4th Annual Cycle World Show
4TH ANNUAL CYCLE WORLD SHOW
THE BIGGEST CONTINUES TO BE THE BEST
FOURTH ANNUAL, International, CYCLE WORLD Motorcycle Show, is the official title, an appropriate name for what has become the largest motorcycle show in the United States, rivaled only in attendance by the gigantic Earls Court in London. Every maker and distributor in the U.S. exhibited his latest models. Honda showed their new CL-450, Greeves and Montesa displayed their new 360 scram blers, and capping the event was the fabu lous German Mammut, which was seen for the first time in the U.S.
Street and show customs in wild varie ties were on view, as was a magnificent collection of classics and competition ma chines. More than 91,000 spectators crowd ed the three-day event, jamming things to a standstill at peak hours.
Los Angeles' Memorial Sports Arena again housed the affair. Both Los Angeles daily newspapers carried extensive editorial coverage of the show. Commercial ex hibitors included: Montesa, ZDS Motors for Berliner's Norton, Ducati and Moto Guzzi, Roma, BSA, Kawasaki, Triumph, Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha, Harley-Davidson, BMW, Hodaka, Greeves, White Mtrs., Royal Enfield and Maico, Mondial, Moto Beta, Bridgestone, Bultaco, Garelli. It would have been easier to name those who weren't there.
The most unusual feature ever seen at an American show was opened - the CYCLE WORLD Trials Course. We built an artificial obstacle course and challenged spectators to give it a try. A marvelous and expensive lapel button was awarded to those who gave it a whirl on a Hodaka Ace 90, Yamaha 100 Trail, or a Honda Trail 90. We'll do it again next year -only it'll be longer and harder.
Wild customs, street customs and show bikes were placed among the more mun dane and conventional bikes, creating a psychedelic array of color, patterns, de signs and textures, rivaled only by the custom cars on the lower level of the Sports Arena, where the National Custom Car Show was taking place. Most came to see the over 500 motorcycles, thousands of accessories and allied products.
CYCLE WORLD'S booth dispensed in formation, advice, Protar plastic models, books, magazines, and lots of goodwill. Few magazines are given the rare oppor tunity to meet their readers, visit with fel low members of their industry, and en tertain the motorcycle and non-enthusiast public. But we have the opportunity at the CYCLE WORLD Show.
If you didn't make it this year, there will be another, of course, next year. Bigger, better, longer, and more exciting.
