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Utah R iding Guide Utah No.1 By Terry Newfarmer GIVES YOU THE SwiffetS ltifleE People write letters, call up, and mention on subscription renewal blanks that they want to know where they can go and ride their motorcycles. That's a good question. To help answer that question, we're digging up all the information we can. To start with, BG EXTREME PRESSURE CONCENTRATE is a highly-eoncentrated additive designed to reduce friction and give smoother, faster shifting. A touch of the toe and away you go. Use as directed on the can to protect seals, bearings and gears. B G BIKE G UARDS For free d ecals and brochure. wr it e B G PRODUCTS, INC. Bo. 11264 . Wichita. Kansas672 11 Distributor inq uiries invited 71"'lIr !illllnlillllS for Motor M.illt.II.1IU here is a handy-dandy guide to finding o ut where you can rid e your motorcycle in Utah. Keep watching Cycle News for further in fo rm a tio n - your state may be nex t. Genera l information and state lands As a general info rmation source, th e bes t co n tact o n all ty pes of land in Uta h is Te d d T uttle . He is the Boating an d R ecr ea tion Veh icles Chid for th e Utah State Divis ion of Parks an d Recreatio n. He can b e reached at 1596 West North Te m ple St., Salt Lake City, Utah 841 16, 801/328-6011. Tuttle also can tell you all abo ut state lands. Bureau of Land Managemen t (BLMl lands _,..::::00. Like Chain Light'e ning n Ge nerally, you can ride anywhere on BLM land unless it is posted as being closed. To fin d out where you can ride in specific areas, look at the key map below. Pick out the BLM districts you wis h to know about, then write to the appro priate offices a nd req uest co mplete information regarding where you can ride. They will send you what you need to know, free. CHAlNWBE On the pavement or on the dirt, get longer chain life and a cooler running chain with new BG TRACK 'NTRAI L CHAIN LUBE. Sprays on wet, penetrates into pins and bushings, then becomes a semi-dry lubricating film which resists collection of dirt and abrasives. Will not wash away by water, and will not discolor painted surfaces. Forest Serv ice lands Forest Service lan ds are open un less posted closed, b ut o nly on established roads and trails. Most of the Wasatch National Forest has been closed except for some designated trails. Furthe r info rmation on the ma p area can be h ad fro m th e District Forest Ranger, 3070 East 33 00 South, Salt Lake City , Utah 84109, 8 01/524-5042. General in fo rm a ti on about other Fo rest Service lan ds in Utah m ay b e o btaine d from th e Forest S uperviso r, Fed eral Buildi ng , Sal t Lake City, Utah 84 11 1, 801/524-5 03 0. Nat ional Parks Serv ice lands You can o n ly rid e o n designate d roads an d trails in National Par k areas in Utah. Information can be obtaine d fro m the National Park Service, R o o m 2207, 125 South State, Salt Lake City, Utah 84 111,8 01/524-4 165. Ind ian reserva tion lands These lands are usually open un less posted closed, but you need p ermissio n to ri de first. Get it from the Uintah-Ouray Tribal Co un cil, Fort Duchesne, Utah 84059, 801/722·2263 and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Navajo Area Office, Windowrock, Arizona 86515, 602/871-4368 . Utah has an off-road vehicle (O RV ) registratio n program, but n on -resid en ts of Utah have 30 days to register their OR Vs after becoming a resid en t. If you're j us t visiting, d on't sweat it. • • t ~ ... ••••••:. ••••• • . BOUNT I FUL (2 1 3) '698 ~065 Complete stock of parts and accessories for street and d irt . oss~ Richf ield Dist rict Office 850 Nort h Main St reet Ric hf ield . Uta h 8470 1 801 /896 -6401 Cedar C ity District O ff ice 154 No rth Ma in S t reet Cedar City. Uta h 8 4720 8 01/58 6-9443 Kanab Dist rict Off ice 320 North lst East Kanab . Utah 84741 80 1/644·26 72 ...... O,4 • • ••••••• Roads an d t rai ls open to m oto r vehicles travel w ithin the closure area . 1. Mineral Fork 2 . Card iff Fo rk 3. Francis Peak N on crest 4 . Ward Cany o n 5 on crest 5. Big Mountai n to Parley s Canyon 6. Firebreak Road 7. White Pine 8 . Kill y on Canyon 9 . Pipe l ine - Sheep T rail Mill A Basin 11. Mill 0 - Big Water 12. No rt h Canyon - Mue lle r Park 13 . Li ttle Water Bead Monticello Distr ict Office 14a"L E. Whittier Blvd. 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 m1 l es r-t......r"1... 10. Desolat io n Trail N thru Price D ist rict O ff ice 900 North 7th East Pric e. Utah 8450 1 801 /6 37 ·137 1 284 South lst West Mont icello. Utah 84535 80 1/ 587 ·2247 •• • .. ••·'" 0~ ._" " 4 • 0 ~ Salt Lak e D istr ict Off ice 1750 S. Redw ood Rd . Salt Lake Cit y . Utah 84104 80 1/524-5348 F illmore Dist rict Off ice 10 East 5t h North Fillmore, Utah 84631 80 1/7 43-681 1 Motorcycle Trailers Bell He lmets Full Bore Products o Clos ure area boundary Vernal Dist rict Office 9 1 W. Main 51. Vernal. Utah 84078 80 1/789 -1362 WHITTIER HONDA points while his wife, j ess was giving birth to their firs t. (He got to th e hospital 30 min utes late.] Another answer is his father,jack, a su perwre nc h at t he sponsoring Craig's Cycles, who is now t he AMA D is t ric t 26 rep re sen ta tive. Bu t th e b iggest reason is th at Kenny is n o t on ly consisten t, bu t ge tting fas te r all the ti me . He is fully co mpe ti tive against the p rofessio na ls, as illus trated near season's en d with several ver y cl os e races agains t Bob Plumb , wh o wo n th e Suppo rt class at the Superbowl, and Bob Bro wn, Utah's re pr ese nta tiv e at Hang Ten . T he Utah n umber o ne p late is b ased upo n a point system of selected races of those held b y the 15 AMA cl ubs o f Utah, including m o t ocross, track , h illclimb an d cross-co un try events. T h is schedule inclu des all races he ld here, except for a n occasional m otocross p u t on by a promoter. To win numb er o ne, the rider has to be one of t he best in all fou r categories. By a m ar gin of less than th e n umber of points earned for a clas s first at one typical event, the n umber two p la t e we nt to S teve Burgess, who rides an d works at Cycle town Yamaha. Number three went to Preston Ge rber, the desert racer's desert racer, who also happens to be good at flat track. Others taking ho me single-digit nurnberpla tes were: Greg Harrison, Mike Droscher, Mike Watters, j erry Hill, j o e Quinn and Dave Spencer. • Scal e BG PR O D U C TS, INC. 71."., !i••nlias for Motor M.illtllll.lI~ For an incredib le third yea r in a row, Ken ny Arch ibald, 18 , has earned the righ t to race with the nu mber one at Utah races, besting over 1,30 0 riders in th e pro cess. How do es he do it ? In part by having the kind of d edi cati on th at saw him at the track earn ing LEGEND Wasatch Nat iona l Forest \ VERNAL For free decals and brochure, write Bo . 11264 , Wichita. Kansas672 11 Distributor inq uiri es inv ited SA LT LAKE CITY , UTAH MURR AY