Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

HAPPENINGS National Forest briefs Cleveland N.F., 3211 Fifth Avenue, San Diego office has cop ies of their Final Enviro nmental Impact St a tem en t (EIS) for Pal o mar Mountain Planning Unit. Good ne:ws here is increased ORV use opportunity: Eldorado N.F., 100 Forni Ro ad, Placerville, CA 9 56 6 7, has issued a Draft (preliminary) EI S o n Volvanoville Plan ni ng Unit whi ch drastically cuts down on ORV use , Becaus e it's a Draft (not Final) pl an , there's still t im e to comment and as k for m odifica ti o n . But not m uch time. If y o u ri de th e area, obtain a copy of th e plan and ge t y o ur comments to the:m qu ick ly ! Modo c N. F. , P.O. Box 6 11, Alturas, CA 96 101 has four alternative: pl ans a-br ewing, ranging from "No ORV Use" to " Leave it like it is." 0 1' Russ at M.O.R. E. advises that if you write for a copy of the plan and co m e back with your co m ment s, at the: very le ast you'll get a fine map of the Mo d oc Na t' l. Forest for fre e. You ca n be t the po sey-sn iffe rs will be tryin g to get us sh ut out. a llo wed o n existi ng th ro ugh ro utes only . b ud) below 5,0 0 0 feet el evation. South of th e rive r, . the ban ex tends to th e 6,000 foot level . Ab ove th ese elevat ions , chec k locally to lea rn what ex isting regulatio ns apply to off-road us e. Campfire re s trictio ns are als o severe and detailed. Ch eck with th e near est ran ger st ation. The fire re stri ctions will be lifted by public an nou ncemen t whe n the da nger is p ast. San Fernando Valley Chapte:r : J oh n Hey, 1173 No. Maclay A venue, San Fernand o, CA 9 1340 (T he R o tor cy cle Sh op ) San ta Barbara Count y Chapter: Bo b Weirick at (8 05) 68 7· 445 4 San ta Clara County Chapte:r : Charles A. William son at (408 ) 2 41-0 2 78 San Die:go County Chapter : Paul Hefferlin at ( 71 4) 757·78 60 Down to the wire with Knob Hill Butte Coun ty Ch apter: Gerry de R o co a t F. & R. Cy cles in Orovill e Sacramento County Chapter: R on J oj o at (91 6) 96 7· 1434 Want to start a chapter in your own ar ea? Get in touch with M.O. R.E. at 1129 - 11 th St., Sacr am e n to , CA 958 14 (9 16 ) 444-668 0. After all Don Ivan's h ard work trying to ge t a usc: p ermit for Knob Hill R an ch near Pescadero, CA. it's now apparent th at th e an ti-O RV forces ar e going to try to pac k th e fi nal hear in g in m uch the same manner that th ey di d t he Hope Ranch meet. Russ Sanford at M.O.R.E. and the San Mat eo Co un t y Mo t o rcy cle Assoc. ur ge all Bay Area o ff-re aders to show up and be prepared to gently but f irmly sta te the riders' case , The hearing is be fore the San Mateo County Planning Commission wh ich will make a 'mal determ in ation on Kn ob Hill 's permit. July 28 , 1:30·5:00 p.m, County Gove:rnme:nt Ce:nte:r Hall of Justice, Board of Supervisors Chambers Marshall St. Re:dwood City, CA M.O.R.E. Chapters on the move Forest fire restrictions: Read and heed T he Sequoia and Sierra Nat'!' Forests in California ar e adopting cam pf ire and vehicle use restrictions effec tive July 15 un t il further notice , in response to cr itical fire danger in these areas. On t he Seq uoia N.F., unless au th o riz ed by con tract, vehi cle use will b e restrict ed to established roads o nly while the danger lasts. On th e Sierra N.F. , no r th of th e San Joaq uin River th ere m ay be n o off-road vehicl e us e (t hat mean s yo u' re Gettin g d own to the gr assroots, so 0 1'· Russ San fo rd won 't have to d o it all alo ne, M.O. R.E. mem bers no w have several lo c a l c h a p t e r s go ing in California. If yo u always wanted to "do some th ing," but never knew wh ere to go or wh o to call, check out the fo llowi ng list: Orange County Chapter : Sis Ly ma n at (714) 633-0100 San Gabriel Valley Chapter: John McGuire, 103 0 South Pima, West Covina, CA 91790 Diamonds are forever - or, "Once more into the pool, dear friends" . M.O.R.E. has spen t - Hope this isn 't true, but there's be:en t alk ar o un d .San J ose of a dog racing pro mo te:r ap p roaching the San ta Clara County Fair Assoc. abo ut a seasonal program at the fairgro un ds track. T ro uble is , if appro ved, su ch a pro gram woul d axe all motorcy cle racing there: Spe edway , Natio nals, every t hing. If you 'd like t o put a wo rd in, the Fai r Associat io n's address is 344 Tully Rd ., San J ose, CA. 95 11 2. "3 ~ AMA's Bob Rasor got loose from Westerville long enough to give the Feds both barrels at a DOT hearing in Chicago July 9. He scored existing Federal standards for not having any provision for ' motorcycle safety education, for inadequate means of testing motorcycle ope raton, and for inadequate helmet testing. You, too can tell the Feds what y ou think about highway safety . Ho nest , if you're a knowledgeable, · respo nsib le rider with a su gge stion on h ow to save lives and /or hides, write it down and send it t o: Docket Section 76 -2, NIITSA Ro o m . 510 8, 4 00 Seventh St. SW, Washington, D.C. 20590. The public is invited to a California State BlM Advisory Board meeting july 29-30 at the Mansion Inn, Sacramento, Calif., 8:30 a.m . till whenever. ORV management will be on the agenda . DO THEY WANT THE BEST? ; The Gold Belt must be the best. It's the first of its kind and most-copied body bracer in motorcycling, Trouble with imitations is they always lack something found only in the SIMON SAYS YES. P.O. BOX 69129 • original. That something is The Gold Belt quality. Don't take anything less. Look for this label at your dealer, or ask him to order it. It's the best. You deserve it. LOS ANGElES, CALIFORNIA 90069 27

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