The Cycle World Motorcycle Show
THE CYCLE WORLD MOTORCYCLE SHOW
ALL SUPERLATIVES ASIDE, CYCLE WORLD'S first of what is to be an annual Motorcycle Show, staged recently at the beautiful Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, was the largest, most elaborate and complete motorcycle show ever seen in this country. It is difficult to be modest about an affair that drew such attention in motorcycling. Virtually every important firm in the industry displayed its wares in the commercial division, over 80 customs were on exhibit, and 30-odd special machines were arrayed at the invitation of CYCLE WORLD.
Sensations of the show included the new Greeves Challenger; Dick Rios' fabulous twin-engined dragster; the 159 mph quarter mile Chevrolet-engined dragster of Harrison/Fallone; Rich Richards' doublerecord holding Triumph dragster/Bonneville bike; Triumph's Johnson/Dudek 230 mph streamliner; the fabulous Honda four; the H & C TT Special featured in last month's CW; Yamaha's RD-56 factory road racer (also featured in CYCLE WORLD); and many more machines rarely seen. Many new models in the cycle world were also seen for the first time, such as the Bridgestone 90, Lambretta's 200, the Hodaka 90 from Pacific Basin, Suzuki's 80cc trail machine, Ken Kay's display of the Omega 500 and Trojan machines. Van Tech's latest machines, the Montesa Diablo and Bultaco's Matador trail machine, tested in this issue. Commercial, or trade, participants were: Johnson Motors, Triumph distributors; Motor Racing Books; Lambretta; Nicholson Mtrs., Greeves; Webco accessories; Rocky Cycle accessories; Sears & Roebuck; Flanders BMW; Montesa Motors; Puritan Pacific Insurance; Yamaha International; Accurate Accessories; Hap Alzina BSA; Daytona Sports Helmets; Hap Jones accessories; Pacific Basin Trading Co., Cotton & Hodaka; Van Tech engineering and Blendzall fuels; Pierce Indian sales; Brown Fairing Co.; Custom Plastics; Bearcat trail scooter; Comwell Co.; Rockford Scooter Co., Bridgestone; Elite Insurance Co.;
Laurentide Finance Co.; Western Scooter, Vespa; U.S. Suzuki; American Honda Mtr. Co.; Bultaco Western; Ken Kay Distr. Co.; and, of course, CYCLE WORLD.
Held in conjunction with the International Custom Car Show, America's largest such event, CYCLE WORLD'S inaugural show marked the beginning of a series that will continue to be the highlight of the motorcycling year and an unusual opportunity for enthusiasts from all over the nation to see over 400 machines of almost every description, and to be entertained by the largest motorcycle show in the U.S. We are already laying plans for next year.
Chrome & candy apple...
. . . a Trade Fair
...and Beautiful 70,000 People
