VOLUME ISSUE DECEMBER , P109
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To win in motocross, one must first go slow in order to go fast.
Nope—that's not a line from the 1974 ABC television show "Kung Fu."
That bit of sage advice comes from motocross professor Gary Bailey.
The early MX star took the script from his own motocross schools
and put it into book form. Gary and his son David will demonstrate
how to straighten out corners and offer up the best advice for how
to navigate whoops (avoid them, if possible). Bailey says his method
will slow you down at first but will eventually make you faster than
you used to be! $6, young grasshopper, from Cycle News Products.
She woke up and took me by the
hand—and showed me her Taylor
accessories custom Chevy van! In
1974, every cool racer had a cus
-
tomized van, complete with lights,
carpeting, mag wheels, stickers on
the back windows and a funky mural
painted on the side. Taylor Indus-
tries in San Diego, California, would
have sent you a complete catalog
with all their tricks for just $1. And
that's alright with me!
Finally, as we said last year,
why pay for something that
you can get for free? Because
it was a different world in 1974
and journalism that you could
trust wasn't free. For $10.50,
you received 50 issues of Cycle
News, printed on real paper
and delivered to your door.
Weekly news, not monthly
history. Hurry! Offer expires
January 10th, 1975!
CN
First, we had bicycle motocross
from Yamaha and now bi-
cycle road racing from Newport
Design & Manufacturing. The
Monotrack Cafe Fairing turns a
regular Sting-Ray bike into a '70s
style racer. The kit includes a
handlebar, fairing, and mounting
hardware. $49 gets the young
Gianfranco Bonera in your house,
ready for the Grand Prix season.
Be stylish like Cliff and Lisa.
Vented jerseys from as low
as $5.95. Cycle Parts has
them in all sizes and colors,
and if you can't come up with
the $5.95 in a lump sum,
they will even do layaway!
