Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

HONDA is t ryi ng to hire SAMMY MILLER to develop a trials bike for them. The Japanese are gett ing into the trial game at full throttle. * * * TA KE T il lS AIRPOR T TO 11:\ VA="A . The re as on tha t we do n ' t have c o mp le te sto ry and pho to s fro m the Po rtland ;l.I Olo cro ss Q ua lifier held last wee kend is ttl ;: that some W n ut w as ho ld ing someone hos ta ge in w Z th e Po rt la n d A irp ort and w oul dn 't le t any pl an es in o r ou t. ...J • • U >- U Ti l E IS L E O F ~ I.'\ ;\; 15;,\"1" GOI;\;G TO ~ L\ K E IT . T h e Isle of M an 'IT seems do om ed (0 d ie. Thi s yea r there w o n '1 he imp o rtan t ride r o r w o rld ch a mp io n co mpe t in g a t th e ·IT . Th e y simpl y fed t h at it is too dange rous and un pro f'ita hl e . T he o n ly w a r to save the '1-1' is to h ave a shorte r, sa fe r C OU TSt' . The p resen t co urse is o ve r :17 mi le s Ion,::: and is lin ed wi th sto ne wall s, fence s , cl iffs, houses , and o the r u n -sof' t o bj ect s . In the p ast th e 'I' T has heen con side re d the w o rld 's prem ier roa d race. o ut int o the garage and fix it . A small b ead on the pin or maybe a little burr should do it . * one si ngl e • • • The "Superbowl of Motocross" is scheduled for Saturday evening, July 7, in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum . This year the course will have a big uph ill - int o the grandstands. * * * A m e rican _Ho nd a is do ing so methin g ve ry scrrc tive in th e way o f a ne w hike . Co uld he th ei r ne w hig ( 9 5 0cc?) rood h ike. • Why doesn 't • • somebody take Cal R on J oh ns on * * * I ~ I PAR T IA I.IT Y : Wh en asked bv o ne sta ffer if he th ought that everyon e should h ove at least t wo Triump h factory ro ad rac e rs in h is garage, o ur ~ t an ag i n ~ re plied, "" I thin k c ve rv o ne should have at least se ve n mot ;)rc"des . I don't c a re what h r and rhev a r~ "" ed itor • • Latest news on t he Evel Kn ievel b ig Snake Canyon ju m p is that there is no date set, yet. Evel tells us that he ha s just signed the closed c ircu it TV de al and it is up to the TV people wheth er it w ill happen Labor Day or thereabouts . Stay tuned to this newspaper. We should know in about 30 days. * F ~ deral * * has I :!H- m il lio ri do lla rs ap pro pria te d and u n sp c n t , for o utdoor recrea ti on . Co lfers , fis hermen , h ikers , and b ic v c fis ts have great plan s for spe ndi ng I h l~ mo ne y , plus an o t h e r !)O·miIJ io n in th e ne w Fe d e ra l budue r. ~ I () t o rcy d i n g is e n titled ( 0 a fe w or these bu cks . hut a p p aren dy ~ lI C , :\~IA. etc are d o ing noth ing: a bout it. Y our * C o v crnm e nt • * If y ou own a Honda E lsinore it would be a dandy idea not to se ize it . The reason is that there are no pistons, ri ngs, etc ., a vailable for it. Honda is just pla in o ut o f the m . The problem is compounded by th e d iscovery of the first ma jor problem with the th ings. Seems that th e litt le pin in the ring groove that holds the ring in place has been back ing in to the piston and letting the rings get away. Before you th ink about f iring it u p aga in , you 'd best get mi nd * from S h a m ro ck s. Th ey th e T uju nga will • a lwa y s * over one mill ion to now. he * out * * "Wh o op-de -Ch ew s make me h orny " stic ke r. Peel ed it right off of t he ba ck o f hi s VW, the y d id . S erv es him right fo r d rivin g a car. • • • The big, giant Superbowl of Motocross in the L.A. Coliseum July 7 has invited the Sidehack Association to put on an exhibition of the ir dirt-burning three-wheel races. Only ten hacks will perform, so the S .A . is holding el imination mxes at the Footh ill Hawks motocross May 20 at Arroyo Cycle Park (near San Bernardino, Calif.J and the D irt D iggers MX June 24 . * J) IC K ~I * A ;\; =" • * A m e rican hiking's jack-of'-all -trades , broke . th ft. l" ri hs w hile " participating in i h e T rask ~I o un t a i n IS UT Qualifier. • • • MAN BITES DOG, Someone d id a ' revers e Eve l and drove a truck over 12 b ikes . T hi s happened in .Ro ck p o rt , Washi ngt o n. Destroyed all 12 b ikes . Seems that the truck d river wasn 't tryi ng to clear the b ikes. He was u pset in about the ir act ivities? w ith the ir owners for some reason . * * * * * * Road raci ng sid ecars ha ve bee n inv i te d hack to Lagun a Sera Ju ly :!9 to perf orm during the X a ti o n al Cha m pio ns h ip :\~ I:\ rac es again . T h is tim e t he re may he some re al Euro pean "dais y -c utt er s" on han d to show the lo cal s h o w it' s d o n e. and Jan o s D rap al we re the men in th e: sad d les . T h e: sid ec-ar class wa s won b y Kiou s E nde rs ( B ~ I IV) a fte r En glish man We ' ll le t yo u know fo r su re. .Je ff Ga wky h od * * Yam ah a lo o k all four so lo classes in th e recent Au s trian (; 1'. Ke n t A nd e rsson ( 1:!5) . .Jarn o Saarinen (:!:)O and 5 0 0) , '" * Motorcycle advertising roared off with the top awards in the recent American Advertising Federation "Best in the West" ad competition. Th e Wilshi re Blvd . gang (Grey Adv.) copped Best Complete Campaign for Honda with Best TV and Rad io go ing to Yamaha by Botsfo rd Ketchum . * * 0 lo n g p it st op, * * Malcolm Rathmell was the winner of the SCOTTISH SI X DAYS TR IAL after a ha rd duel w ith Mick Andrews right down to the last day . Rathmell won by 10 points . Lane Leavitt was first Ame rican in 25th and rece ived a Special First . * * * * * * * S u zu ki see ms to be w or kin g: on a 5 00cc fou r c y lin de r ro ad rac er. I IO\\' R m lORS GET STARTED D EPT. A reader write s in to report he sa w a Coors beer truc k in the D eser t that b e lo n ged- In " S ierra Cluh Di stri b uting Co." an d wonders if th ere is an y connectio n. N ope , M a ybe we need an ·· A me rica n Mo to rc y c le A ss o c iati o n " Oly d istribut o r, . * * * RAC E Y WORD OF T il E ISS UE : V e I 0 c p i edes l ria ni~ckaJ is li naria no logis l. Th a t 's h o w th ev do it in Ca lifo rnia. It m e an s, o f co u rs e, "Some one \v h a ·it hi ke ." I t sh o uld be a good c o n ve rsa tio n s to ppe r a t a p art y . .. :f; One of o ur c o n tri b u to rs repo rts tha t so m e s trang e squid swoope d hi s • motorcyclists find * '" The DeSoto MX course at Escape Co untry would be right neat if they would maintain it. It's just too slippery Getting members of the staff of Congressman John Mo ss, House No Fa u lt Insurance Sill sponsor, to ret urn phone calls to CN is harder than getting an in t e rview with Ronald Reagan , and getting Senator John Tunney 's o ff ice to an swe r le tte rs is harder st ill. Why don't these men want to talk to Cycle News, when Ronald Regan , Alan Cranston, Jess Unruh , Barry Goldwater J r., and Ch et Holif ield consented to f ull interviews? What don't they want the Cal ifornia to uring thi s eve ryone , n ot ju st rid e rs un de r 16 as was required b y pre vious legislation. wel come here ." li e a lso point ed o u t that people were n 't flo wn in from Sa n F r an ci s c () , th a t s a me d i s t r i c t, h e ad q u ar tered in Pasaden a, c arrie d o u t the nece ssary surveys to permi t th e race th e m selve s, Other peo ple h ave don e su rve y s, hu t no t speci fic ally fo r thi s even r, Th ey did devote a great de a l of ti me to this e ve n t. Th e y have se t up me thods of i n \'cs ti~al j ng the e ffec ts o f th is t ype of e ve n t. be fo re , a f te r, and for th e futu re. Th ev rna v fin d th at hi ke s are n't as dest;u (' ti\'~ as so me .h ave suppose d. * if yo u an' going su mme r. T he h ill ca lls fo r h elmets for Ran ge rs' Di s tri ct in Pasade n a. ca lle d us with so me addenda and correc t io ns 10 Ro n S ch n ieder s ' c o m me n ts ab o u t the For est Se rvice in rel ati on to lus t we ek 's Sh am ro c k 's E n d u ro, li e said , " We h a ve n othin g hut co m p lim e n ts fo r the Rayborn , Jarno Saarinen, and mayb e a couple of other guys, put them on, say , Norton monocoq ues and an unfam ilia r course and let them loose. I wan t t o k now who really is best . * Th e y 've p assed a hel me t b ill in New Mexi co wh ich is so me th in g to kee l' in • Speaking of violence , we hear that PHI L READ and JARNO SAARINEN had a f ist f ight after a recent European Grand Prix . Seems they banged fairings real hard on the track at over 100 MPH and when they returned to the p its, Read started beating on the F inn . * * With motocross rapid Iy becoming the world's most expensive sport, AME, who put on the Saddleback Park races, have d one something about it. They announced that there is no longer a membership fee required to race AME motocross. No more ma il entries are required , either. They will be awarding trophies to 40% of entries, too. AMC's June 10 event will feature 200% payback to Experts. And there is a number to call for race info , 8 a .m. to S p .rn, Monday through Friday : (714) 979-9233 . * * * A t t.agu n a S ec a th is year , th ey arc go ing to have pro fe ssiona l pro d u ctio n ro ad rac es. The idea is to ge t spectators in vol ved, which , it is ho ped . they will if thcv sec th e ir o wn h ikes on the trar k. Th ~y \\;11 ru n un der :\ ~ I:\ ru les wh ich don't allow anv in te rn al modification . Th e promo ters are even t ry in~ 10 get the ride rs to usc: high bars fo r mo re spe c ta to r i de ntifica t ion. Real hones t- to -goodness production racin g, the: kind tha t other asso c iat ions ha ve lar o u t. M ore f o rg o tt e n a bout . information as th e ti me r-o mc s a lo ng . * * :+0 Th ere are two new race tracks in Orange County both running unde r CMC sanction. A new motocross course and a speedway track are opening at Orange County International Raceway . On June 7 the first motocross will be held . The speedway will be run on Wednesdays. You can get more info from OCI R at 714/642·8871 or the ' CMC at 71 4/S5 7-3323 . * * * annou nc e r's n ame a t A m el ia Ea rh a rt Park (a s trange nam e in it sel f) , wh e re the X ati onal mo to cro ss w as he ld Th e th is p as t we ek, is lI oa gy Ca rrn ic hacl, • • • Yamaha is about to drop a new b ike on the market. It should either be the trials bike or a new I 2S motocrosser . * * * • • • The I n t e r -G a la c ti c Championsh ip Croquet Match was held in Austin, Tx ., home of Cycle News Central. MX Cat cartoon ist Tony Bell won second pr ize . * * * Internal Specs NAT IO NAL MOT O C RO SS , Sa y Hi -ah-lee-ah NAT IO NA L END URO : Burr O ak " AS CO T : Hal f-Mil e TT WOR LDMX : T he Swiss G P LO CAL MX : Saddleback PRO FI LE : Mu rr a y , Manning , a nd the LSR S PEEDWAY : The w ee k t ha t wa s LO CAL ROAD RACE : A sec ret one DESE RT : Same guy E NDURO : Easy except for th e mu d , an d rocks , and OT HER D ES E RT : T w o Mutt -and -Bunn ies SECTIO N : North . : TEST : S u zu k i's bargain bomb SPEEDWA Y : A merica ns excl ud ed r O U R ING : U lr ich . Ethelyn , a nd t he A rmad illo Bird IN TE R NA T IO NA L ROAD RACE : No t the Eife l To wer CA RTOO N : Th e fo ur w h ee led Ca t RE S U L TS ' ,ilh o w o n w ha t] C A L Ei. O A R : Who wil l wi n w ha t? I \ • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • ~ . . . . ' C 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 18 20 22 24 26 30 32 33 34 38 I I , I " Lightest cycle in its class ' already, but I won't be sat isfied until I trim every excess ounce off it!"

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