Cycle World

CYCLE WORLD

AMERICA'S LEADING MOTORCYCLE ENTHUSIASTS' PUBLICATION

APRIL 1969

VOLUME 8 NUMBER 4

MEMBER

MOTOBCYCLf, ICOOTIR ft ALL.IIO TRAOia ASSOCIATION, INC.

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 Publishers. 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 500. Subscriptions for Great Britain available through Chater & Scott Distributors Ltd., 530 High Road, Chiswick, London 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 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 CONTRIBUTIONS are welcomed but cannot be considered unless guaranteed exclusive to CYCLE WORLD. Photographs should be released for publication by source. Not responsible for return of unsolicited photographs or manuscripts unless accompanied by self-addressed stamped envelope. Rates on request.

— Publisher: JOSEPH C. PARKHURST Editor: IVAN J. WAGAR

Associate Editors: DAN HUNT, MICHAEL M. GRIFFIN, MOLLIE WITCHER

Art Director: LEO BESTGEN Production Manager: MANNY GILLHERME

Editorial Assistants: CONNIE SKAGGS, CAROL O'TERO Advertising Director: JERRY BALLARD

Service Editor: JOHN DUNN Art Assistants: LOIS J. GREEN, EMI KO BAI LEY

Advertising Manager: GARY A. BISEL Advertising Assistant: CHIQUITA ROGGY

Business and Circulation Manager: BETTY JEAN PARKHURST Subscription Manager: PAT PLATT

Road Test Consultant: JERRY PLATT Readers 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 FORSDYKE