Around the Industry
AROUND THE INDUSTRY
NEW FIVE-SPEED PARILLA IN WORKS
Shown in the accompanying photograph is Mr. Ernest Wise, President of Cosmopolitan Motors, watching the assembly of the new five-speed experimental Parilia Grand Sport Road Racer at the Parilia factory in Milan, Italy.
We are informed the machines will have new and interesting features, and we are looking forward to the opportunity of road testing the Grand Sport as soon as one is available from Cosmopolitan, U.S. Parilia distributors.
YAHAMA WINS AWARD
A three-foot sterling silver trophy was presented to Yamaha International Corp. for safety features and engineering advancements in motorcycles. Mr. Ocee Ritch. Editor of Auto ct Motor Sport magazine, awarded the trophy in recognition of Yamaha’s achievement in design and production of the new 1964 Yamaha 80cc model YG-1.
“This is a noteworthy example of engineering for maximum performance combined with reliability and rider safety in the motorized sports cycle field,” said Mr. Ritch at the presentation. “The Yamaha 80, in my opinion, is a beautifully designed machine with a power unit that never quits, man-sized suspension front and rear, and is rated highest in performance and style in this rapidly growing field of transportation — all in all, an outstanding example of engineering art.”
The award was made before more than 150 Yamaha dealers of Southern California, including honored guests from the motorcycling press in the ballroom of the Statler Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
The awards banquet was the concluding event in Yamaha’s fourth annual dealer's service school which was held in the grand ballroom of the hotel. Dealers from as far away as Boise, Idaho, and Albuquerque. New Mexico, were present, making it one of the largest and best attended schools ever held in Southern California.
One of • the highlights of the meeting was the announcement that Yamaha will add still another new model to the wide range of lightweight Yamaha motorcycles in 1964. The new model will incorporate the best selling points of the 80cc engine unit with the lightweight MJ2 (55cc) frame.
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The school concluded with a cocktail reception and the previously mentioned banquet where, among several others. CYCLE WORLD’S Editor and Publisher. Joe Parkhurst, was invited to address the group. Yamaha Sales Manager, Skip
Clark, shown in the photograph with Mr. Mitsue Kasahara, Vice President and General Manager of Yamaha, and the trophy, stated that seven more schools are scheduled for Yamaha dealers throughout the United States.
DARING DANNY
Danny Liska is at it again. Danny, who hails from Niobrara, Nebraska, is shown astride his new BMW R-60, stopping at the Munich, Germany, factory. Danny is widely known for being the first motorcyclist to ride from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, the Southernmost point of South America, and now he is off to new adventures.
Starting from the North Cape at the Arctic Ocean, the Northernmost point of Europe, Danny is now on his way through Spain and Gibraltar into Africa. He plans to travel the full length of the Western coast of Africa to the Cape of Good Hope, the Southernmost tip of the African Continent, and to return via the West coast of Africa to the Middle Fast. Note his king sized saddle hags, special desert tires and extra large gasoline tank.
MOTORCYCLIST DECORATED BY AIR FORCE
First Lieutenant Theodore Hodgdon. Jr., motorcyclist of long standing, and son of Ted Hodgdon, President of BSA Incorporated, Nutley, New Jersey, has been awarded the Air Medal and received a citation for his flying service in the Vietnam fighting. 1st Lt. Hodgdon has seen nearly two years service as an Aircraft Ccnmander piloting Cl23 Aircraft on mi 'e than 100 missions over enemy territory. The presentation was made by his Wing Commander upon Lieutenant Hodgdon’s recent return from Vietnam.
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Lieutenant Hodgdon is a graduate of Nutley High School and Upsala College. Orange, New Jersey. He graduated on jet aircraft from the U.S. Air Force Flying Center at Laredo, Texas. He commenced riding motorcycles when he was 9 years of age, has always been an avid motorcyclist, and while visiting various countries on his air missions has had the opportunity to sample numerous foreign brands. He maintains that one reason he has gotten along as a pilot is that the benefits of his early training in riding motorcycles cultivated coordination of controls and introduced self reliance — factors which every motorcycle rider understands.
CONTINENTAL SCOOTER ANNOUNCED
The Rupp Continental, designed for adults as well as teenage riders, has been announced by Rupp Mfg., Inc. Basically a mini-bike, the Continental is available with lighting equipment. Larger than a mini-bike, smaller than a motorcycle, it is powered by a 3 Vi horsepower, four-cycle. Lauson engine. Both front and rear suspension are standard and a Bendix brake is mounted on the rear wheel. Folding foot pegs, twist-grip throttle, jig-welded frame, naugahyde covered seat, chrome plated fenders and a chain guard are also standard.
In announcing the Continental, H. F. “Mickey” Rupp said. “We feel that in the Continental we have a partial solution to today’s traffic and parking problems, with safety and appearance features that will appeal to both adult and teen riders.” We couldn’t agree with Mr. Rupp more, on the position of the motorcycle in today’s traffic.
Available in three models, with prices ranging from $119.95 to $199.95, the Continental will be shown at the National Bicycle Dealers Association Show in Los Angeles this month, or write to Rupp Mfg., 1776-CW Airport Road, Mansfield. Ohio.
GREAT ESCAPE SELLS MOTORCYCLES
Many Triumph dealers used tie-in displays to promote the sale of motorcycles in their areas via “The Great Escape,” a motion picture featuring Steve McQueen. The film is a smash hit and a great boon to both movies and motorcycling.
BSA FOR 1964
For the 1964 season BSA will be available in 17 models, headed by the new twin-carburetor Lightning Rocket 650 twins that replace the Super Rockets. A single carburetor Thunderbolt version is also to be available. All BSA twins are based on the unit construction twins introduced last year; road versions feature new handlebars, lights, close-ratio gearboxes with alloy/steel gears and Dunlop Gold Seal tires.
The Lightning Rocket 650 is a new super sports roadster with twin carburetors, full-race cams, high-compression pistons. and the new gearbox. CYCLF WORLD will shortly test this new model. Other features include high hysteresis tires (standard on all BSAs this year), a new magnetic speedometer and 10,000 rpm tachometer, sports brakes and gas tank. The Spitfire Hornet is a “stripped down” version of the Lightning with special equipment and twin carburetors; it features a fibreglass tank, upswept straightthrough exhaust pipes, racing brakes, special gear ratios and other sports equipment. It is supplied without lights but the coils arc built-in and a lighting kit is available.
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Thunderbolt Rocket 650 is a road version of the Lightning with one carburetor, racing cams (!), redesigned gearbox, and finished with a chrome tank, chrome valanced fenders, full-width brake hubs and a metallic blue paint job. The Cyclone 500 twin also features the new dual carburetor head, high compression pistons, and the new gears are included. Direct lighting with an energy transfer system is standard, and new handlebars are fitted.
Successor to the Gold Star is the Cyclone competition model, delivered without lights and with the energy-transfer system: straight through, upswept exhaust system, racing cams, 1 1 to 1 compression ratio, a speedometer and tach arc also mounted. BSA’s 500cc Gold Star single is noticeably absent from the 1964 line-up: many BSA fans will miss this machine and we are sorry to see it dropped.
Royal Star twins are continued in 500cc apd 650cc forms. Both are deluxe touring models and include the new gear sets and pistons; both are finished in an abundance of chrome and metallic paints. 350cc models include the Sportsman and F.nduro Star, the latter of which is proving itself in competition around the country. The special trials frame is fitted with a lowcompression engine and wide spaced gearbox, many alloy parts and a single seat.
Lowest priced BSA is the 250 Star road model, a four-speed machine \yith full road equipment, high compression engine, dual seat and sapphire blue finish. The SS-80 Sport star offers competition camshaft, high compression head, larger carburetor and other features for higher horsepower. 250 competition models in three different forms offer alloy tanks and fenders and other features for competition.
The Starfire scrambler has a 10 to I compression engine with racing cams and a large carburetor, straight through exhaust pipe and a scrambles gearbox. Roadster model is the same except for a muffler, street tires and road gearing. The Trials Cat is the Trials F.nduro machine with low-compression engine and wide ratio gearbox. All Starfires havedirect lighting systems.
BSA continues the 175cc Bantam twostroke without change and adds the Trail Bronc. a trail version of the Super Bantam, stripped down and set-up for rough country trail riding with a large rear sprocket. The Starlite is a new BSA this year, built around the ohv. unit-constructed single-cylinder, four-cycle engine. Oversquare engine turns a very high rpm on the 140 pound machine which employs an alloy/steel frame.
LAMBRETTA DEALERS TRAVEL
Pictured are 50 Lambretta motor scooter dealers and their wives and families on their way to Milan, Italy, to visit the Lambretta factory for a four-day intensive orientation, service and sales program and an eleven-day tour of Italy. The journey, organized by the Lambretta Division of Innocenti Corp., Lambretta Distributor in North America, was prompted by requests from their dealer network to see the manufacturing process and learn the factory service details at first hand.
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Lambretta production in a division of Innocenti, an industrial complex that designs and manufactures heavy industrial equipment as well as the Innocenti “S” line of automobiles.
NEW TOTE GOTE
A new and more deluxe model of the famous Tote-Gote employing several mechanical innovations has been announced by the Bonham Corp., in Provo, Utah. Dubbed the Nova. Tote-Gote’s latest machine employs a worm gear drive, mechanic-dlv actuated caliper disc brake and a variable ratio clutch. The worm gear drive system is contained in a housing at the end of a shaft coming off of the Salsbury-type clutch.
The Nova has a top speed of 32 miles per hour, weighs 150 pounds, mounts lowpressure tires, measures 61 inches in length; power comes from a 6-horsepower Tecumseh four-cycle, single cylinder engine. A Super Nova is also available that will achieve 36 mph and is slightly larger.
Full information can be obtained by writing to the Bonham Corp.. Dept. CW, 1 10 Social Hall Avenue, Salt Lake City, Utah.
