Easy transportation
Cyclists enjoy freedom
Down hills...
KU students find motorcycling a convenient means of transportation. Whether rolling around the countryside or going to class, cycles use very little gas and are easy to park. They offer the rider adventure and freedom.
... and up
By DENNIS McFALL Kansan Staff Writer
Is it a means of transportation, or is it another way to get a little high? .
To the pleasure of about 150 KU students, motorcycling is both.
Gun the motor, let the clutch lever go, and you pop forward. A flick of the left toe and a twist of the handlegrip are all you need to change gears.
Roll out into the countryside, turn down the first old road you see, and you're free. In command of some 400 pounds of dynamic, finely-crafted iron, aluminum and chrome, you ride power reduced to its essentials.
It can make you feel like a giant.
Fall and spring are cycle seasons. On a warm day a dozen or more bikes glisten in the sun by the Gaslight sidewalk, while many others put forth their insolent roars and musical throbs on the streets of Lawrence.
From the popular 125 and 250 cc. machines to the big 750 cc. and even larger ones, cycles meet
the requirements of our mobile adventurous, free-wheeling generation.
The brand names evoke brusti vitality: Bultaco, Yamaha, Triumph, Guzzi, Honda.
Practicality suggests the motorcycle as good student transportation. A gallon of gas lasts from 35 to over 200 miles. A cycle can be parked in one of the niches between barge-like cars that other students have driven around the block, searching for a parking place. Licenses cost less than those for a car, and the problem of ride-bumming friends is reduced.
Horns used more than gas
SAO PAULO, Brazil (UPI) — A car horn is as essential to a Brazilian motorist as the gas pedal—and it's used about as often.
Asking a motorist to stop honking is like asking a rooster to stop crowing at dawn or a waterfall to stop roaring.
As soon as a traffic light turns
red, motorists start honking their horns, as if the noise will force the signal to change back to green. Normal conversation is impossible between 5 and 7 p.m. in apartments and residences at busy intersections.
Many motorists are not content with the power and volume of the factory horns in their cars. They install more powerful ones.
Automotive shops do a thriving business in musical horns which blare out bars of rock music.
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On the other hand, the mandatory helmet is a major inconvenience.
All things considered, the motorcycle seems to be the most appropriate form of transportation for a generation hooked on freedom, power and excitement.
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