1972 Vintage Honda Motorcycle Helmets – Inside and Out

Inside the Hondaline Helmet – You measure a man by what he is on the inside. It’s the same with helmets. So we’ve cut open the Hondaline helmet to let you take a look. First the shell – just a quick glance at our cut-away drawing of the Hondaline helmet tells you one thing about the fiberglass shell – it’s thick. Up to seven separate layers of strong fiberglass cloth welded together with polyester isopholic resin…

Outside the Hondaline Helmet – The design of Hondaline helmets blends the best protection with the best looks. The rugged fiberglass outer shell is painted in rich metallic colors – gold, blue, red and white. (The Hawk only comes in white.) The lines of each helmet are clean and handsome. And to go on the helmets, Hondaline makes the finest quality visors, face shields and tearoffs. It all proves Hondaline helmets are better helmets…inside and out.

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1972 Touring: The Superstition Mountains and an R-75 BMW

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Meet the 1972 Honda XL-250 Motosport – Good looking. Fast. And single.

Your first glance at the new Honda XL-250 should clue you in to one thing – Honda means business in the dirt. And here’s the proof. There are three musts for the dirt – power, light weight, dependability. The Honda XL-250 delivers them all…

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1972 Triumph Tiger 650 TR6R – Son of Bonneville

Like father, like Tiger. When it comes to power and performance, Triumph’s Tiger 650 is a chip off the old champion. Tiger’s 4-stroke OHV twin is a direct descendant of Bonneville’s classic power plant – the same basic engine that began winning races for Triumph some quarter of a million bikes ago. The same engine that helped power Gene Romero to his ’71 AMA Championship…

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1972 BMW – Who needs chains?

You don’t. Drive chains mean trouble. They need constant maintenance and adjustment, and what’s a whole lot worse, they can break. Which is why all BMW’s have shaft-drive. It’s the most efficient and reliable way there is to deliver power to the rear wheel. Chains are simply not good enough for a BMW. Our shaft is one-piece drop-forged steel, and there’s nothing stronger. It turns in a completely sealed oil bath, silent, dependable and clean. No fuss, no bother, and no breaks…

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1972 Norton Commando 750 – Rideability

…What do we really mean by Commando rideability? Ask a skilled Norton rider and he will speak of electrifying acceleration, big power right from the start, a turbine smooth ride and ultra powerful disc braking. All great features, but not unique among superbikes. It is the rest of what he says that gives the Commando that certain charisma and puts it in a class apart.

That slim feel between the legs, that low weight, that racebred steering and road-holding possessed only by the Norton. In short, rideability gives him the confidence to experience his skills to their full potential. No real rider should accept less.

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1972 Yamaha RT2 360cc Enduro – The Great Trail Blazing Machine

A large bore bruiser with plenty of horses for the road. And in the dirt, exclusive Torque Induction to pull you over the top.

Street bike or dirt bike? It’s a tough decision for anyone who’s tried both. That’s why Yamaha engineered the RT2 Enduro. So you don’t have to choose…

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1972 Jawa – CZ – 32 World Titles… on stock bikes

Attend a world motocross championship, or a Grand Prix, or the International Six Day Trials, or a Speedway race and you’ll see some magnificent $15,000 bikes. But you’ll also see (if history repeats itself) a pair of stockers run off with the trophies. Jawa and CZ. Since 1947, these two have won more world championships than any bikes made. And without so much as porting an engine…

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1972 Rickman-Metisse 250 Motocross – only one mistake

The only mistake the Rickman Brothers made on their 250 motocross, was making it too good.

In 1965, Don and Derek Rickman built their first Rickman-Metisse 250. It was a great competition bike, but it wasn’t perfect. so the Brothers went back to the drawing board – and starting with this frame, they redesigned it. They came up with one of the lightest, and one of the fastest motocross 250′s in the world. Then they had ony one problem. By putting so much personal attention into making the bikes, they made too few of them for the people who want them.

Derek and Don Rickman hate to turn customers away, but they also want to make the perfect bike. And if creating the perfect 250 for America means making only limited quantities, that’s the way it has to be.

A perfect bike must start with a perfect frame. Derek and Don have won enough motocross championships to know that. Their racing frame is so unique, they had to build a separate factory to produce it.

The uniqueness of the Rickman-Metisse frame lies in its unmatched strength, balance, and superb handling. The Rickman-Metisse 250 frame is a specially designed lightweight, single downtube frame made of Reynolds 531. The tubing is of high strength steel alloy – so strong, they make jet planes with it. Bronze-welding makes the profile-matched joints practically indestructible.

After considerable testing, the Rickmans found the Montesa 250 to be the perfect engine for their frame. The Montesa can drag with engines twice its cc’s, because Don and Derek asked Montesa to specially port and chamber their engine for torque – so you could blast up any grade without bogging down. And because your power / weight ratio is much higher, you move a lot faster.

The Rickman Brothers have selected The Birmingham Small Arms Company, Inc. as their exclusive distributor in the U.S.A. Through this nationwide dealer chain, Don and Derek are making sure that you’ll always be near Rickman-Metisse parts and servicing.

The Rickman-Metisse 250 is the closest to being perfect that it has ever been. The one mistake Don and Derek made was not making enough of them.

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1971 Harley-Davidson Vintage X-100 Helmet, Leather Jackets, Apparel & Accessories

Get it on…then let it all hang out! You’re moving…and there’s no way the world can reach you. Pushing hard and feeling free, you and your machine. Riding loose…you’re safe, protected. And comfortable. With the kind of protection you get from your Harley-Davidson dealer. Exciting new helmet styles and colors, including the full-coverage X-100. Leathers, form-fitting in black or brown. Gloves, goggles and boots.

At the bottom of this vintage ad in small print it reads, “World’s fastest…Sportster-powered streamliner set an absolute world speed record at Bonneville October 16, 1970…265.492 mph. That’s Outperformance!”

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1972 What’s the difference between Hodaka and the other bikes made in Japan?

And how did little handmade Hodaka get its name on Cycle magazine’s “bikes purchased” list ahead of all the European machinery?

How can Hodaka, born over eight years ago, in the Blue Mountains of Oregon, still produced in only one model, with the nerve to offer only one color of paint, outsell the big names in Europe? By sticking to the philosophy of offering the motorcyclist a handcrafted, carefully engineered machine…Hodaka is better….

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1972 Dave Emde – Son of a winner

At last year’s Daytona 200, Don Emde finished third. But this year’s 200 was all Don’s. And Yamaha’s. Don and his “Yami” charged around the world famous course at a 103.358 average to become the second Emde to win the 200. (Don’s dad won the Classic back in 1948.) And right behind Don were Yamaha-mounted Ray Hempstead and Dave Smith, making Yamaha’s first Daytona victory a decisive 1-2-3 sweep. Dave Smith also rode a Yamaha to victory in the 100-mile 250cc Combined Race, followed by Yami-riding Kenny Roberts. And Ronnie Dottley captured the Junior Race on yet another Yamaha. In Moto-Cross, the 250cc event went to Jimmy Weinert’s Yamaha, while the Open Class fell to Mark Blackwell’s Husqvarna. In Victory Lane, all of these riders answered one question the same. “What brand of spark plugs did you use?” “Champion!”

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1972 BSA Gold Star 500 SS – More CC’s than any other street scrambler single

Tour it. Trail it. Or wheelie down the beach with it. The BSA Gold Star 500 is one big thumper that’s right at home wherever you go. Gold Star’s time-tested 4-stroke single pulls like a tractor. Makes roadwork a piece of cake…

Vintage BSA Gold Star 500 SS ad includes specifications.

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1972 Are you up to a Benelli?

65cc to 650cc. Cosmopolitian Motors Inc., Hatboro, PA 19040

Importers of the World’s finest Motorcycles

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1972 Harley-Davidson Super Glide – Midnight Express

A muscle machine with a will of its own. the night train…that comes alive when the sun goes down. To shut down anyone who picks up the challenge.

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1972 Yamaha AT2 125cc Enduro – The Great Outdoor Machine

A powerful new 7-port engine. Exclusive torque induction. Incredible hill-climbing power. Light and responsive in the rough.

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1972 Attex Sport 5.3 Mini-Bike – It takes a tough bike to keep up with this kid

Nice, quiet exhaust, oversize chain, full knobby tires, Sach’s engine 49cc, 5.3 HP at 6000 RPM, two-stroke, easy start…

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1972 Yamaha R5-C 350cc Street – The Greatest machine of all

Acclaimed, “the best middle-weight touring bike in the world.” For ’70. For ’71. And now for ’72, it’s even better.

The new Yamaha R5C is for street riders who won’t settle for anything short of the best. From the ground up, this is one 350cc twin without even a hint of wasted space or weight. A bike that thrives on performance and total control…

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1971 Honda SL-70 Motosport – it’s a lot more than a mini-bike

Small size for small people. The mini-motorcycle is not a machine for grown-ups. It’s a kid’s bike. the SL70 is a refined little machine compared to the scooter. Rather than having a lawn-mower engine stuffed into an inexpensive chassis with a centrifugal clutch as the drive line, the SL 70 is truly a mini-motorcycle…Road test review includes specifications.

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1971 Honda CB-500 Four – just what the competition’s been dreading

There may be other 500′s, but there’s never been one like Honda before. this one’s the 500 Four! The engine’s a Honda four-cylinder masterpiece. four-stroke, of course. Overhead cam. Transversely-mounted. It delivers more than 50 horses of sheer power. Wide open power for highway flying. Accelerating power for stop-and-go city driving…From mighty to mini, Honda has it all.

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