1972 Custom Chopper – The Pamona Putters – street customs in vivid color

Cover: The Pamona Putters; Feature Bikes: The Pamona Putters – street customs in vivid color; Crazy Plum; Plater’s Putter; Spence’s Show Piece; Angel’s Old-timer; Trip Trike; Resurrection; The Custom of Columbus Love; Snow Cone; Special Feature: Buchanan’s Frame Shop; Technical: Custom Painting with spray cans; The trick world of Webers; Installing a Shovelhead in a rigid frame; Special Interest – Meet Tiny Benson; more

1972 May Custom Chopper Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1970 Yamaha 60cc Mini-Enduro Road Test / Specs

Until now the early or sub-teen cyclist had to be content with a small-wheeled minibike, or try to con Dad into getting him a hard to handle 90 or 125. The new Yamaha fits the needs of this neglected age group perfectly. It is an exact scaled-down version of the larger Enduro line, with all the features of its bigger brothers.

Ruggedness is bred into the new Yamaha baby Enduro. It has to be: the intended recipients of these machines are probably the most destructive creatures ever put on earth. But Junior Mert Lawwills will have a hard time breaking this bike up.

1970 Yamaha 60cc Mini-Enduro Road Test 5-Page Article available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1972 Instant Chopper – The V-Dub Trike Kit – a bolt-together trike to fit any VW powerplant

Cover: Instant Chopper – The V-Dub Trike Kit – a bolt-together trike to fit any VW powerplant; Special Feature: Instant Chopper – The V-Dub Trike Kit – a bolt-together trike to fit any VW powerplant; Technical: Care and Feeding of an SU Carb; Holey Salvation for engine cases; Bulletproof molding with glass; Special Interest: Sidewinder part 4; The Cop Hassle – a chopper way of life; How Tricky Ricky beat the ripoff; Custom Chopper Personality profile – Meet Insane Wayne (Leslie Wayne Cottrell); Feature Bikes: The Vanishing Breed; Do-What-You-Like Sportster; Sonny’s Blue Sapphire; The Fabled Phoenix Flies; Sweet Candy with Flair; Big Bit and Lil’ Bit; more

1972 January Custom Chopper Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1971 Harley-Davidson – 10 Hot motorcycles to light your fire

Ten hot ones to light your fire. From flaming red 65cc Leggero to the white-hot new Super Glide…ultimate superbike with 1200cc’s of torque and blistering power. Sleek 125cc Rapido for street or trail…and Sprint SS350, both with gleaming Cerianis front and rear. There’s Baja, the 100cc wastelander that took to the woods and kept on winning. 900cc XLH and 1200cc Electra Glide, high-card pair for the open highway. And Sportster XLCH with its scorching style-mate, new Super Glide. Sparkling America colors. The ’71 Harley-Davidsons. Ready for you…whenever you’re ready for Number One. AMF Harley-Davidson.

1971 Harley-Davidson Motorcycles 2-Page Ad available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1971 Custom Chopper – Gary and Evelyn Littlejohn’s “Cinderella Cart”

Cover: Gary and Evelyn Littlejohn and their Corvair powered “Cinderella Cart.”; Contents: Dave’s (Dave Bernhardt) Motorcycle Show; Dave’s Motorcycle Show – The People; Booo!; Trike Mike’s Trickshaw; Rum Runner; My Hawg named Blue; 7th Inning; Fatbob; No Sweat; Cinderella Cart; Molding by Pappilli; Custom Questions; Chopping Block; What’s New; Leaning Back; more

1971 August Custom Chopper Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1970 Dalesman 125cc Enduro / 125cc MX / 125cc Trials Road Test

A highstrung thoroughbred of a bike – although big and tall it weighs next to nothing, giving its 125ccs much punch…The 125cc Dalesman has an Austrian Puch engine assembled into an English chassis and is distributed in the States via Glens Falls, N.Y…

1970 Dalesman 125cc Enduro / 125cc MX / 125cc Trials Road Test 7-Page Article available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1971 Custom Chopper – East of Eden…you’ll find Georgia Pepe

Cover: East of Eden; Contents: Leaning Back; What’s New; Chopping Block; Custom Questions; East of Eden; Sidewinder 2; Christian Chopper; Quicksilver; Back in the Running; Tokyo Rose; Carl’s Hack Re-Visited; Lace CH; Harley’s Big Bolt-On; Von Sol Trick Tips; Triumph Shot in the arm; Six for the Road; KHRM; more

1971 July Custom Chopper Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1970 Motorcycle Racing Article – On Being an Ex-Racer

Not all racers recollect how or why they started, but most know how and why they retired. There are three ways out of racing and all the paths cross one another. The racer can spend his way out of racing; he can be carried into retirement; or he can opt out of the racing scene. Bob Gutschow, Lyall Sharer, Bruce Finlayson – none ever became a national name. All are exracers who know one another but as racers no one knows them. Once they helped fill the racing ranks, but they live by other labels now. They represent the vast unknown body of retired racers. And each took a familiar path out of racing…

1970 On Being an Exracer 4-Page Article available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1971 Custom Chopper – Bob Dron’s “Cycletron” – a way out three wheeler

Cover: Bob Dron of American Chopper Enterprises in Concord, California shows off his “Cycletron” Harley to Dee Mattingly. The all metal bodied rig was a joint effort of Bob and the Himsl Paint Studio.

Contents: Bingo the biker dog; Muntz rent-a-bike; Mattell goes chopper with their rrRumblers; Bob Dron’s “Cycletron”; Kres Perkov’s “Troubles”; Larry Wood’s “Plaything”; Jim Sevferling’s “1049 Freight Train”; Ray Scrugg’s “S.O.B.”; “The Purp” Les Staszak Jr. / Ron Golde; Cycle Inn builds a Mail Order Chopper; A Soft Ridin’ Swing-Arm; American Chopper Enterprises; more

1971 September Custom Chopper Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1971 Custom Chopper – Seven Zingy Customs in full color

Contents: Lynn Johnson’s “A Cleaned Up Norton”; Tom LaRosa’s “Shorty”; Ron Hagest’s “Trim Trump”; Paul and Jeanne Hills “Double Your Pleasure”; A Chopper in the classic tradition – Paul Evans “Black Light”; Kenny “Studer’s Scooter”; Paul “Wheeler’s Wailer”; Philip Mariott’s “Ancient Warrior”; Craig Lang’s Evolution of a Sportster; Bob “Von Sol” Solomon Mild Rainbow painting; C.C. and Company – the current hot chopper movie starring Joe Namath and Ann-Margret; Harley Sportster Big Twin tune up part 2; more

1971 April Custom Chopper Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1970 BMW Introduces Quicksilver

The most potent hunk of shimmery, silvery, two-wheeled machinery ever to streak its way out of Bavaria. The new BMW comes on strong. Very strong. Very fast. Around town. On the highway. Even in the rough. And riders who once thought of BMW as just a beautifully-crafted touring bike are wondering what got into the younger generation. One answer is a massive dose of new horsepower from a completely new version of our famed horizontal twin-cylinder engine. Your choic of 500, 600, ore 750 cc. BMW’s more logical flat-twin layout givesw better balance. Plus more exposure to air, for better cooling. Less friction, for longer engine life. Less vibration, so you can ride longer with less fatigue. Built for street, sport, and dependable long distance touring, the new BMW is lighter, more agile. Higher off the ground. You can lean into a corner at 45′. But what if you don’t like silver? Even quicksilver? Okay. You can also get the new BMW in quickwhite and quickblack!

1970 BMW Introduces Quicksilver 2-Page Ad available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1971 Custom Chopper – Captain Nemo’s Nautilus

Cover: Captain Nemos Nautilus; Contents: Custom Chopper visits Fiberglas Works; Charles McAlister’s “A Different Look”; The Fiberglas Works man behind it Tracy Nelson; Santee Industries tell all; Howard McCall’s “Captain Nemo’s Nautilus”; Leroy Woods “King of the Street”; Jerry “Burke’s Baby”; Mike Moran’s “Super Cool”; It’s an out front Triumph!; Craig “Lang’s Love”; Chuck “Moore’s Masterpiece!”; Barie “Duffin’s Dream”; Showroom Stopper; Gil Langford’s “Purple Trump”; Custom Chopper reviews some movie and T.V. bikes from the past – Flush’s Yamaha – this is the famous motorcycle sidecar combo built in 1966 for Universal’s “Out of Sight” a teenage spy thriller spoof type flick starring Rena Horten; Les Fitch’s “It’s Called Trouble”; more

1971 January Custom Chopper Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1970 Norton Commando Roadster – Beautiful

The Isolastic Super-Ride. If you think she’s just about the most beautiful thing you have seen on two wheels, then we agree. But remember what they say about beauty being in the eye of the beholder and only skin-deep. Mind you, when you are talking about something that hss been put together with as much care and attention as this dynamic piece of equipment, you really are talking about the ultimate. Sleek, sophisticated, captivating, and what devastating performance figures. If you want to give her a hard time, go ahead, she won’t break up. Take this model for a ride and let yourself in for the smoothest, most exhilarating vibration free trip you have ever had. A precision built beauty that handles like a dream, will not let you down and doesn’t know the meaning of the word temperamental! Vital statistics: 0-60 mph in 4.8 seconds. Standing quarter 12.6 secs. Flat out performance 125 mph.

1970 Norton Commando Roadster – Beautiful Ad available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1970 Street Chopper – Jim Grant’s “The In Thing”

Cover: Rod builder produces detailed Sportster. Jim Grant of Riverside turns from cars to bikes with the same show winning perfection.; Features: Drag Racing chopper style; Bikes A-Salt Bonneville; For the love of Mike – Skinny Johnny Mitchell’s latest machine; Technical: Raking the 74; 2-Wheel Trouble Shooting; Cycles: The In Thing, K Model XL, XL-Ent Shovelhead, Quickest Street Chopper?, Mighty Mini, Do Your Thing!; more

1970 December Street Chopper Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1970 Rusty Bradley Kawasaki Mach III Motorcycle Ad

We paid this man nearly $4000 an hour. He’s Rusty Bradley, winner of three consecutive major races on Kawasaki’s H1. That’s the racing version of our Mach III street machine. For his hours on the track at these top events, Rusty has picked up $10,000 in prize money from Kawasaki. Which comes to $3,910.83 an hour.

And that’s a bargain. Because it proves what we’ve been saying all along – Mach III is a born winner. The facts speak for themselves:

Rusty topped the field at the Talladega Inaugural Amateur Classic in the fastest time ever recorded for this division – 104.448 mph. At Daytona’s 100 mile amateur, his 100.723 mph average set a new track record. In the Laconia amateur, he won with a record-breaking average of 72.47 mph. In all three races, Rusty was a private entry. Sponsored and maintained by Boston Cycle, Kawasaki’s Boston dealer.

Now, are you ready for the Mach III street machine? It’s the fastest production machine made, with an actual speed in excess of 124 mph. Highest power-to-weight ratio, too. 382 lbs., 60 hp. Plus CDI electronic ignition system with no points to set or wear out. And so much more. More than enough to show you what superior power and performance is all about. Mach III. At your Kawasaki dealer’s now.

1970 Rusty Bradley Kawasaki Mach III Motorcycle Ad available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1970 Yamaha Mini-Enduro – more than a mini-bike

The new Yamaha Mini-Enduro is too much machine to be just a mini-bike. On the other hand, it’s too small to be a motorcycle. It’s something altogether new – 121 pounds of Enduro built like the big ones. It’s got handling that will take on logs, ruts, hummocks, just about anything nature can put in your way. That’s because it’s laid out with a full double-loop cradle frame, 15-inch spoke wheels, big Enduro front forks and a full swing-arm rear suspension. It’s no toy. Even if you wanted to , you couldn’t license it for running around on the street. With its big-bike design and spark arrester exhaust, it’s a real off-road machine, Federal Forestry approved. With a 60cc rotary valve single and a 4-speed constant mesh gearbox, it’ll show the rinky-dink minis where it’s at. And Autolube oil injection insures perfect lubrication, no matter how hard you run. Best of all, it’s designed with safety in mind. Big drum brakes, are sealed to keep out dust and water. One-piece handlebars won’t fold or shift when the pressure’s on. And a special kill button is provided for emergency stops. It’s the littlest big bike around.

1970 Yamaha Mini-Enduro – more than a mini-bike Ad available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1970 750cc Guzzi Ambassador – a masterpiece by any standard

GUZZI Ambassador V-Twin shattered 19 International speed records – 100 Km record – 135.73 mph, Motor Cycle News reported speeds up to 150 mph on the Monza race circuit “straight”…Check these features and you will want to be the man who owns a Guzzi. The Machine built for unlimited touring.

1970 750cc Guzzi Ambassador – a masterpiece by any standard Ad available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1970 Ruppster – the mini dunebuggy from Rupp

It’s the movin’est little fun machine yet. Tackles the toughest terrain – muddy meadows, sand or light snow – with surefooted ease. Charges slopes up to 45′. Goes 40+ mph flat-out. Turns tight. Stops on a dime. Available manual or electric start. And it’s yours for about $1000.00. See the Ruppster at your nearest Rupp dealer.

Also on the same page is an ad for “Lil” Indian, Michrina Enterprises, Inc. The Outlaw (chopper mini-bike), Series 6000 mini-bike and Fun Cart.

dune buggy mini bike

1970 Ruppster – the mini dunebuggy from Rupp Ad available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1969 Trials Championships – all on Bultaco Sherpa T

1969 Trials Championships – all on Bultaco Sherpa T; Spain: Ignacio Bulto; Great Britain: Sammy Miller; Switzerland: Gottfried Linder; Ireland: Benny Crawford; Finland: Pertti Luhtasuo, Yrjo Vesteerinen; Sweden: Hans Bengtsson; France: Charles Coutard; Australia: Dave Hurst; Canada: J. Degruchy

1969 Trials Championships – all on Bultaco Sherpa T Ad available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1970 Wayne Cochran, Alive & Well, album of cycle songs

Wild new album on cycle songs! Wayne Cochran, Alive & Well…in a bitch of a world. Music by CC Riders. Vocal Background by the Sheer Delights. Arrangements by Charles Brent. King Records. Current Single Hit Harlem Shuffle / Chopper ’70, King 45-6326

1970 Wayne Cochran, Alive & Well, album of cycle songs Ad available at www.DadsVintageAds.com