Cw 25 Years Ago November, 1966

CW 25 YEARS AGO November, 1966

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RACING WAS THE FEATURED SUBject in this edition of Cycle World, with reports on the International Six Days Trial, Isle of Man TT and Bonneville Speed Week. Packed in with the race reports were tests of Bultaco's TSS road racers and the Matchless G85CS Scrambler, along with riding impressions of the Garelli Rex and the Cimatti lineup.

But it is tile lull-page advertisements for Benelli. Bridgestone. BSA, Bultaco, Ducati, Garelli, Hercules. Ho daka. Jawa. Marusho. Mon tesa. Moto Guzzi and ZUndapp that remind us just how much the motorcycle industry has changed in tile past 25 years. And. with 1)ucatis starting at S229 and the Moto (juzzi 125 Sport priced at S429. these old ads also remind us how much the economy has changed.

In his ihe .Sce,u' column. Editor Ivan Wagar mused about the grow ing complexity of grand prix equip ment. descrihin~ the technical details of Yamaha's 125 and 250cc roadracing Fours and MV Augusta's 42()cc. four-valve-per cylinder inline-Three. Wagar also detailed the addition of an elec tric starter, of all things. to actress Ann-Margaret's Triumph. "We have doubts about the appear ance of a 500cc AnnMargaret Electric Trophy this nice little modification set the \oung lady hack S600," he said.

A caption accompanying a photo from the Isle of Man TI brought out an interesting point: "FIM rules do not permit advertising on ma chincs.' it read. Those days are gone forever, as evidenced by todays plethora of sponsor decals plastered on to racehikes. -Brian Catterson