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Open letter to William Penn Mott, Jr . I have re ceived the California Green Sti cker Dun for my four OHV motorcycles . (R enewals, all). Enclosed was a ca rd which detailed allocation o f the spl it between th e various bureaucracies within the State. Of concern is the $6.00 per unit being funneled to your departrnen t. The money gran ts to the towns of Davis (Po p. 8910) and Marysville (Pop. 9553) not to men tion Orange County, was in teresting. Th e reference to, " Key snowmobile areas," was most curio us in view of the fact that motorcycles outnumber these vehicles by probably 100 to l! A final paragraph which inferes OHV use is permitted (only?) in four designated areas in the State Park System truly appears questionable. 1 have five questions to which OHV motorcyclists are deserving of answer: 1. Funds ar e rebated to cities and counties on basis of what population ratio? I suspect Los Angeles County has m ore OHV registrants t han Orange County. 2. Do the accumulated $6.00 per unit m on ies to your department end up s im p l y p u rg h as in g available fee-per-day use by OHV folks - as in the rest of the California Part system? I refer to n ow-availab le (for a daily fee) Hollister Hills and Carnegie Park in Northern California! It seems simply an extension of your bureaucratic system to p lace those lands under State control - rather than a return of our green sticker investment m onies ! 3. What is this emphasis on the Snowm obile? I suspect a ratio of 100: I vs, motorcycles is rather ligh t. My question is: Why are not motorcycles spe cifically considered rather than snowmobiles - inasmuch as snowmobiles progress rather slowly on desert lands! 4. The penalty schedule is most noticeable on the DMV Dun! 1 drive (and own ) regular automobiles also and the exa ct penalty, in bold type, is not evident on automobile re -registration forms! Rather, a simple statement that registration fees are due within 30 days seems adeq ua te for other than OHV people! Again, my query: Are OHV motorcyclists officially considered a sc um of sports who must be verbally flogge d into sub mission and complia nce with the w him s of the state of California Department of Par ks and Recreation? 5. Is it official policy fo r t he elected, as we ll as the appointed, Civil Servants o f California to decide the total use of our public lands and to require a reservation/fee payment by lowly citizens to use public lands? ic ets on sa e now - ...... ROBERT M. CURNUTT , Motorcyclist Newark, Calif. Bicycle speedway lives! I've heard of bicycle speedway. A wet gas station pump area works fine; good slides, lots of wipeouts. What mor e could you ask for? For a change of pace we also have a place where Greyhound stores shipping cra t es. a covered area with a slick cem en t floor. The poles that support the roof make posi tive track markers. Right near there is a cree k and an extinct golf driving range perfect for " trials, MX and flat track. I only wish we had suc h an ideal place to ride o ur motorcycles. San Mateo county is very backward ab o u t -cycl e parks. T hey bu y a bike to patrol riding areas (o f which the re are no legal ones) and post signs stating "There is no land in S.M. Coun ty to operate off road vehicles." I d on 't get it. But I do know that bicycle speedway is alive and kickin ' (no pun intended) in Redwood City! GAR Y PEDRICKS Redwood City , Calif. Write! Address all letters to Vo ices of the lVest. clo Cycl e News lVest. Be as brief as possible. lVe reserve th e right to edit letters due to space limitations. WARDS RIVERSIDE MOJAVE IBy BenoHi ) PARILLA CAPRIDLD MV AGUSTA 250 BIANCHI CAPRISCODTERS PARTS World', largost invontory lor Italian motorcycle, Rebuilt Engino Exchanges COSM aPOUU I MOTOII , IIe. S Hatboro . Pa. 19040 ? Bultaco .Arm.pi t ? Premi x will never again run down your arms when removing the tan k from yo ur Bullaco., Fuel line crossover co nversion kit, $9.95 THUMBS UP R&D P.O. Box 25, Igo , CA 96047 ~R. -cE iR (213·320-9260) HELMETS OSSA ~ Sa les BANDIT DIRT BIKE WEST Service Accessories Custom Porting 7139 Canoga Avenue Canoga Park, Calif . 91303 ;t!!(Ut'ct ~ (213) ~21 Pattt4 10"':' 7 Weekdays 10 - 5 Sunday 9092 Edinger Avenuo, Fountain Valley 714 F47-OF 33 can-am BOSCO CJ BARS Cycle Specialties 8209 Secura Way Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 (213) 698-1680 Sales, service Cra n k sh af t Reb ui l d i n g & parts DR~CO/S competition service, inc. 1244 No. Gaffey St., San Pedro CA 90 731 21 3-647-2203 F actor y A u t horiz ed 18 50 En t Edinger S.nta Ana . CA 927 0 5 (714) 54 1·5 2 17 O• • len W el c o me 5 ·