Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

WEST America's w eekly m ot o rcy cle newspaper Sh ar on Cl ayt on . Pu blish er MiL. ' Klin KM'. Co m p trol/ n t SLip j o hnson . A'u()c;att" Publish er t National Sail's M annJ:I"T Caroline O endrv , Exe cu tive Srcrrtnry to ,h,. I' I~ blis h n Edit oriel J ohn Ulrich . Edi to r Kit Palm er, Associate Edi to r Mall Hilgenberg. A ssoc iatr Editor l im Wol cott. Associate Edito r Paul Ca rru ther s. A ssoc iat e Edito r Advertising Terry Prau Sales Mo. nn.l{t'r Ti m Ryan . Sa lt's ,'\14'10.':" Marl Thome . Sa,,"s Mana.(t'r Linda Brown Advertising Coo rdinator Nan cy Wa stl'lI. A dve rtising t Editorinl Assistant Graphics end Prod uc tio n Gi ngtT Devau l, G raph iC' A rtist Malcol m Wilso n. Gra phic Ar t;st 1\tarion H a tas h ita . T 'Ip"st' un . Carolyn Bran ham , T YPt'st'tttT Denni s Grttne. l..JJb. Tech: Accounting /Dete ProcllSSing Congressman Dreier on CPSC Don na Brya n. Accounts Receivable Coord inetar Gnln.. R~ ". Assis/am Thank yo u for contacting me co ncerni ng th e proposed ban a n d recall o f ATVs. You wi ll be pl ea sed to kn ow th at I am agai ns t th is p roposal. H ow ever . I a m in fa vo r o f rider tra in ing and ed uca tion p rograms. At this time it rem a in s unclear wha t speci fic ac tio n may be ta ken by Congress regardin g th e a ll terrain vehicle issue, but it is certai n that Congress will expec t more stu d y a nd documen tation from th e Consumer Product Safet y Com m issi on before any regulations are drawn up. As a part o f th at furth er study, th e CPSC is co n d ucti n g a series of public meetin gs to hear from ATV users . I look forw a rd to seein g th e results of th e se stud ies. Again. th ank yo u for con tac ting me. If I can be o f any furth er ass istance in th e future, pl ease fe free to el co ntact me. DAVID DREIE R Member of Co ngress Washingt on, DC Fran f-Llmw(')' . Crt'dil Circuletio n Rh eba Smith. M anag N Sarah Taylor . As.si,Sttmt Ll rul H ood. A ssistant R~ Braak. Assistant Alma Anguiano, A s.s;stant Dealer Seles end Service Bob ElJioli . Deater Salt's Ma nn,~ t'r Went Ads Candy Hand. W ant Ad Sa les Service e nd Support Chrh Aircheso n, R ecept ionist Oregorv H an son. Sb'S West 220 1 C berrv AV Long Beach . CA t"" 90 806 . P .O. Box 498 . Long Be ach. C.A 901lOI-(H98 (2 13) 427- 7433 ; L. A. Lin e 6:l6-IIl!H . Eest 4 190 Fin t Ave., Tucker , GA . :40084. P .O . Box 805. T ucker. G A 3008!'>-0805. (ilH) 934·785 0. Cyc le N("W!i / W~t (US PS 141-3-10 i~ pub) lish t'd w("('k1y except the' fint a nd l a ~ wt"t'k of thl:'ca len d a r year for $9-5 per year by Cyd l:' Nf"\'Io~.lnc. , 2201 O,,:rry A\ 'm Ul . Lo ng Be · ach . CA 90806, Sn-ond class JlO5,IaRC" paid a l Long Be ach, CA . POSTMASTER : Send form 3579 to Cycle N_s. P.O . Box 498. long Beech. CA 90801-0498. Subscription rates : One year , second dau m ail. S25: two years. second da~,- m a il . S45: th ree )'('OI f~ second c la n mail. $68: 25 weeks, S13. Fo reign ra tes availa ble o n req uest . Cycle' N c:w welcomes unsolicited edi torial s m at er ial indudin~ stories. ca rtoons. photos, etc. Such material , ir publ ished, becomes the exc lusive pr o pe rty o f Cycle News. Such areepeed mat erial i\ subject 10 revis ion as is 1l('('O\.uy in Iht" sole discretion or C ycle Nc:ws. Unsolicited m;:m-ria l which i~ noc used \I f ill be returned ir accom pa nied by a w:'1f addressed stamped env elo pe. All u nsof icu ed mat er ial \\o' j1J be handled wnh reasona ble ca rr. h O W ("\'t"T. C)'clt" N r \\o''' a n u m" no rt"Spon~i bi liIY Ior the safny .J os s o r da mage-to such ma ter ia l. Reprinting in whol e or part only by permission of thepublisher. Ad \'t'ft isin K ra tes a nd ci rc u la tio n in fonnat ion will be sen t u pon Trq UC.'S . Sc.T S.R.D.S. I Copyright (!!)Cycle N_s.lnc. 1985. Trad emark Cycle News reg istered U.S. PetentOffice. Allrights ..oerved. ON THE FRONT PAGE: Great. We get all set w ith a front-page photo and interview with Camel Pro Series points leader Doug Chandler, and what happens? He lo ses the points lead t he day before we go t o press. At leest he's sti ll second in po ints. Photo by Gary Van Voorhis. Congressman Dreier sent th is letter in reply to two constituen ts w ho com p lai ned about CPS C Co m missio ner Stuart Statler's p ublic calls for a ban and recall of AVTs prio r to th e start of a CPSC investigation of ATV safety. and desp ite existing CPSC enginee ring staff me mos stating that th e basic desig n of ATVs is not defective . . . Editor. Against AMA /BLM cooperation In a letter dated J u n e 6 R ick H ammel , AMA District 37' s BLM Coordinator a nd Legi slative Offi cer submitted a " Re port of th e Legal Defens e T ask Force" to th e District. In his report, H ammel revi ews current BLM regu lations which include cu rren t Green Sticki es a n d fun ctionin g spa rk arrestors (even a t desert races). It seems th at th e BLM is broke a nd ne eds m ore o f o ur tax dolla rs from th e sa le o f G reen Stic kies " to do m any o f th e funct ions th at pertai n to OR V ac tiv ity." Hammel recommends th at we show o ur ap p roval of a proposed new regulation requiring a sta tement on all entry form s that entra nts have current Green Stickies a nd a sp ark arresto r . . . a nd th at th e sponsor ing club check all finish ers for compliance a n d di squali fy violators a nd / o r ca use th em to be ci ted. In other words, th e BLM ha s issued so many regu lations that th ey can't en fo rce th em a ll. They want yo u and I to be th eir en forcers. And R ick Hammel is enco u raging us to obedi ent ly coope ra te! It is my opinion that Mr. H ammel has lost touch with the 'co m m on folk ' an d is eagerly embracing Big Bro th er 's directives in order to avoid controversy. This is NOT the a ttitude District 37 needs in their BL M Coordi nator , for it will inevitably lead to tota l govern ment co ntrol over the enjoyment of our own public lands. If government regulations seem unreasonable and im proper, th e solution is not to run out looking for fellow citizens in violation I We should work to cha n ge the regu la tion. Start now by lett ing yo ur District 37 President know your views on this vital issue. H e is J oe Bilo tta , 2320 T ernescal, Norco, CA 91760. Also send copies to Mr. Rick H ammel, 25787 Tournament Roa d , Valencia, CA 91356 a n d to Voi ces. c/o Cycle News, P .O . Box 498. Long Beach , CA 90801. You might also want to discuss this a t your n ext club meet ing. Take a sta n d! STEVE H OLLISTER AMA #033 Irvine. CA For AMA/BLM Cooperation I receiv ed a copy of a letter written by Mr. Steve Hollis ter this aft ernoon regarding District 37' s interface with th e BLM 's Sla te la w compliance policy. I hope that th is reach es you in time to print co nc u rrent ly with Mr. Hollister's. Let me make th e readers awa re o f th e facts as th ey ac tua lly are. T he BLM receives funds for O RV ' projects from th e California Stat e orr H ighway Veh icle Fund. These funds a re in excess o f 2 mill ion per yea r. The OHV Commission has to ld th e Federa l agenc ies th at th ey will en force a ll sta te law s pertaining to OHVs or lo se th eir gra nts . The Vehicle Code clearly sta tes that OHV regi stration a n d silence rs must be o n a ll OHVs. The max imum so u nd level is 86dbA a t 50 feet o r 10IdbA a t 20 inches (+/3dbA). The spa rk arres tor regula tion is in the Ca li forn ia Resources Code. It sta tes that a spark arrestor must be in work in g orde r o n "any forestcovered land . brush -covered land, or grass-covered lan d ." T hese a re th e laws. T hey have been in p lace for ma ny years. The sta te is now requiring they be enforced. T he BLM ca rne to D-37's Legal Defen se Co m mi ttee in Ma y and told u s that th e laws a re go ing to be en force d . T hey sta ted tha t we co u ld do th is vo lu ntarily or th ey would have to u se th e law en fo rce me nt rangers to ensure co m p lia nce. We, as a co m m ittee. ch ose to comply. Our Board of Directors co nc u rr ed. The reasons for our ch o ice a re as follows: I. H th e rangers cite, th ey w ill cite for a ll violations. Fai lure to have green sti cki e, silencer under 105dbA , and no spark arrestor co u ld cost as high a s $300 . We did not wish to put our riders under tha t kind of jeopardy. We feel tha t the $90 for a si lencer spark arrestor plus the $15 for registration is m ore th an we shou ld ha ve to spe nd. 2. If we do not comply th e BLM has th e o p tio n of sto p p in g an event. They ca n ca ncel permits. They ca n mak e life pure hell for us . We discussed co u rt action . We conferred with our law firm and the answer was to co m p ly. R id ers lik e Mr. Hollister must rea lize th at we no longer ca n do as we w ish in th e desert or th e forest. Mr . H ollister suggests th at th e regulations be chan ged. That would take litera ll y an act of the Legislature or Congress. The chances for this are less th an n one. What legislator a re yo u go in g to convince to repea l laws on registration. excessive noise protection or fire protection? H you find one. we have so me wi lderness issues we wou ld like to discuss. RI CK H AMMEL AMA D-37 BLM Coordinator Va lencia, CA Mallet no good Bein g a faithful subscriberforover 10 years, I have nev er read a story so long that said so little like D.D. Mallet's pi ece on th e McQueen auction (Cycle News, July 10). What co u ld have been interesting as an article was so badly written it became painful to read. In the future, leave th at kind of inferior journalism to Dirt Bike. which excels and speci a lizes in it. Keep Cycle News the outstanding leader in th e fie ld that it has always been . RO BER T L. GABBERT Vacaville. CA Stroh's sponsorship Kenny Ro berts has indeed entered the September I Springfield Mi le. Please note this is the Springfield Stroh M ile a n d a part of th e Camel Pro ser ies. Likewise. the U.S.A . Cable Ne twork 's Circle of Sports show in fact is th e Stroh Circle of Sports, tota lly sponsored and produced by Stroh 's. It is not only ava ilable on th e U .S.A . Cable Network but is, in fact . syndi cated to over 60%of th e co u ntry on regular television simultaneously. It is Stroh 's interest in motorcycling [Con tinurd to pagl"./9)

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