1965 May American Motorcycling Motorcycle Magazine

Description: Yes we combine shipping for multiple purchases.Add multiple items to your cart and the combined shipping total will automatically be calculated. 1965 May American Motorcycling Motorcycle Magazine - Hi Mountain Enduro CoverThe Hi-Mountain Enduro was relative-ly mild this year due to a lack of rain asattested to by die meager trickle thatmakes up this water crossing. This rider,Dennis McNeil who was last year’ssweepstakes winner, is shown fording theupper part of the Salinas River. Denniscarried his vehicle license fastened to hisnumber plate which seems to be a goodtechnique for the enduro routes thatuse public highways. Cliff Boswell photo.George J. “Popp” Cleary, Harley-David-son dealer in Savannah, Ga., passed awayMarch 16 at die age of 73 after a oneweek’s illness due to a heart attack. Mr.Clear}', who joined die AMA in 1933 andwas a life member, was always very activeas a motorcyclist and dealer.The Black Hills Classic held at Sturgis,S.D. is scheduled for August 12 through15. The first two days are for touring andthe last two will be devoted to racing.ArticlesAll American Indian Motorcycle Club6Cosmopolitan Motors Regional Service School ............... 14Laconia 1965 .............................................. 16If You Really Hanker For A Cycle Or A Scooter17Hi-Mountain Enduro ........................................ 19Mexican Trip Mixes Business With Pleasure ForThree Couples ........................................ 21Designed For Customer Convenience ........................ 24Motorcycles In Action .................................... 31Regular FeaturesFinish Line................................................. 4AMA Membership Contest .................................... 10Views In The News ......................................... 221965 Tours And Rally ...................................... 25Trade Notes ............................................... 26Motor Maids................................................ 28Western Views ............................................. 29Sanction Schedule.......................................... 35Pit Stops ................................................. 44Classified Advertisements ................................. 50■ he college motorcycle club of CalPoly in San Luis Obispo, California, isfamous for its annual Hi Mountain En-duro, partly because it has been consist-ent over the years in holding this eventrain or shine, and partly because of thenature of the run itself.The 15th annual running, February 14,1965, saw 111 riders departing the collegecampus at 7:30 a.m. to head for the beachthen the mountains. The course is ap-proximately 150 miles long with much ofit located in tall coastal hills along ridge-top fire trails, through stream beds andacross sandy roads in open rangeland. Itis spectacular and scenic, albeit a severetest of rider condition and motorcycle fit-ness, it can be a picturesque ride.Such was the 1965 edition—weather wasmostly clear, warm in the valleys cold andsometimes foggy on the ridges. Wintergear was the order of the day.A large part of the Hi Mountain En-duro traverses U. S. Forest Service lands,and from year to year regulations becomemore stringent. Every motorcycle had tobe equipped with a spark arrester thisyear — which is good practice in brushyforest lands forming valuable water sheds,and ridel's are perfectly willing to com-ply. To make sure. Forest Service menwere around to inspect machines at diestart and at the noon check.A hasty roadblock, though, set up bythe California Highway Patrol to checklicense plates and registration certificates,could have been avoided if officers had... And much more! 13832 RL- 13985

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