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Cycle News 1977 01 12

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BINSIDE ~ t A competitiv e CZ .•..... 4 Gran Prix Specialties says it's possible M o t o-politic s • ...•.•.•.• 6 Good news, bad news, and a plan it isn't as fun as riding. but it's gotta be done Voices o f the W est • .... 11 Readers write, call us names, make threats. etc. Super-tire test, Part II .. ; 12 Everything that didn't make it into Pan I Jimmy Carter's sister... 14 The lady is a biker West •.•••.. .••.• . . ...• Dez .• ...• .. . ... . . . _ Central. : North . •... • . ..... .... . Woodsriders Workshop. Opinion Results . • . . . _ Giant Calendar .. . .. •.. . MX Cat _ 16 20 23 26 27 Parks & Rec to hold Los Angeles hearing California's Parks & Recreation Commiss ion, those good f olk s w ho class ified about 25,000 acres of newly-acquired state land (located in the Santa Monica Mountains ) as " Par k" and zero acres as " Recreation", t hus closing it all to t rai lr iding access, w ill be in Los Angeles January 14 for a public hearing on the Santa Monica Mountains General Plan. That plan is the result of months of public m eetings - meetings which were attended by many concerned motorcyclists, even though we'd officially " lost" our bid to have some of the land rec lassified. The General Plan openly admits that trailriders' needs are not met by the plan. The staff planners have said that if bikers showed enough int erest. they would try to recommend a reclassification of some unspecified area for recreational use. You can help show int erest by attending the meeting, beginning at 10 a.m . Friday, January 14, at the Quality Inn on Century Blvd. near LA. International A irport. You can make your own public statement by w riting in advance to Margo Woods, c/o Parks & Recreation Commission, Box 2390, Sacramento, CA 95811. You may also register for a t ime slot at the meeting. Trials clubs, enduro clubs, and family trailriding groups are especially urged to make a showing. CN wilfbe there, too. 29 30 33 37 u r r e r- mounted Contrary to some rumors, Husqvarna will not distribute Laverda motorcycles in the United States, according to well-placed Husqvarna sources. C harle-, C . Ctavton . Il r ~id rn l K" hi Som . A..~i" l a ni ShotT1I1l CIOI\ll1n . Puhlh.llI' f Eeln .. Mr wICIIl. Seererarv 10 Puhlish ("r Adve rt is ing H.lllwrl 1.. ;\'or \" ,111,. N.uillnal Adve-ni ..il1/o: Silh.,. ~1.1 11a Krr I ~ 'h h i, ' W ilkin" . W c'..rr-m KI ·.~ i ol1 al Advr-n i..ill,lot Sillt'!'! MiITM.':1"f Chris Kollll 'l . Ad vr-ni ..ioKAssistant Ed itorial La m- C a m p lx-ll. Ed ito r . ) nhn lJl r iCh Ed itu r. A rt and Production l' w d un iull : nC'lllli" Cox , La b Tec hnici an : M a r ili n H a ra ..h i t a , C a r u lv n Bra n h a m . 'l"ypflKrlll' hl'rs : :\I ik(' Kli o Rn . l. a h a n d l' n IC IUt"lin n . Circul at ion Md n :.l Kr r : and Pam Gr("("n A ccou nt in g Ga\·knr Za in n ,. fl.bn a ,lt r ; Kr n l.u r in . r A".." td nt : J r .. n ttr- H a mm nnd . ,\ n" l ~ . Rr · i.. C"f"i\"a h ll' : Pa m e la llidr. r.

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