1966 White Tornado 250 Scrambler - 4-Page Vintage Motorcycle Road Test Article For Sale

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1966 White Tornado 250 Scrambler - 4-Page Vintage Motorcycle Road Test Article
Original, vintage magazine articlePage Size:Approx 8\" x 11\" (21 cm x 28 cm)Condition: Good
The latest White motocross racer is unusual inseveral respects, not the least of which is the name.Cycle World rode this machine when it was in the pro-totype category. And now, more than a year later, it isback as a full production scrambler for sale to the gen-eral public. The Tornado comes in a wide variety ofmodels. Our test bike was the “class C” version, but hadknobby tires in place of the AMA class C tires, normallyfitted to this model.A low level expansion chamber is used on the classC model, and this is a bit of a puzzle, as it hangs out toofar on the left for dirt track racing. It is partly due to theoval cross sectional shape being set horizontal, rather thanthe more usual vertical arrangement. To further confusethe issue, the foot pegs are of a non-folding variety. Infact, one might say the pegs are among the least foldingwe have seen for some time; it would take something likea truck to bend them. So as long as one is not racingclass C, and folding pegs are not required, there is thefeeling that you will have some place to put your feetafter the machine has been dropped. However, foldingpegs are available from the distributor.The engine is a straight forward two-stroke single,having equal, or “square” bore stroke measurements, arather standard arrangement by today’s design. Cylinderand cylinderhead finning are unusually massive, givingthe appearance of a larger displacement engine. Thesecastings, as well as the crankcases, are quite rough exter-nally, the actual crankcase is highly polished to assist gasflow. Flywheels are highly polished and do not have bal-ancing holes. In order to compensate for reciprocatingweight, the flywheels have a flat on the crankpin side.This has the same effect as drilling holes, but is a muchcleaner arrangement...

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