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Cycle News 1976 11 16

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If you trophied, but didn't make it to the Hook & Ladder Enduro Trophy Awards night November 4 , send $3 to cover mailing to : Womens'. Auxilliary, , Pasadena Fire Dept. , P.O . Box 987 . Teple City, Ca. 91780. They must have your name and riding number! Looks like there was 100 percent brass in the Minis, by the way . Russ Sanford w ill be in the L A . . area Monday. November 15. to address the motorcycle awareness class at ABC Adult School's Tracy learning Center on Norwalk Blvd.. near Hwy 91 freeway. Instructor George Suttles w ill be trying at that t ime to get B M .O.R.E. chapter started at the school. Class time is 7 p.m . TheLatestNewsAnd Dt.vebpmentsFranlliltaco.The CanpanyThat Builds l\horcyoo;'ArdNothingEJse. Bernie's box ,stock Bul decides " FREE WHEELING By Lane Campben Normally I rant( rave. bluesky and otherwise get off in this column in my own words , but this week I'd like to tum it over to a couple of riding buddies I met on' a special occasion last year . They've go t some very straight and thoughtful words for those of us who are prepping for the Second Annual Phantom Duck Un-organized Barstow-to- Vegas .Trail Ride: " . Phantom 'Duck Riders A word of Caution! EI Coyote and the Old G ray Fox speak to yO!! witli straight tongue. We neither condone no r support the Phantom Du ck Ru n . We are both District 37 ri ders and also property owners in the proximity of the Barstow-Vegas start line off Harvard Road. We will both be there for two specific reasons. 1. To sweep the trails to Vegas in the interest of safety. 2 . To insure that pit riders do not tear up our property or that of our neighbors in the ,!rea . We suggest that you read the following article published in the Los Angeles Times on October 24 , 1976. "A desert protection bill covering 16 million acres of Ca lifornia desert from Death Valley to the Mexican border has been signed into law by P resid en t Ford. Rep . Shirley Pettis (R-Calif.) . said t he measure caIls for the management, use development and prote ction of the public la n d , and includes ' the expenditure of $40 , million between 1977 and 1981. The new law also establishes uniformed rangers in the desert area with authority to carry firearms ." The run to Vegas wiIl not be on th e 1974 course , but on exi sting jeep trails, which mayor may not be legal. If you' think you and you r kids are going to "pit ride" for two days in this area , ana give the environmentalists real "ammunition to complain , please stay home. Ride only on existing trails and roads in the start area. keep your kids under control . and protect our desert. There have been flash floods in the area and the so called "family" or "t ra il" rider does n ot belong out there. If your conscience tells you to ride , so be it. Please be cautious. courteous. and above all legal. If you wish to speak with Coyote or The Old Gray Fox , just look for the familiar yellow Jeep . . EI Coyote Old Gray Fox October 24 . 19 76 Sa n Diego , Ca. Bernie Schreiber, the 17 ye ar o ld sensation has won the Sari Diego round of the American .Trials Champ ionship. Berni e's box stock Sherpa T proved to be the dec iding factor in his seco nd national win for 1976. Good work Berni e. . See air th e new Sherpa T 125 250, & 350 '5 at yo urĀ·Bultaco dealer, ' .I A pound saved normally costs several hundred dollars ---;--_--.:..... ~ ur ra(k ma~ t rr Vote for CHAMPION [g] Jim Wells for AMATrustee promise to work for more membership and 10 make the AMA a lobbying force second 10 none in the motorcycle field. Ballou in the November issue of AMA News. 1 Steel Shoe. $45.00 St rap S1 .00 T -Sh ir t $ 4. 00 Boo t$ $45 .00 Sizes 6 to 1 3 0 W,CUh All prices p lu s C .O.D . & Po st a ge .* Banke Pi p e s * Sea ts . Pill io ns , . Motorcycle covers , D isc brak es , Whee ls, Hubs. Sprockets & more A lso eve ryt h ing ' fo r speed way (7 14) 735-0540 MAEL Y ENTS ., RI , 2, Bo x 75B 8530 Bedford Mlr Way , Coron a, CA 9172 0

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