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No bikes in Santa Monica Mtns. YOUR HI-POINT DEALERS GOT SOME NEW ITEMS... CHECK'EM OUT TODAY Commission denies OHVuse LO S ANG ELES. CA ,JAN . 14 The Californi a State Parks and Recreation Commission killed all hopes of off-road motorcycle use in three newl y-approved State Pa rk s wi t hi n the Sa nta Mo n ica Mount ains. In a p proving th e ge nera l d evel opm ent plans for T opanga . Mal ibu Creek a nd Point Mu gu Sta le Parks. t h e n in e co m missio ne rs declin ed to reclassify any portion o f th e app rox im at ely 25 .000 acre park compl ex for recreat ion al use - a move whi ch woul d n ot h a ve automati ca lly ope ned a ny park to offroad e rs , but would ha ve m ade it legall y possibl e to plan a nd test suc h an op en ing on a tr ial ba sis. Early in the co urse of an a ll-d a y p ublic hearin g . held in th e Qual ity Inn ncar Los An geles Int ernational Airport . th e co m m issione rs heard a ew motor cyclists. The rid ers' pleas esred ma inl y on the fac t tha t Los ng el es area o ff -rea ders have o ntrib u ted h ea vil y to th e Off ighw ayVehicle (OHV) Fund wit hou t .eein g any ben efit in th e form of new iding areas. Real izing th e strong a ntiotorcycle bias among su rrou nding rope rty owners, the riders asked for a im ple spot reclassification of some rea within the park com p lex so tha t n env ironmental lest ride could be eld . Man y riders who attended . owever , left in fru stra tion a nd a nger . itho ut spea king, saying th ey co u ld ee that th e Com m ission 's decisio n ou ld be a foregone conclusion . Respo n d in g to ca lls for ec lassifica rion (w hic h had surfaced in he pl a nn in g process d u ri ng overnber) a three -pe rson co m mi ttee haired by Comm issioner Dr. Lor en ut z reviewed t he park la nds for a ossib le " recrea t io n -classified " area . ith Dr . Lu tz a lone dis senting. th ey eported that th ey had found none. r . Lutz. in turn . was outspoken in ritieizin g preservation ists . He said . W e are not m eet in g re creat ional ee ds un d er th is cl a ssification rocedu re ." He was referring to th e a n ne r in which " Pa rk" classifica tio n m its recreation al ac t ivities. An other ornrn issione r . co -C ha irma n Arthu r obin son . added "We a re te lling th e ubli c a fib . .. wh en we p rom ise ec rea tio na l ac tivi ties. but manage for reservat ion ... exp ressed Lu t z. in t urn . onside rable d ista ste for t he word p reserva tion" and st a te d he wa s luc ra nt to vot e for anyth ing on th ese arks" . . . unti l the Commissio n . the arks a nd Recr ea tion ) Department. nd t he Sierra C lu b recognize these ' nm et needs" - refNring agai n 10 th e ff-roaders' di lemm a . H aving addressed th em sel ves th is u c h to t he su bj e c t of o ff -road c rea t io n . th e Com m issio n e libe ra ted lat e into th e. even ing on e bu lk of th e pla ns a nd vote d a nd ition al app roval. T ho ug h Dr. Lut z spo ke virt ua lly lon e in su ppo rt of the bi ke rs' claims. vera l Comm ission ers pr ivat el y pr essed su ppo rt for a n OR V area ea r Los Angeles (a lmo st anyw here ut th e Sa nta Monica Mountains ). ro vid ed the rid ers would turn out in ffieie m num ber s to hack down th e evira ble opposi tio n . On Feb ru a ry 9 d 10 . there will he an opport u nity to them out on th eir prom ise. (See the atest Poop fo r m eeting de/ails.) THE NEW 2.75" WIDE RIMS FROM SUN 18" X 2.75 " rims w ill mounl 4.00 " 10 5.50" lire s 2.75· New Widlh Acl ual photos ot mounted rim and lire seclions show greater lire area on the ground under normal loading, Under driving slress the comparison at l ire area in contacl wilh the ground can be even more dramalic. 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