Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Helmet protest • IS soggy • rap session JIM POMEROY By Lane Campbell Ji m has fi rm ly established himself as A merica's top mot ocross rider. In the f if t h annual Trans-AMA Motocross Series, he was the highest f inishing Amer ican. His outstanding riding earned fourth-place in the fina l standings. Ji m's factory prepared B ultaco. using Pennzoil 2-Stroke Motorcycle Oil mixed 32 to 1, got flaw less engine prote ct ion t hrough out the eight race series. Take a tip from this champion, get qual ity engine protect ion , the ki nd of protect ion it takes to f inish in the money . . . ask your motorcyc le dealer for Pennzoil. You might call th em the last of the die-hards, the hundreds who showed up for a Griffith Park peti tion sign-in , incl uding 5 0 or more on motorcy cles, A ste ady downpour was the backdrop for the peaceful protest, sponsored by Modified Mo torcycle Associat io n and Biker News . The attendance was about 99% chopper with th e ex ception of one BMW R90S, and Roger Hull (Road Rider Magazine) on his dresser Harley. Main event was the appearance of Assemblyman Paul Carpenter of Cypress, author of California's latest mandatory helmet bill. He st ated his m otivation for introducing the bill - the fact that a good friend 's son was killed in a recent mo t orcy cle/car collision . The legislator, dressed in a turtleneck pullover and dark blue sport coat, stood in the rai n rapping with the bikers for nearly an hour, listening no t only to objections to the helmet law, but also t o constructive proposals for rider education and survival training for inexperienced motorcyclists. At his suggestion (secon ded by all) there will be a follow-up meeting with rider representatives at his office late thi s week. At least it will be dry. Assemblyman challenges bikers "Let's hear your ideas" By Lane Campbell GARDE N GROVE, CAL., FEB. 14 Assemblym an Paul Carp enter , author of California' s latest helmet bilI, agreed earlier to meet with conc ern ed bik ers to discuss the bill. So (stra ngely enough, on Valentine 's Day) representatives of MMA, SCMA, and the press were crammed into Carpenter 's tin y offic e, mostly seated on the floor, holding a surprisingly coo l and cle ar-headed rap session . Presentations by Bob Barger, Bob Leppan, Roger Hull and others spelled out the riders ' position. Finally the motorcyclist 's argument turned to the safety problem itsel f , suggesting that tig h tening up licensing, an d offering rider education in the schools would save more of the riders who make up the bulk of accident statistics. Towards the end, Carpenter lo o ked back at the notes he had been makin g. " Yo u have m e almost 99 % convinced," he said, " that I m ay b e a ff base, You've told m e that t he Class Fo ur te st needs to be more relevant, th at high school training would be the most logica l ap proach, and th at we need some 'motorcycle: con scio usness' q ues tions on the Class Three dri ver 's test. " " Now I'm going to offer y o u a challenge . I want you , through your ' press people, to ge t b ack to the riders, ge t their ideas , and I want you to - tell me, some weeks fro m now, what you want to see on the Class Four test, and what y o u want to see in a rider education p lan. T hen we 'll go from there ." So - The Man has asked. Send your ideas, for the Class Fou r license test, fo r rider training, directl y to Cycle News. The responses will be presen ted by us and the o th er publications to Assemblyman Carpen ter. 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