Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

California Capitol (Continuedfrom page 3) His capitol phone is 916/445-7807 and his district phone is 916/481-6540 . . We will continue to report on the progress of this anti-motorcycle bill. ,The bill, in case some of you haven't called or written your state legislator yet, is Assembly Bill 2914 by Assemblyman Mike Gage. Very simply the bill, if passed, would take away all of the money in our off· highway vehicle fund and transfer it to the state's general fund. This in effect will end the off-highway program in California and take all the money which we have donated in the form of registrations, etc. and use it for other nonmotorcycle related purposes. If you haven't done so yet, please call or write your state assemblyman or state senator and ask him to do everything in his power to make sure that this bill never gets off the ground. In trying to keep abreast of the BLM's proceedings on the Desert Wilderness Study, Deepthroat con· tacted a few Sacramento people who are close to government. Some surprising revelations came of these contacts. For instance, the BLM may be setting themselves up for lawsuits by more than just recreation interests who are being ignored in the Desert Planning process. It seems that the BLM's proposals may preclude much of the electrical energy planning which is being done in California. The Energy Commission, which is trying to outlaw nuclear power in California, has established a policy which favors the development of geothermal, wind, and solar energy. Most of the sites to develop these energy forms wil occur on the desert. Only trouhle is, the BLM doesn't leave enough room for these developments in their plans. Even worse, geothermal, wind, and solar all need transmission lines to bring the power to the people. Transmission lines and wilderness of course are not compatable, SO somewhere, someone is going to have to give. According to a quote at an Energy Commission hearing last week, a state energy expe~ speaking of the BLM said, "they know practically nothing about wind resources." We agree. They also know practically nothing about motorcycle riding, management of public lands, and other things they should know about. It seems they are only adept at one thing, persecuting individuals who have the guts to' stand up to their exercise of dictatorial powers, such as the Duck. At least this time it looks like they have finally gone too far ....even the' environmentalists at the State Energy Commission are complaining. JUSt before presstime, we heard from the Sacramento rider who has been trying to get a position from Assemblyman Leroy Greene. Greene finally called him and said we don't have to worry too much about AS 2914 because another part of the bill affects a special fund which is important to college professors. It seems that he feels we are a small minority but a large group like the college professors will be able to kill a bad bill like 2914. We are glad to have the help of the professors, but if Assemblyman Greene thinks there's more professors out there than there are motorcycle riders, perhaps he still needs an education. We listed his number earlier; why not call him, remind him that he should oppose the bill and let him know that there are plenty more of us than he realizes. C. N. Deepthroat Eagle G/T II. Because vou need the touring advantage 01bead retention. o 00 0') ....-4 .... - M ~ <: Highway touring is not a proposition undertaken lightly. It requires a carefully prepared bike, proper riding clothes and, most important, good tires between you and the road, . That's where Goodyear's Eagle G/T II helps. Eagle G/T II is a high-perfonnance motorcycle tire with the touring advantage of bead retention. Goodyear's bead retention device is a special lip on the sidewall of the Eagle G/T II. Its purpose is to help retain the tire on the rim in cases where the tire suddenly loses air pressure. Tire footprint is also important to highway touring. . The Eagle G/T II's tread profile puts a large footprint on the road. And the flatness of that profile helps smooth the transition between the demands of the straightaway and the demands of comeripg. This Eagle also has a special centerline groove to resist heat buildup during sustained highway speeds. The Eagle G/T II rear comes in sizes MT90-16 (5.10-16), MT90·17 (5.10-17), MN90-18 (4.00-18), MR90-18 (4.50-18), and MT85-18 (5.10-18). The G/T II rib front comes in sizes ML90-19 (3.50-19) and MN90-18 (4.00-18). Ask the tire expert-your motorcycle dealer. Then put your touring bike on our tire with the advantage of bead retention. Goodyear's Eagle G/T II. GOOD#'iEAII ~----Out front. "Pulling iIWCI}( - - - I To err is human.... to get marks for it is trials Simi Valley Cycles $UZUKI S.ALE f()~l ISEE DETAILS ON PAGE48 ~ $50 FREE ACCESSORIES WITH PURCHASE OF ANY SUZUKI MODEl. STREET OR DIRT PE-400 DR-400 IN STOCK 2902 Los Angeles Ave. . Simi Valley, CA (805) 522-3434 . 5

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