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New Stuff & Things for Cycles M M (Tell them you saw it in Cycle News!) .. '" '" Everybody knows th at it isn ' t how y ou do but how you lo o k while you are trying to d o it. We' ve all see n the Europeans, h o w they dress, how they look. Cool, right? If you lo o k the part, people will begin to think y o u do know what you' re d o in g and that you are fast. Girls will fall at y o u r feet. Shoes will loop it trying to beat you off the line. An nouncers who know the ropes a nd lo o k cool will give you a nod as yo u pass in the p its. Doors will open, and you'll be a star. First, however you h ave to lo o k right an d wear the right stu ff. e, TOPS N Now you need the c ro wn in g touch. You couldn 't find Brad Lackey's address to get one of those bitchen rugby jersey 's that he sells and wears. There is a race co m in g up an d your sister is bringing over this neat honey o n Saturday. What do you do? What you need is an open-mesh nylon I\1X jerse y. T he open-mesh feature will keep yo u cool wh ile you lo o k cool because it breathes. T hey are available w ith all popular bike makes in sizes S, M , L, and XL for $ 13.45. This is also available fro m Sports T Sh irts, the sa me people wh o have the u nderpants, above. KEEPING IT UP Yo u are a t the track an d have yo ur leathers on. The shoes a re worried , a nd the gir ls are walking by your van with incre asing regularity. The lit tle things are importan t and th is is where Carl Shipman , th e Di rt Rider. comes in . He makes tw o vital it ems: socks and suspenders. The so ck s a re th e tric k o nes th at eve ry one u ses. They h ave red to ps (so every o ne n otices) and are bulky an d warm. T he bulk will also take up so me o f the slo p if you b orrow bo ots th at are a lillie t o o bi g. Mach in e washable a nd all. S, 1\1 , L. $ 2.5 0 a pair wh ich comes o ut to S 1.25 ea ch. The su sp en d ers are also red an d will h ol d you r pants up . You think th a t j oel o r those gu ys w ould ride with ou t so m e th ing h olding their pants up ? No way. $2 .50 als o. The Dirt Rider , Bo x 1442 2, Albu qu er que, New Mexico 87111. '. T H E HOT SET UP Perh aps yo u are go ing touring this sum me r an d wan t to stay warm as you cruise through th e d esert. Instead of 19 i tems of uncool clothing you ca n have one warm i te m. Modeled h ere by foxy R on Sch neide rs , the Electro-vest fro m Wo rld Cycles , 3 30 3 (Please t urn t o pg. JII) • IRe latestF - i;i°Yiiif••"iiiiiiiiiI'J 6g~D re ont 'd' f ro m page 9) mach in es o r any th ing els e having to d o with bi kes. T he re was n o unpleasant inc ide n t during th e entire 12 h ours the bi kers were insid e th e pri so n . " Big Bike" was presented a magnifi cent metal bas-reli ef as a ges tu re o f than ks by th e CMC inma tes and six bikes were awarded vari o u s trophies the prison s fabricated in their ma chine sh ops, To top things o ff, Bunch was ab le to h ave the movie "Easy Rider" shown to the inmates to comp lement the bike show; the m ovie p rev iously scheduled for them w as "The Lawman" . Da n Gurn ey a nd the Unse r boys ride bikes b ut just a bout every big time racer ca n be see n on a b ike at o ne tim e or a nother. When Sears Point Ra ceway was open , Pa rn elli J ones, Geo rge F oll m e r , Pete Revso n , Ro n G rab k!, Mario Andretti an d asso rt ed other her o es could be fou nd p lay ing in t he hills wh e n they weren't wo rkin g o n th e race track . But don' t believ e a ny st uff about Da n do ing any d riving . He qu it . A lso , if a nd when Sears Po int gets back in sha p e, Gurney , Rev son and Follme r will be o n the Board of Directors. Bob Leppan former speed record holder is in Austra lia looking at running h is d ual streamliner. Pro ducts d esigned to grab you r green bac ks and o therwise d eflate yo u r wal let. , If by any chan ce you get this paper by Tuesday , May 16 (the Barkfeathers d o, you know) you may want to know that to nigh t is the last time you'll be a b le to see the film "On An y Sunday " for quit e so me tim e. It' s playing with "Littl e Fauss. etc" at the Surf Theatre in Huntington Beach . If you didn 't ge t this message on time you ma y want to know th at you missed it. • • • * * motorcycle la nd boogey ing abou t possible sites for 750 Tri umph * Contrary to rumor, Doug Grant won't ride a Hodaka 125 . • • • One way to take a lot o f weight off your b ike is to fa ll off. * * * "The co u rt fin d s that th is is a public nuisan ce" sums up wh at the Superior Court of Contra Costa Countv thinks o f the Richmond Ramb lers' ca se agains t ARCO lan d holders. In other wo rd s, the cas e was lo st but a tto rn ey Tom Shelby will appeal th e d ecision. If he' los es , you can bet th at mu ch m o re lan d will go down the d ra in as legal preceden t ca n have qui te an effe ct o n private land h older s d esp ite wh at th e p u bli c use migh t be. The co u rt agreed th a t m o torcy cl ist s, the public, had used th e land for m o re th an five years an d th erefore i t was dedicated for b oth public an d private use but th e co u rt feels that m otorcycling is b oth a public and a private nuisance. Trouble right here in River City, race fans. * * • • * * t Need Three Hands? f in d your her o. Y our c o m ple t e p r o g r am for all 1972 Calif ornia Amate ur an d Pr ofessional r ace s. Over 10 ,000 na mes and riding numbers . A ll y ou need t o kn ow a bo u t Californ ia c o m pe titi o n . $ 1.0 0 Carry i t wh e th er on your Hodaka or your 10 speed . Th e ideal way t o carry y o ur books to school or your lun c h & spare plugs o n t h e t rail. $ 2. 5 0 . Hoi Hats 1972 Calendar • All you f ine folks o ut Mojave, Ca lifo rn ia way won 't have to d rive down to Lancaster to get you r copy of Cycle News no w , Bill's Enco at the ju ncti o n of highways 14 and 158 is go ing to be ca rrying us. If y o u rid e out that wa y you ' migh t also like to k no w t hat Bill Cook and h is wife , Marie , carry many handy spares like o il, ca bles, tubes, p lugs , master links, an d so on. * NEW ! * • • • From time to t ime we get inq u iries about getting trained to be a mo'sickle (Please turn to pg. 38) H ow t o get f r om h er e t o t he re. N ow nov ices d on ' t have to a sk t hose em barr assi n g c ue sno ns . they are a ll answe re d i n t hi s easy t o t each yo ur tec h n iques to b ec ome an ex pe rt. $ 3.0 0 Dealer& Promotional Hals The Cy cle Ne ws tw o-up E nd uro T eam will be at the S RA Col orado River Enduro this Saturday an d Sunday. You can ' t miss th em ; he' s got a beard and she's got sore legs. The fi rst 25 pe ople to walk up to them and way "Que p asa, baby! I di g Billy Barkfeather" wili get free Cycle News st ickies. Hot dog! Handy hint: you can tell them by th e kayak. To dispel any theory that hero race car drivers don't know a good thing when it comes along , be aware that not only • • • Ol ~ . > ::;; ~ w Z W ...J U >U • THE BASICS The best plac e to begin is a t th e beginning, so whe n y ou ge t up in the mornin g re ach for you r "C ycle jock eys." This tasteful item co me s fro m Sports T Shirts. I t has a lot of ad van tages fo r th e cool-o rien ted rider. A lot o f guys work at an o ffice during the week. They can ' t ride the o ld MXer to work or we ar an Ajay jersey. This is the answe r t o thei r p rayers. Now you can carry aro u nd a ma rk o f distin ction without being gau ch e or violating the old dress c od e. An oth er pl ace wh ere "Cj 's"will be useful is in the p it s when you are making th e quick change in to th e o ld leath e rs. Le t the o ther rid ers ca tc h a glim p se o f th em. Can you imagine what a p sy ch -ou t effect that will ha ve ? Available fro m Sp orts T S hirts, Dep t. 9, 2 1200 Vic tory Blvd. , Woodland Hills, Cali f. 91 364. Enclose 2 .99 (which inclu des postage and ta x), an d be sure to tell them the bike m ake and size - you rs , not the bike's. ..... We t ak e y o ur l og o and change it into y o ur ve ry own p r o m o t i on al hat (mi n imum o r d er 500 hats ). Varied co lors and ma teria ls available . Deal er I n q ui r ies I n v i t e d . 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