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Friday, April 27, 1973
University Daily Kansan
Tips Given to Motorcycle Buyers
By ALAN McCOY Kansan Staff Writer
If you are in the market for a new or used motorcycle this spring, area Lawrence motorcycle dealers have a few tips for buving bikes.
—Go to a reputable dealer who offers a
KU Criterium
M. Oture Bicycle Club, SUA and Jayhawk Jamboree are sponsoring the third annual KU Criterium from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, starting in front of the information booth on Jayhawk Boulevard. The campus will be closed during this time. The criterium is a series of bike races open to all KU students, faculty, staff and visitors. The booths are available at the Oread Bookshop; at Gran Sport Cycley, 1226 W.7th; ride On Bicycles, 1401 Mass.; or from Gene Wee, race director. Entry fee is $2 a person.
Bottle Drive
The Jaycee Jaynes will sponsor a pop bottle drive to 1 of 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Proceeds will go to a fund for a minibus for the senior citizens of Douglas County collection point on at grocery store pickup boxes 842-950-6300 bottles picked up. Donations should be sent to Jaycee James Minibus Fund, Box 22, Lawrence.
Indian Needs
The Human Resources Committee of the League of Women Voters will hold unit meetings on the special needs of the women in their communities Monday at the First Christian Church.
Bike Rally
The sophomore class is sponsoring a bicycle rally from 2 to 5 p.m. May 2. The rally is open to all. The rally will meet at O Zone, south of Robinson Gym. A police escort will supervise the rally to Martin Park, where a party is planned. Beer and games will be provided. Participants may contact Mark McCaughy, 843-6400.
warranty on his new and used cycles.
- Find out what particular cycle suits your interests and needs, one that is appropriate for you.
—If you are looking at a used bike, look for excessive tire and chain wear, sprocket wear, oil leaks and general appearance. If you are wearing a mechanic check the engine thoroughly.
Art Sommer, owner of Art's Motorcycle Shop, 506 W. 23rd Street, said a person in the market for a used motorcycle would be better off dealing with a reputable dealer offering a warranty than dealing with an individual selling a bike.
Sommer said that about 60 per cent of his sales were for off-the-road bikes. He said motcross riding was the most popular form of motorcycling in the country.
Motorcycle legislation (helmet and face shield laws and mandatory turn signals) hurt the sales of motorcycles in 1972, according to Sommer. However, sales have increased about 24 per cent a year since 1964.
RAY ROSHINON, salesman for Marc Miles Motorcycles, #10 W. 2krd Street, said a first-time motorcycle buyer should never be exposed to an environment too easy to make a bad cycle look good.
"Talk to several reputable dealers, and
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would require all organizations funded by
students to provide their credit, their
bankruptcy on any written material.
The rule would pertain to advertising, newsletters and even tickets in regard to the Athletic Department. Rick McKernan, Salina junior and chairman of the Finance and Auditing Committee, said this practice was one of the most important features of the work done by the Student Senate.
MIDWAY THROUGH the meeting, Kathy Allen interrupted senate discussion to read a resolution adopted by more than 100 members of the International Club.
The written statement said that the purpose of the International Club was to serve the needs of international students in the United States.
The club also desires to achieve an academically balanced university community by introducing different sociopolitico-economic concepts of the various nations represented within the club, the statement said.
The resolution concluded that because events of the past few days revealed attempts to destroy the organization, the International Club's executive committee worked with this problem with the responsibility of dealing with this problem through the proper channels.
Lie Blevins, parts manager for Blevins Honda, 1811 W. 6th Street, and prospective motorcycle buyers should avoid blinks or had been discontinued in production.
follow their advice," Robinson said.
He said buying from a reputable dealer was safer because the dealer had to protect his intellectual property.
Blevin's he usually gave a 36-day warranty on his used bikes, and a six-month warranty on his used car.
"If the price of gasoline goes up this summer," Bleiva nets, "motorcycle sales will increase."
He said motorcycles were more economical and free from pollution than
BLEVINS SAID people would buy motorcycles for practically rather than for recreation if the price of gasoline increased substantially.
According to Blevins, the first six to seven months of the year were a "seller market" for motorcycles. He said this was the time when manufacturers released their new models. He said the last six months of the year were a "buyers market" for motorcycles and other manufacturers released new models and some dealers had sales on the old models.
Arnold Feinberg, owner of KAT Suzuki,
634 Massachusetts St., said that evaluating
the condition of a used motorcycle was hard to
do without a mechanic unless the
Bleivens said the prices of motorcycles usually didn't fluctuate during seasons.
prospective buyer was very familiar with cycles.
He said he usually gave a 30 to 60 day warranty on his used bikes. Feinberg said he kept a record of all the people he sold bikes to, and called them after 30 days to see if the customer was satisfied with the bike to correct any problems the owner had.
FEINBERG STRESSED the importance of safety when riding a motorcycle. He said many people in the market for a motorcycle didn't know how to ride one. He said this made it hard for the person to decide what type of cycle to buy.
He said he usually taught the person how to ride a motorcycle safely before helping him select the type of bike best suited to him.
Feinberg also runs safety programs in the two Lawrence junior high schools to teach the students how to ride and select motorcycles.
E. L. Riley, owner of Ern's Cycle Center,
716 N. 2nd St. said a person's physical size determined to a large extent the size of bike he should look for. He said some people were just too big for smaller displacement bikes.
Riley said personal taste had much to do with the selection of a motorcycle.
All of the Lawrence motorcycle dealers agreed that a person starting out in motorcycle should begin on a medium sized bike, 175 cc to 250cc engine size.
Some of the more popular bikes are the combination road and dirt bikes, according to Nike.
Watergate
FOLK DANCE
Charles Morgan
Monday, April 30 Ballroom-Union 8:00 p.m. FREE
★ SUA Featured Speaker ★
KU Folk Dance Club 7-10 Friday nights
One of the prosecuting attorneys for Democrats on
with the
★ SUA Featured Speaker ★
Everyone Welcome!
Potter's Lake Dance Pavilion (Weather permitting) Otherwise Room 173 Robinson Gym
Looking for a Little Extra Cash?
Gather up those Dust Collecting Items of Quality and Sell Them With a Kansan Classified Ad.
Rates
1 Time —25 wd. or Less—$1.50—Add. wd. 1c ea.
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5 Times—25 wd. or Less—$2.50—Add. wd. 3ce ea.
111 Flint Hall UN 4-4358
UN 4-4358
or
4359
april 22-29
FRIDAY
Movie
SUNDAY
MY FAIR LADY—7 & 9:30 p.m.
&
3 STOOGES—6:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
Beach Boys Concert
Bike Criterium
Hoch Auditorium
by SUA Allen Field House 8:30 p.m.
Jayhawk Boulevard 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
SATURDAY Track+Games
SUNDAY
Memorial Stadium Starts 10 a.m.
Woodruff Auditorium 1 to 6 p.m.
Gymkhana---
Jayhawk Jamboree supported by IFC, Panhellenic , AURH, Scholarship Halls. Lawrence Merchants Supporting Jayhawk Jamboree Are:
Lewis Parking Lot 1 p.m.
(Show your Jayhawk Jamboree booklet at these establishments for discounts)
BURGER CHEF
SANDY'S
BALL PARK
ITALIAN PIZZARIA
SHAKEY'S
SAMBOS
BASKIN ROBBIN'S
TACO GRANDE
A & W
BIG HENRY