Cycle Round Up
CYCLE ROUND UP
BY JOE PARKHURST
OUR SLIPS ARE SHOWING
Last month’s CYCLE WORLD, the May issue, developed into one which we later realized had made several rather glaring errors, most of which we are hearing about. In our Daytona report, we called Don Burnett, Dan, no less than twice. That was not enough for us though, because in our report on the Four Aces’ Hare & Hound we captioned a photo of Greeves rider Bob McLaughlin as being Bob Belt. Our apologies to all parties concerned.
BOOST FOR MOTORCYCLING
Motorcycling will again hit the “big time” in the June issue of Seventeen magazine, a publication for young people that has a circulation of more than 1,000,000 readers!
The magazine will feature a story entitled “The Young Adventurers” which will include a feature on Jody Nicholas, Nashville, Tenn. youngster who finished sixth at Daytona in his first test as an expert rider. Young Nicholas is an accomplished violinist, a college student at the University of the South at Sewanee, Tenn., and a promising motorcyclist, who as an amateur in 1961 captured all four road races he entered. He won at Daytona, Laconia, Watkins Glen, and Columbus, Ohio.
Jody will share honors in the Seventeen feature with three other young men, a fencer, a rock climber, and a parachute jumper. While at Daytona, free lance photographer Kim Massie spent several days with Nicholas, shooting scores of pictures showing him at the track, working on his machine, and in leisure moments.
WHAT'S IN A NAME
One thing I look forward to each month is a little mailing piece from Milne Brothers’ “World of Wheels” in Pasadena. The huge organization sells Plymouths, Valiants, Renaults, Peugeots, Jeeps, Triumphs (the car), and several lines of motorcycles. The reason I look forward to seeing it come across the desk is because of such items as one I saw recently. It seems as though they have hired a new Service Manager, and his name is Boltz, Bernie Boltz!
Cordy Milne made another good one in the following issue. He said he likes the one about a parking lot being a place where you pay 50 cents so you won’t get fined two bucks while you’re headed for a drug store to get a dime soda that costs two bits. I like it, too.
STAFF REPORT
Since CYCLE WORLD’S first issue, published in December last year, we have had many letters asking about our staff. Most of the questions would require too much space to answer, and I don’t think too many people care that much. Anyway, the happy looking rider on the left in the two photos above is yours truly. I am happy because we were having one heck of a good time touring the famous Riverside Raceway on the Bultaco TSS, testing it for this issue. The other equally happy looking gentleman is CYCLE WORLD’S Advertising Manager, Jack Fullwood. The tarnished looking leathers bare the scars of many years of cross country, scrambles, TT and many other forms of dirt riding on a total of 19 different bikes. The venerable Fullwood has competed almost every weekend for so many years in so many events even he can’t remember. We might add that it has been with a considerable degree of success.
Gordon Jennings’ picture graces the opening page of the Bultaco test, rounding one of Riverside Raceway’s turns in good road racing form. We all speak well of many years of riding and enthusiasm, and each with slightly different preferences. Not forgetting the ladies, the fourth rider/ enthusiast member of our staff is Carol Anderson (now Carol Anderson Sims as the outgrowth of a civil ceremony with one Bennie Sims, Class C Expert number 51m, a rider who puts the whole staff to shame); she7 knows more about the sport than almost any man you can name. Carol joined CW after over three years with Floyd Clymer’s Cycle Magazine as Assistant Editor, and she is a veritable fountain of knowledge of cycle racing in every phase.
We question the value of publishing such information, but to satisfy a minority; I have been a rider for almost 20 years, mostly street riding and cow trailing on 5 different bikes, I have been in advertising and publishing for most of my working years and was with Road & Track magazine for 3V2 years (I truly do repress my automotive enthusiasm); publishing is my business, motorcycles my love. Jack Fullwood has been a salesman in several different fields, mostly motorcycles, and he is a hard man to talk down. Gordon Jennings is also the Technical Editor of Road & Track (he represses his automotive feelings too), as he has been for several years. A pillion passenger member of the staff is my wife, Betty Jean Parkhurst. She is the Business and Circulation Manager for CYCLE WORLD as she was for Road & Track for quite some time. Bob Butcher, handling Dealer Sales, was also with Clymer’s Cycle Magazine for a long time. I won’t attempt to enumerate the experiences of CYCLE WORLD’S many contributors, including such stalwarts as Dave Evans, Walt Mahony, Slim Wyckoff, and all of the others. That, too, would take entirely too much space.
RESWEBER SCORES IN THE RAIN
On Sunday, April 1st, in Augusta, Georgia, the wind was blowing with hurricane force while National Number 1 Carroll Resweber won the Five Star MC races. After a day of rain the sun shone brightly on the various colored bikes and scooters the South Side Motorcycle Sales Co. had on display outside on the sand. George Roeder came in second and Tony Murguia was third; all three rode HarleyDavidsons.
The fastest amateur was Dave Estep, the fastest novice was Jim Lauter. The large crowd appeared to be around 3,000 souls.
HARLEY-DAVIDSON HOLDS FIVE DEALER MEETINGS
The Harley-Davidson Motor Co. recently held a series of five “Spring Sales Tune-up” meetings for its dealers throughout the country. The first one was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on February 2. Others were held in Atlanta, Georgia, February 4; Dallas, Texas, February 6; San Francisco, California, February 8; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, February 11. Total attendance was more than 550.
At each of the five meetings, a team of tune-up specialists from the Harley-Davidson factory talked to dealers about new products, up-to-date business practices and the latest developments in insurance, finance, advertising and sales promotion. Heading the factory “tune-up” team was Walter C. Davidson, Vice President, Sales. Other members were Sam F. Greco, Domestic Sales Manager; Gerald A. Johnston, Advertising Manager, George Fischer, Vice President, Highland Insurance Service; and Richard A. Gaedke, Vice President, Kilbourn Finance Corporation. Highlighting each meeting was a slide presentation pointing out the features of Harley-Davidson’s newest motorcycle, the 250cc Sprint H. Harley-Davidson executives were just as taken with the new Sprint H as the dealers were. Shown here in the accompanying photo, taken at the
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Milwaukee “Spring Sales Tune-up” meeting are, standing, right to left, Wm. H. Davidson, President; Walter C. Davidson, Vice President, Sales; Otto P. Resech, Secretary and Treasurer; and Gordon Davidson, Vice President, Manufacturing. Seated on the Sprint H is John Harley, Manager, Parts and Accessory Dept.
A CYCLE IN A GOOD SERVICE
The camera holding, Honda mounted gentleman in the photograph is none other than CYCLE WORLD’S Walt Mahony. Don’t be misled by the cars in the scene, Walt weakens occasionally and shoots some racing of another, more tame
nature. The scene is California’s Riverside Raceway, during the recent USAC International stock car races. Walt used the Honda, furnished by Continental Imports Ltd., in Redondo Beach, California, for the occasion, to cover the huge distances between turns in the infield where he is forced to go to shoot the type of pictures for which he is famous.
A DOING GOOD MOTORCYCLE CLUB
Elaine Chenore, Reporter for the Uliana Lucky Wheels Motorcycle Club in Gary, Indiana, has been pretty busy keeping us informed of the club’s extensive activity.
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One area to which they pay particular at tention and devote a great deal of their time is that of public relations; I might add that they exceed in this area. An ex ample is their recent cooperation with the Independence Hill Volunteer Fire Department when the club members attended their 18th annual Ball and contributed heavily to the purchase of a new emer gency unit car. A few of the club mem bers are shown standing in front of the new car.
FT. WORTH POLICE DEPT. RIDES IN STYLE
Officer A. R. Middleton is shown on a 1961 Indian Chief recently equipped for the Fort Worth, Texas, Police Depart ment by Dalio's Motorcycle Sales of Ft. Worth. Shown looking on are Vic Cox, Southwest District Mgr. for the Indian Co.; Jim Cook, President of Dalio's; and William F. Smith, General Sales Mg~. for Associated Motor Cycles Ltd., London, England. Mr. Smith visited Fort Worth as part of a recent tour of this country.
ASTRO-DOME CYCLE
George Burnley in Alameda, California recently sent us the accompanying photo of a three-wheeled service cycle he took some years back. The rider, looking as though he is taking a sight on traffic, sits snugly beneath a war surplus plastic dome apparently taken from a wrecked plane. The dome, coupled with plastic side cur tains and a back board with turn signals and advertising completes the slick all weather rig.
