Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Haw. Wa. got a st raigh t ans wer from Kaw asaki's R& D peop le about the displacement of th eir "490" motocrosser. It is 400cc w ith a back-up engine th at is one millimeter bigger, ma king it ab ou t 420cc. They will probabl y be unveiled in production form at the Laguna Seca National which Kaw asaki is sp onsoring and usin g as an op p o rtu ni ty 10 show o ff th eir '73 models. • • • Now t h ere is a mo vie fo r road race rs, and it doesn 't eve n have the word "on " in the t itl e . It is called " St3 rbiker" and it stars Dick . Kilgro e. It was made by Mallo ry Slat e and w ill be shown this Fr ida y , Ju ne 16 at 8 pm in th e Ba xte,O lecture ha ll at Ca l Tech. Th at is o n San Pad q ual ne ar Chester in Pasadena . It is being show n w ith an oth er flick ca lled " Sh oot t he Wha le". The " d o nation" is two buc ks. * NOVIC E AND * * AMAT E UR RID ERS WHO ARE INT E REST ED IN TRIALS ma y be interested in knowin g abou t a trials school on the 18th of June a t Miramar. It is FREE and will be tutored by Mark Eggar and Rich Bledsoe. Limed from Genessee from 9 am til ' dark. • • • Ko n i int rod uced a new shock at Loudon th is weekend. It can be adjusted fo r rebo und without removing t he shock, unlike some others. They are also working on an adjustable bump setting. * * * Pau l Smart has spent the last week or so in England testing th e new See ley frame th a t has been made up for h is Kawasaki 75 0 . T he co mp lete m o torcy cle is a beautiful thing and Smart says that it is a significant imp rove ment over the: Kawasaki-built item whic h he says is " the mo st terrible bike I have ever ridden." Bob Han sen who m an ages the Team tha t Kawasaki co ntracts to race their machines over here is in terested bu t it is not yet ce rtain whe ther h e will use the Seeley frame. If it does, in fact. h andle be tter there wou ld seem to be n o reason for not using it other than cost an d appearances. It is a little embarrassing to have to get someb ody else to make a fra me for yo ur engine. Suzuki to o . is having some handling problems; their 750 racers have been nicknamed "Flexi-Iliers ". It will be interesting to see h ow it all w orks o u t. some In th e mean time perh aps privateers can get a Seeley frame an d get it im prove d. • • • Th ere w ere some nasty rumors that ca me o ur wa y abou t Bell·To pte x , manufacturers of Bell Helmets, suppo rt ing the Ca lifo rn ia Helmet Bill. We knew t hat the Bell peop le have alw ays opposed ma ndato ry hel me t legisla t io n , and so h opped o n o ur test BMW and burb led over. Ji m Cough lin assur ed u s that Be ll hasn't go ne over t o t he opposit io n. an d conf irmed that such rumo rs might b e origi nat ing from an official sou rce in Sacramento . So don 't bu rn your Bell helmet like a coup le of hot tempered guys d id . They are good guys and make good helmets. * * Valley MC for aid . The club couldn't do anyth ing as a club because of their obligation to the AMA, but ind ividual members have helped out. The first race w ill be he ld o n June 25 and all t he profits will be p ut back into the par k . * * * The similarities in the appearances of the CZ and Kaw asak i prototype motocrossers allowed us to be come invo lved in so me specula tion (t hat is abso lu tel y with out any b ase a t al l) th at Kaw asaki h ad secretly purch ased CZ . After a bit, we were pondering wh at you w ou ld call th e m iscegen ated moto crosser. Czech osak i. Sound s good. Maybe th is will start a rumo r; re me mbe r wh ere yo u read it. • • • We got questions, letters . car ds, and ob scene p ho ne calls asking why "M otocross Cat" wasn't in the paper last week . We ke pt expecting him to arrive all day on Monday but deadline ti me arrived (just shortly after an ace- In-the-hole electrieia n c ut a w ire a nd put us out of electricity co mplete ly ) . and the old kitty-cat hadn 't tu rn ed up. Tuesday , MC st umbled in w it h th is incred ible st o ry about rattlesnakes. b ulldogs, border guards , b iza rre d iseases . teq u ila , something called an azunqa , and this amazing wee kend that he had had in Mex ico . Anyway , if you pussy-foot back to page th ree yo u w ill fin d o ur wh iskered and booted new fr iend. * * * There was a small pi ece of mis information in last week's editorial. The Senate Transportation Committee 's Secretary says that the date for the co m mittee hearing on AB 744 (th e mandato ry helmet bill) has not been set. (We said June 12). This gives you. pe rhaps. another couple of weeks to let your senator and the co mmittee know how you feel. One thing that may possibly work in our favor is the possibility of a J une 3 0 adjou rnment o f the Senate. Write now . righ t now. • • • Aw. heck . Somebody from the AME came in here the other day and said tha t it has taken over the Saddleback MX dates aga in. Th is means that the ACA is back in the road racing game o nly . We ju st w ish t hat t hey wo uld fi na lly deeid e . (Yes. w e k no w. They have - three t imes.) Our ca lenda r ed itor is be ginning to sniv el an d wh ine and is giving every body else hea da ch es. * * * Ben elli is going to build a 750cc six cy lind er fo ur st roke. It is quit e d e fin ~te. Notice of Dempartmental forums Notice is hereby given th at the Secretary o f the Interior has dire cted th at public forums be held to receive in fo rmation w ith respect to th e vie ws of th e va rio us sect o rs o f th e Nation o n outdo o r recreatio n need s and opportuniti es. It is in tended th at a rep resen tat ive spect rum of p ublic opin ion be he ard a t the fo ru m s. T he Secre tary. is responsible for th e of a comprehensive de velo p men t Nationwide Outdoor Recr ea t io n Plan , as req uired by Pu blic La w 88·29. To assist the Department in its planning effort and to augment its experiences and findings , the public forums w ill be held to obtain views on the fo llowing questions: . I . What should be th e maj o r objectives of the Federal Governmen t and of State and local gove rn ments in Im agine th e so und. • • • Bo nne ville Speed we ek is go ing to happen co me hell (b ut no t h igh w at er ) . If you wo uld like informatio n an d entries send an SASE (If you don 't know what an SAS E is turn to the calend ar page ) to Earl F la nd er s, th e AMA's Bo nneville man : with 25t wo rth of post age. The AMA is now part of th e FIM wh ich sho uld mea n t hat bo th o rgan izations w ill recognize the reco rd s set at Bo nne ville Aug ust 20·26 . * * * While George Johnson w as leading the ambulance to a downed rider he man aged to h ot sh oe into a ro ck nec essitating a rebuild o n hi s foot. H op e it heals fast. • • • We get a press re lea se fro m t h e A MA af ter each Nationa l an d incl ud ed in each is an updated list of the National Po int Sta nd ings. Last week, after Sa n Jose , w e picked u p on one error so we were on the lookout for mo re in t h e latest st a nd ings (LouiS Ville). We go t it and guess wh at: eight. Co unt ' em ; e ight errors in the top twenty . Th e t otals a re so fa r off th at w e sha n' t even bothe r t o mention on es lik e Jo hn Hatele y 343 , no t 40 3; Ga ry Scott 3 74. not 284; Dave Sehl 128. n ot unlisted; Lar ry Darr 14, not 125 ; Rex Beaucham p 163 . not 123; Chu ck Palmgr en 111, not 121; Mert Lawwill 50 , not 110; and Keith Mashburn 77 , not untotalled . * * * * Last ye ar a t one of th e National flat tracks,Jody Nic holas. assistan t ed ito r of "Cycle World" magazine and very fast. was working on hi s very trick No rto n be for e qualify ing. Mike Jackson . on e of the English b ig w igs at Norton Villiers , walked up and said " If you win this one I'll give you a five year su bsc ription to ' Cycle Wor ld ·." Jody tu rned aro und , lo o ked at Mike, and said nothing. Mike shrugged his shoulders and walked away. A little lat er , Jody was noticed walking around the pits say ing "Who was th at Limey ? Doe sn't h e know that I work for 'C ycl e World' ?" • • • Brad Williams of t he Simi Va lley MC call ed us and info rmed us t hat Muntz Cy cle Par k ha s b een given ·a pe rm it t o reo pen . Th is came abou t th ro ugh t he work of a gr ou p of co nce rn ed cit ize ns . These en th usiast ic p eople are now worki ng to im prov e t he park. They wan t to pu t in sprin kle rs. tables. a new food stand , and other niceties . These , , peop le f1 ~~ •• Il}'!re • en t,hus iasm tha ':! experience and called upon t he Sim i .... .. ... . . Well-deserved fir st place trophy to D irt Riders Sout h, or is it Nor th? ... , ... . • • • • t' • • Cl '" '" " C1. N p ro vi d i n g o u t d oo r re c reation ,... Cl op por tu nities? 2 . Wh at are th e princip al outdo or 0' N rec reation land an d facili ty needs o f the c American p eople (in te rms of ce n tr al " ~ cities , su bu rbs and urban fring e , small cities. an d the countryside)? ~ 3. At each level of go vern men t, wha t W Z specific cri teria shou ld be u sed to W establish prio rities among recrea tion .J U proposals in the allocation of available >public funds? U 4. What are the major prob lem s hindering provision of adequate o utdoo r recrea tio n opportunities (in terms of central cities. suburbs and urban fr inge. small ci ties, and the countryside)? 5 . What actions would resolve the problems listed in 4 ab o ve ? 6. Wh at should be the roles of th e private sec tor and govemme n t in providing ou t d o o r recr eation opportu nities. and ho w should th ese ro les best be coordinated? 7. What types of assistance would he help fu l to S tat e and local go vern ments and th e private sec to r in im pro ving thei r capa bili ties to provid e o u tdoor recreation opp ortuni ties? T h e public fo ru ms will b e he ld in the fo llo wing cities on the d at es indicated : Denver. Col o . - Friday. June 2 3 , 1972 . Bo sto n . Mass. - T hursday, June 29. 1972. Phi lad elphia , Pa. - T ues day, June 27. 197 2. A tal nta, Ga . - T uesday, June 27 . 19 72 . Detroit, Mich . - Thursd ay. June 29, 19 72. SI. Louis. Mo . - Tuesd ay. June 27. 19 72. Dallas-F ort Worth. Tex. - T h urs day. J une 29 . 19 72 . Portland. Ore g. - Tuesd ay. J une 27, 19 72 . San Francisco . Cal if. - Thursday. June 29 . 1972. Washington. D .C. - Tuesday. July 11,1972. The tiIPC an d place of the p ublic forums will be announced in subsequent press releases from the Region al Directors, Bureau of Outdoor Recreation. \Vritten and oral statements 'sho uld add res s as sp ecifically as possible the questions listed ab o ve. Interes ted i n d iv id u a ls, repr esentatives of o rgan iza tion s, and pub lic o ffi cials who wish to speak a t anyone of these p ub lic forums should contact the Regio nal Bureau of O utdoo r Directors. Recreation , at o ne of the fo llowing o ffice s n o later than June 14 , 1972. Fo r the forums to be held at : BOSTON AND PHILADELPHIA Contact: Rolland B. Handley, Re gional Direct or, No rth east Region. Bureau o f Ou td o or Recreation . Fede ral Build ing . Seventh floor , 142 1 Ch erry Stree t . Philad elphia, PA 19 10 2. AT LANTA Contact: Ro y K. Wo od, Re gion al Director. Southeast Region , Bureau of Outdoor Recreation. 8 10 New Walt o n Building. Atlanta, Ga . 30303. DETROIT AND ST. LO UIS Contact: John D. Cherry, Regional Director, Lake Central Regio n , Bureau of Outdoor Recreation. 3853 Researc h Park Drive, Ann Ar bor. NIl 48 104 . DENVER AN D DALLAS· FORT WORT H Con tac t: Maurice D. Arn old, Director. Mid-Con tinent Regional Region , Bur eau of Outd oor Recreati o n. Denve r Federal Cente r. Building 41. Post O ff ice Bo x 2538 7, Denver, CO 8 02 25 . PORTLAND Con ta ct : Maurice H. Lundy. Region al Dire ctor, Pacifi c Northwest Region . Bureau of Outdoor Recreation. 1000 Second Avenue. Seattle. WA 98 104 . SAN FRANC ISCO Contact: Fr ank E. Sy lvester. Regional Dire ct o r, Pacifi c Southwest Region, Bureau of Outd oor Recreation , Box 36062, 45 0 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco. CA 94102 . WASHINGTON. D.C. Dire c tor. Bureau of Con ta ct: O utdoor Re cre ati o n . Department of th e Interior, 18th and C Streets NW.• Wash in gt o n ,DC 20240. The n otice of requ est to sp ea k sh o uld incl ude th e fo llowing: 1. N arne an d address of th e pe rso n requesting th e appearance. 2. Fo ur copies of th e prep ared state me n t the person p lans to presen t, or if th at is n o t practicable . a co ncise of the proposed oral summary presen tat ion . 3. If such persons w ould ap pear in a rep resentative capacity . th e name an d add ress of the persons or o rganizatio n ... • 'herrc:'p"l!s~t\ ts. . • • • • " I,•

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