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()pinion . (Continued f rom page 32) be from 9 :30 to 3:3 0 May 29 in Room B-I03 of th e Engi ne ering and Finance Annex, 4 00 Civic Center Drive, San ta Ana. Yes, it 's th e wrong ti me o f da y if you work day shi ft , and yes, it favors th e posey-sn iffers wh o can pac k the galle ry with st ude nts and re t irees. Th ere was a certain am ount of hell raised abou t it, so we m ay get so me night sessio ns in the fut ure. Meanwhil e, if you can ge t to th is o ne , co me watch J oe wo rk for us. and be prepared to sup po rt hi m with fa cts . n ot no ise. .-. Facts, where to find t hem At both these fo restry mee tin gs, Cycle News' reporter presen ted t wo sets o f d oc um en ts for the p lan ners' files . One se twas genera ted thro ugh the in divi d u al effo rts o f Ron Sprayberry o f Bakersfield P.I. T.S. , co n tains a model special use pl an an d a highly favo ra ble report on th e en vir onmen tal impact of trials ridin g (mostly nil ) gene ra te d by th e fore st ers in th e Greenhorn Pass area. The o t he r set was the res ults of a so und test con d ucted with For est ry personnel by th e AMA. Again, th e impact is fav o rabl e. TI,e lesson here is th at the kind of ha r d, d ocumen ted facts tha t gove rn ment will accept c om e fr o m a 50 -50 source , individuals an d o rganizations. The kind of work that the AMA. M.O .R.E., and th e Motorcy cle Safety Foundation can do ta kes money, an d the en d results are wort h it. The Motorcycle Safety Foundation is funded by the industry an d is in pretty good shape. M.O. R.E . makes it on donations alone and has to constantly scramble ; AMA is cap able of doin g some go od solid wo r k , one project a t a time . AMA 's legislative people are top drawer, and often appear to be several places at on ce. Still, there are four of th em when there should be fifty , and none of them walks on water. As an individual, if you know something use ful , pu t it in writing. Then le t other bikers know how t o get co p ies of wh at you've done. Use yo ur M.O. R. E. regional office (in SoCal , 1523 Fifth St reet, San Fernan do) to meet others workin g on the same problem . , 10. The newest and finest shoulderless alloy rims for all popular competition cycles for the winning edge .. . SUN RIMS EXTRA SPECIAL FEA TURES 1 Lane Campbell All ri m s h av e "Dnued and Recessed " spoke hol es Tfu s m akes for supe rio r stre n gt h Wit h n o sp oke dimple s 3 A ll rim s are st ress -re ueve d and tr ued up perf ect ly Rec u u es less spo ke maintena nce 4 A ll r ims ar e d rilled w ith h oles to ac cept spec ral sec uri ty prn s Th ey al so have ho les for sec uri ty bo l ts 5 M anu f act ured by Su n uSin g A m encas fi n est allovs NOW AVAILABLE FOR THESE CYCLES • PENTO • OS SA . RICKMAN . • HUSQVARNA.SULTACO. • Sum mary So far, we still haven 't to uche d o n the BL1\1 hassles. National Wildli fe Federation has apparen tly wo n a suit ordering th e Bureau to lim it O RV use , bu t th e Bureau st ill doesn't know what th ey're su pposed to do or ho w, as t he ruli ng was m ad e in Washingt on , D.C. by a District court . It 's un clear if t hat juris dic tio n even affects j udge's Cali fornia. Closer to ho me is a similar suit by the Sierra Club/EDF crew that goes to final argumen t May 12, in Los Angeles Federal Court. A decision is due thi s summer. Wh at it adds up to on all fronts is a gian t meat-grinder called "government" that gobbles up goo d people and scar ce time in wholesale lo ts, just to st ay on to p o f the sit uation. Staying with it req uires endurance . dedication, down right st ub born ness of each of us who rides. It also takes support fo r our o rganizations. Personal effo rt and organization - it takes both. One without th e other is useless. We can go to meetings and write letters until we 're b urnt out. but without the facts, the ammunition that AMA, M. O. R.E ., and l\IS F can genera te fo r us , we're shouting in the wind. By the same token , the m ost pro fession al research/reporting in the wo rld is usele ss with out t he grun t volun teers wh o will hand-carry it to th e meetin gs an d st uff it down th e environme n ta lis ts' throats. It's like a war . Sta ff an d line tr oops. On e can ' t figh t without th e ot he r. On e fin al th ought. AMA funds its wo rk no w with d ues from 150,000 m embers at 56 to 5 lO a head. There arc 10 tim es tha t numher of riders in Cali fo rn ia alo ne . and t here 's wo rk to be do ne. If you don't wan t to do it yourself, you 'd be tter climb off yo ur walle t o nce a ye ar. Sh o uld erl ess ri m de s rqn keeps m ud from bu ild ing up 2 SUZUKI. HONDA .YAMAHA CZ.MAICO TRiUMPH . CA N-A M .. ROKON Being used by the worlds best in G .P. 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