Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

CIVIL WAR? ~\.t\lt~~M'_t~"~ "~t MON A RK 01 Swe den M O T OR C Y C L E S massarlli 630V~:1 PAR T S " ACCESSORIES TUNE ·UPS A N D REPAIRS -: c . . ~ v. M ,IOII - M dnu1.l c tu nn g ~ ::; '" 11 1 ' F mm t.l lil vvs v , A n d h CI I1l . <;1., C. If''''' . C .l . M on , -"-" , 10 " . "- oll . to ,,"Ull . 10 ' '' . 1:'1 1 ) R '~ , " ~ O C J I. 9 2 806 JACUMBA , CAL. - The F our Owners' Ass ociation has ann oun ced today that an info rma l poll o f m em b ers indicat ed a stron g support for Sierra Club en vi ro n rne n tal efforts. As a result, IFOA president. Bill R obinson has offe re d F our Club su p port to th e Sierra Club in any efforts invoking th e prote cti on o f Americ a's b ack co un t ry . The 1FOA's 7000 m ember su p port of th e Sierra Club co uld be importan t to environmentalists. This is because th e m otorcycle lobby co uld n o longer claim unanimous motorcycl e: o w n er support wh en o p p os ing legisl at ion su p por te d h y th e Si erra Club. Robinson further stated that "because of o u r con fi de nce in th e Sierra Club, we will probably su p por t a ll th ei r effo r ts without qualifi cat ion. We will be avai lab le for con su lta tio n o n m otorc ycl es if any quest ions h appen to involve road ridin g. Robinson has previously made anti-dirt bike st at ements as h ead of th e California road bi ke corpo ra tio n . T he foll o w in g sta te m ent was taken from an I FO A newsletter. ~ W Z W ...J U B u lla c o CYCLE INSURANCE TOP COMPANIES >U Low Ra te s - D isc o un t s Mo n thl y Pa y Plan Can Fra nk ( 2 13 ) 7854 ' 05 "IT FITS" I NTE RN AT IO N AL CA F E R A C E R S ASSOC IATION ~ Mike Patrick's J o i n now the world w id e organ ization for cafe racing en thusia s t s. Recei ve p in , r -ve ar su bscri ption " The T on" newspaper. accessory catalog, YAMAHA of CORONA 1101 E. 6th St. - Corona (714) 735-7721 tech sheets, & all the l a t est in f o . Se n d $5 .00 to : I.C. R .A . B o x 13, Houston, Texas 77002 7 2 4J Or"n ge l ho,j.J(' Buen a P " . lo. . CA !)()(i 2 1 . ~ . '. ME A N S • O DYFUEL.YENDUR~ r es t ec .and u~d by th e l oll ow lllq 0 1\1. 3 7 fl d er , : C U I C Jl N 5£N • B OB M c L A U G H LIN • L A R R V f1[ R GQ UI $ T e LA RRY PV UT Z E N R U E T E R • ED SCHl:I DL [R • W ALT AX T H ELM · LA R RY HE AR N • G FO R CE M AG A L LO N , M .D. $ 8 . !i O 10 ' J mO Il Ih$ MAlCO \ Up p iV (C a~bof~~~ ~~ ~d~1 ~.E::t;:A:T U R AL ~e~ $1 .~ O IOf 1.111 ) . ~end J m o" th ~ 10 u p p ly IC t , ' 01o en t 1o olctd ~ 'llt ,d Ch ec:" o r m o n e y o , It I n : E n d u r. V lloln U" . D e p t. A . 638 ~ . G le n do ra Ave .• G le n d o , • • C a , ') 11 4 0 . 1.. rso P . " Io n ~ M o n",k l 1 7 1 4 1 r, ' l 2 420 _. .. .... MAleC .. . Most Powerful ....UR HODAKA-BILITY lD ... ::z a. ::z 110 E. Sanla Anit a Ave. Bur bank, Ca. 91502 ., jl I L 1032 w. BROOKS ST.·QN T.o.RIO.C A9176 2 · 714 98 3-$871 II SAVE SAVE Grooving Is Easy - If You Kno w How :J: COOPER MOTORS 65 3 W . Broadwav Gl en dale Ca . 9 I 2 0 4 T he efforts of one IFOA member may lead to communi cations be ing opened betwee n th e Sierra C lub an d IFOA . T his co uld be sig n ificant beca use the Sierra Club an d the so-called "motorcycle lo b b y " have been at logge r heads sinc e t he first tw o -wh eel er d isturbed t he wild ern ess with the wai l of an un m uffled engi ne . An info rmal survey amo ng IFOA me mbers d eter mi ned th a t pr ob lem s created by t he off-road moto ri st - be he tw o wh eeled or fo ur wh ee led c- was no t on ly hu rt in g th e road r ide r image , b ut th e average IFOA me mber wa s fu lly in to uc h wit h his times. He su p ported th e pre ser va t ion of Am er ica 's wild ern ess lands in their natura l state an d d id no t co ndo ne unlim ited use by off-road veh icle s. It is po ssib le t hat an IFO A·S IE R RA CLU B co m m u nica t ions cha n nel wo uld result in no t o nly a better und erstand ing of w ilde rn ess ai ms by mo torcyclists b ut a bett er u nd er stand ing b y t he Sierra C lub of wh at t he average cyclist really' wa nt s. S uc h a n e n tente be twee n t he Sierra Cl ub an d a m o torcy cle gro up co uld certainly mod if y th e clai ms of the industrial, motorcycle lobby who now claim to represen t all cyclists - eve n t hose who haven't lef t a road or h igh wa y in the ir " Moto rcycling Life " . '" ~ West of Mi s si s si ppi 5ee y o ur local H O D A KA d ealer D istributed by Ti ger Distribut in g Four Owners Support Sierra Club CI'Q SAVE at CYCLE PARTS For N e ar e st Phone: (213) 3 3 4- 5195 Location NORM REEVES HONDA Now Ca rries Levi's 15745 L a k ewo o d Blvd. Pa ra m o un t, Ca. (2 1 3) 531· 1225 OM PHIT10N Moto-X - Desert YClE Enduro ~ RODU~tington NOT IC E TO Va lle y w id e Ca tering, In c . Special Events and Concessions 11466 Chanaler Siva . North Hollywood, Ca . 91 6 01 16 6 I 2 Beach Blvd . Bea c h, Calif. (71 4) 847-2202 (213) 7 66-431 3 BAKER· RACING FRAMES CHASSIS SEATS ALLOYS TANKS FOR MX'TT·COW·TRAILlNG'RO AD RACING Mfg . by C & J Prec ision Pr oducts 3873 S o . Mai n St . Sa n ta Ana. Ca. 9 2 701 (714) 540·7350 547-6358 714/8 70 -5 243 Mo torcycle Corporation 172 Fr eed om Av en ue An ah eim. C alifornia 9280 1 HIGH SCHOOL STUD ENTS YAMAHA HUSKY PENTO N MONARK Hard to get parts. fast mail service . send S 1.00 for cat alog. inv ited . Where we Dealer inq uir ies ca re ab ou t you. Mal colm Smith's K&N, 1689 La Csd erna, Riverside. Ca. (714) 686-801 4 . CERTIFIED HELMETS SACRIFiCE Vf CKen, , .ll oc· . br i ll •....,• • - " t i l '. ' ed. bl.., .. . c:.. ...... ' I.d . ....... . 11 . b . .9o"''' '1' e4I Du.' ch ", .u _ _•• .., e o . " ... 1.'1' . fu ll c oy• • ~. h_d . 1uch ed,. ___ 1' 111'''''' t..:l bY t . $1 2.95. I W... S 2 9 .!>01 Ch..,.... ,"" ,0 10 Zusman 231 1 W est N i n th S treet L os Ang eles. Cal if. 90006 WHITTIER HONDA DSS~ ~j. Motorcycle Trai lers \. WH ITTIER HON DA Com plete ' '''C l, 14324 E . Whi tti er Blvd . of pa, t, and (213) 6 9 P-oO S5 accessories Rusqvarna Klocker's SAL ES & SERV ICE 6624 Atlantic , Bell, Ca . (213 ) 581·3983 MECHAIlICS We t nla ~1ec:"' "K' . fo r Ihlo M..ore~ l e Indorsry. IIar ked t". Ye. r . of .... pe r le nc.- . Wrtlll' foein' f or ctr..II• • Vel e r . .... be su "' to InquIre .bnttt .~ c..r _ ' T h e Lon g Bea ch Safet y C oun cil , in coop e rat io n with th e Long Bea ch Police D ep artmen t, Long Be ach Un ifie d S chool Di strict, and Long Beach Commun it y Co lle ge o ffers: "S ufe Motorc ycle Education and Trainin g'" to hi gh sc h ool s t ude n L" ag es 14 · to 17 . (Wi th pare ntal c o n seru .] ~I o h>rcy d es and helmets fu rn ishe d .. .st uden ts will suppl y th eir o w n glo ve s a nd \I..'e a r c o m p l e t e c o ...- e r i n g f o r t he feel ... preferabl y le ather! Th is 12 hour m ot orcy cl e c o u rse , whi ch has re ceived w o r ld -wide re cognition is a b asi c c o urse in th e safe te ch niq ues of motorcycle operation. safety habits , and a lt i t u d es . In st ru c tio n s wi l l c o ve r motor v e hi c le laws... equipment c are an d maintenan ce. and defensive d ri ving tac tics for cy cl ists. CERT I F ICATES FOR S AT IS FACTOR Y CO~ I PLET ION A RE A WARDED . 1I0 W: Pre -regis tra tio n b y pare nt or guard ian in pers o n required at': Long Bea ch S a fe ty Council Chamb er o f Comm e r c e Building 121 Linden :\ ven ue Long Be ach , CA !JOll02 Cl asse s are lim i ted in size ! Regi stration is a mus t ! COST : 12,00 fo r th e c o m p le te 12 i.ou r co urse . WIIO: Student 14 10 17 yea rs o f age. (With paren tulcon sen t] \\1IER E: Long Hc ach Cit y C oll e ge Campus ( Bu ild in g 3 10) 1305 East Pacific C oast IIw y Long Beach WilEN: First class: S aturday, ~I arch 10 ,1 9 73 at 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P ~\I. E nding Sa turday, lIIarch 3 1, 197 3 at4:00 P ~\I. Gen e " ' irw ah n , A~ I:\ Legislative Direc tor, a n no u n ce d tod ay th at th e U. S. D epartment o f Transp orta tion has ap proved a sig n h avin g th e s tandard sh ape an d c o lo r o f w arnin g signs with th e legend "Gro o\-ed Paveme n t " or "Grooved Pavement :\h ead" , for use b y all fift y stal es to w arn m o to rcy cli st s o f rain g rooving. Th e A:\I:\. resp ondin g to large numb ers o f c o m p la in ts fro m it s m embers ah out th e e ff'er rs o f ra in gr o oving, sugges te d to the DOT an d th e Departments of Public S afet y in th e various s tates th a t th e warn in g sign b e approved . "Th e resp on se fr om the s ta tes Was overwhe lming", \\ ' irw a h n sai d. A c cordin g to him, "1 l w as m ost gratifying to se e that those st ates wh ich had applied rain gr o o ving ' to their hi gh w ays, by cu t tin!!; slits in the pavernen t, re spond so quick ly and c o rrec t ly when apprised b y th e A~ II\ of th e ad verse effe cts o r rain grooves nn m o ro rcy les.' , Ai\IA Ex ecutive Directo r, Ru ssell E. March , st ated, "Thanks should be give n to every ,\ :\1:\ cl u b a nd m emb er wh o fu rnished the A~I ,\ su bjec tive evide nce of their e x p eri ences with ra in gr ooves.,. He als o said. "Th is w as just a no th e r exa m p le o f how a n e If' e c tive , nat ionwide organi zation lik e th e :\~IA r an , w i th th e help of i ts act ive m em b e rs, save th e sp ort o f !" <> t orc y clin ~ '" Trail Bikes Banned inOhio l That 's ri ght. E xce p t for o ne area. th e Perry C ounty Reclamati on Area, m otorcy cles h ave been b anned from a ll state lan d s. When A c t 2 14 , re q uirin g th e registra tion of snowm obile s and all purpose vehicles {t ra il bikes }, was enacted b y th e O hio Legisla ture in . )97 1: motorcyclists w ere assu red t ha t it w o uld not affe ct th eir usc of e s tab lished trails a nd are a s in s t a le parks a nd fo re sts. T he Act h as h ad th e opposite effe ct , for th e Department o f Xatural Re so urces h as not o p e ne d any ar e a to trail bikes but Pe rry and all o th e r areas are closed. Officia ls of th e 01'\ R tol d the 1\1\1:\ and the Ohio M ot orcycle Dealers Association, "Even th o ugh Act 2 14 required th e DKR to d evelop a reas for off-ro ad m ot orcy clin g, fin d ing a place to rid e trail bikes was n ot th e D:'I:R ' s problem, it Was th e Ohio trail rid ers ' . " Every 1\:\IA me mber in Oh io will re ce ive through h is cl u b an d in th e ' n ewsletter th a t attac hed info rmation. Ev erv m ot orcv cl e o w n er in th e st ate m ust' a c t n o w. 'If th e DR;\; can b an bi kes f ro m th e forest th e Department of ~I oto r V ehicl es ca n b an a ll m otorcy cl es from the st ree ts and hi ghway s. Th os e persons d esir in g addi ti ona l information should c o n ta ct Robert Rasor, Al\lA Legislative Anal y st , P.O. Box 14 1. Westerville, Ohio 43081.

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