Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Cleveland Na tional Forest no ground fires are permitted. However, stoves are acc eptable. Bikers are al so rem inded that what th ey pack in, th ey m ust pa ck out. All bik ers are urg ed to carry plenty of water esp ecially in sout hern California . Th e Cleveland ~ N ational Forest is consid ered a dry forest, conse quen tly , bik ers sho uld not - d epend solely on stream sources fo r th eir water supply . For portio ns of th e trail still . incom plete, bikers should note the etra il sym bol burned in the ends of wooden stakes. Individuals should also be ackno wledgea ble a bo ut t rail location and towns along the way for < emergency purposes. Tra ve lers are t advised to stick close to the trail. T he , n ecessary righr -of -iuays have been obtaine dfor th e comp leted portions of ~t he trail. How ever, this does no t iauthorue off- trail cam ping or riding. I Th e Pacific View Tra il is design ed to offer th e tra il rid er a varied ex pe rie n ce through dramat i c elevations ranging f rom 200 ' to 13, 000' in clud ing mixed t errain and , vegetation and animal differences . Th e Pacific View Trail tests th e bike r's will and fortitude, requiring skill and ab ility in a challenge against and with , the natural eleme nts. Once a dream , th e Pacific View Tra il is quickly becoming a reality for more and more eople to expe rience and enjoy. 2 There you have it. My imaginary new s release , but it's not totally im agi n ary. The news release is real with th e exception of changing the ...- word hik er to biker or trail rider in the text . This fantasy is actually a long term dream that I have anguished over ~i nce th e inception of the "green stickie.' Hikers do not pay for their spon, and yet they enjoy the complete . and full cooperation of governmental agencies , even though they bring the .same problems to the woods as we bikers do. Seeing this clearly, I felt the "green stickie" was the tax tha t co uld support an e ffort of t h is t yp e. Unfortunately , o ur governmental agencies a re controlled and run by people who for the most part would p refer to see us bikers q uarantined because we m ight spread the disease of feeling free and becoming one with machin e as well as na ture. ~ A good examp le is th e past di rector of the State's Park and Recreat ion Dep a rtm ent . Most of us already know of the infamous Mr. R hod es who told a group of motorcyclists to "stay cool" the very eve of the auditors' report on the m isapp ropr iation and mismanagement of millions of dollars of OR V registration funds. I feel t ha t th e dream that came true for the hik ers can come true for us two -wh eeled back packers. We m a y hav e to fight , reeducate many people , and in th e final analysis, it may com e down to pure political power. There are severa l ways to sta rt on ou r "yellow brick road." We can wri te our sta te lobbyist and te ll him we want our own tra il system . In tu rn , he could lobby for ou r dream . It wouldn't hu rt to j o in th e Cal iforn ia lobbyin g org aniza tion M.O .R.E . , which stands for Mot orcycle Owners, Riders, and Enthusiasts, to help finance his efforts. An other good approach m ight be to write th e director of th e Cal ifornia State Parks and R e cre ati on Department and insist that green sticker money be spent for trails. Write your stat e and federal representatives and clearly exp lai n what you want . Here are the addresses of those people you might write to : Russ Sanford . Box 26062 Sacramento, CA 95826 Mr. Russell Cahill Direct or of Parks and Recreat ion Box 2390 Sa cramento , CA 9581 I • KONI - A RGA I 5 B Steel Adjustable 76F-1282 and 76F-1282SP4 (12.9" eye to eye) 4.00 each $ _Th e steel KO Nls, 76F-1282 and 76F,.1 282SP4, not only fit all the bi kes listed below but can also be used on motorcycles wh erethe mounting po ints on frames and swingarm that originally accepted 12" and 12%" shocks have been modified to position the shock at a greater ang le, or on those bikes wh erethe oversize rear tire or knobby tire does not have sufficient clearance. MAKE/ MODEL Y AR E AJS Models 5. 6. 6S. 16. 18. 31 31 CSR 34 Y4 Scrambler Y50 Scramb ler Y41. Y51 Scrambler AR IEL HS Roadmaster BSA sta rn re, Gold Star. Victor Spcl, Victor MX.Shooting Star. Lightning. Thunderbolt A&B Group Rocket Gold Star Gold Star Scrambler A&B Group. Spcl A&B G roup 832 Clubman B34 Clubman C1 5 Scrambler T100. T100R. T25SS. T25T C ZlJAWA 125. 175. 250. 400 MX' CZ250,360 DUCATI 860 GT + 2 7629.1 t .022.0 per damper FRANCIS BARNEn 70 Falcon Touter, 71 Cruiser, 72 Falcon Scrambler 74 Fa lcon Tourer, 75 Cruiser, 76 Falcon Trials, 77 Scrambler G EEVES R Pathfi nder Trials H DDAKA 69 on T/40OJ. TM-250J/ 40OJ ' All 56·57 54 on 58 on 55-57 55 on 63 on 70 on to 74 66 74-76 55 56 70 on E 50 77 0 SD,E Scram Nomad Comman PANTHER 65, 75, 100 D RICKMAN Metisse Scramb Bullaco Trials Scrambler (USA) 54 on 65 on 65 on 70 on · IUMPH peed Tw in. Tiger 100, 110Comb hunderbird Comb Thunderbird 6T. Tl20. Bonneville Scrambler TRS. TR6 Thunderbird 6T Tiger T110 T120 Bonneville TR5A /C, TR5A/R Troph y TR6C. TR6R Trophy T100 Tiger & Daytona. T120 Bonneville. TR6 Trophy Sport. Tl50 Trident YAMAHA YDS2 YDS3 YR2 Sports. YR3 Sports 54-59 54-58 5B-6O 58 on 60-62 60 on 60-61 60 on 60 on 6!H5 62 on 65 on 67 on .. .~ • MAYFAIR CORP. 72-73 . ' 150 Green Street. Hackensack. N 07601 • .J. • Please ship Pabatco 67 on • Enclosed find M . in the amount of S .O KAWASAKI Samu rai 250S. 250T, A1, A1SS Avenger 35OS, 350T. A7SS Mach III, H1 350E Bighorn FS Scrambler 68 on ' 68 on 69 on 70 on • Name 'Use 76F·1282SP4 • : Postage prepaid. • • . Md r~s • •••••••••••••••••••••• • • City State Zip • "Life is a dream, but it's a g reat way to pass the t ime." - C. Clayton m.s..ge to the riders I would lih to addr..... this . nd d ••le,. of the following br and• . SUZUKI: The 2 new models of RM 250'. are the finest Suzukis ever made and are probabty the bes1 2 w oke racM S in the world today. ---., - . .... The Finest Synthetic Lubricants TC 2-Cycle Lube Mo ped Oil FC4-Cycle Lube Snake Lube re LUBRICANTS, INC. P.O. Box 26187.Trotwood, Ohio 45426 5131854-2516 HONDA: You Honda peop le have complained tor years hav;ng • racer · well . the CR 250'. are grea t and they . re dirt cheap - there are thousand s of used TER R } L 'AJJLlj' The Te flo n S u p e r S m o o t h Ca b le about not ones Mound, if vou camot afford. new one . CAN AM : T~ is the mos t pawerful 2SO engine going They are the result of years of power deve lop ment and I r. ma de riQht next door . KAWASAKI: The KX 250 Kaw asaki has the largest transl er pOI1 area 0 1 th e new ge nerali on of bik es and has III treme ndous po tential as a wi nl'lffl". I did not me ntIon Yama ha , Harley Oavidson . Bultaeo or Ossa becau se we already know they are pro v,," winners. Any of these 8 eng ines are readv and willing to w in II National ChoImpionship. What I a m trying to sa y is - Iel'a get to work. I few one am tired of seeing 1 ew 2 brands win every tune , aren 't you? 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