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CCM will debut a new trials bike in an upcoming round of the British Trials Championship Series. According to CCM 's Martin Horn, the 350cc four-stroke will weigh in at 170 pounds. Members of the "I'd rather eat worms than ride a twostroke" club will be delighted to hear that the new 78 CCM MX bikes w ill arrive in the U.S.A. this week. 500 and 580cc models w ill be ava ilable. For more info on t he British bikes ' write or call Martin HOrn e, CCM Imports, Rt. 1, Huntl ey, lIIi nois 60142. 815/923-2155. l People from out of sta te who a ttended the recent MI C off-highway mo torcycle works hop in San Diego had their suspicions confirmed that California well, di fferen t. The sign in the bus said "Sm oking marijuana is prohibited on this bus." is: The Bureau of Outdoor Recreation has a new name. Now it is the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service. What this means, only Jimmy Carter knows. Loosely translated, Japan 's Big Four share one big problem. Can-Arrr Qualifier' The hardcharging Canadian enduro bike tha t keeps climbing right up the ir kimonos. St reet manners and hardcore enduro don't mix. The Ca n-Am Qualifier is a rudeness. More power than anything in the 125,175 or This W ashin gton's Birthday weeke nd , tfie California H ighway Pa trol will be registering off-road vehicles at Ocotillo-Anz a Borr ego rec a rea in the s~uthern desert. A" new Western Regional Motorcycle Dealers association is being formed by the state associations of Oregon, Washington, Arizona and California. 250 classes. Our own Rotax rotary valve engine is why. Competition frame, front Betor forks and 7.5" wheel travel. Adjustable steering head and Canadian Gabriel shocks for handling, special ISDT equipment like center stand, high level exhaust with forestry approved spark arrestor, 3 gallon gas tank, speedo with adjustable trip, leather tool bag :\. and a co nsta nt headlight. .~ The unrelenting headlight they wa tched at the 1977.ISDT when Jeff Smith and his Can-Am 175 Qualifier took home a gold medal. th ird year in a row. Not one Japanese bike wo n gold. They went home . with the ir street manners. And a story about that damn Can-Am . Trials star Debbie Evans recently completed filming stunt work for a new Roger Corman movie called "Dea th Sport." Also falling for the cameras were such handlebar stars as Dick Mann, John Hateley, Robert Winters, and Bobby Ferro. b Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC I has employed Gary Nicholes and his People Planners firm in their sincere effort to resolve problems associated w ith off·highway motorcycle use , Gary is a recreational planner and works with relationships between us and private industry, govern m ent resource planners, land managers and recreationists. .m 'Ii San Diego County (CA) planning commission held its hearing on the pr oposed Santee O RV park and one observer commented, ' " I think it 's gomg to go through." Commissioners insist the bikers must pay their own way, so th e chariman of th e ORV int erests obtained more time to study tlie plan. No bikers were there. On Feb. 15 a special hearing will be held. Meanwhile, th e plan is being amended, .C On March 2. the San Diego ORV recreation land plan goes before th County Board of Supervisors. District 38 riders, this is your last chance to get your first green sticky trailhead and race place. PaPa has seen Santee, and it's neat - primo cowtrailing. Take a sick leave and attend. Your presence is needed. It's at 1600 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA. . Z"IIi The Burea u of Land Management meets Feb . 25 in Sa n Diego to reveal its Ca lifornia desert plan , The Recreational vehicle portion is scheduled for I :30 to 2:30 p .m. at the £ 1 Cortez, 7th & Ash St. Thankfully, it's a Saturday. Ma ybe som e desert riders will be represented. (Con tin ued to page 19) Racillg toward the future . fHilj}:ff]//7. M otorcycles by Bombardier · Thacl..ma r k uf Hom ha nti ..r Limne-L NBI Raiabaw Stickie . I Here it is - Cycle News new Rainb ow St ickie Changes co lors before you r very eyes !! Reflects every co lor of th e Rainbo w!! Ju st fill o ut th is order blan l: and send to : Cycle News Prod ucts PO Box -!98. Lon g Beach. CA 9 0 80 1 - o.=d - :;I .. a 5e