ill go t o the ri der w ho eams t he highest point t ot al in both di rt t eaek and road raci ng . For more inf orm ati on call 919/777-7685. Von Thiel ma n n Tours is o ffer ing a Mex ico Mot o rcycle Tour P ro g ram in whi ch 50% o f th e tr ip w ill be covered . o n a cru ise sh ip wit h yo ur mo torcycle o n boa rd. For mo re inform ation ca ll 6 19/463- 7788. 54 From May 1 3 to June 7. supercross racers f rom Canada and the U.S . w ill compete in the f ive-round Mo lso n Ca nad ian Su percross Cha m p ionsh i p f o r a share o f $ 11 0 ,000 in prize money. The series w ill w ind up at Exhibition Sta dium in Toront o . 'T he Sixth A llIi ua l Vintage Cohcouis w ill be held on Sa turda y. March 8 a t Da y~o.n a Internati on al S peed way . P articipa n ts WIll be as ked to vol unteer as judges in o ther classes a nd t ~lere is no ent ry fee. o n ly ga te ad missro n . Fo r mo re in format ion Gill Ma rric Barker a t 904/ 378-3715. Beach's Motorcycle Adventures, Ltd., i s offering a 22-day tour of t he British Isles. Partic ipants are no t required t o ride in one group and have t he freedom to ride at t hei r own pace; for more in f orm ati on call 716 /773 -4960. Continental Motosport Club (CM C) will hold the four-round Pac-West Motocross Series Tour beg inning on June 22 in Redding. Cal ifornia, and ending in Zion Area, Utah. on A ug ust 17. There will be a race in Oregon on July 13 and another in Seattle. Washington on August 3; for more information call 714/ 261-6116. Li ttle known fac t: Cagiva motorcycles are made a n d sold by co m panies in the Ital y-b ased Cas tiglioni gro u p. wh ich is a lso involved in severa l o ther industries. Cas tig lio ni grou p co mpan ies do Sl 80 million a n n ually, employ 1500 people a nd manufactu re 50.000 moto rcycles a yea r. with the number of bikes built expected to inc rease to 100,000 within three yC".HS; th e 6'TOUP includes Cagi va SPA (holding company) of Va rese , Italy; Cagiva M oto It alia S P A (m o torcv cl e m anufacturing) o f Varese; Cagiva Bologna (50: 60. 80cc rnor orcvc le m anufacturing ), Bologna , It aly; Cagiva Chassis (chassis manufacturer) of Varese; Cagiva Ro va te (m o to rcycle accessories), Var ese: Cagiva R im in i (research and design st ud io ), R im in i, It a l y; Cag iva U .K . (di strib ution branch), G reat Brita in ; Cagiva North America (distribution bra n ch), Torrance, California ); Ducati Mec hanica (mo to rcy cle manufact urer), Bo log n a; Du ca ri M orori (m arine engine manufacturer ), Bologna; SIAC. In c. (fastener a n d electronic hardware manufacturer ); SIAC (too ling production facility for SIAC. Inc.): CGV, Inc. (lock a n d brass fitting manufacturer; Castig l io n i G iova n n i. In c. (wa rehouse a nd import/ export ag ent for Cas tiglio n i 6'TouP ); Ca stiglioni North Amer ica (U .S. di stributo r for hardware a nd electrica l compo nents) ; Cas tig lion i H ong Kong (Far Eas t disrribu to r. of hardw a re a nd electr ica l co m pone n ts). The co m pany has a lso set up licensin g agreeme nts for th e a nn ua l produc tio n o f 30.0 00 l25cc street bi kes in Brazil and 30. 000 l 25cc and 2-50cc street bi kes III Ma r aca i bo , Ve~lezuela; signed a n ag reemen t to bu dd a factory in Sangui, Chi na for the an n ual p roductio n of 50.000 125cc stree t hi kes; so ld tooli ng a nd tech nology for the a n n ual ma n ufact ure of 25.000 125cc rnotorcvclcs in Tai wa n ; negot iat ed a n agreemen t to build a 125cc stree t bike fac to ry in In di a . _ The Interior Department Board o f Land Appeal s rever sed the Bureau o f Land Management decision to implement an amendment to th e Cal ifo rni a Desert Plan which would have permitted off-road use of the 500 acre P a na m int Dunes within a 90,427 acre wilderness study a rea. T he decision was based on wi lderness a nd cu ltural resou rce values, according to the BLM. The California Off-Road Vehicle Association (CORVA) and the Phantom Duck Club are urging that letters be sent to legislators saying. "Please oppose legislation to designate BlM wilderness. establish new National Parks and change land management provisions or transfer management of public lands from federal to State j uri sd ict ion." Write to your U.S . Senator c /o U.S . Senator. Wash ingt on D .C . 20510. England's T ria ls a nd Mot ocro ss News has joine d the AC U and the Mo tor Cycle Association's off-road group to raise funds for th e Intern at io na l Spina l Resea rch Trust. The newspaper wi ll ho ld a drawing for a trip to the openi ng ro und o f the 500cc Worl d Mot ocro ss Championship in Sw itzer land wi th the money ra ised g oi ng to help resea rch in spi nal injur ies. Entries are now open f or th e 19 8 6 ru nning of t he Hangt ow n Motocross near Sacramento, California; for more information ca ll Sam White at 916 /332 -4324. Th e Ak ron BMW Club wi ll h o ld its 13 th An nua l Rubber Ci ty Rall y o n ;\lay 23-26 in O hio. For more informa tion GIll Mari lou Olds at 2 16/ 753-4030 . As pa rt of a pr ivateer support program, Harley -Davidson is backing Harley dea ler Ray Wo rth of Belt on, Missouri in drag raci ng; hillclimber lou Ge rencer of Elkha rt , I ndiana; Bi ll Barte l of Bartel's Harley -Davidson in Culver City, Cal ifornia in endurance road rac ing and De nis Manning 's Tenaci ou s streamliner. H a rl e y-D a vid son IS updati ng i ts Rotax- powered 560cc si ngle-cy li nder racebi ke to a fu ll600cc for TT eve nts. The 35th Annua l Intern ati on al Bicycle and Motorcyc le Exhibition w ill be he ld in Cologne, West Germany on September 18-22. More than 1300 compan ies f rom over 30 co untries have in dicated th eir int entio n to attend t he show. T he 1986 All igator Endu ro. o ne of the a n n ua l h ighl ights of Day to na Cycle Week for off -road co mpetitors, has been ca ncelled. Accordi ng to a Da yton a I nterna tio nal Speedway spokes ma n . the organizing club ra n into land use problems. MOTORCYCLE INDUSTRYS CffANGE W added A 1986 Yamaha Vtest bike, by Cycle mag azine tes t rider Danny Coe: hike damaged. rider u nhurt . ~Iax Hired As Ed itorial Assista nt for Cycle Gui de magazi ne. Bill Wol f. o wner of Wolf Pro du cts a nd for mer lv Edi toria l Assis ta n t for Cvc le World magazine; replaces Mike G i llies. wh o has retu rned to schoo l full time. Moved AT K Leitner Corporatio n. ma nufactu rers of AT K motorcycles a nd accessories. to 723 Laguna Ca nyo n R d .. Lag u na Bea ch , C A _ 9265 1, 7I V497-7525 . Changed The p hone nu m ber of UFO Design , ma nufacturers of plastic accessories. to 714/ 892-4420 - Hired As Tech nica l Speria list for Con tine nta l P roducts Corp., Wes Coo ley. 29. of R a m on a . Ca lifo rn ia: form erly a profess io na l ro ad racer a nd two-ri m e Na tio na l Super hike Champion. Added A powde r coa ting service by N orris Cycle Products ; Norris will co nt in ue to market high-performance accessories for m otorcvcles a nd ATVs. . Left David Pelletier from Guy U rg.u ha r.t's Yamaha in San Diego, California, to become Executive Director for Science of Li fe Foundation dealing with teenage drug and aleohoI a bu se. Hired As a ra ce bik e technician for RSC. in Atlanta , Georgia , Camel P ro Series road racer Mike Harth; Harth will ride a n RSC- backed FZ750 in th e 1986 Daytona 200; more in for ma ti o n is a va ila ble fro m 404/953 6851. \ B orn To Bell Helmets President Terry Lee and wife L yn n . Michael David o n J a nuary 15. A ppointed Dwight R udder National race spon so rsh ip coordinator for TRIM L eathers; R udder, a N ational Enduro R ider a nd ISD E co mpetito r, will acce p t res u mes for sponsors h ip co nside ra tio n a t 560 Mobil e Estates Dr.. Ridgel and. MS 39 157. _ 10 ."t Isle of Man TT p ri nt Artist: Jeff Gundlach R ou nding a turn in downtown Douglas line with ha ybales and p eopl e. accelera ting up Creg N y Baa , or whatever. . . it is a ll sti ll ha p pen in g each vea r. Everv time you g lance a t the p ic tu re , a rt ist J eff Gu ndlach ta kes vou 10 th e Isle o f Man TT, the longes t-r u n ni ng (i n more wa ys tha n one ) Tourist T ro ph y road race. but th e bikes are bra nd new . as o n lv " C u n n v" ca n dra w them . ' , T his is the second in a series of famous race places tha t G u n nv is crea ting, usi ng th e la tes t a rt techrlOlogy, Mylag rafy. Few artis ts a re as ade p t at "pai nting wi th th e printing p ress" like this . In the motorcycle a rt field. Gu nd lach is th e best, vet h is ta lent seems to grow with every image tha t h e d raws. Mo to rcycle a rt, decora tio n. o rnament - wha tever yo u ca ll it - is righ t up the re wi th th e best of modern art in th is fi ne a rt print series . 0 ':l ly 1?5 of these 23x 30-in ch p rints exis t, SIgned a nd n u m bered bv th e a rt ist, go ing for .$ 75.00 each . A proper fram in g job will cos t a bo u t th e sa me a mou nt , so yo u ca n see th a t this is not . a cheap pos ter to sta p le o n th e garage door . Cvc le News invi tes its readershi p exrlusivc lv to o rder the new Isle of Man TT p ri nt, by looki n g up th e ad o n page 5 1, a nd fill ing o u t the order ? la n k. Enjoy fine a rt pri nts. co llec t em. trade 'em. Satisfaction is g uara nteed, o r re tu rn for fu ll refund . _ I

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