Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

• 21. 22. ST~NDlNGS_ (Cant 'd. from page 43) 23. Dennis Scammell Tom Bragdon Steve Stevens 545 503· 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. Sharon Rosenaur John Dial Dean Modesett Jack Froelich Mike Thill Mark Widick Mitch Mayes Craig Kerdus Garry Conner Jan Ditson Gerald Skinner 485 465 456 445 443 435 420 404 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62.' 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 7-9. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84 ... 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110. Ill. 112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120. 121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140. 141. 142. 143. 144. 145. 146. 147. 148. 149. Jack Daily Frank Keepers, Jr. Steve Mitchell Rodney Roderick Jerry Nelson David Wilson Wayne Close jack Habecker Tracy Huyck Mike Welker Ken BourQelou$ Darren Kelsey Walker Yetta Randy Kellogg Darrell Quick Kelly Hayes Byon Wright Paul Rizzo Mike Merrick Charles Hamill, Jr. Chuck Cartledge Ronald Cole Roger Sanderson Bob Rutten John Preiss Phillip Harvey Joel Semple Butch Ventzke Lynn Wilson Richard Mark Bruce Paraforito Kenneth Brown Don Finney Steve Alley Terry Clark Mark Miller Donald Jackson Stanley Udell Doug Winchell Terry Raye Rick Owen Kevin Hamblin George Berg Bob Lee Chris Weber Dean Bird David Banks Valard Morris. Jr. Phil Cloward Steve Brown Bob Massey Thumper McDowell William Fisher Christopher Austin Corky Behrle Dan McWhorter Dave Wasdon Tim Welker Bill Larson Patty Domay Bennie Vallrjos Patrick Patrykus Jim Domay Jim Squyres Mike Hayes Jack Martin Alan Trample Joe Rousek Joy Malis Randy Milligan Don Pallard Jim Scarberry Ray SlOPPY. Jr. Jim McNutt ChrIs Mullet Elton Russell Sam Forney Jim Thompson Ken Park Alan Thompson David Stransler Warren Griffin Bud Martin Don Phillipson Mac McElroy Robert Keker Mike Porter Caren Tran Phil Cowan Patrick Johnson Jim Russi Rick Austin Claude Wilson Tim Bowman Curt Jensen Ronald Col>e 486 403 400392 392 390 371 370 365 360 342 341 340 335 335 329 325 311 296 290 286 280 276 274 265 262 255 245 240 237 235 234 221 220 220 214 211 208 205 205 204 201 195 194 188 184 181 180 173 160 159 156 153 151 150 150 150 147 145 144 142 141 140 131 130 129 128 122 120 120 116 109 106 105 105 105 100 96 95 95 95 90 90 90 90 90 85 84 . 84 84 80 80 80 79 76 74 74 73 71 71 151. 152. 153. 154. 155. 156. Chuck Pettigrew Glen Lukens Scott Markell Pat Woods Chris Benetsson Randy Crawford Arthur Cuzman Mike Maning Paul Baker Jeffery Parker Bobby Wi Ison Alan Penington Michael Lechich Kenneth Hemstreet Doug Bridges Bryon Bennett George McClellan John Boone Bruce Madena John Cox Ed Faulkner Michael McCreeley Douglas Prutsman Power Johnson John Short Carilyn sawer 157. AI King 47 158. 159. 160. 161. 162. 163. 164. 165. 166. 167. 168. 169. 170. 171. 172. 173. 174. 175. 176. 177. 178. 179. 180. 181. 182. 183. 184. Robert Oker Richard Puff Dan Lynch James Meeham La Verne Parland Jerry Sutten Virginia KeIsler Russell sanderman Dennis McCarthy Kurt Anderson Craig Schoenkl Rick Flores Eddie Babb John Northcutt Ray Morrow Norbert Monohan Jr. Lance Hancey Stephen Epple Allan Clark Kathy Ang,ill Chess smith Jeffery Haggard John Wilson Cody Watts Kevin Haynes Butch Hall Vince Porter 46 46 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 44 43 43 42 41 40 40 40 39 38 35 35 35 33 33 32 31 30 ISO. 71 65 65 65 65 64 62 61 61 60 60 60 60 60 58 57 56 55 55 55 55 54 54 51 50 50 185. Patty Clagg 30 186. 187. 188. 189. 190. 191. 192. 193. Judy Lovell Benton Cheatwood Jim Nikerson Jr. Dennis Craig John Jones Carl Marshall Diana York Martin Brown 30 30 28 27 26 26 2.5 25 196. George Guiles 25 --l~ ~~~;a~~~rc~~~ach ~~ 197. 198. 199. 200. 201. 202. 203. 204. 205. 206. 207. 208. 209. 210. 211. 212. 213. 214. 215. 216. 217. 218. 219. 220. 221. 222. 223. 224. 225. 226. 227. 228. 229. 230. 231. 232. 233. 234. 235. 236. Alan Thiemann Mack Moffat David Wilson Tom Baird Rich Smith David Lukens Danny Loa Tom Center John Kosharek James Robertson Robert Woodward Edward Rodine Morta McCord Bob Kendall Mary Brooks George Corcorin Douglas Martin Glen Bowman Gene Alley Steve Rongstad David Oakleaf Ronald Grable James Wieland Donald Dullan Phil Maxwell Scott Spencer Patrick Brady John MacGreger Donald Tutten Mike Anast Jeffery Glinkman David Jensen Hullan Morrow Steve Shook Buddy Hicks James Norton Robert Iden John Jenkins Ray Van Holton Charles Bently 25 24 23 23 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 17 17 16 16 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 13 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 237. 238. 239. 240. 241. 242. 243. 244. 245. 246. 247. 248. 249. 250. 251. 252. 253. 254. 255. 256. 257. 258. 259. 260. 261. 262. 263. 264. 265. 266. 267. 268. 269. 270. 271. 272. 273. 274. 275. 276. Kenneth Ames Jr . Rol~Ad Rodm'an Ronald Anderson Roland Flores David Semple Jeff Thorp Norman Fisher Bill Akins Alvin Hall Tim Withers Duane Rldgeman Chris Boesen Steve MacAlso Noel Barbar Ronald Reinholdson James Van Baveren Ray Allpenna David Hart Glen Cox Rich Valasco Mike Ledin Jerry Herron Jr. Marc Lowrey Donald Jones Craig Baker Curtis White John Tarrant III Dave Dixion Fred Griego Giovanni Simi Steve Wagoner Jed Thornberry Patrick Hubbs Phillip Victor Rick Cantey Gary Anondson Marvin Douglas Otten Gary Lambert Fred Snow Lon DeYoung - 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 DIST. 37 CLUBS TRAILBIKE 6 Month Point St.ndlngs Ornert Turtles Victors Rams 2785 Buzzards Invaders 100's 1743 San Gabriel Lost Coyotes Desert Knights San Bernardino Desert Daisies Stumpjumpers Antelope Ramblers Four Aces Cactus Cats Chargers Sandblasters Desert Faxes Brush Busters 9'lamrocks Spokebenders Simi 269 Red Dots Foothill Hawks Vikings Disters Gribsters Masterlinks Claim Jumpers Rim ijunners Checkers Endoes Barstow Desert M/C So Cal Hilltoppers Sled riders • I 3171 2919 2785 2209 1952 1743 1715 1630 1593 1552 1051 1041 1014 825 817 785 761 699 530 367 349 269 250 245 210 208 168 152 110 101 85 80 73 65 53 15 7 It) N > '5 .., en ~ w Z W ..J Co) > Co) -~ amb t 9 "District 37 goes in search of a windmill aboard a great white whale. " By Ron Schneiders '1 Hrst heard it whispered in the hallowed corridors of Cycle News. The District meeting this month was really going to be a hot one! Then several people called me to make sure I'd heard the news. Don't miss the District meeting! Well, I didn't miss it, but I wish I had. It seems the new California· ORV registration law which recently went into effect has some of the district riders very upset. The rou tine business of the meeting was dispensed with in a hurry so that the district reps could get to the matter that was bugging them. The: grievances against the.new law were many, and seemingly quite valid. The registration fee is SI5 per bike (for two years) and some families had four or more bikes. Sixty dollars is a lot of money. The way t\)e money is to be spent either does us no good, or actually does us harm. A good chunk will simply go to administer the law (bureaucratic paperwork). Some of it will go to the counties, who will use it for law enforcement. And part of it will go to the DMV, who are already setting up an off·road vehicle code. More harrassment. More helicopters. The Victors M.C. stated that they, as individuals, were not going to pay the registration fee and by implication suggested it might be a good idea if others did likewise. (I worded that very carefully because the Victors have placed themselves right on the hairy edge of a criminal conspiracy charge, which is a felony.) Secondly they made a motion that the District 37 body recommend to the Board of Directors that $5,000 of District funds be allocated for the purpose of hiring an attorney to investigate the possibility that the law is unconstitutional and to work for its repeal, or modification. Fire for this action came from two principle sources. First Alice Rhea wrote a very impassioned article in Cycle News entitled "Are You Going to Buy Your Own Cross?" In a flow of fine rhetoric she says if they want SI5 from her, they're going to have to take it at gunpoint, a notion that strikes me as a bit humorous. I mean she's a groovey chick, but Joan Baez she's not. Far .from having to collect the fee at gunpoint, I think the threat of ten days in Sybil Brand Institute would be more than adequate persuasion. She goes on to say "I delight in the freedom of the open desert... '" Haven't you noticed, Alice? There isn't any open desert anymore. You have a patch at Hi Vista and a patch at Lucerne. And those are rapidly wearing out. The concept of thousand-rider, unregulated Hare and Hounds is no longer even remotely viable. You migh t as well try to promote buffalo hunting from the side window of a 747. She then goes on to discuss her ideas about the constitutionality of the law and suggests that everyone--send- a tdegram to Governor Reagan. Next came Harry Whalen, a great white whale who at regular in tervals blows forth without apparent effort the most preposterous stench of hot air, half·truths and whole lies imaginable. One example, "Every county in the State of California except San Luis Obispo has gone on record as stating that they will use their share of the money for law enforcemen t purposes." This bit of nonsense was delivered as though it came straight from the mouth of God. 1 called him on this and told him flatly, on the floor of the District, that Ididn't believe him. He then backed off and said "almost" all the counties -' San Luis Obispo was an exception -" and that he "had seen letters from Boards of Supervisors, Mayors and Police Chiefs..." The latter two, of course, don't speak for the counties. Whalen stated flatly that Riverside County had ordered a new helicopter to be paid for with registration fees. That's a most unlikely story, since at this time Riv..erside County could have no way of knowing how much, if anything, they were going to receive from this source. For that matter, it's highly unlikely that all the counties are even aware of the new law, let alone having had occasion to "go on record" as planning to use it for law enforcemen t. Several counties don't even have bikes, let alone a problem with them. Even if the statement were true, why does Harry take such a very dim view of the prospect of law enforcement in the desert? It's a peculiar attitude, considering he's claimed to be some kind of cop himself. Harry claims to represent us in Sacramento, a prospect which 1 fmd utterly appaJJing. He had the colossal bad taste to ask to have the minutes corrected to show that he had advocated filling the mine shafts in the desert with Sierra Club members. Even as humor, this is unacceptable in a public representative.He has been quoted by others as saying that he thinks the Sierra Club is .. Communist plot. ..shades of the 1950's! Harry spoke very convincingly about a "quarter of a million'dollars," a nonsense figure we'll examine more closely in a minute. Except for giving the meeting something of the air of a lynch party, though, I don't think Harry had much effect, for the simple reason that everyone had already come to a conclusion. Noone except myself offered any opposition to the proposal and it passed unanimously. (I voted for it against my better judgment because ( fel t that's what my club would have wanted.) I cannot pretend to have done a thorough research job on this law because up un til the District meeting I didn't think it was something I would have occasion to be involved in. Russ Sanford, our MORE representative, keeps pretty close tabs on this sort of thing. However, there are a few surface objections which I would like to offer in counter to the District action. If it looks like it's going to tum into a real battle, -I'll try to document the whole situation and present it in Cycle News. First, there is the matter of how much money is available. I tend to think it will not come anywhere near the"quarter of a million" figure that is bandied about. Riders actually have three options: They can buy 'no registration at all and race on closed courses, such as Saddleback, Indian Dunes, and in sanctioned desert races; they can buy the off·road vehicle registration and ride anywhere they have permission except on streets and highways and county roads; or they can make th eir bikes stree t legal and ride anywhere. Most riders will, I feet, adopt either the first or the third alternative. Certainly it makes no sense for trail riders and enduro riders not to make their bikes street legal. The difference in cost is minimal and the difference in convenience is great. And for many enduros a bike must be street legal. The only group for .whom off·road registration is a viable alternative is the desert racer group. Off-road racing outside the L.A.-San Diego area is virtually non~xistent. There an: 11 ,000 district cards issued, bu t 'these include scrambles, motocross, and enduro cards. ( I would guess that there will besomewhere in the vicinity of 5-8,000 off-road vehicle registrations purchased the fIrst year, which adds up to a maximum of $120,000. This must be split three ways. Of this the DMV would get about $40,000, about enough for one office, one administrator, and a secretary . The counties would get $32,000 in lieu of taxes to split up among themselves. Obviously no one coun ty is going to get enough to buy a single helicopter, even if you boost the figure to Harry's "quarter of a million." But there's a kicker here that would act to preven t most cOlln ties from spending their share on enforcement: If they spend the money on trails they can get matching funds on a 75-25 basis from the Department of Parks and Recreation. That means that by spending the money to build trails and facilities, they'll have four times as much to spend, a prospect that is sure to gladden the heart of any administrator. . Let's examine for a moment this ..... concept of law enforcement that seems to bother s'> many riders. I have to be careful here because I've been a long·time outspoken critic of the abuse of police power. I think the helicopters1>" should be removed, and while they're at it, I'd like to see the guns taken aw3.J(, from most law officers. I'd like to see quite a few cops answer a charge of murder in a civil court. But that's quite a differen t th ing from objecting to legitimate law enforcement. The guys that roar through campgrounds with open expansion chambers? I'd love to (Please tum to pg. 48)

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