Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

o' " rrrg-s ~ O Dli g a w 0.. (COllI 'd. from IJage .13) ~ West Sunset ·Blvd ., Los Angeles, Calif. 90029 just Cl plugs into yo ur e lectrical system. It draws 3 amps, cla m d ig. A m er e 2,5 0 to Cycle News Prod ucts , Dep t. Squeek , Bo x 498 , Long Beach, Ca . 9080 1 will end your worries ab out bringing home the bacon . a nd they say th a t if it has an electric starter, your It will se t yo u bac k ~ $3 9.95. M c;:. bi ke can sta nd it. S, :'\1, L, XL. en ;; w Z w oJ U >- U SUBARU BLUES AND EIGHTY·THREE Did you ever think as you w ere driving your sister's Subaru down the freewav what a bummer it is th a t no one knows th at you a re a biker? It's OK whe n you have your van, bu t the old turkey gu zzles gas, a nd yo u don't h ave the clams to fi ll it since you had to p ut a ne w cran k in your Tohatsu last week. Wo ul dn't it h e neat if everyone knew th at vou ra ce d bikes? How do you let them know? Design Eigh ty Three will keep your cool. They have bumperstickers that say, for e x am p le . "F lat Tracking, Support th e Sport". The same phrase is available for enduros and motocross in beautiful red , white and blue. They are i5; apiece or three for 2 (wh ich is less at 66.6t each) . Of course Cycle News stickies arc free but they won't te ll people th at you are a flat tracke r. Design 83, Bo x 492, Parker Il ill Rd.. Springfield, V ermon t 05156 . HOT IS COOL Havin g a Ken Macly h o t shoe is cool. T he p roblem is th at y o u can ' t wear it to th e office or sch ool with o u t b ein g too obvious. Subtle ty is the ke y , a nd keys must have been wh at suggested th e ans we r to Macly , lie had a key chain wi th an it ty- bi t ty h ot sh o e o n it for $ 1.5 0, Eithe r go ld o r silve r fin ish is availa ble, an d if you want t o get y ou r h o ne y o ff yo u can give her a nec klace ($ 1.5 0 ) or a charm (75t) . Add tax and p o stage. Male y En terp rises, R t. 2, Box 75 13, Corona , Cal if. 91 720. THE HAIRY EYEBAll BACKING THE BIKE BAG We we re try in g t o decide what was th e spi ffiest kind of goggles for th is co lumn. We figu re d tha t th e d irt guys wo uld k now so we called "Dirt Bike" m agazine. A fellow there named Dave Swift turned us o n to th e u ltima te in e ye. p ro tec ti o n . T hey are cheap and u n breakable an d fea ture a n ose guard . The set we go t were finis he d in flat bl ac k. T he m o st unique fea ture incorporated in , th ese is the eyeball vent which wou ld secm to blo w minor irritan ts fro m th e eye . About 15 t from Wo olwo rth ' s and o ther p op ular suppliers. Ever go to th e store o n you r bi ke for b read an d be er an d a few o the r o d ds and ends only to discover wh en yo u go t b ack to you r bi ke that there was no way yo u co uld carry it h ome o n your solo sea t w ith bungie cords? You h ad to en d up carry ing it between you r legs whic h d id n' t lo o k cool. Th en yo u h it a bump a nd d ropped it, breaking all th a t beer wh ich was n' t cool at all. If you had o nly had a Cycle Ne ws Bike Back Bag you wo uld have been cooking. The CN B3, mo d eled by Angel her e , is also great for carrying school books, office work, lu nc h , tools and parts o n the trail, or cla ms on th e way back from the ~RODU~tington OM P ET ITIO N YCLE Moto-X -=-- Desert Enduro 166 12 Beach Blvd. Beach, Cal if (714) 847·2202 ... ~~ L EAK PROOF FORK SEALS .. GUARA NTEED 1 YEAR • ~ "I " :.t- ... .'" !".~~~".?,t~,~~~),,~Cle ':louse los lIm:p!+ ev e n m o re DISTR IBUTORS I A c c esso rie s , Shoop TOOISl MX C l othing, Speea EQ Ui p ment. M~II O rder CU,lIOIlJ $ 1 .00 PO Box 6$ 1 7$00 EI C~jon Blvd . U Meu, CA 92041 714 /46$ -1327 PUCH Racin g Team now formi ng for Mo toc ross, Desert & Endu ro competit ion . HAC IE NDA SPORTS CYCLE 1 1 14 11z Hacienda Blvd . La Puente , Ca lif. (21 3) 968·6971 10-9 Tues-Fn . 1 0-6 Sa t. • 1 lo' n..t n nOJ t Pr- ne 2 'J ':l) ~ J( '.: *NOT E TH EY AR E NOT IN STR ICT SEQUE NCE, BUT T H EY A RE IN G RO UPS. P6.P21, P31 . P86 P57 , P73 , P1 4, P 59, P3, P56, P29 P6 j ,P39, PB6, P37 P68, P74: P 73< 5 , 17 ,2 1 , 1 3, 8 4 , V8, 9b 2 8 2 7 .2, 156 , 127, 121 121, i80, 71, 133, 1!io, Ill , 160, 145, 173,293 , 208 , 291, 226, 287,280,284,271,281 ,278, 270,283, 2 2 5,267, 2 27 ,279 ,277,24 2, 294,297, 241,2 2 5 ,221,226,2 17,2 93 , 278,281, 257,350,366,387 ,308,315, 383,302, 312,350.348 ,345.351,356 , 361 ,374 ,35 2,3 18 , 360,336 ,315 ,31 6, 319 ,312,387,373,309 ,394,411,432, 4 7 0 , 4 7 0 , 466, 462 , 452, 4 6 7 , 4 5 9 , 457 , 4 22,421 ,417 ,4 28,405,451 ,465,4 90, 4 3 3,4 15, 4 49,4 54,497,496,448 ,401, 5 57 ,570, 514 ,583, 555 ,538 ,580, 5 60, 5 7 0 , 516 ,5 0 0 ,5 48 ,5 0 5 , 59 1 , 59 3 ,532 , 52 9, 564 , 508 , 6 60 , 600,600,673,699 , 63 B, 6 73 , 6 21, 677,680,655,647, 6 9 5 , 6 35 643 ,64 9,601,61 1 , 6 30 , 62 7 , 6 4 1, 652 : 6 70 , 663, 6 43. 8 1 q $1: ' 0 h"~ars- a bout 889 . ~ " ° Brad Lac key t<'Walt u n I th is. * * * the a test mecha nic . If you can't get the Marusho dealer o n the corner to se nd you to the company sch o ol t he re is a no t her possibil ity . T he Los Angeles T rade Techn ica l College offers a two-year course in b ike wre nch ing . It covers everyth ing fr o m se rvicing to t ro uble shooting to shop management to we ld ing . Writ e the gu idance center , 400 West Wash ington Blvd ., Los Angeles 900 15 . The phone is (2 13) 746·0800 . One o f th e in st ruct o rs is Pat Malloy wh o is o ne o f the best in t he bu sine ss. He ust'd t o f ix o ne o f o ur sta ffe r's ma ch ines ha ck wh en he was rid ing a Ho nda 50. * Pe te :'\Ialy. th• up-and-sliding young e * 'crosser who ma ny of our staffers c o m e back all sto ked about after seeing for the first tim e . is opening a c y cle store. T o be called "Coast Mo to Cv cle " it will special ize in CZ -J aw a a~d racin g. is 4040 Campus Drive, Location ='I ewport Beach . Elsinore Grand Prix Gr eat Action S ho ts! 8 " x 10 " Plus negative $4.00 Saturday On ly . Send cash or money o rde r , retu rn add ress and rid ing number to : " t he darkroom " , 2 108 Ridgemo nt Dr ., L A ., Ca . 90046 . P (Tell them you saw it in Cycle News!) ftMore low en d t o-cue - M o re top end RPM e rncre mileage per gal. ftMore reliable *Minlmum maintenance -W orks in any position POSA . Carburetor $49.95 C ustom brigh t polis h finish . add $10 . I dli n g sc rew , ad d $5 .00. F r om your local dealer or Posa En terprises. 7 530 E . J ackson Paramo unt . Ca. 90 723 1213J 634 ·3412 A SUPER OIL FOR SCOOTERS FOR ALL 2 & 4 AER ·O MEG A 4 STRO KE BIKES cycl e air cooled en gine oil DU-Q ME GA 2 . . *High heat cycle air cooled ~ stability e ngine o il " * E xtends plug III * Elim inat es galling life 6 times Ie * Elim inates * N a carbo n lIIIii foaming foul ing * A bso lut ely no * E lim inat es metallic sa lts setz lne 0 ASK f O R OMEGA O il PRODUCTS AT YOUR LOC.o.LCYC LE SHOP ~-~ OMEGA O il COMPANY . 3615 No _8 '90.101> A.... BMt w," P. ... C. 9 1706 -"'-- (2 13 , 337 74011 • • • * * John Rice is reported to have lost h is Ma ico r ide . Se em s h e ro d e one of those tr ick new Ro kon s at Elsino re an d again at t he Indi a n Du nes GP . His con t ract wit h Ma ico a p parently doesn' t a llow such t o mfoo le ry . Ts k, t sk. • Dann y Ho ckie and Bob Hosford were bo th hurt Wednesday night at C:'\IC's Ascot m otocross. Danny hurt hi s ankle and Bob broke hi s wr ist. O f co u rse . Super J oe reall y did it up right. Se e the Leisur e te ch sto ry els ewh er e . • • • Here's another ad d ress y o u can deal with about helmet legislatio n . T he CMIC sent it t o us. Free Decision Coalition, Box 2827, Sa cramento 9 5812. Make th em out to the attenti on of Ron Ro loff a nd sen d money - that's what it takes. * * * What d oe s a Je wish ro ad racer call hi s Yam a ha hel me t? A Y.\:'\I.\KA. of course! • • • ~ rr-; r ' \ (Con tin u..:::.::;; C By Papa Wealey • • • James Parker of Santa Fe , New Mex ico sent us this clipp ing from t he Colo rado Sp rings Sun with th is ex pl a nati o n . "At first I thought that the AMA had pe rh aps passed a rule that noviees could n't actually rid e t he motorcycle just pretend . A lo t less da ngero us fo r so m eo ne who hasn' t ridden a lot . But then I was t ipped o ff b y a h igh ly sec ret so urce as to the sign ifica nce of the p ict u reo It's perhaps the fir st picture of th e new Kawasa k i 25 0 d irt trac k p roto type co nstru ct ed e ntirel y of c lea r p lasti cs . It appea rs to be super low notice that t he ride r has both fee t do wn - and light. But handli ng is no t q uite sorted out y et as indica te d b y t h e grimace o f t h e rid er . Of int e rest also are his clear pl ast ic " leat hers" a nd he lm et . It was decided at th e last min ute to ha ve the rid er wear conventiona l un derwea r in the interest o f propriety. Some p roblems to be wo rked o ut are t ec h in sp ect io n wh ich has to be don e by braille - and n umbers . T he clear plast ic n umber p lat e p rese nt d iff iculties." - I

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