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o Q(") l-o Il.I ..0 S Il.I > o Street is Neat Z By Bob Bitc hin Well , sports fans, here we are 6'n ce again. I really hate writing ~ a bunch of know-nothing dirt biker types, but it's becoming more evident all the time that a lot of you ride street bikes too. so here's a little info for you. Did you know that Sonny Barger, the longtime president of the Hell's Angels motorcycle club was released from Folsom Prison? Well then , how about the big news that ole Evel Boweev el took his place and will be doing time with other "nasty bikers" for clouting some guy in the noggin with a brick-bat? or l n Milwaukee a biker was dragged from a bar and beaten to death by some cops , and then the coroner covered it up and said he died of heart failure . The FBI has been called in , and the fuzz are in big trouble now . ~' 0 much for the bad guy type news , now into some of the good stuff. The Modified Motorcycle Association held a l OY run in Chino, CA for a bunch of orphans and made a lot of kids ha ppy , not to mention a lot of MMA members who got happy at the party held afterward . There was lots of cold Coors, and some very warm ladies who participated in a booby contest. Even the losers were faxes. ' '' Rid er'' magazine recently came out with an editorial that said they wanted the helmet law reinstated . I think that s_~cks. If they have to be told to wear a helmet, let their mothers tell them . I ~~n t to decide' for myself. What do y,ou think? a T here are more street bikes than qi.!"t bikes. According to latest studies by the Motorcycle Industry Council. t!!ere are 42 % on-road bikes (smart (~.ks) , 21 % off-road (not so bright) , and 36 % com b in a t io n ( b o rd e rl in e ciises). With a total of 8 ,277 ,000 motorcycles . that means we street bikers can wipe up on you dirty type bikers. Ha . ~ S pea ki ng of statistics, did you know that motorcycle registrations have increased by over 1,000 % sin ce I945? YQ.u did? Well then , it might surprise ypu to know that Japan has exported over $3 .591 .000 ,000 worth of motorcycles in the last six years. You see , after just reading a little bit about what goes on in a smart (read: street) biker's publication, you know a lieU of a lot more than you did just a couple of minutes ago. (If you'd like to read more about what's happening where the fun really is, on the street, drop us a line at Biker newsmagazine, Box 2610 , Long Beach, CA 90801. and we'll send you a copy. Of course you had better throw a couple quarters in the envelope. or we're liable to lose your address. ' Of course, if you'd rather bounce our body off the side of hills for the rest of your life. go on reading Cycle Snooze, you deserve each other. • NB Rainbow Stickie I CY~le Here it is News new Rainbow Stickie Changes colors before your very eyes!! Reflects every color of the Rainbow!! I .s N fill o u t this order hlan k ami scud lu : Cycle New s Produ cts PO Box -+98, Lonu Bea ch, CA 90801 CI) IJ! c: .Q ..=d '; . ~ cii .. ID a: ~ " z " u > U -.::::I ~ - ~ o ,I a JU SI TII ~ '~ ...; .i c: > ::;: ~ cii Q:;" _ ... 3 ~ " 10 :c:.,. .. .,. I I - -" "' ... ;";,,, "'..,~ """~ .. ... ~" ~! ... ~ "0 "0 . . ;; -2- .:: ~ a "" ~ .- -" E Vj ~ U iJ - Q ~ ~ 5