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POOP (Con tinued from page 3) The Outdoor Na tion is abo u t to get formally organized. Firs t national scale get-together is to be September 13 , 9:30 a.m, at the International Hotel, Los Ange les, Ca. Call (213) 585-0581 or (213) 773 -6 260 for info or a reservation. 250 Cappra v·75 125 Cappra VA WRITIN~ AROUND Now for the good news... This is th'e best time to buy a new m ot or cycle. Warehouses an d deal- er lo ts are stu ffed with 197 5 models t hat they are p racti cally giving away at 1972 prices. Un like the de-toxi fied, bureau-designed new cars destined to rot on storage lots because nobody wants them at any price, the new bikes are the best ever built. 'Motorcycle makers responded to inflation by making the 1975 mod els worth more of your hard-earned, devalued dollars. Motorcycle designers haven't been hindered by too much emission or safety control, yet. But the current models may be the last you get, before the motorcycle joins the "modern" automobile on the graveyard of great ideas. _ So if you ever plan to buy another motorcycle, I advise you to do it now. Shop around, get the best deal you can , but .even if you end up paying full list price for the new bike you want, you are making a wise investment. What.has happened to used car prices (despite the fact that they are gas gluttons) wiII inevitably happen to used bikes. Car s of 1965- 1974 vintage are appreciating like o ld wines. The best way to beat inflation is by spend ing ,your money smartly, and the smartest place to put m oney th is mon th is into a new motorcycle . Helmet law branches out Fo r seven years, California held out alone against the Dictatorship of the Bureaucracy in refusing to sell-out bikers' freedom' for a few million federal bucks. Now its Governor, Gerry Brown, is getting fed up. "We're in the position that the s~ate of California is basically being run by these bureaucracies in Washington," Bro wrn said, after discussing the latest helmet law blackmail with biker Steve McQueen. "Everywhere we go . .. they force us into programs that we don't want to get into and if we don't, they threaten to ' cu t off the money," the young Governor continued. " I think it raises serious qu e s t io ns of federal-state relations and it raises the question of what's left of the Ninth Amendment, if anything? " Amend men t Nine to the U.S. Constitution states: "The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights ' shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people ." Bro""11 cited federal dictatorsh ip of state school curricula and welfare programs as fu rther examples of the proble m. Th is is a far cry from the ea rly days of the helme t law co ntroversy, when helmet comp ulsio n was equated with laws against marijuana-smoking and suicide. Perhaps fate bas chose n the poor, be leagured biker as the pivot case for a re-i nterpretation of American self -government. . And perhaps the h el m e t law wil l be found unconstitutional after all. Charles Clayton MON=rESA Montesa Motors Inc.! 3657 Beverlv Boulevard/ Los Angeles, CA90004/ (2131 663-8258 the latest on two I 'wheels • VEra's lEathErs M after mile ridein style ile Ride in Vera's leathers Vera is proud to announce in addition to her fact ory she is now handling riding apparel. Boots, 91 oves, jerseys. socks, goggles and of co urse h e r famous leath ers. 11511-A Washington Blvd. Whittier. CA 90606 213-699-2349 R ide in Sty le I every week • jM FisltbAck's YAMAIIA"[F@!roli'£~£ @ (714) 822-2252 9008 Sierra Ave., Fontana, Ca. 11