Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

• reperCUSSlons mo tocrossers expected to comply. The RMs will not be altered fo r sale in Oregon, other than as race bikes under the exemption regulations. Co m pan y reps are m ee t ing with the DEQ to work o ut de tails of how RMs may be stocked and so ld. " We wi ll co m ply with th e resul ts of tha t m eeting. " It sounds like they have little choice. Kawasaki Motor Corp. has m or e m ilitan t tho ughts on th e subject. " We d on 't thin k the states ought t o t ell us what to advertise, we don 't think states ough t to regul ate racin g bi kes m ore st rin g en tl y than gu n s or wh ate ver . . . To loo k at a dirt b ik e , a guy's go t to go thro ugh m ore (red t ape) th an to b uy a six -gu n," CN was told. Officiall y , Ka was aki would lik e t o see n o ise levels se t by co mp e ti tio n san ction in g bodies, an d o ff-road vehicle no ise levels set b y the states. Al l of K a w a sa k i ' s m o d els except th e KX series m o t ocro sser s are expected to co n form to the 19 76 standards in time to meet the January I deadline. The company is te lling dealers to "sit tight" until t he results of further meetings betwee n the industry and the DEQ are kno wn. Commentary The Oregon Depart ment of Environmental Quality , in developing it s noise control regulations, has apparently co n fused nuisance val ue with " heal t h and safety" in invoking the state police power to control the sale of racing vehicles. By setting its priorities from citizen questionnaires, the state has, in effect, taken a straw vote on the . n uisance val ue of m o to rcy cles, rat he r t han try to scientifically estimate the state-wide sound p ressure fro m m o to rc ycl es vis-a-vis o ther so urces (ra ilroads, h eavy truc ks, jet aircraft) . For thi s reaso n, the state's p riori ties are on shaky moral and p hilosophical ground. As to m eth ods , the questions of re st r aint of tra de , limits of le git im a te st at e power, and in terpre tation of specific rulings are so co mplex and intertwined that o n ly the judici ar y has the power to unravel th em. That m ea ns , fo r better or wo rse, some person or group will have to ta ke the proble m t o court before final answers can be had. If le ft u nchallenged, the state wi ll continue to pursue its ends according to its own ground rules. I t is such a ca n o f worms at th is time that t he o n ly thing all p arties ca n agree to is that all motorcycles everywhere mus t be m ad e quieter. But how an d t o wh at lim its? • ... and on the helmet front California Governor takes pro-biker stand In a letter to Road Ride r 's Roge r Hull, th e Go vern or 's Office put it this way : "California's official position is that the fe deral government has no right to for ce the state to enact legislatio n wh ich has been rejec ted eight tim es b y th e State Legislature. Governor Bro wn co ncurs with this position an d supp orts legi slati on in Congres s wh ich wo uld rem ove th e . . . authori ty to wi thhold hi ghway funds from states which have not adopted h elmet laws. " same letter, it was In the recom m en ded tha t bikers in Cal ifornia get on to their Congressmen , esp ecially those on the House Public Works ':o m mittee. So .. . .3rab your California pullout He re 's a chance to practice using t hat th in g we sen t you in issue No. 46. According to o u r best source s, the various helmet law repealers (H R 3869, HR 6 211 , HR 6918 plus the companion Senate version S 2293) must sooner or later co m e before the powerful Bouse Public Works Committee. Californ ia has five members on that com m it t ee, and yo u 'll rem em be r we said earlier that legislators like mail fro m ho rne . Here, then , are your men, and if yo u live in their district, yo u owe them a lette r : DIST. 1 the entire northeas t co rner of t he sta te above and we st from Lake Tahoe (see Co ngressional Dist rict m ap in yo ur pullout ) Harold T. J o h n son (0),2347 Ra y b orn Bld g. DIST . 2 the coastal area adjacent to Dist . 1 Do n H . Clau sen (R) , 2433 Ray born Bldg. mST. 13 S.F. Bay Area, check lo call y for exact dis trict boundaries Norman Y. Mineta (D), 510 Cannon Bldg. mST. 20 parts of Santa Barbara and Ventura Co u nties Barry M. Goldwater, Jr. ( R) , 1421 Lo ngworth Bldg. mST. 3 2 San Pedro, Lomita, Torrance , Carso n, Wilm ington, parts of Redondo Bch. Glenn M. Anderson (D) , 1230 Longworth Bldg. All the above office addresses are in Washington, D.C . 20515. Both Goldwater and Anderso n have al ready come out publicly to challenge the Feds " right to blackmail states over helmet laws. Anderson is co-sponso r of HR 6918 , as is Dist. 18's William Ke tch u m . How 'bout so me letters of thanks fro m horne - you 'd do it for a friend, wouldn't you? As for the rest , jus t let them kn ow your main co ncern is seeing one of the fo u r bills m entioned a bove ge t th rough the legisla tive meatgrinder so mehow. The "how" is going t o be u p t o your Congressman ; he's su p posed to know h is job better th an we d o . • HAPPENINGS BLM - AR IZONA YUMA DISTRI CT MU LTIP L E USE 'ADVISOR Y BOARD Meeting December 17, 10 a .m , at the Ramada In n Banquet Rm. ; 3 18 1 S. Fourth Ave ., Yuma, Arizona. Open to public with lim ited time avai lab le for o ral statements, notify BLM o f intent prior to meeting. Written st atements m ay be filed at the meeting or mail to Chairman, Yuma Dist, Advisory Board, 24 5 0 Fourth Ave., Yu ma, AZ 8 5364. Further info, c on tact H. Max Bruce, Dist, Mgr.. a bove address or phone (602) 726-2612. BLM - ARIZONA SAFFORD DISTRICT MULTIPLE USE ADVISORY BOARD Meeting December 19, 9: 30 a.m. , in District Office, 1707 T hatcher Blvd ." Safford, Arizona 85546 . Open to publi c, limited t im e for o ral state ments. Fo r info , co ntact Dist. Mgr, at above address or phone (602) 42 8-1 100. EPA - NATIONAL PUBLIC HEARING , MOTORCYCLE PO LLUTION CONTRO LS December 18 , Rm. 102 or Motor Vehicl e Emissions Laboratory, 25 6 5 Plym outh Rd., An n Arbor, Michigan (Continued on page 37) ~ W December 5th Last friday night of Season Purse 5700 100% payback to 100cc Expert s Doubl e AM E poi nt s . 100% trophies to all sportsmen Ex. payback : 1st $110, 2nd $65 , 3rd $40, 4th $20 gates open 6 pm siqn-up 6-7:30 pract ice 6:30-7 :30 pm " 1st moto 8 prn for mo re info: AM E, PO Box 1421, Reseda, CA 91335 213 ·881-5778 membership required $7 no card - no ride $4,000 rider insurance Entries : Sportsman $7 post, Expert $12 post December 7th National Minicycle Associat~~ ce . The 2nd Annual Santa Claus Grand Prix Sunday, December 7th 3 mile course - all events race 45 minutes Classes for al l motor cycles to 125cc . 4' tall tr ophies 33% trophies Double NM A poi nts ent ries $8 maiI $ 12 post NMA, 23301 Ost roni c Drive, Woodland Hi lls, CA 9 1364 $3,000 rider insurance e-----~ Also December 7th Complete CRC Motocross (on Shadow Glen course) All classes 100% payback to Experts $3,000 rider insurance ~ 2J-- ') December 14th Junior Grand Prix RACE FOR A NEW BIKE ! Winners of 125, 250 , & Open Junio r classes w i ll go home w it h a new Honda, Suzuki, or Yamaha 125cc Limited Entries - so Pre Enter ! Entri es $15 Regular classes wi ll run for 100% t rophies ($8 entry ) extended course - One 45 minute race each class send ent ries to : AME, PO Box 1421, Reseda, CA 9 1335 2 13-881-5778 11

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