Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

- -.. , SMU~LER co N " '" ~ 0.- A complete tr avel traile r design ed to carry 5 bik es. ... N :!? cO N JOURNEYMAN TRAILERS 12400 Bened ict Ave., Downey, CA 90242 . ::;: CIl W Z W ...J U > o ~ $5.95 & $7.95 + fender brackets + t ires + mud flaps + rims + etc., etc., etc. S A L ES - new & used ':)y ~\\ SERVICE - competition II 0 our specialty · PARTS--complete Bultaco line ACCESSORI ES - for Vamaha and Honda 16 612 Beach Blvd . Huntington Beach , Calif . (714) 84 7·2 20 2 Expert serv ice on all ma k es of mo torcycles 10% RACERS OISCOUNT 2255 HARBOR BLVD ., COSTA MESA, CA . (714) 646-4655 John 1U MOTO ·CROSSLEATHERS Compet it ion p roven for the min i-racer, too. For broch ure and co mpl et e info rma t ion: conta ct : Montecito Enterprises, p.o. 8 0 x 434 , Ca rp inter ia , ca. 9 3013 WHAT PRICE SAFETY ? -J,~"'" .-- - - 9 . .-. .;:. It's Cheap When You Buy The 8 es' from J jm Davis Mo'ospor' Elbow Ch~l CYCLE JACK . Shoulder V er t ica l 9 " to 14" - hor i z o ntally 6 112" t olO l/2" • 24 " li ftin g b ar keeps b i k e from t lPr ln9 , large fo o t pads 10r wo r k ing in d lr . 9.80 9.75 14.30 . Mo ney b ack Sh,n fv\ovrh K~ . . 15.95 . 4.50 . 6 .00 Anel lots more availabl e . . • . . . • • • . guara ntee . $ 1 2 .9 5 Clwclr. p ost p a id . ~;~ ~~ i o~3 2 9 Jaynes S t reet . Omaha , WI ll-! your local dealer, 01" send 2St for ,1Iu,- ua led c.'alog 1 0 J IM DAVIS, 6o J: 1002, 8u riMn k, C..liforni. 9 1505 ~E1'lEl'"IT E "'t:>~Q.O - 2 (:\?RIl_ 000 ~"' lS7 ~ ~ ~~.... "}L 1'1 2. 1 ClNQ .110... a...,.,. di _ >l. ,,~';> ~~~....... ~@mm;;:-:~ 2/ll. ~ B?oli£ tw~:. LI!.. , ..~~ _I .\ ••• ~EI.."'E~ oo• • S\L~kEW.~.oooo "'l>o1"'I.E.~"~'" OO.oo ~ oooo.oo O"'''Q..'\C:- oo . o o or IN \'Z..a.~ ooo <,) It will be I 74 line f uft trill r i de f or the whot e fM lly. Two l oops . the firs t of whic h is I 38 IIl1e swil'll} tIlro ugh seente upper JOllnson Villey . I usy r i de fo r the whole f... 11y. Second l oop is I 31 .. l1e r i de th ro ugh tn. Vit to rs Pus area. I s li ght bit roughe r but still .. n~el b l e for t he novi u r ider . The ti me will be se t by 32 ye l r o l d Raft Schnei de rs . t he dl ndy of the lo ci l JItot orc.yc l e Pres s COrps end worl d fan ous noviu novi u ( ac t ul l s h e of IllIch1ne I nd mil eage wtll be at the st.rt l ng line ). O The rider who C IleS tl ose st to lIIa t thl ng t ile til11e of th e pate- se t t e r wi ll win tile n ~ Y..".h. 250 Enduro . Ties w111 be bro ke n by I t i e bre aker check on the sec ond l oop. The m any ot he r lwards wil l be giv en . way on t he bu b of your fin1s hi ng pos it io n . c~red to t n. Pic e-s e tter . S5.OO ""'I t ENTRY ONlY : IS ENTRY [I "'ITED TO 800 RIDERS DISTRICT 37 ENTRY F OJMS ONLY SILENC[RS R£QUIRED : ENTRY OEAOI..IN[ : ""' I t EIfTR'f TO: All Any rl d.,- with Ol.lt I stltnCer will not tit thec:t.ed tn I t Iny of t he theCk poi nts . ~ tries IIl st be post Nrked befo... IIl dni g llt . Nl rc h 26. 1972. StllllP JloIIlpeM a.c, U33 Sfe rra Allenue Sinu Ani. c.ltforntl 92707 Phone: ( n4 ) 557-C1754 Send 2 sta m pe d . self ad dressed '. Lega l enve lo pes o 0 0 0 \:J 4ll INT ER NATIONAL SPEEDWAY.. . Knoxville, Tennessee, can boast of a beauUful mulU- purpose r ac1ng fa c1llty located just nine mUes south of the city at th e jWlction of highway s 4ll a nd 441. Not to me ntion the one- third mUe dirt oval for late model sports man a uto mohlles . It is one of the salest and most modern drag strips in all the south. AS soon as the opening date for drag racing is confirmed we'll lay it on you, but from the top offi ci al s, the wor d is that motorcycle drag rac1ng will be pa rt of the menu this s eason and drag r acing wlll be held on Saturday night s as opposed to F r iday night last ye ar. To mak e It safe for all bi kes the present plan is to r ac e them th e ful l quarter with th e excep tion of allout AA/G bik es or Fuel er s , th en th es e ha ule r s would be limited to an eig hth of a mUe. It certainUy looks like moto r cycie drag r acing i s one of th e bigge s t cr owd pleasers for 1972 and here 's one guy who' s proud for them. Th ey're s ensational! On th e othe r side of the coin we me ntioned that 4ll International Speedway was a multi- purpos e fac lllty. Well, hang onto your ha t because jus t a stone's throw from the drag s trip is one of the most modern motocross t racks to be fOWld anywhe r e. Ride rs who have raced here say that this t rack Is one of the best. T he motocross only ran a few races late In the s eason last year and does expect to put In a full slate of r ac1ng in 1972, with the schedule planned for a cti on eve ry Sunday afternoon. Looks like big a ction a t 411 Speed way this year as soon as we confirm more of th e date s we ' ll have it for you. AHRA NAT IONAL RE CORDS . . . . Hund reds of you guy s w111 drag r ac e on s t rips sanctioned by the Ame rican Hot Rod Assoctation from coast to coast a nd heretofore we have not mentioned their nati onal records an d han dicaps s ys tem . So clip this information for your fil es an d race with the m whene ve r you ha ve the chance. It Is a good organization. AB-12.23/ ll 3.49, BB no r ecords for class, c/ B 12.36/10 9.05, D/B 14.13/95.14, E/B 15.39/84.3 0, F/b 16.43/77.59. G/B 18.50/65. 08, AA/M B no r ecords, A/MB 12.17/108.43, B/MB 12.27/10 9.75 , e / MB (no r ecords ) AA/ DB 9.57 (no mph) @ DB 10.45/ 128. GS, / B/DB 11.20 /121.13 e/DB 11. 15/121.45. INT ERNAT IONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION. . . . •• For the f1rst time , this r elatively new or ganization has provided a Motor cy cle Div ision for 1972. lHR A is just starting Its second yea r with appr oxi mat ely s eventy strips tmder the new sanction. Rule books and inro r - manon may be ha d from lHRA headqua rters, Box 3029, Bristol, Tenn. 37620. There shall be four class es In the Drags t er BIke Division determined by toW cubic centimeter displacement: AA/Da •• 90lcc up, runnlni fuel, blower, injectors, carbs, two (2) or more motors, gas or fuel in any comblnatlon. A/DB 901cc up, B/Da • • 501 to 900cc C/ DB up to SOOcc. RWUl1ng gas only, injectors carbs one motor in an y combination. Class r equlrements: Rider must wear app r oved hel met an d goggle s and a full set of appr ove d leathers (jack ets, pants, a nd glove s ). Extreme steering head angle or trail prohibited. Adequate steering damper r equ ired. Operable r ear brake required. Additionally, on any bik e where th e class r ecord Is 140 mph or mor e, a f ront brake that is original equipment for that bik e r equired. Any bik e where th e rider' s seat does not exte nd to cen ter llne of r ear axle, a sultabi e r ea r fende r i s required. F oot pe gs may not be located behind the r ea r ax ie . Any type s lick tire is pe r mitt ed on r ear. A 2. 25 X 16 is minimum for front ti r e. SeUr eturnin g throttle or "deadman" ignttion kill switch is required . Any type of well construct ed frame per mUte d as long as it me ets the approval of th e lliRA Technical Com mittee (al so r efer t o three cl asses). In lHRA Mod1t1ed Bike Division, there shall be three classes dete r mined by total cubi c centimeter displacemen t. A/MB 901 cc up , B,lMB 501-900 cc, C/MB up to 500 cc Class requi rements are: Machines In this division are str eetable bik es modified for higher pe rfor man ce. F r ames may be mod1t1ed but must pass lHRA T echnical approva l. Handl e ba r s tyle optional, no clt p-on han dl e bars.Typ e of forks optional, no rigid forks . F r ont and r ear brak es r equi r ed. ·F r ont an d r ear fen ders r equired. Rea r fende r must extend past cent er line of r e ar wheel. Rear fend er i s optional if r oad racing s eat is used. One galion minimum gas tank r equired , no tube tank s. T wo quart oU tank minimum. All bik es mus t have s t r eet legal equipme nt. Ki ck starte r r equired. En~ e mod1t1cations a r e unllm ited. Alloy wheel may be used. No .. slicks" pe r mUte d In thi s class. Th e r ear wheei must be a standard diamete r . Open pipes, me gaphones, and expan s ion cham be rs w111 be pe rmitted. Seat mus t be fi rmly at tached, may be a custom s eat. No padding of frame will pass as s eat. Next Issue we w111 take a look at the rules and class break down for lHRA Stock Bike Division. T hat' s nut f, send stut! to, 40 Kir kwood Lane, Greenvill e, S. C. 29607 o r cali not collect (803 ) 232-1730. AMA ESTABLISHES REGIONAL STAFF POSTS Have Preston Petty fenders fo r U ... b y J im my Boyt! C ompet it ion C ycle P roducts ;: THE NATIONAL DRAG SCENE in th e areas o f clu b and sanc t io ned amateur ac ti vity. They will be specialists in t he field, able t o handle the problems th at may arise in th e more t han 7,000 road and off-roa d mo torcy cle even ts th at t he AMA san cti ons an n ua lly ." Mar ch . a p ropon ent of efficie n t c e n tr al or ganizat ion, d escrib es the regional ma nagerships as a me thod b y wh ich th e centra l h ead quarte rs may better serve the national membership as a wh ol e. Mar ch sta tes , "W e often get ind ica ti ons t hat some members and clubs do n 't co rr espond as readi ly as they might because t hey feel t h emselves rem o t e to the Ohio b ased office. Conseq ue n tl y. we have esta b lishe d the in-field staff members for their benefit, an d we have ta ken special care t o see t hat our ap poin tme nts inclu de nat ives o f a given a rea wh o are inti mately fami liar with th eir lo cal mo t o rcy cling problems. Woods is t he former ed itor of Cycle News' Dixie edition and Hinshaw has had a long hist o ry of service in the Cali fornia AMA clubs structure." Eas te rn regional manager Don Woo d s may b e contacted at P.O . Bo x 11024 , Station A, Atlanta , Georgia 3 03 10 (40 4) 75 8 -67 6 7. We s tern regi onal manager Mike Hinshaw may be contact ed at P.O . Bo x 696. Tem ple Cit y , Californ ia 91780 ( 13 ) 28 5 -47 14 . In an effort to estab lish mo re direc t co m m unicati o n b etween th e central nati onal o ffic e an d the field , the Am er ican Motor cycl e Asso cia tio n has estab lished new full -time staff p os it ions in the fo rm s o f region al managersh ips. T he p ro gram, esta blished to serve the AMA membership at larg e, is designe d fo r ex pansio n which ma y eventuall y entail staff rep resentat ives in th e field on a d ist rict basis. Imp lem enting t he new program of sta ff representation in th e field, AMA Executive Dire ctor Ru ssell March as appoin ted fu ll-time staff member s in the nati on 's two most ac t ive regions, namin g Don Woods of A tla nta to t h e eas tern regio n , a nd Mik e Hins haw of Tem p le Cit y, California , to th e w este rn regio n. Bo th Woo ds and Hinshaw will op era t e o u t of th eir home areas, devoting maj o r effort to service o n th e r o a d. visi ti ng loca l m o t or cycle d eale rsh ip s, clu bs, an d p robl em areas. Exp l a i ni ng th e re gi on al managerships, March states, "Woods and H i n s h a w will b e AMA fie ld representatives in the total sense. ab le to an sw er questions and o ffe r advi ce on an y area of the association. Ho wever , we ex ect t hem t o b e ? f gT;ea!~! ~"ryic~ .

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