Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
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• • GO I • II1II II1II ..:I E c<"l / r-.. No "AMA News" is good news, but a new AMA Annual; Yes! O"l ...... r-.. C\I l- V .J:J By Charles Clayton E v ;> One of the main drains on the members' money of the American Motorcycle Association is the deficit of AMA News. This slick, costly monthly magazine operates at a loss, printed at members' expense by the same Ohiq printer who was party to tl)..e infamous 0 Z Now for a limited time, while they last ... A brand new (neveLout of the crate} 250cc AJS Motocross cycle. This is the famous AJS Stormer, a true rugged European machine. Lightweight. Superb handling characteristics and lots of torque. "An impressing machine" says Cycle World. We will ship anywhere in the U.S.A. for only $849.00 plus shipping. Christmas delivery guaranteed on all orders received before December 5th. Your AJS 250cc will be rushed to you ready for setup, complete instructions included. The Stormer has a ]5Occ SQuare "torquer" engine mounted in a rugged, super-light frame with a tuned silence, expansion chamber. Dry weight: 222 Ibs., with one of the most comfortable saddles in the field. Special features include super traction (English) Dunlop tires and Akront-rims. ", , " " Please Rush Me A Crated ", AJS 25Dcc Motocross Motorcycle. " , Enclosed is my 0 check 0 money order , "", , Please Send Me More Information On The --------... .. BURAK TUNING SCHOOL 0 AJS 250cc Motocrosser " ,"" mell 1:0. PO Box 4n, Glendora. CA 91740 ", " ", BRITISH BIKE CENTRE .-c'"1768 ~ Name _ Address Citv _ .....:sState Zip _ INTERNATIONAL CAFE RACERS ASSOCIATION Join now the world wide org~ni.z~tion for cafe facing enthusiasts. Receive Din 1 year SUbscription "The Ton': newspaper. accessory catalog. tech sheets, & '11 the latest into. Send $5.00 to: ,1.e.A.A., 80. 73. Houston, T .... 77002 ca. HRL Lubriconts 7340 Florence Ave. Downey, Cil. 90240 GREEVES- OSSA -HODAKA CARABELA - STEEN Sales & Service Nick Nicholson Motars 10 0 AJS 410cc Motocrosser PO Box 4n, Glendora. CA 91740 Dept.CN-W Learn how to tune bikes .from the BURAK TUNING SCHOOL for a profitable career or hobby. ~ K BYE-PRODUCTS 15170 RayrI'Ier 51. van 8848 00 for " ,California residents. add 6% tax. Shipping will be billed C.O.D. ", ", /llmll:ed oFFerI 11573 Vanowen Street No. HoUywood, Ca. (213) 764-8674 conflict of interest scheme. It costs the Association about $6,000 a month to make up the losses of AMA News. Members migh t ask why, in a field practically glu tted with magazines, do we continue to operate this loser? There is no satisfactory answer. The new monthly newsletter, mailed free to all AMA members is a better means of communication and a'whole lot cheaper than the high priced spread. The glossy, 4<010r, misnamed magazine is hard to give away at $3 a year. Its main attraction is the calendar of AMA events, which is often redu.ced to unreadibility and out of date by the time the readers get it. AMA calendar informa tion belongs in the newsletter, not in a magazine. As one $12 member with some understanding of the publications game, .my opinion is that the AMA should get out of the monthly magazine business now. Motorcycling needs AMA News like Ford needed the Edsel. Ah: But an Annual... There is excellent graphic talent on the AMA staff; the layouts of AMA News proved that. This talent should not go to waste, neither should Ed Youngblood tum the newsletter into another wasted slick. The AMA magazine staff should tum their talents towards making something we need and want - an AMA Annual. This book would be a prized history of the records, activity and accomplishmen ts of the season just passed - the Championships in AMA sport, ,the club achievements, the battles won and lost by the Legislative Department, even the joys of two wheels on the open road. The AMA Annual would not be published at a loss, because motorcycling needs it. This annual yearbook could pre..,n t the ponderous progress of our sport completely, the whole picture from beginning to end, with the benefit of hindsight to enhance our viewpoint of it all. This annual book of the sport could be offered to the members at a very low price because what industry member could resist buying a page of ad.crtising in the one book that has it aU between two covers? Excess revenue could be applied to other worthwhile AMA projects. The AMA Annual could be a best seller. If you are an AMA member, and if you agree that our dues could be better spen t than subsidizing the deficit of Hour·' magazine, and that an AMA Annual like I have described would be more desirable, then please write a letter. To: Mr. Ken Leuhman, Secretary, AMA Executive Board, clo AMA, Box 141, Westerville, Ohio 43081. •