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- ever, concerned about the growing number of injuries and deaths involving ATVs; because of this co n cern , it has issu ed a p lan of acti on to help ed uca te th e publ ic to safety needs in order to red uce the number of accidents. The pl an incl udes a ser ies o f information-gathering studi es as well as ed ucati ona l programs designed to educ ate and tra in th e public in th e safetv a n d m ost efficie nt use of ATVs. It would be a n information-sharing op port u ni ty for m anufacturers and co nsu mers a like. I hope th at this news will put to rest yo ur concern that ATVs will be o u tla wed . If I ca n provide you with furth er in form ati on or answer ' any questions, please do not h esitate to let me know. WEST ~ C'J ;..., v ..0 A m e r ica 's w e ekly m o tor cycle n e wsp a p er o Sharon C layton, Publisher o .... u ~f ik(" Klinger.Com ptTolln Skip Johnson. Associate Publisher/ Nat ional Sa les M ano.gn' Ca roli ne C endrv, Executive Sf'(Tf'tary to til,. Publish" TOM DASCHLE Member of Congress Washington , DC Edito rial John Ul ric h, Ed ito r Ki t Palmer . Associate Editor :\Iall H ilgenberg , As soci ate Edi to r Jim Wolcott, A ssociate Edi to r Pa ul Ca rru thers. Associate Editor Congressman Dasch le sent th is letter to one of his constituents in Aberdeen, South Dakota . . . Editor. Advertising Terry Pra tt Sales Mn nagrr T im R yan . So les M arlag"T Mark Thome, Sale s M anaK,.r Linda Brown A dvertisi ng Coo rdiruucr Nan cy w asrett. Adl1ntising lEdiio riai Assistant Graphics and Production G inger Dev aul. Prod uction Mo tulgn Ma lcol m Wi lson, G raphi.c Ar tist S ate Rauba . Assistant Mari en Ha tash ita. TYPt'sdtn Carolyn Branham , T YPt'Sdtn' Den nis Greene, Lob - Tech: Account ing /Data Process ing Don na BI)'3n . A ccounts Receivable Coordinator .' Geneva R~ " , Assistant Fran Ha mwey. Cred it Circulation Rheba Smi th. M anagt'T Sarah T ay lor . Assistant Lyna Hood. 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Cycle N('W welcomes un sol icit ed ed itorial s mater ial incl ud in g stor ies. ca rtoons . photO!l. etc. Such material, iCpublish ed. beco mes the exc lus tve pro perty of C ycl e New s. Suc h accepted material is su bject 10 revision as is necessary in th e sole discretion of Cycle New s. Unso lici ted m aterial which is not used will be ret u rn ed if acco m pa ni ed by a self ad dressed sta mped envelo pe . AJ) unsolicited material will be handled with reaso na ble ca re . however . Cycle Ne ws ass u mes n o respon sibility Corth e sa fety. los s or da mage to such ma ter ia l. Reprinting in wh ole or part on ly by permi ssion of the publisher. Advntising · rates and circu la tio n inf ormati on win be sen t upon request. See S.R.D.S. Copyright ~ C yc le N ews. l nc . 1 985 . Trademark Cycle News registered U.S. Patent Office. All rights reserved. ON THE FRONT PAG E: B M W ' s new K75 C sits in the grassy hillsides of Bavaria, West Germ any . For a look at the new m achine and BMW's plans for the K75, see pages 10 and 12. Photo by John Ulrich. 4 Mister Mustang dies On May II, my father , Howard Forrest , died a t th e age o f 70 a fter a long illness from heart d isease. He was one of th e first of th e Midget race car builders an d drivers of th e old Gilmore Stadium da ys o f th e 1930. Asa motorcycl ist , he ch ose a Henderson four to modify for racin g his Midget race car. . In 1936, at th e age of 22, Howard built a small four-cylinder OHC water-cooled engine o f 350cc co m pletely by hand. He was an expe rt machinist and su perb cra ftsma n. This miniature racing engine was mounted ' in a small-wh eeled m ot orcycle chassis a nd that 'm ach ine became th e in spiration for the Am eri can lightweight motorcycle known as th e Mustang. Howard Forrest and Ch uck Gardner designed and developed th e smallwheeled Mustang in 1944 and the machines were manufactured in Glendale, California until 1965. The Mustang was also th e first American motorcycle to use telescopic forks , in 1947. Howard Forrest was th e ch ief en gineer and built the famed Mu stang racing bikes that were entered by the factory for the first three years at the Catalina races . They were always crowd pleasers and surprised so many people. The factory riders were Walt Fulton Sr., Eddie Kretz Jr. , Harry Pelton Jr.. Tom Bizzari, the late AI Gunter, Jimmie Phillips. and Eddie Arnold. Bo b Blair, Bert Brundage and the late Ray Bowles were also involved in the Mustang project. Howard Forrest later worked for J .B. Nethercutt and rebuilt some of the engines and drivelines for the classic cars in that famous co llec tion in Sylmar, California. In 1954, Howard restored hi s bike fro m his youth which was a 1921 Ace four with sidecar. Tha t lovely mach in e lat er b ecame p a rt o f t he S tev e McQueen co llec tio n , and last Novem ber was so ld for $20,500, wh ich ti ed for seco nd highest a m o u nt for a bi ke. Howard' s personality and beautiful cra ftsma nshi p was admired by th e top men in th e m otorcycle in d ustry in southern Californ ia during the 1940s and 1950s. We will a ll miss him , but he will live on through his famil y and th e beautiful handwork th at h e left. JAMES W. FORREST Downey, CA Lawson fa n Eddie Lawson must feel the sa me wa y th at Rodney Dangerfield does wh en he sa ys " I don 't ge t no respect. " Edd ie's racing career has been marked by som e trem endous ach ievements, yet I don 't think he ge t~ th e recogn.ition h e deserv es. Cert ainl y 1985 did not go as he would have wish ed , but the future is still to come; Eddie Lawson may not be th e World Champion today, but the intensity in this man's eyes proves he is not a loser; not a . beaten man. I envy his ab ility to race a nd win against the best racers in the world, and to still be able to enjoy himself. I think Yamaha must realize that their su ccess in Grand Prix road racing hinges on their ability to keep their riders satisfied as much as it does on rider talent and machine technology, It seems obvious th at (G iaco mo) Agostini 's egotist ical personality is undermining the efforts of th e rest of th e team. Someone should be in a position to promote the accomplishm ents of the team as Honda has done so well with Spencer. I look forward to reading about the continued success of Eddie Lawson a nd Yamaha in the pages of Cycle News in 1986. I wish Eddie the best of luck a nd all th e spoi ls that go with it. Lechien says thanks I would like to take this opportunity to th ank all of th e people who made it possible for me to win the 125cc National Motocross Cham pionship for 1985: Honda Motor Corporation for their great bikes; Chris Haines, m y mechanic, for his outstanding job on m y bikes; John and Rita Gregory an d all m y other friends at JT Racing for their patience with me and th eir great products; Scott Goggles and Bevo, the greatest; Max ima Products, the best lubricant available; Dunlop tires; my family and friends who were always behind me 100%. I al so want to thank all the fans for th eir sup port a nd enth usiasm at all the National supercross events. We had an unbelievable year . . . yo u 're all th e greatest I . RON LECHIEN EI Cajon, CA Congressman Dreier on CPSC Tha n k you for your letter. I appreciate yo ur taking time out to inform m e of your personal frustra tion with CPSC's Commissioner Stuart M. Sta tler , and was interested to seea copy of my letter to your parents published in Cycle News. I certainly understand your irritati on with Mr. Statler's remarks and actions as they affect the ATV industry. I am sti ll awaiting the findi ngs o f the CPSC's public hearings on the ATV ban proposal. If you h ave fu rther co m ment or questions, p lease do not hesitate to call or write me . DAVID DREI ER Member of Congress Washington, DC Congressman Dreier addressed this letter to John Ulrich . . . Editor. DAVID GA WRELUK McCasuland, IA Letter from Congressman Daschle Thank you very much for co ntacting me to let me know of your interest in rece n t information issued by th e U.S. Co ns u mer Product Safety Commission co nce rn ing all -terrai n veh icles . I a p p recia te h ear in g fro m yo u. After co ntacti ng th e CPSC,I ha ve learned th at there are n o p la ns to out law th e sale and/or use of these vehicles. 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