Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

(.... "''' ';:: -,i f l l THE LATEST POD .BY PAPA WEALEY Continuedfrom page 2) developed from old OHV 350cc singlecylinder four-stroke Aermacchi unit. And when in Rom e, do as_ Plans .. by the British im porters of MV Agusta to take over the Italian manufeeturer continue. Once the deel, rumored to be for six f igures, goes through. the British-owned company · headed by Peter Bates will concentrate on the 861cc Magni. Yoshimura R &D has p ut together a Cooley Motor Replica offer - a raceready Suzuki GS 1000 motor just like Wes ' Su pe rb ike Production winning machine . Soon to follow is a Ka wasa ki KZlOOO killer motor . finessed to phfect ion b y Po p s' crew . Also ava ilable is 'a special service manual tha t details the GSlOOO race engine. Gary Scott's sixth place finish in t he final point standings marks the lowest placing f or the former Grand National Champion in his saven years of chasing after the Number One plate. Kenny Roberts may have ridd en in orily one Camel Pro Series event . but his win at Da ytona scored enough for 31st in the final standings. ~ " The number you have reached 603/352-7341 has been disconnect ed," is the message we received when we attempted to reach Rokon. The New England motorcYcle ma nufacturer has reportedly called it quits. Word has George O'Day, manufacturer of O'Day SailbOats, taking over the operation. I Sounds like our Federal Government has got its head stuffed a long way up a very dark place again . In the Proposed Standby Gasoline R ationing Pla n that the Department of Energy is soon to put before Congress. motorcycles are alloted only ten percent of the gasoline allowed for a u tom ob iles on a pre: registration basis. The AMA has peritioned the DOE to raise that figure to twenty percent. but has received no response as yet . Even at that figure . pity the man whose only wheels are a bike . r Steve McFarland. 1974 250cc California State MX Championship winner, is presently serving as a Mormon missionary in Lou isiana. He won a s c h o l ar ship from Yamaha in t he 74 event and attended Brigham Young where he studied architectural and tool des ign before making the move to Louisiana. ~ Detente must be progressing sa tisfa ct o ril y. Adam' G . Johnson . director of lice nsin g a nd law enforcement fo r the n on -p ro fit Motorcycle Safety Fou n d a t ion attended a three -day Joint Am eri can Sovi et Traffic Symposium he ld in . Baku . USSR , on Sep t. 27 ·29 . J ohnson us ed MSF film s d eveloped on t he motorcycle off-street test , and the MSF Motorcycle Rider Course package to acquaint the Soviet delegation with U .S. motorc ycle safety efforts. ."" , · · " 1 • The Richmond Ramblers 'will hold their annual m inibike grand prix with nearly $600 in prize money for the Pros on Friday night. Nov. 3 just prior to the Kawasaki TransAMA Motocross. Rumor has it that " Bad Brad " Lackey pulled out of the series j ust t o get him self in shape for this prestigeous event. We've got the power - Part three Gary Bailey, the Professor of Motocross, celebrated his 35th birthday wh ile attending the AMA National Amateur Motocross Championships at Atlanta International R aceway on Oct. 7. Gary was honored by numerous friends . students, and wellwishers who helped him consume two large birthday ca kes. Gary's son David gave his dad a very special present. He went out the followi ng day and won the 250cc National Amateur Cham p ionsh ip . In the last couple of issues of Cycle N ews I have described a way in which the motorcycle riders in California can finally get By Gerry Reagan som e of their problems and needs brought to th e attention of th ose in pow er. W e have been beating our heads against the wall and it's about tim e we sto pped and looked around. The Sierra Club is a couple of years ahead, of us in what we an' just now beginning to attempt. That's why we hav e such a difficult time defending ou rselves and our sport against th eir If you suspected all along that propaganda . Iights-on laws were worthless in When you get into this article, if you preventing accidents. you now haven't read the first two . you are have support from an unexpected going to find that it deals with politics quarter - the Department of Transand how motorcycle riders shou ld vote portation. A report j ust released by . for pol iticians they want. Keep the DOT states that "There was no reading, this isn't just. another bunch significant difference in the perof bull that you've heard before . This centage of a state's daytime headtim e there is a plan , a wa y to be su re on motorcycle accidents am ong you r vot e isn 't wasted . tbose states that have the headThere a re over a million and a half light mandate and those that mot or cyclists in California wh o a re old don't." eno ug h to vote . If. by som e cha nce. th ose m illion and a half peo ple voted Autoweek , a weekly automotive newsfor the sa me man, for whatever sta te paper, recently ran an article penned office , that man would probably be by Eoin S. Young that concerned itself e lec te d . Th e Off Road Veh icl e with Formula I car racers and their inCoal ition is an organization whose terest in motorcycles. Heading the list purpose is to provide that chance . The of enthusiasts was German driver ORVC is going to get motorcycl e Joc hen Mass . who owns and rides a riders to vote together. T he ir plan , Kawasaki KZI000 , Honda Gold Wing, simple and direct , was dis cussed in last Yamaha XSl100 , and a pair of week's issue . They are in th e p roc ess of Yamaha 500 singles. Former World compiling a mailing list' contain ing t he Champion Niki Lauda rides a Honda names of every motorcycle rider in 750 on the road and a KTM 350 off Ca liforn ia . When a n electio n o r road. The new Formula I World _ im port a nt bill comes up , the ORVC Champion , American Mario Andretti will in form everyo ne on th eir m ail in g doesn't ride, but his family stable in list. A m illion and a half vot es or cludes a CR250 Honda for son Mike lett ers on one side of a n issue will ge t and a Yamaha TY 125 for son Geoff. d efinite results. Ther e were a lot less than that nationwid e wh o wrote to Pro-Tee. Inc. recently moved to sto p helm et laws and it was consi dered larger quarters. Their new address an overwhelming respons e. is 282 Gemini. Brea. CA 92621. 714/ The ORVC. has only begun th eir 738-0631 . project and . so fa r , ha ve o n ly a quart er of a m illion " n a m es, ba rely Pity poor George Elliott , avid bik e eno ug h. Y et , th e November electio ns rider and former Ed ito rial Direct or of are almost here a nd th e issues in this the defunct monthly, Popular Cycling yea r's ca m p aign will ha ve a g re a t Magazine, who now serves double du ty a ffect on th e fu ture of moto rcycling in as Ed ito rial Director and Publisher of California . The ORVC will be sendi ng all Argus Publications - none of ou t p a m ph lets to t hose m oto rcycle wh ich are motorc ycling books - a nd ent husias ts who se names a re on th eir gets stuck with all those four -wheeler list. but they will m iss over a m illion types. pot ential vote rs in th is electi on . Does that mean we should give up and wa it until next tim e? I d on 't see why it T here may be a N ational sho u ld . If ever yon e who reads t h is Motocross event in the Pacific article , and everyone who receives a Northwest in a couple of years. At Oyer , votes in th e November elect ion . l east so meone is pursuing t hat and gets a friend to go with th em , we , goal. Details to follow shortly. th e motorcycle rid er s of Cal iforn ia . can choose who we want for gove rnor. The AMA has signed Larry Huffman We can determine th e outcome of as the Master of Ceremonies for the every office in th e State and we can Nov . 12 AMA Awards Ba nq uet at th e finally get some favorable legislation Disneyland H o t el. Tickets may b e from our government . ob tained from the AMA . P.O . Box O t her ORVC recommendations in 141 , Westerville , OH 43081. . clude: Democrat ic incumbent Leona Egeland in the 24th Assembly d istrict; DMG Maico is forming an Endu ro Carl Bocchin i, a Republ ica n in the Team for 1979. Interested riders 25th Assembly district ; and Congresa team manager is also needed sional candidates Chip Pasa a ran (17th should contact Don at DMG. district) and Da n O 'K eefe (13th) . 213/832-6844. First of a ll, th e Governor . This on e The EPA has stated in a hou se publiisn ' t reall y to o ' h ard if yo u ' re a ca tion that th e proposed mo to rcycle m o torcycl e lo ver. J erry Br o wn is noise regs ha ve received mor e ma il publicly aga ins l m ot orcycl es, th an a nyt hi ng th e agen cy has ever espec ia lly off-road b ikes. T he people don e . However , the propaga nda goes he a ppoi nts to va rio us co rnrn iuecs an d on wit h EP A descri bi ng it as a hatego vern me nt positions agree wit h him . ma il ca m pa ign from motorcyclists Som e of Brown 's appointees incl ude C la ire Ded ri ck o f t he R esources defending their right to th e joys of a Dep artment , a Sier ra Clu b mem be r no isy ride . • •• ~ ~ J who chose Hubert Rhodes as head of Slate Parks and Recreation . R hod es was the top offi cial involved in the Gr een Sticker money ripoff. The majorit y of Brown's appointees , 10 all positions , are act ive members of th e Sierra Club . Brown is in favor of st rict controls as ca lled for in the RARE II plan . He refused to sign the bill to purchase Carnegie Cycle Park unt il the las t chance . He finally signed when he learned his vetor would be overruled. By signing, Brown can now sa y he did good for motorcycle riders . Are you going to be foo led ? Brown's opponent for Governor is Evelle Younger. In an int erview with Mr . Younger the ORVC learned that h e does not co nsid e r himself an evn ir o n m e n ra list. He believes in protecting the environment but not overprotecting. He is opposed to the strict sections of RAR E II which co uld cost 28.000 jo bs in California alone. , Younger needs our support . We have the power to put him in office and, when we do, he won 't forget us when it co mes time to rep lace Brown 's appointees. By electin~ Younger we can probably get the SIerra Club out of the major positions they occupy in Sacramento. Gene Chappie is another gu y we should vo te for . Chappie is the Assemblyman from th e Third district , He is the on e whose name appears on th e Chappie-Z'b erg law which made it possible for the State to start the green sticker fu nd. You may not like the idea of green stickers but without them you would soon ha ve nowher e a t all to ride. Gene Chappie is d efinitel y in fa vor of motorcyclists . He is probably th e best friend we have in the State Legislature. The 21st Assembly district ha s th e opportunity to ele ct Gr eg Morris, He is an ex -m o to rcycl e policem an a n d owner of four -wh eel ers wh o is in su pport of OHV's. His opponent , a Mr . Ca lvo , is a d efinite environmentalist . C arm en Perin o o f the 26t h Assembly di strict is a no t he r OHV sup po rter whose most current bill was th e $1.4 mill ion pu rchase of Carnegie Cycle Park by th e State. Larry Chimbol e of th e 34 t h Assembly d istrict is working hard to keep the Cal ifornia d es ert from b ecomin g a wild ern ess. H e is also reponsible for the bill wh ich made Hungry Valley a Sta te OHV park . R obert H a yes , 39 1h Asse m bly d istric t , is a desert ra cer . What more needs to be sa id a bou t him ? Arland Gregor io , 10t h Senate dist rict , wrote th e bill which pu ts -tax m oney from gasoline purchases by OH V's int o t he green sticker fu nd . This accounts for an added S8 m illion a yea r for th e fund . Eric Seastrand of the 16th Congressi onal di strict is an OHV su pporter who is trying to be a t Leon Panetta , a confirmed conservationist. Panetta is on the gove rnment's Agriculture Committee , which oversees the U .S. For est Department. Panetta will hav e a big voice in RARE . II and motorcyclists won't like wha t he says, It 's very possibl e th at som e of you may not agree with the choices on the above list. There are many issues at sta ke and motorcycles is only one of them . The question is, how important is your motorcycle ? The freedom of riding and the freedom 10 rid e , whether it be in th e din or on th e ro ad , is what mailers he re . My motor cycle is mor e t ha n a toy or a means of gett ing around . It is a lifestyle and I'm go ing to d o my best to see that nob od y tries to ta ke it away. I k no w wh ere I 'rn go ing to b e o n election day. I' m going to be voting and if you joi n me , if you ge t j ust on e fri end to join you . we can win . W e've got the power ! • ~ .. .. • .. .. g ~ COt 00 1:' 0'> l""""I l""""I $-< V ~ S V :> 0 Z 23

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