Cycle World
CYCLE WORLD
AMERICA'S LEADING MOTORCYCLE ENTHUSIASTS' PUBLICATION
FEBRUARY 1969
VOLUME 8 NUMBER 2
CYCLE WORLD is published monthly by the Parkhurst Publishing Co., Inc., Post Office Box 20220, 745 West 3rd Street, Long Beach 12, California. Phone 436.3241. Reprinting in whole or in part expressly forbidden except by permission of the Pub lishers. Second Class Postage paid at Long Beach, California and at additional mailing offices: SUBSCRIPTIONS: U.S. and U.S. possessions, $5. one year, $9. two years, $12. three years. Canada and other foreign subscribers add $1.00 per year. Single copy price 50w. Subscriptions for Great Britain available through Chater & Scott Distributors Ltd., 530 High Road, Chiswick, Lon~Ion W.4. 6 issues 1 pound 11 shillings, 12 issues 3 pounds, and 24 issues 5 pounds 15 shillings. ADVERTISING: See SRDS. Closing date is 45 days preceding cover date of issue. Circulation audited by ABC. CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Three weeks notice is required for change of address. Please I furnish both old and new addresses, with an address imprint from a recent issue. Address to: CYCLE WORLD, Post Office Box 20220, 745 West 3rd Street, Long Beach, California 90812. EDITORIAL CONTRIBU TIONS are welcomed but cannot be conS sidered unless guaranteed exclusive to CYCLE WORLD. Photographs should be re leased for publication by source. Not re sponsible for return of unsolicited photo. graphs or manuscripts unless accompanied by self-addressed stamped envelope. Rates on request.
Publisher: JOSEPH C. PARKHURST Editor: IVAN J. WAGAR Managing Editor: DAVE EPPERSON Art Director: LEO BESTGEN Associate Editors: MICHAEL NICKS, MIKE DUFF Production Manager: MANNY GILLHERME Editorial Assistants: MOLLIE DE GREVE, CONNIE SKAGGS Art Assistant: LOIS J. GREEN Service Editor: JOHN DUNN Road Test Consultant: JERRY PLATT Advertising Director: JERRY BALLARD Advertising Assistants: GARY BISEL, CHIQUITA ROGGY Business and Circulation Manager: BETTY JEAN PAR KHURST Subscription Manager: PAT PLATT Reader Service: JEANETTE PARKER
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Eastern United States: JOE BOLGER England: B. R. NICHOLLS Italy: CARLO PERELLI Scandinavia: BENGT BJORKLUND Germany: HEINZ SCHNEIDER
CONTRIBUTORS:
HENRY N. MANNEY STAN MOTT LARRY WILLETT RALPH POOLE JON DAHLSTROM
DAN HUNT GEOFFREY WOOD MARVIN LYONS GAVIN TRIPPE JOSEPH BLOGGS
J. L. BEARDSLEY ED ORR MARVIN BREHM DAVID DIXON WILLIAM KAYSING
SLONIGER GERALD WEST WARREN SAMUEL VOLKER RAUCH GRAHAM FORSDVKE
