Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Bikers,4-vvheelers clash at Hollister Hills REED INDUCT ION K IT S Settlement reached in talks TuGee Enterprises Inc. By Lane Campbell SAN JOSE , CAL .. JAN , 6 pa rk itsel f. but c u r io us a b out th e possib il ity . Th e b ik ers, alr ead y se ns itive ove r t he loss of Off-hi ghwa y Vehicle · money as reveal ed in th e state's a u di t. bristl ed a t th e t ho ugh t of s ha r i ng th e a cre a g e with four wh eelers. H oweve r , after the m eet in g b rok e up in to sma ll wo rki ng groups. th e angry ta lk died down . W o rk in g o neo n -one , peo ple beg a n to co me to a co nse nsus. Both sides agreed t hat the terr a in did not lend itself to d ispersed . T u r -w h e e- le r p lay ; t he refo re , th e o " lower ranch " (t he 2,100-acre parcel used for general playriding) should re mai n exclusively a m ot orcycle area , The " u p pe r ra nc h" , (a bou t 680 a cres , co mpletely separated from the lowe r ranch) . is current ly be in g o pene d to o rga nized cl ub act ivi ty ; bike rs a nd fo ur-whe elers wo u ld sha re o rga n ized eve nt d a tes on th at site . End of p roblem . T he wo rki ng grou ps . c harge d with th e ta sk of recommending a ltern atives to th e pl anners, sai d a n at " No!" to hun t ing a n d to " na tu re -int erpretive" typ e a ctivity; agree d t hat a t le ast on e more motocross co u rse sho u ld be set up. preferab ly on the up p er ranch ; set erosi on con tro l as a number on e priority; a nd ge nera lly urged th a t th e state m ana ge th e property in an "as- is" c on d it io n , rath e r t h a n s pe n d a d d it iona l la rge su ms of m on ey o n deve lopment . T he p lanne rs, in tu rn , had one bit of gqod new s. As mu ch as 250 ,000 may be reverted from the o r ig ina l .~ IHE.LATEST 10 BY PAPA WEALEY (Co ntin ued from pa g e 2.) TERRYKIT 111 Eve ry body bUI the 20 0 wh o e ntere d th e Vikings H are Scrambl e s a t Lucerne Vall e y mi ssed a prim o ride , virt ua lly dust -free in th e wa ke o f re cent s no ws, T his wi n te r . while cond itio ns in the desert a re close to perfection , support you r d esert clubs - they reall y m ove t heir tails for yOll, Quite a m ixture of riders - Brian Farnsworth, .Rich Thorwaldsen, Pete Malley, Bob Mayna-rd, Eric Jensen , even Speedway -Champion M ike Bast on a Yamaha TT500 - are entered i n the January 23 Motorcycle Owners, Riders, and Enthus iasts (M ,O. R. E, ) Benef it Grand Prix at Saddlebac k . A re yo u? .. w .. .. w ~¥ -¥ _ - • • • ~ ~I :~ IS W A P :" : Smoot her action - More Impro ved co n tro l handlin g - More travel Differen t dampening Air or sp rings, The fron t end kit th at beats them all. ~ MEET: : fi *. ORANGE COUNTY'S * f$l GREATEST MOTORCYCLE * * PARTS SWAP!! * It * ~~ It ~~ $50.00 Jan. I4, ~E Dealer or Direct out of state call toll free 80 0-854-4 691 90 day ~oney ba ck guarantee ~ "977 ~~ ~:! FRIDAY NITE· 6 PM TO 11 PM ~~ ~1 Movie World Exhibit Center TERRrCAIJLE ~; PO BOX 132 1 Hesper ia . CA 92345 7142472646 6900 ORANGETHORPE ~} ~,..,. ~i " " r<: N:< --- - ~ l~ OR4NGETMOAPE " A' _x• • ......l $o&! " .hl\'\..,.t .. "OOf ,." ''' lI¥. _000 I.~ ~~ . ..z _ ~~ .~ ~ _ .. . .,. \ :.: ...... ,. .. ( , 24 HR. INfO . , C • 0-.., .-,.,. I® ............ - HARD TO GET ~ ) , ; ';f z .. 111 I ,~ .~.. I: I~ MoVIE( .... ~':'l: f ..............._ ( .. WORtD ALL (213) , , I ~:::=~ ~~~~~~~ : : : ,~ .Aii 0!.-ffl .::::.:. :.;..,..:.? 111 ,,~ .~ 8" OF T RAVEL FO R PEN T ON . K T l\I . & '76 HODA KA 1 iM"P'R .. ' :~ **BUENA PARK** , ~YAMAHA • • e...- . . _ •• _"'O . . o X ( and _-'CI~ I _1I"'_ 6 ...., c»r PARTS AND ACCESSORIES Largest stock in U.S.' ( I 24 Hour Mail Order Serv ice Dealers Welcome c 111 DONELSON 3141427-1204 CYCLES, 3328 Woodson Road St . Louis . Mo. 63114 INC. ) .f ...... , • J )I yn llIl _ _ I anoth er RG Cann ing event _ )<. •• • 111 I , .., Office 10 . 400 Metywoed CA. 90270 c . _ = ~ I 111 Come on dow n! • •• • ) 1I.a.. C 1II1DQUAITtIS ....NING. . " SIlO. • I Space w iU be 8vlIliable day at even t I C C onoIOfC~ · OM\I' Sl OO_ l o r . ICr.1O _ _ _ ... .e .~ 0lCJ... or -"""G ...,.., IQ tile ...... IN _ _ _ t.onI _ _ ...- . .... .,3 00 _ _ \/_ _""iI Ior_~ ~!"o "'-" _ ""'orpafk",o 1Ol I C:O'IO >I ) I- _ .H ' . , 'j_ • • _ • _ • _ • • III Holeshot? WEO.I·h~\89.95 ~ Dea l er . I n q uir ie s wanted J~M ES BROWN. INC. . .• PAl M 12SI ·B BEACH BLVD , THE FINEST COMPLETE LINE OF OFF-ROAD RACING MACHINERY EVER OFFERED loAHAR HA. CA Q06l l (7 141 /il;7q·hQ40 (2 I JI Q47 .2QC)Q Too mu ch frost (about a foot of it) knocked out the Frosty Cactus. The cancelled January 9 family enduro will be reschedu led , according to URA. - . .... ;' • t,l ' _ H olli ster H ills a p p ro p ria tio n ba ck to th e O l-l V Fund. T h is "saving" came a bou t because th e actua l' cost of ac q u is i t io n had b e en less t h an budg eted . Fin all y, R uss San ford (M .O . R. E. ), Art Va sconse los and severa l other club le a d e rs o ffe re d to st rea m li ne th e re mai n der of th e " pu b lic input " phase by wo rking through a user a dv isory co m mi ttee co m pose d o f c lub represen ta tives. T his was accepted by the p la nners and b y t he asse mb ly. . The res u lt of t his meeting will be merged wit h the answers to h u nd red s of q uestio nai res di st ribut e d si n ce N o vem be r . From these expressions of user de m a nd , t he P a r ks and R ecrea t ion staff expects to t h r ash o u t a G enera l Pl an , whic h wi ll be ' presented at anot he r p u blic meeti ng in Sa n J ose on Marc h 3. • Ma n y rid e rs left th e m ee tin g fee ling that th e ir legi tim a te concerns about safety. trail m anage m emt a nd r iding q u al ity of the p ark ha d been obscured by b urea ucrat ic smoke . Ma n y who stayed di d so o ut of co ncern t ha t so mehow " pose y sn iffers" ( preserva rio nists ) wen' going to wr ite t he o pe ra t ing r u les for th e park . W ith th is m u ch neg a tive bias goi ng in . it's a tr ibut e to t he personal resili a ncv of a ll co nc er ne d th at so me work abl e . posi ti ve recom m e nda tio ns ca me ou t of the m eetin g. • . .. 121 31 35~ 2. ' 5 ~ or a budding feud ? T h e ~ahforn~a De p t. of Parks and Recr e a n o n pubhc m ee ting on Hollister Hills pl ann in g al ternatives was r apidly coming apart . T he a ttendees , mostly representatives of motorcycle and fo,:,! -whe~le r clubs, were angr y and Impati e nt ; th e Ca liforn ia Parks & R ecre a tio n staffers who'd org~ inzed th e m eet in g seem ed w e_ll -m ean~ n g a n d fru strated . . fhe m ajo r so u~~e of th~ bad ~e~ ~mgs wa s ~h e lo ng . s ho ppi ng list of p la n nmg a lternatives p resented by th e S a cr ~m ent ~) -b a s (' d s ta ff. . .Eac h q uesuon raised became an irrita nt, Did we want showers? Sho u ld th e park be o p:ned to hu nt in g ? S ho u ld it be exc lusive ly for motorcycle use. or shou ld fo u r -wheel e rs ha ve a sha re? Did we wa nt interpretive p r og r am s ? N a tu re wal ks? At one point Russ Sa n~ord stood up and said , " ~V h y don t yo u. ~ Par.ks a nd Recr; an~ ? ) pe ople q u it jacking u.~ arou ndi '" e II t ell you wha t we wa nt. The case of t he fo.u r- whee le rs sho ws h ?w a.n a l tern ~lI ve can crea te d isse ns io n . H ol lisr e r .has b een a m ot orcycle pl a y a rea smc.e th e lat e .1 960s. when .H owa rd H arris o perated Il as .a pnva t ~' p ~rk . Fou r:wheel en.' h us lasts ha.~n t sen.ously co nsid ere d usm g th e fa cility until th e Parks and Recrea tion people p roposed it. In short . the propo~ed a lte rna tive had c re a ted th e fedmg of a n un -rn et d emand . Many of th e four-wheelers c arne. no t kn owin g m u ch abo ut th e 73' EAST CYP RESS MONROV IA, CA 9' 0' 6 _ Angry words, bitter feelings , shouts of "The bikers' money bought Hollister, it' s ours ," answered by, "H a lf of that money came from four-wheelers]" -, w~s this a p lanning meeting ~ .Hike PatTick s ~ YAMAHA af CORONA _!101 E. 6th Street , Corona, CA KTM Im ports U.S.A. 98 2 5 Maso n Ave .-.. C ha ts wo r t h. Ca. 9 t 311 • ( 2 1 3 . 882-8860 Dea ler Inquiries In vit ed ( 714) 735 7721 SAM M Y TANNER DISTRIBUTI N G lUBRI-TECH _ 213 -924 ·2111 non~no"o",)nUnDnO no~ ~ t, r ,ffO .,AMAl-fA ~t ~ 'Largest parts & accessory inventory in California' '- cT ~ ..., 24020 Narbonne Ave . Lomita. CA 90717 ~ o r xo T"l;.'-' T .:. (.' 213-534-231' r zo r . o t' £O '\ l -... * Southland Cycle * 8141 Garden Grove Blvd Garden Grove, CA 714-893-5091 Sales - Paris - Service - Finan cing .. . -~ Goodyear is Carroll Shelby 213-538-2914 - : . .. ~ . 19

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