Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

--- - Guns and Putters -- ...----~ - .. -'. --",- . ~ . '" " N " C> '" MOlIVAlIN' fOR tHE MODERN ARMY By A lex Arr Two "easy riders " o f th e U .S. A nny bring the trus t of th e Mo dern A nny Volunteer Project right in t o the deepest midst o f teen-agers throughou t th e na tion . T he two privates, both SP4 , both 22, are rid in g th eir motorc ycles from one en d o f the nation to another, p lunging in t o t he midst of crowds of h igh schoolers and draft-age youngsters . The two cyclist recru iters are Michael Speegle, son of an Air Force Chief Master Sargent, and Do ug las Reit meyer, son of an IBM comp ut er expert in San Jose, Ca lif. T hey meet the teen-agers head-on and answer t heir many q uestio ns bl u ntl y and fra nkl y , A ct u all y , they are not official recruit er s, b ut free-wheeling public relat io ns me n for the Anny. T hey try to co pe wi th a ll t he rum o rs and do ubts a nd mis- information th at circulates so freely about military life. "Why the mo torcycles?" is a co mmon ques tio n. ' 'T o get t o know people better," IS their stock repl y. "All we are trying to do, " Reitmeyer explai ned, "is ac q uai nt yo ung p eople with th e tru e co nd itions of to day 's A nny. With the aU-volunteer Anny coming up , it's importa nt that the facts ab out mo dem military life be kno wn and b elieve." Both say t hey speak of their p er so nal exper iences in the A nny and that t he military life is not what is often being said about it. "What wa sn't tru e wa s the stories abo ut h ow .inhumane everyone was in t he Anny, h ow t hey 'd shave you r h ead , in su lt yo u, and give yo u a gu n and tell yo u to go ge t ' em , R eitmeyer comm ented. "M any you ngs t ers have h ear d th at 11 N .... ~ NN .0 " s: W U. 1Il Z W ..J o >o Doug Reitm ey er an d M i ke Speeg le. t he A rm y has changed an d that th ings are mu ch better," he added . "W e t ry t o convince t h ese yo ungst ers that t his is ind eed tru e. The " easy riders" o f th e U.S. A rmy pl an to spend t he rest of their en list ment t ime on t heir cycles and AMA Vetoes Class A Rep Move PIT TSBURG, PA ., Feb. II, 197 2 - An attem p t by t h e AMA t o han d pi ck a representative fo r Class A ($ 7) members on th e all powerful Executive Board was narrowly vo t ed d own by T rust ees at th e an n ua l m eeting. Ch ief objectio n to t he pl an was th e prop osed method of selec ti ng the Class A mem ber rep. If the m o t ion had p assed, the n ew board man , representin g some 14 0,0 00 m em b ers wh o pay $1 ,0 0 0 ,0 00 in dues would h ave b een sel ected b y the Class B members, who co nt rib u te $14 ,500 annuall y . Oregon Gran ite Flies Again By Mik e Starr . GRANTS PASS, OR E., Feb . 6 , 197 2 'A ft er a year's absence, hiliclimbin g is aga in going h er e . Welcome back. Gran ts Pass h as so me o f the b est h illclimb ers in th e nation (Mi ke G ibbons, first man ever ove r Wid owmak er Hill in Utah ) and even though m o st ride rs prac tice eve ry weekend, an hon est-to-gosh o rgani zed hillclimb with sp ect at o rs, tro phies, and a P.A. sy stem ad ds that little b it extra . T he boys resp onded with glee. N ine grand on th e tach , d um p th e ham m er and I'm going over th e to p or... , was a st andard operatin g p roced ure . As usual the unlimit ed class wa s mo st thrilling. These AA fue l d ragsters o f the hillclimb in g set are awe so me to wa t ch . Seth Dean ab oard Blackie Quiggle's 83 0cc Triumph uncork ed a 12.9 second run for o pe n ers , then turn ed 12.2 a nd finall y est ablish ed a n ew hill re cord at 11.8 sec onds for th e win . O n a 5 10 fo o t hill with a swe eping tum at 12 5 fee t , bumps yo u wouldn 't b elieve , and a cli m b th at is absolu t ely vertical at th e . top. T hat is flying fri end ! S econd pl ace wa s a tie b etween Sam Groves (83 0cc T rium p h) and Tom Allen (83 0cc Triumph). Sam cu t a 12-second-fla t run o n th e t ie-breaker , thus nipping All en wh o ran a te n th slo we r at 12 . I. Groves was b y far th e fastest o n th e top h alf o f the hill. The second ru n h e cres ted th e t op at .wh at see me d like 9 00 mil es an hour and headed straight for th e moo n... His flight last ed abou t 3 0 feet and rea ched an alt it ude o f abo ut six fee t. Sam b ailed off in mid fligh t and neith er bike no r rider broke. The 250 class, alth o ugh not quit e as spectacu lar, was th e b est racing of th e day. The fir st five pl aces were cl ose en ough that if they'd all mad e runs at t he same time , all five wo uld have b een t ouching wi th f irst and second laying o n t op o f each o ther, third and fourt h side by sid e an d fift h waiting in lin e. Do n 't 11. b elieve it ? How about first , 504\1 ft., , second 504 ft ., th ird, 500 ft. , fo urth , 499 n.. and fift h , 497 ft! Not o nly th at , all five p laces wer e wit hin sp itting d ist an ce o f the to p. T he n ext h iU climb will be February 20 and cli mbs will b e held eve ry two weeks un til th e hill becomes too d ay. F or those who h aven 't see n a So u th ern Orego n h illcli mb, it 's a mu st. .. I 00+ h orsep ower b ikes th ro win g d ecomposed gr ani te ro ost er ta ils like a bunch of unlim it ed class h ydroplan es is a sight yo u don 't want t o mi ss. (R esu lts on page 40) MEDICARD SECOND STYLE AVAILABLE MediCard's dog-tag style medical identification card is still available and still the best for competition riders, but now everybody can have the safety assurance of ' carryin ~ a MediCard. This new fl exible, waterproof, fire-retardant vinyl card fits easily in wallet, purse or pocket and contains spaces for vital medical and emergency information . The most im po rta n t new feature is th e incl usio n of a legally appro ved " C o nsent to Treatment " form which assu res treatmen t by a licensed ph ysician in an y h ospital if the bearer is dazed and unco nsci ous - o r a min o r. Get a Med iCa rd now fo r every mem b er of your fam ily . Travel in safety an d good health . Send Sot per ca rd with a se lf-addressed, stamped envelope t o : Med iCard, 9250 Del Arroyo Dr. , Sun Va lley, Ca . 91352. (A d vertisem ent ) facin g crowds o f high school and co Uege studen ts a n d t een-ager s. After m ore th an a ye ar in th e Army, R eitme y er h ad th e ro ugh id ea . To h is co mp let e asto n ish me nt h e so o n found h imself in the Pentagon d iscussing the p roject wit h top A nny officials. A m o t orcycle man ufact ure r p ro vid ed t he hest h ik es for $1 ea ch . Another fi rm do na ted all eq uipme nt and gea r needed. But, Rei tmeyer says that so far his five months on t his cam paign has co st him more t h an $4,000 o u t o f his o wn p ocket. Slo-Pokes Hold a Motocrossl By Mar gar et Earnest SANTA MARIA , CA L ., Feb. 6, 1972 One h undred an d fifty rid er s w ere on h and t o day for the Lomp oc Sio-Pokes o n ce-a-m onth motocross. T he go-round got start ed with th e 10 0 cc p utti ng o n quit e a show. T he go ld was reall y up fo r grabs in th is class. Winner o f th e firs t m o t a , Andy Anderson, threw a chain in the next tw o to b ecome fift h overal l. Win ner of th e second, Ch ris Brong, was a DNF in rna to 3 so the first place go ld went to Kaw asaki rid er Ri cky Langford wh o earned it with a th ird, a fo urt h and a fir st. Su zuki rid er Ro n Beardsley, with a 4 . 2 and 3 , was elat ed with his second p lace . Eleven riders were availa b le for th e 125 Se ni o rs including Inte nnediat e Vic to r Lee on a Kawasaki. Suzuki rider Mik e Davi d re ally had a fight o n his hands today with Larry Greer (Ya m ). Greg Higgins (B ul) and Pento n rider Mike Garrett doing his share to gain an ad van tage. Th e en d of th e day sa w a very tired Dav id with th e first place an d Greer in second . 250 J unio r Div. A rider Mik e Peddicord (H us) has h is bike t rained to heel at h is co mmand. S eco nd moto saw Mik e ta ke t h e lea d from th e starti ng lin e an d wid en "th e gap each lap un til t he ch eckered and evidently from a secret com m and fro m Mike the H usk y sp it and sp u tt ered an d d ied! Unfortunately , even this spec ta cu lar pe r formance hy the Hu sk y an d Mi ke' s co m p lete co ntro l o f its ac tio ns he had to conte n t himself with sixth o verall. J oh n Dallaire (Mai) t o o k t h e lead ove r th e 250 Seniors whe n th e flag was dro pp ed and wid en ed the gap . Joh nny Grossini (H us) turned it on and t h reat en ed Da lla ire . J o h n ny tried to pass on t he ins id e an d Da llaire cras hed. Grossin i had the lead u n ti l th e hairpin when he wen t off th e berm and ate it giving De nnis Law (CZ) t he lead . Dallaire reco vered, re-mo unted and again too k the lead and got to th e checke red fo r the first. Second t im e o u t Dallaire di d same song seco nd ver se hut t hird t ime , CZ rider Sh ennan Schnellar , riding h ar d , t o o k th e checkered . Dallaire go t t he first overa ll with Schnellar th e second pl ace gold. (R esults on p age 40) Joltn Ma,narll 'Is.ralee sa,s BAY A RE A BULTACO .IN C. " Hey Mr. Dealer" ~I~ERVICE SALES ~: 0 ~M:O~ We carryall types of in s ura nc e coverage - ga rage I ia bi Iity fire - theft & dealer bonds San Up To 25% JOHN W MAYNARD INS. . 3441 MDtDr Ave., L.A., Ca. (213) 83&·5211 CHR OMIUM A LLOY COA T ING MICROP LA TE • More Horsepower • Longer life • Greater Reliab ility On Internal transm ission and e ngine wear parts. 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