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• II .•• .= .. FREE WHEELING (Continued from page 15) 10 -. t- disaster. The Italians make fin e ro a d -b urn ers , b ut th eir economy's another dis aster. Same for the British . " The Germans are in trouble too. So maybe it 's time for many of those 60,000 jobs to co me home. We've got pe ople scattered ab o u t the co un try with the skill and t echnical knowledge t o design the bikes and market them . Among America 's est imated 10 million rid ers there ought to be 3 0 ,00 0 or so wh o would go abo ut an ywhere for a good , st ea dy job build ing moto rc ycles. With th e auto industry going rapidly on it s head , the shortage s in st eel, aluminum, rubber , and pl astics (w h ich have so far confo unded any attem p t t o get motorcycl e producti on oIT th e ground ) should ea se somewhat. The time's getting ripe, but so are the risks. There's a lm ost no pain t in sta rt ing an y new project at the same time th e g o v ern me n t 's ta lking o f o u tlawing two -strokes and hanging catalytic co nver ters o n th e surviving four-strokes. Right now it lo o ks like th e m otorcycle industry, or a t least its representatives. are going to fold up and acco m moda te rather th an figh r, If th ey reall y think they can sell to an economicall y distressed population mo t orcycl es th at are heavier, slo wer. thi rstie r and m ore O) ...... ~ -.:t' >s-. cd ::l s-. .D ~ ~ expen sive at th e same t im e. they better take a hard lo o k a t wh at 's happ en ing t o th e au to in d us try this season. Too bad th at indust ry hasn't yet re aliz ed t ha t m aint a ining th eir custo me rs' freedo m o f choice is the key to co rpora te su vival. People aren"t so dumb th ey 'll keep shelling o ut infl a ted currency for garbage-laden equipment. Given the will t o throw th e government off our backs a nd the foresight to keep th e right prod uct mix a t the right tim e, there's no reason why bikers can 't be relatively immune to th e economic roller -coaster the go vern m ent has engineered for u s. Lane Campbell BLM, motorcyclists to discuss trespass damages BAKE RS F IELD, CAL.,JAN. 22 . A hearing scheduled to consider a motorcycle race trespass o n national resource lands in eastern Kern Co un ty has been postp oned indefinitely while a possible settlement of damages is dis cussed. Lo uis A. Boll , Bakersfield District 'Man ager for th e U.S. Bureau of Land Management, said the hearing had been scheduled to discuss the trespass, settlement of damages and possible criminal citation for trespass by local authorities. He said the ra ce sponsors and BLM had agreed instead to meet to negotiate an agreement on damages. The in cident o ccurred Greeves - IIodaka - Ossa Mota·.\: & Desert Worn II, CNm~ll ons Pncl 1'950 Kea Maely Sleel Shoes 14" • 16" Boots $45. Sleel Shoe $40. coo Ph,. & Post• • RCMlg 2 Bo 15B. 1530Btdtord MotorW..,. Cor1N. CA!l112Q x 1I4·135-DS4D Good~ear is Carroll Shelby Nick Nicholson M otors II " ~3 Vanowen , No. IIoll ywood Ra cing sin ce 19-16. Selling 2·slrolees {anger than on )l0ne in U.S. rr)l us fo r )lour n ",,1 dirt bik e, 213-538-2914 December 14-15, 1974, when the Last Ch ance Enduro in the Randsburg area under a BLM permit was run partially outside the app roved area on to lands where vehicles are " restricted t o designated ro ads and trails. Some previously u ndisturbed lan ds were damaged by th e estimated 400 motorcy cles which took part in th e event. TIle trespass was discovered by BLM desert ran ger s moin to ring the race. an d a trespass not ice w as issued a t t h e site . Leaders of th e resp on sibl e cl ub (C EA), the Am er ican Moto rcycl e Associat ion . and Bl.l\! personnel will dis cu ss the damage t o lan ds and resourc es and a tt e m p t to ' ag ree o n a • settlement. ~ " " ' ssa.iaa , , -, . DKW WI-I H WEST 802 6 Freest on e Avenue Sa nta Fe Sp rings, CA 906 70 WARDS RIVERSIDE MOJAVE (By Benellil PARILLA CAPRIDLD MY AGUSTA 250 BIANCHI CAPRI SC OOTERS Maico _ _...... PARTS 71 4-525 ·7606 Hand . WUhable • World's largest invenlory forItalian motorcycles Rebuill Engine Exch••g.. ~~~r CDSIIOPOUnl MO S. tilt. TOR Q t r'lm .n O IU rtbu l,"Q e ., . H at bo ro , Pa 190 40 III'" 1j L u d lo.... S t . N o. 1'" 'dge . ; c ._ 91 32 . . 213924211 1 •. ~~ ~. l •. • ' R id ing • R aCing • Street GLOVES I n qu" ,,,\ l""' lleo {l l JI Jb J -b 2') 0 r·. ···· · ···········O;d;;j~iiF~~·;:·; : : ," 800-348-2 764 : H. J. Pr."cts : South Bend, Ind. i i ......pistons ~ "J\'!'.~f!,.Ji.~.~t~jJ....~.: ~. 17 ...