Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

~ New Stuff & Things for Cycles BUY MORE WARES T o o b ad n obody wan ts t o flat-track a BMW. Pr obably w ould n ever win but it would never D N F ei ther. But owners insist on carry ing b lu ep rints a nd such th ro ugh city streets so here's the catalogue fo r them. It co ntains all the nice t o uch es for your Bee-Em, like sad dlebags, spotligh ts, o rigi nal paint, a n inexp en sive cover, an d BMW t ie clips. Pa ge 2 1 has a B1\W ash tray th at "adds I th at to uch of elegance t o a ny BMW owners d en o r office. $4 .5 0 ." In cludes 1972 m odels, by th e wa y . $ 1 ppd, Butler & Smith , 13 5 E. S tanle y sr., Comp ton, CA 9 0220 . LOTS OF BMW's Buter & Smith, of Norwood , New Jersey, Sole Imp ort ers of B~IW motorcycles, wh o re c ently opened a branch at Compton, California, re gistered record shipment s for th e m onths of De cember a nd J anuary. The ' firm asc ribes this su ccess t o the en t h u sias tic accep ta nce of the n ew, re-st yled 1972 mod els an d t o inc reased production b y the BMW plant. GAMBIT h ow abo u t so me good rid e rs to t each th e ranger s how t o us e th em? If yo u d on't think t ea ching ra ngers t o ride would result in m ore trails fo r us to ride, baby , you're sh ort o n fai th in yo u r sport. We n eed some real k nowledge o f t he effec t of m otorcycles on th e environment. Anyone with som e hard training in any of the env ir o nm e n tal sciences co uld help . Anyone wh os e cl ub is putting o n a ra ce co uld help d o som e before-and-after studies. A n ational motorcycle patrol on th e order of the National Ski Patrol is bec oming more necess ary every d ay . Irr esp o nsib le beh avior on th e trails isn 't going to b e t olerated fo reve r. We ca n form an organ ization to p olice ourselves or let the st ate sp end out trail m oney to h ire co p s. The Symposium o f course was not without some very interesting ideas. They dis cussed trails for the co re cities, to get kids in and out of the slu ms and ghettos. They dis cussed trails for the physically handicapped, particularly for the blind. One hopes that some of these worthwhile programs get off the ground, and not become m ired in the rhetoric . The amounts of money that people seemed to think were necessary fo r trail constructio n were staggering. 11{.. 0 1 1. L- LkS IIIIIilIiII..."--_ ......... ~ER: HAAMfUt OR FATAl. IFSWAUOllED· -"eli MIXTURE. R0a4 bad< ",,,,, ler,111" '""""" N 32 fl. oz. (1 U.S. Quart) et (0,833 100P, Qt.) (0.946 Litre) THIS OIL CAN. yo u when yo u b ought th e b ike; he was o u t of chain lu be. Yo u h ad forgotten abou t it because it sai d "for snowm o biles " o n th e can and tha t m a ke a p ar t ic ul arl y good d idn't im pression on you. Bu t th ere it is, on the w orkb en ch , righ t where you left it. You sp ray it in to th e air cleaner a nd wait five o r te n seconds, n o w th e b ike co mes to life o n th e second kick. Snic k, in gear. Nice. Yo u sudde nly feel wide awa ke and th e cold bec omes a sec ondary fac tor. Th e sound of you r m a chine on th e silent p avement is a good influen ce o n you r m eta b ol ism . O ops, you just passed th e all -ni te pharma cy. Face cream. Bu t yo u ju st keep o n go ing. Y ou th in k, "Mayb e I'll st op a nd p ick up so me o n m y wa y back." Boyoboyoboy. A new o il. Yamaha is marketing this sp ecial tw o-st ro ke goo alo ng with th e claims th at it wi ll red uce smoking a nd fo u led p lugs whilc maximizing power , engine life, dependab ility. Bett er get so me before it's too lat e. Call Do nald J . Day at (7 14) 52 2-923 1. wi ll n ot ca us e a ny power loss. In fac t it will increase the p ower of some mo tors. T he silencing effec t is ex ce lle n t. Comes in three siz e c ores : 1", I tA,. . I V:z ". $8.95. So undmast er, 1304 0 B Los Nietos Rd ., Santa Fe Springs, Cali f. (2 13) 94 1-49 16. Hey-bob -a-ree-bob. JUST LIK E GRA ND MA 'S A few m o m ents b efore t his was wr itte n w e t o ok some little sa mp les o f this plastic lace sti c k-o n and p asted it all ove r th e typewriter. Kow all the 01' R o yal p ortable n eeds is chrome rims a nd " Angel Baby" p ain ted o n the sides. This new fake lace is fro m Ar t -a-Motive in Flo rida an d it comes in bl ack o r white . The tra nsparen t vinyl film sheets come wit h a strong. p ermanen t adh esive and a p eel-o ff b ackin g. Each sheet m easure 27 " by 60" . S in gle sh eets are $ 7.95 o r get a ki t o f fo u r sheets for $29.95 , enough t o d o a wh ole ca r. Order fro m Art-a-Motive, Box 5022 , J ac kso nville , Fl. 322 0 7 . (904) 396-49 1 1. ELEC TR IC HANDWARMER Gol-lee. An elec tric handwa rme r fo r m o t orc ycle handgrips ! Hot Hands m ounts securely over yo ur handlebar grips a nd b y utilizin g the t op-se cre t "elect ric b la n ket" pri n ciple . T emp erature of the m at eri al ca n b e fu lly con t ro lle d . Velc ro enclosu re s are us ed - th at's th e stuff that sounds like y ou a re ripping it ap art when you ac t ually n o t. Co mes com p le te with all th e m ounting ite ms . Works o n a ny ele ctric al sy st em . $9 .9 5 . Id eation Re search & Development , Inc., 38 5 8 Th omas Ave . N ., Minneapolis , Minn. 554 12. SPRINGS ARE HERE For th e d o zen-or-so read ers o ut th er e wh o don' t have a Yam ah a Endu ro of o ne sort or ano th er . m ov e on t o the next it em. O ka y. N ow th e million or so th at are still with us, h ere' s news abo u t a k it th at will improve fro nt fork ac tio n . Str onger cad m iu m- plat ed spri ngs in crease th e t ra vel by 1 1,4 inch es and add greate r res istance t o b o tt omin g. The ki t comes com p le te with all the doo-da ds necessa ry t o co mp lete th e job, including to ol s, w h ic h amoun ts t o one A lle n wrench . $29.95. S&S E ngi neering, Box 1646 Dept. CN , Th ousa nd Oaks, CA 91360 . (Cont 'd. f rom page 5) $ 18 ,0 00 p er mile was on figu re that I r em ember. Wh en yo u're used to seeing cl ub s go o u t ev ery week a n d lay out 100 mil es of trail th at's a t least adeq ua te for t he 50 0 to 1000 m otorcy cles th at are going to foll ow th e next Sunday, a nd d o it o n a budget o f a few hundred dollars, yo u wonder wh at in th e wo rld an y one would d o with a budget of $ 18 ,00 0 p er mile. On that scale , the Pasadena M.C . would need $9 .0 0 0 ,0 0 0 t o put o n th e Gr eehorn enduro . Naturall y , p ermanen t trai ls wo uld require m ore than a t emporary rac e cou rse. But n o t on that o rd er . At th e r egional Sympos ium th at I a t t e nd ed we listened to a lot o f pe ople whose c on nec t io ns with trails were rem ote. T hat's being kind. Man y of them were so o verwe igh t that the y could n ot walk a trail let alo ne construct o ne. But seated at m y table were at leas t five people who h ave laid out hundreds of miles .o f trail ap iece. Only one, John Clauson, was on th e program and he didn't ge t to sp ea k because they ran out of time. We need trails . We've got m oney . We've got talent. We've got know how. Let's not dissipate our energies in these dumb rap sessions. J972 Perris Season On SPA CEY J.C. The J.C . Wh it n ey ca talogue is a gas . If you h ave n eve r see n it before, you are m issin g o ne of th e great ch u n ks of Americana. It h as ah-ooga h o rn s, nekkid -lad y b rodi e k nobs, p ist ons for a 19 3 4 Wab ash T oadsuck er . O ver 100,000 ite ms th at are related. h owever rem o tel y, t o the au t o mo tive ind us t ry . By Ela ine J o nes PE RR IS, CA L ., Jan. 22, 1972 - Pryor Campbell , D oug Mason and R ex Hailey started th e new Perris season off th e righ t way on the winning side. Cam p b ell led the parade wit h so me fa ntastic go -rounds with Larry Lambert in the 10 0 cc Novice I class . From the start to the finish it was Siamese Twin time with th e lead cha ng ing ab o u t as o ften as taking a breath. The next time these two meet h as go t to be exciting. Donald Ray , no slu ch , rounded o u t the field . Craig Harbi n took the sec ond 10 0 cc Novice go a nd again it was n ip a nd tu ck with the nip p er being J o h n S hi pley. Deb b ie J ones picked up th e third spot and you can lo o k for her to be giving th e guys fits wh en she gets th e la y of th e t ra ck. Deb b ie is o ne of the best a nd ni cest girl racer s aro und. Doug Mason p ick ed up his first of tw o wins as he walked a way wi th th e 100 -12 5 A l E class . What Can b e said a bout a guy th at has the t ra ck in hi s hip p o cket. Steve Bale s a nd Mark R eich ert had m ore o f a d u el goi ng for th e show a nd pl ace spots with S te ve co m ing o u t on to p in th at o ne . (Res ults o n page 32) CORONA RACE WAY TO HA V E WEEK L Y MOTOCROSS What with the big bike boom a nd all , n o telling what items, practical to outrageous, J .C . has listed for m otorcycles in this new 1972 book. And it's fr ee ; ju st send them two bits N .... '" 05 D '" u.. The " in " this this ye ar is "cooling it" ~ when it comes to t he "heavy" so und of ~ excess "exhaust." noise. Be in the sw im w with th e So und m aster weld-o n sile ncer. d " Swingin' chicks" everywhere reall y ~ "go" for the "hep ca t " who rid es a " q u iet motorcycle" , especially when it goes "just as fast" as the " noisy" o nes. The Sound master is d y n o t est ed a nd T"?" ........= ;:--- - - --r, AUTO LUBE. STARTING ANEW. T h re e in th e m orning. "Yeah, th at wa s S onny Tuft s at his best", you mutter. as y ou stand at atten tio n in fr ont o f the TV fo llowing the last reel of "G .l. J oe Gone Mad " and prep are for the National Anthem. Suddenly the wife h ollers from th e b o od-wah , "Bertram! Ge t me some fa ce c ream! Now !" "But d ear ," you choke , k no wing yo u 've alread y been h ad. "It's 20 de gree s outside. I. .. " " Look , buster." Sh e is p okin g h er h air brush at yo u while she plucks b obby-pins from h er d amp hair. "Y ou k now good a nd well what yo u promised when w e b o ugh t yo u that - th at mo torsic k le ..." - yo u h ate th e wa y sh e m akes it sound so repulsive - H • • • t hat yo u w ould ru n erran d s for me a ny tim e I wanted . And I want so m e fac e cre am a nd I wa nt it n ow! Or t omorrow, -i ts m y lawye r, b us te r, a nd 1 ain' t kid di ng this ti me ! You h ea r m e ?" The la wy er. O h , ghod. Sh e has to bring that u p again and alr ead y h e 's still holle ri ng for his Ill . Oil INJECTION SYSTEMS ~ e ce., SOUND 'S GOOD YAMAHA .~ lJ v fo r handling. J .C. Wh it n ey & 1917-19 A rc her Ave., Chicago , 6 06 16. Specially Formulated For ~ § C> 0.. retainer. So yo u quie tl y agree, "R igh t. Fa cecream. " Now th e b ik e has t o start. After the 23rd k ic k yo u realize yo u're in trouble. Yo u can fe el the c urtains be hi nd yo u pa rt. She is staring at you and you r m a chine wi th a sm ile of revenge. Sudden ly yo u re member th e Pet ro ch em Instan t S tarting Flui d th e sa lesman gave The World's finest motorcycles for Touring and Sports '" '" (Tell t hem you saw it in Cyc le News!) By Elaine J o nes Corona R ac ewa y ow ne rs Felic e and La u ra Lipari an no unced tha t th ey will be havi n g we ekl y m otoc ross eve n t s for b eginner a nd No vice rid e rs in th e n ea r futur e. The racin g will be d one every Sat urda y m orning and the co u rse will be laid o u t in the infield of th e track . The Lipa ri 's are ver y conc ern ed ab o u t riders being p repared for racing before they jump in t o the big leagues . One Saturday a month may be turned over t o the m ini-bike riders so they can give it a try.

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