Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

New Stuff & Things for C ycles (Tell them you saw it in Cyc le News!) yo u want it! ) A nice , noisy expansion chamb er for $30, in case your dad approves of p it racing. And a racy-looking seat-fender combination. (Yo u want that 'cause it looks so fine and costs a mere $25.) Better yet, hold o ut for all fo ur items in a kit and save over $8 over regular price. Well. what ar e yo u waiting for? Put down this paper and start holding your breath. Ron's Speed Equipment, Dept. DS, 14092 Willow Lane, Wesuninster, CA 92683 . CHAI N REACTION "To sigh, ye t f eel no pain; To weep, yet scarce know why; To spo rt an hour with Beauty s chain , Th en th row it idly b y." SMUG ASABUG What with the big ecology thing and all , folks ar e getting back to nature. Co mmunicating with God, as it w ere , who manifests Himself in living thi ngs. Peace ; j o y . T hen, again, do n't overdo it. After all , wh en nat ure calls you to go your thi ng , you wo uldn 't wan t a sniggering deer to see yo u in the p rocess. Smuggler, therefore, prese n ts the Fun, E-Z way to Ge t Aw ay From It All With The Kum fort of Home, Away from Ho me . All Smugglers co ntain 1 75-pound icebox , stainless steel do uble sink, electric water p ump , 20-gaJlon water tank and a 5-ga llon butane tan k. Best part is the options: sh ow ers , toilets, and o ven /bro ilers, Remember, Smuggler tra ilers are th e only ones th at are specially designed to le t yo u hau l up to five bikes. Eight models from 14 to 20 feet . More details from journeyman Trailers, 12400 Benedict Ave. , Downey, Ca. 90242. Thomas Moore 1780-1 852 Thus beginneth "Chainlube Handbook" , Carl Shipman's 5000,word thesis o n the care and feeding of chains. Let's fac e it. You can spout volum es o f p ort ing principles and exp an sio n ch am b er theory but chances are you don' t know what's happening to yo ur chain wh en it goes arou nd and aro und and aro und. " If nobod y'. looking", says Cail, "G o out, spi n the rear wheel and watch the chain for awhile. It 's kind of in te resting: ' Or try the "Chainlube Handbook " . Learn abo u t dry lubes, wet lubes, hydrodynamics, and ho w to make your personal lube to fit your personal rreeds, It's fu n to read, like all o f Carl 's work . Catch: you have to buy his own chain lube mix to get the book. Trial eight-ounce size : $2 .95. Econo my big size: $5 .95. T he Dirt Rider, Box 14422, Alb uquerque, N.M. 8 7 1 I I. If you are tired of having bolts vib rate o ff, here is one alternative. Lee-Kit is availab le at hard wa re , a utomotive. farm, and o ther ty p e of re t ail establishme nts . T ha t 's abo ut all we can te ll you. So rry. w special C-N tech retort A ICH-TOO-DH When we heard th at Don T ay lor wa s laboring deep in the rece sses of Pasaden a engineering a revolutionary water recepta cle that wo u ld not o nly o ff er simpl e access (by wa y o f a scr ew top ) but would also be small enough that a single man on a motorcycle co u ld carry , we we re n aturall y skeptical. Earl y p rototypes revealed several problems. Among th e first was securing th e right material. Wood proved to be an in exp ensive but cumbersome material and coco nu t sh ell did not lend themselves readily to easy p ock et sto rage. A comp ro m ise d ictated the use of plastic for th e receptacle, o r " canteen " , as the french call it. The volume of the "canteen " was set at one quart because th is size seemed to offer a d ecent su pply of water while being relati vely comp act in size . Also, Do n found he co uld purchase them by the truckload from a j ap an ese manufacturer for pea nuts. T ay lor quick ly found the ca nteen was cumb erso m e to carr y despite it's small size. After experimenting with helmet and axle moun ts , he dis covered the front forks to be, aga in, a favo rab le compromise. Early , :I: l- e:! w PHOR PHLATS Flat tires are never any fun. Flats arc usual ly ca used b y air leaks. One way to stop air leaks is to block th e hole wh ere the air is escap ing. One way to do that is with so me goo that goe s ins id e th e tire and plugs up the hole au to ma tically. T hat wa y, you don't have to worry about it . One such produc t is T ire Gu ard. Eight ounces, $3 .25. Heritage House, 22056 De La Osa St., Woodland Hills, Ca 91364. $67 .45??? Psst ! Hey , kids. Dad b ought you that Mini-E nd uro fo r Chrisunas hoping you 'd sh ut up abou t " I wan t th is, I want that". Well, it's been a couple of mo nths now and you've been a good boy, so no w 's th e time for another tantrum, Listen: Ron 's Speed Equipmen t has so me sharp cus tom go odies fo r the j T -1. A rotary valve replac em en t for $ 1 I. A rake plate for SJ O. (Y o u're too yo ung to unders tand wh y yo u want a rake p lat e, so just ta ke o u r wo rd for it; you want it . ~ CJ Z c.. w w 0: U Following a $5,000:000 governme nt research program, th e Department of Redundancy Department has re leased the first Federally-approved hel me t fo r ge neral consumption by the m o torcycling public . Cleverl y dubb ed US Pro tect ive Headgear fo r Fu t u re Ma nda tory Use No . 4323 77 9 Series LL m od e G, th e helme t is constructed of cas t iro n . Reasons fo r the choice of iro n are many. First , it is cheap . If helme ts are to b e ma nda to ry in th e future th ose w ho can't affo rd other forms of t ra nsportation b esid es motorcycles will be discriminated aga inst fina ncially , so the helmet must be wi thin their monetar y reach . Also, the pro tection a cast iron h elm et offers can't be . b ea t. Finally, unofficial rep o rts have determined governme nt leaders fel t th at a cast iron h elm et wo uld be "a good way of slowing th ose creeps d o wn " . Be sure to register and vote. PRIVATE T HOUGHTS Bo y , tell us them privateers didn't smoke 'em "at Dayto na. Every one o f th ose factory guys ate their lunch right there while privateers ke pt going arou nd and arou nd an d around. Bob Bailey was kind enough to pass to us one of th e Privateer's T-shirt. It has a picture of a guy with number 77 on his leathers riding a road racer number 28 (get it ?) and the em b lem, " 19 72 ...THE PRIVAT E ER YEA R". On the back is a half-bitter, hal f-sen tim en tal poem, Ord er from C.A. Brown, Box 63 74 , Torrance, CA 90504. ... '" Lei N If yo u a re one of the man y Honda o wne rs who h ave a t endency to ride fo r h ou rs o n th e freeway in first gear thinking yo u are in fif th , he re 's th e item fo r you . K&S Enterprises' new Sh ift-O·Lite eliminates bothersome co un ting and comp u ting wile-u-ride wit h a ligh ted gear ind ica tor th at fits righ t on t he dashboard o f most Ho ndas. (You do n't have a dashboard? You will a fte r you ins ta ll Shi ft -O-Lighl.) If yo u do ri' t h ave a Ho nda , a l- to -I proposit ion, drop them a lin e and see if th ey 've made o ne fo r whatever you d o h ave . K&S Enterprises, Box I I 15 , Be llflower, CA 90706. (2 13 ) 860-0816. 6 month gua ra ntee on parts and workmanship , $24.95. e:! '" .. co ~ o M Q. TOUGH SHI FT SUPERWA SHER ,.. b rackets did a superb job of keeping the cant een in place b ut in order to o b tain a d rin k o ne had to either unbolt the bracket or, if in a hurry, turn the bike o ver. A latch was designed whi ch would rel ease a port ion o f t he b rackets and furth er resear ch led to a h inge t h at would allow this port ion to swing away, leaving the can te en free to b e removed. The H20 aficiandos every where applauded the discovery and the T&T Accessories Ligh tw eight Adjustab le Water Canteen an d Holder for Motor cycles we nt into full-scal e production! Our test model, o ne o f th e first o ff the line, revealed both superior design and dis ap po inting quality co ntrol. The la tch, st ill fairly new in design, d id n 't o perate as smoo th as we h ad hoped. It takes a considerable a mo unt of intricate manipulatio n to co mplete th e closing cycle. The h inge pin , clo sely resemb ling clo thes hanger w ire, was not noticeable. " The adjustab le slo tted h ol es on th e backing b rac ke ts were slightly off-cen ter but in no way affected ove rall p erformance . Finally, the screw ca p , attache d to th e r eservio r with th e o p tio na l Cap Atrac her, was mach ine d t o too close tolerances within the attache r an d the cap wo uld no t rotate fre ely . (Inciden tl y , the Cap Attach er will b e standard eq uipment b y th e time you rea d th is.) We were assured that all these problems were the res ult of th e new emp lo y ees unfamiliarity with the nature of the medium w ith wh ich they are w 0 rking... they are all former aerospace engineers...a nd all difficulties h ave been elim ina ted , as of this wrriting, Drinking out of the canteen is easy eno ugh . It's lightweight ( I lb . 3 oz.) allows it to b e turned upside down, activating a gravitational phenomena which empties the contents wherever yo u wish. Even with a full reservoir, weight was still low at 3 lbs ., 4 oz. Instructions for m o u nti ng th e unit on fro nt forks are included but we didn't have the time to test them. T&T Accessories, Pasadena , Cali f. (2 13 ) 795 -19 6 7. 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