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Want a California State oav J)ark near L.A.? Here's what to do By lane Campbell Seen at the Anaheim. CA. trade show January 19.20. and 21: IAbove) The Carabela 60cc mini-roadracer. shown w ith three-year-old Damian Sands aboard. Every disp lay bike was sold by the end of the show. (Below) The Ducati 500cc Desmo twin. with a stroke befitting a 125 and a seat styled ala OW31 Yamaha with an airfoil incorporat ed into the flip-up section. Availability is " hard to say ." You can' tell the men from the.boys' •• • by the price of their toys. Anaheim trade show becomes Toyland for buyers big and small. Riders in the Los Angeles area will get a choice among three proposed Off Highway Vehicle (OH V) parks by participating at two crucial hearings set for February 9-10 . Both meetings and field tours of the sites are being held by the Californ ia Recrea tional T rails Commi ttee, acting on be ha lf of t he De p artm ent of Pa r ks a nd Recreat ion . Pressu re fro m off-readers angered over the lac k of return on thei r OHV (Green Sticki e) regist ra tion money is credited in part for the renewed impetus given to a Southern California OHV park project. Even at the Santa Monica Mountains hearing, at which riders lost their bid for off-road access . motorcyclists were told priva tely , " Keep the pressure up . You are being heard " ' . . . The opport.unlty now ,exists for the press~.1fe to shift emp~lasls froI?sabre . ratthng co nfr ont a tl ~n pohycs to support and consu".uctlve advice . We u'.ge. representatives fr~m AMA Dlst~lct 37. c!u!>s. ATA trials clubs, family trailriding clubs, M.O .R .E . Chapte~ and activist grou.p~ such as ~he Natlo.nal Outdoor ~oahtlon to get mv~lved m these ~eanngs a,nd to .get behind the ~ark site of their choice. The public will get a chance to inspect each site along with the Trails Com mittee, pr ovided we furnish our own transp o rtation, an d (very importa nt) provided tha t, out of consideration for the landowners, we refrain from any unaut ho rized offroad excu rsions. T hose who wish to attend the field trips sho uld notify A la n Kol ster in Sacra me nto , teleph one (9 16) 322 · 7384 . Mr. Kolster is Assistant Executive Secretary of the Recr eational Trails Comm ittee and may also be rea ch ed. by mail (prior to Feb . 4) at P .O . Bo x 2390 . Sacramento . CA 958 11. The sites "The Potrero Site" is located in Riverside Cou nt y between Ba nning a nd Bea umont. south of Interst at e 10. Sou r ces cl ose to t he P arks a nd Recr eation Dep artment reveal tha t the proper ty, offe red ,by Lockheed C~rp. , would be expe'.lSlve (t he , t~nt a tlvely· q uOtc:d figure IS $13 m l ll~on) , T he q uestion has also been ra~se~ as to w~ether all o~ t~e prC?,perty IS n dea b l~ ~lthout restricnons . H ungry Va ll;y IS cu rrently a popular O RV site" scarred and erode~ d u; to heavy, concentrated use. It IS adjacent to Los Padres National Forest. " Ritter Ranch" is th e largest of the three properties (roughly 16 square miles ) with 60 miles of existing two. track trail and some existing ranch buildings which are useable. The site has already been studied once by Parks and Recreation planners, and at the time of the original study the owners had offered to donate part of the land to the state. The land is adjacent to Angeles National Forest and could act as a staging area for dispersed, lowim pact ridi ng in the forest . Cycle Ne ws feels that Ritt er Ra nch would be the m ost favorable site on a cost/value basis. With or withou t th e dona tion (which is still a n open possibility) it offers the largest ac reag e and the lowest cost pe r acre, based on cu rrently kn own asking prices of all thr ee sites. In ad dition, it would -r e q u ir e a m in imu m o f on -sit e developme nt. a nd offers a possibility of being connected with a nother OH V park site (t he Rowher Flats, or T exas Canyon area, under con,sid eration by Los Angel es County) via tr avelways within Angeles National Forest. (Below) The Moto-Guzzi V50 shaft-drive V-twin is as narrow in the the cases as many classic singles. weighs a claimed 330 pounds. features a unique cast (f orged 71 alloy swing arm design and one-pedal stopping w ith the Guzzi-developed int egrat ed disc braking system. Antelope Valley Freeway-State Rt . 14 Approx. 60 m i. t o L.A . RITTER RANCH SITE DIRECTIONS: Take Sta te Rd. 14 to Palmdale Interchange. go app rox. 4 mile s we st on Erizabeth Lake-Pine Canyon Rd. t o Rec . Tr ails Comm . sign. 4 1