Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

M Ft. Hood Two Days for ISDT .... Cl > '" s .,. ID '" is' e, VJ A k r on t, grea t c o ndition , m us t see. (21 3 ) GA 2-7'113. (16) ' 70 HO NDA 3 50 SL '70 H o nda 3 5 0 SL. good condition, e n gi n e j u st overhau le d , r u n s cherry . Must sell $450.00 or best off er . Ca ll an d ask for Jet l (213) 834·706 1. (16) '6 9 HODAKA. 32mm CARB, REEDS, low (714) 527·3 253. $250.00. (16) 1971 12 5 BULTSH IT SHERPA S p ipe, n ew cl u t ch , stcecase. Ca ll aft er 3 e .rn, M ild port ing . e ettvs. pl ast i c le ve r s. d u st c o ve rs, w ired s po kes F & R. new rear shocks, su per clean . super fir ma su per fast!! I mean i t , i t's cleeean t f ! $4 50.0 ( n o Bu t-stut}. (7 1 4 ) 828·9030. (16) MATADOR WA NT E D 1 9 67 · 68 , reasona b le co n dition for filming . L ea ve message, Dr . Ab b ott (714) 887-2878 . (16) -; PROTO T Y PE MO NA RK Has plast ic ta n k & f e n d er s. + 2 ex t r a pipes. + ReM swingarm and su p er port j a b + new Nitta tire o n r ear & more. On ly $ 8 5 9 or bette r offer . Call ( 213) 24 6 -2148. (16) ., 1972 HO NDA CB350 K4 $550 L ike new co n dition, only f iv e m o n t h s old . Gol d c olor. A l so SL350Kl. e xcellen t cond it i on. low mileage . $4 75.00. Call a fte r 5: 3 0 p .m. or wee ke nds (2 1 3 ) 32 3~ 9 9 0 3 . (1 6) 450 HUSKY CR ' 72 MODEL H o n d a sea ls, K on is, sk id p l at e . Flltron, sanitary . Days (714 ) 635 - 1 3 0 0 , eve . (714) 524·3825 . (16) . BU LTACO 250 PURSA NG Late ' 7 2 , sh owroo m p erf ec t, su p e r f ast. new e ngi n e, mu st sell . $6 5 0 .0 0 o r b est offer. (2 1 3) 883·1426. (16 ) ' 7 2 1/2 CZ 25 0 . Akront s..! Femsa, Sunburst, Mlkuni. etc . $900. (213) ~ 9 6 ·714 2 . (16) ' 72 YA MAHA 250 MX S uper c le an - r e l iab le , fresh top end, p ort ed , s hock s, B a ss an l p ip e, s u r ro n, K on l Immaculat el y mai ntai ne d . Must see, $65 0 . 00. (213) 324 -0138. (16) 360 BULTACO BANDITO E x cel le n t con di ti o n, su p e r d ependab le, $425.00. Days (213) 24 0-0779 , eves. (213 ) 247-4488 . (16 ) \ The only good HOT motorcycle - is when HOT means fast b y J ack Ferguson FORT HOOD . T X., A p r. :?, 197 3 - T he Fort H o od Dirt Riders h osted th e first IS DT two-day trials at Killeen , T exas on the 3 1st o f March and th e 1st of April. The tw o hundred and eigh te e n riders were greeted b y cle ar sk ies and coo l temperat u res. The event was AMA and F1M san ctioned. Mr. Russ March was in attendance on Saturday, watchin g and taking not of an y problems en co un tered for future referen ce ~ Oth er AMA officials p re sent were J im Cagle, Director of Amateur A ctivities, "Mr. Berkshire ," Al Eames, and District Manager Ted Kelderman. _ R egio n al Manager Tom Clark was e n te re d as one of th e Amhersr Me adowlarks. All riders were required to repo rt t o the im po u nd a re a prior to 7 :00 P.M. on Friday for inspection , marking of major parts w ith pain t, a nd a DB (so u nd) test. T he m o t o rcy cles we re then im pou n de d in an ar e a- surrounded b y tw o rows of co ncer tin a (b a rbed ) wir e and gua rde d by sen tri es. Saturd ay 's eve nts cons iste d o f two lo ops o f a fi ft y -mil e co ur se o n th e east sid e of th e base. T here were four 0''' '' .- -'" ,..st ops, li ve tim e ch ec ks a nd six st amp checks on ea ch lo op. The te rrain was varied with hills, rolling me ad owland, wooded sections, t ank trails, and a lib e ral sprin kling of w ate r cro ssings and mud holes. T he rid er s soon learned ab out th e mud holes on a tank trai l. They're bottomless ! Th e fir st tw o special tests were an acceleration an d DB check lo cated ab out a third of th e way th ro ug h the first loop. The riders didn 't h ave tim e to stri ng out and the timin g trap was undermanned and as a re su lt some o f the later rid ers lo st up to fif teen m in utes waitin g for th eir tum to go through the test . T o co mpensate, poin ts lo st at the n ext ch eck we re n o t co un ted. One difficulty en counter ed early in the co u rse was a clim b up th e we st face of Castle Mountain. Though o n ly a few hund red feet h igh , th e trail had lo o se ro cks a nd riders h ad to jum p a I Y, foot led ge abou t fi ft e en fee t fro m th e top. Many riders wer e caugh t high ce n te r o n the ledge an d h ad to b ack off and tr y again. O ne " E " for effor t and a silver wen t to Carl Cra nke - as he rod e m os t of the race with only h is fr ont b ra ke. The rear brake ca m shaf t sh eared at th e sp line betw een chec ks I and 2 o n Saturday. Cran ke was aboard o ne of two 250cc KTM/ Pen tons in the coun try and no --- spares we re availa ble. Carl also turn ed in second fast est ti me in the 25 0 class in th e last speed test on Sunday. The third sp ecial test on Saturday was a 6-mile speed test up wh at appeared to h ave been an o ld fire ro ad , m uch of which was loose gra vel an d ro ck. Mr. March w as joh n ny-o n.the-spot t o e n su re there was no repeat o f the m orning's p roblem. A s lon g as we were th e re no ride r lo st mo re than 4 5 seconds. T here w as quite a lot o f talk an d at least one offic ial p rotest fil ed Saturday ni ght over rid ers receivin g o u tside assistance and/ or parts. Th e protest was fil ed aga i nst three Rokon team member s. It se ems th eir pi t cre w w a s see n lubin g ch ains at o ne of th e fuel stops. It also seems that some on e en tered o ne Monark more than was nee d ed and strip ped i t afte r ch ec k one on Saturd ay for spares. The bi ke was la te r impo unded off a truck. Sunday m o rn in g d awn ed crisp and clear. Th ere h ad b een a lot o f rain durin g th e preceeding weeks in th e area an d as a re su lt the we st c ou rse h ad so me e x••tr emel y •• _ .. _ _ cult ..L. .... h azards.. and d iffi ..1 H..: water • • _ .. _ _ ~ U 1\.!" !.U t. UJl I -:-::"_~ _ . ~~ . ~ ~ naay""'s i u G~ w as also m uch h illier th an Saturday's and gen era lly tigh ter, The cou rse cr oss ed Cowh ouse Creek se ve ra l times a nd a t th e far th est d ownstream c ro ssin g a bou t th irty o r forty p e rcent of th e 11 6 Sund a y starte rs drowned o u t. D ick Burleson, wh o had kept on go ld up to that poin t , lost about fifteen minutes clea ring hi s 12 5 Husky o f water. It was also at th is crossing th at one of the Rokon' s bi g fa ults was seen . T he primary drive "V" belt !s ex posed on th e engine sid e and as soo n as it be came su b merged it was a ji ffy wash for th e en gin e res ulting in m o st cases in a d rowned en gine . Mo st of the Ro kon ride rs quick ly learn ed to kill th ei r eng ines and walk through th e d eep w at er . Ni nety-two riders finished the race Sund ay wi thin the a1loted time and were give n the o p tio n of ridin g the last sp ecial test or accep tin g one bo nus poin t m ore than the slowest co m pe titior in th ei r class . Mo st ro de. He a ts were r un with fo urteen in eac h hea t of th e co mb in ed 10 0 /1 25 and ei gh te en in ea ch heat of the 250 class. T he O pen riders ra n at o ne tim e . R acin g wa sn't ende d un til 6 :45 S unday afternoon . Rid ers were treated to c oc k ta i ls and a n aw ard s dinner co m me nci ng at 7: 00 . ' 70 HU SKY 400 5 " Cu rnutt Sh o cks , r ewo rk ed fo rks , Hond a seal s. skid plate . F lItro n, n ew t i r es ; T o rs t e n H allman b ars, new sleeve, piston , ring., str on g an d d ependab le . $6 0 0 .0 0 . ( 714) 98 · 6 483 . (16) '69 MA ICO 360 U n b r ea k able M aic o fe n ders , 3 6 Mik u ni, A kro n t s, F il t ron , skid p lat e, 3 ga l. tan k . 400 fo rks a nd sh ocks. f r esh e n gi ne, new chain , $ 4 00 . In jury f orce s sal e. (714) 987 -64 83. ( 1 6) R IDE THE BES T 12 5 Pe n ton . Sh i fts great, J ohn's Arcc. 6- 1 0 excep t T h urs. 3 -9 :00 o .m . week e nds. To o m uch t o l ist. $ 3 7 5. 0 0 . (714) p .m . w eekd ays 637·8 390. (16) ::: w HE L D OV ER BY UNPO PULA R DE MA ND '69 SACHS 125 . K oba s hift k it, skid plate, This runs f rom 4 ·25 to S ~2 so h u r r y ! V an '69, F O R O. $1600 pr best o f fe r. Seats - New '73 C he vy , $100 and o ld buck et s, $35. Elliot t Addressing equipment - best offer . Burro ugh BoO kkeepi ng m ach i n e - best offer . C o m e see them from 9 ·5 Mon.-Fr l. (213) 4 27 -7433 or 2499 Cerr itos. Long Beach . (16) NORTON PARTS WANTED - Need stock seat . tach., and mufflers from '7 0 o r newer Commando Roadster. (714) 892 -8 263. (16) FOUR BIKE TRAILER IS" wheels, platform f o r gas and too ls, loading ramp, fe nders. lea f spring s. spare . '73 taqs, $195.00. (7 14 ) 89 2-8263 . (16) S UPER T RI CK ' 71 400 S UZU KI K& G f r ame work , plasti c tank. Kan is, X 3 r ear nue, ported Hooker, F il tron , 3 .50 & 4.50 Cheng Shi n,U n; levers. a ll ay sprocket, O .R .V . license. $550 .00. (213) 442·7252 . (16) " 70" SHERPA "S" 100. NEW TOP END, f ast, must see. Loo k s li ke Pu rsang, ne w cables. $400 /or make offe r. (415) 522-2387 . (16) HODAKA 100 ACE . Never raced - good shape, $250 .00. (714) 64 6-4924 . (16) 2750 TRACKMASTER T RI UMPHS Fresh ~and r eady for this year. A xtell, Barnes whe els and brak es w i th T .T . ex t r as. Mike Mumford (714) 541·5720; (16) '72'1 PENTON 125 2 Completely set up by Mettco. exc e ll e n t cond i tion . $ 7 25 /offer . Ca ll (213) 994-8 270 . (16) ' 72 1/2 YAMAHA DT2 MX 25 0 : e xcellent tra il/ race bike, $600.00. Call (80S) 251· 1928 (Sau9us). (16) ' 6 9 KAWASAK I 500 MACH II I . very good c on d o New batte ry. new ti r e. mu st sell . $ 45 0 or make offer. ( 213) 76 5 -1040. (1 6) HUSQVARNA Late 1 9 70 Husk y 400. S k id p lat e , H onda sea l s, F i ltron , good sk in s supe r reliable. O nly J $725.0 0. Call (213) (16) 7 2 8 -~ 7 64 . NEW 1973 H OOKER EXHAUS T tuner, fi t s ' 7 0·' 73 Kawasaki 3 5 0 Endur o . U ~ed once , exce llent conditi on. $40 or be st o ffe r . A sl< f o r Dave, (714 ) 637 -6835 . (16) LATE 1972125 PURSANG S uper fas t, a lmost app r ec iate. $550.00 n ew, cash must see to or ta ke o ver payments. (213) 699 -4282. (16) ' 7 2 400 C Z . e xcellent c onditi onl. mo st ext r as, f ast, depend abl e . $ 900.00. ( 21.:Ii) 3 70-9324. (16) 1967 GREEV ES 2 5 0 . E x t r a b i ke fo r parts. many extras, $300.00. (213) 697·2056. (16) 19 71 BU LTACO 125cc Plasti c tan k an d f enders. New top e n d . p orted b y G .D. Servi ce s, Uni lever s and spro ck et s f or d i ffer ent gear ings. Maintained very we ll. Call after 5 p .n .. (2 13) 54 7-1156. $450 . (16) 19 70 CZ 3 6 0 T O O lS, spa re part s. e x t r as . exce llent co nd .• $600.00. (213) 834 -5866. (16) EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY Inve st i n going business while year is young . YAMAHA dealersh ip. well establi she d I n O a kla nd . Cal if. $ 70 1°00 .00 t o set tl e estate . floori n g can be Itnan ced and is ext r a . $28 8,000.00 gross 1972. Call Bill. 9-6 (415) 5 32 -3 14 2 . (16 /2 x) '56 FO R D P .U., 3 27 C H E V . en g. with 4 4 sp eed . Chrome wheels t ape deck . radi o, neat er . vaccc c o n d o $850.00 o r w ill c on sider trade. (213) 693·9802. (16) HODA KA DI R T BIK E . Re ed porte d, st re ngt h en ed sw i n ga r m & Yamah a front en d, $275 .00 or b est offer. Brand ne w ' 72 ZUNDAPP, $250 .00. (213) 866-8398. (16) YA MAHA MEC HA NI C WA NT E D E xper ie nc ed . r eliab le & P RIDE FUL_ N o sla p bang fla t ra t ers wanted. Earn ings unlim ited. C onta ct J o hn ( 2 1 3 ) 3 43-193 6 . Sport-T i me Sal es & Service, 1 8440 Ven tura Blvd ., Tarzana , Ca. 9 1 3 56 . (1 6) RICK MAN 1 2 S' s. $5 99 . Most d ependab le nuce, C learan ce sa le o n 19 72 ·s . Cro w n V a ll ey S uzuki. 2 7 6 0 1 For bes R d ., Lag una Niguel , Ca . (7 14) 831 -1621. (16 ) SA C HS 259· 1133 or 255-0194. (16) MOTORCYCLE PARTS, SU2uki 250cc (X6) ' w neer s, fram e , swl ng a r m . oil tan k, etc. T r i ump h parts: wh eels, pist o ns , ro es. et c . ( Trl 19 i nch re ar wh ee l . $ I S.0 0 ) . B i k e ra c k, $8 .0 0 . ' 6 3 Comet co nv •• V8. a utomatic , $ 3 50. 00 o r trade. (21 3) 693-9802. (16) '69 1 25 . IMMACULAT E CO N D I T IO N, A kron t, p ort ed . F ast b ut ve r sat il e . G o o d for an y type ri di n g. See t o ap preciate . weecc lea th er s also . $ 35 0 . (2 1 3 ) --- ,-- 6 35-~ ? 'HI ~ ' 72 H US KY 2 50 CR E x c e ll en t c o ndit i on, man y e xtra s, must sell . Complet e ly set-u p f or d esert . $95 0 .0 0 . ( 80S) 11"" ' x l ... SUZU KI 100 's . 1 2 5's, 1 8 5 ' s, no d own O A C . Crow n VCillley S u zu k i . 2 76 0 1 Fo rbe" Rn .. I acuna N lg U~:, C a. (71':; ; .:f i -l6 2i. "(i6)..- - - ... - -- ~\\(.\ * SUZUKI Quality Service,..Low Prices Town & Country Cycle 411 S. Brookbursr Fullenon, Cal. fiSCUDERIA Rusqvarna LA VERDA • PENTON Sales ' Service HUSKY & PENTONS NOW! Eve ry t hing fo r bike a nd rid er from o u r $20,000 pa rt s a nd acce ssory inven t o ry. . f r am e & sw i n g a r m mod ifi cation s . cu stom eng ine & cy li n ders . w id e & close ratio t ra ns m ods . fork sea l m ach in i n g & fo rk st rai gh te ni n g . wh eel s tr ued &: sp o k ed • dua l ign iti on & twin -fire set up S . l i gh ts , speed o & endu r o set ups • 2419 Artesia Blvd . Redondo Bea ch , Cal if . 90278 21 42 ·16 5 N ow Open 9am - 9 pm 871·2460 All IT TAKES t o beg in YOUR ad vertising ea mpa ign IS APHONE CALL . to t he adv ertising d e partme nt at cycle new s (213) 427-7433 and o u r co u rt eo us staff w ill help you put it together DO IT ·TODAVI! z W ...J U >- U

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