Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
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after May 12; the delay is due to a 45-day waiting period req u ired by AMA ru les. All of wh ich means th a t Goodyear tir es wi ll be eligible for the May 25 Springfield , Illino is Camel Pro Seri es m ile event. Despite a clear indication that such a bill w ould be seen e a rly in this sessio n , t h e Califo rn ia Asse m b ly has not e nt e rta ined le g isl ation t hat w ould re qui re m and a t o ry helmet use by that s tate 's ad ul t mot o rcy c lists, a cco rding t o t h e A MA. In an interview w ith Bob Terry, com m it t ee c onsu ltant to Ass e m b ly m a n Ric h a rd Flo y d (D-Hawtho rne ). Te rry in d ic a t e d int erest in the leg isl a t io n is still h ig h , b ut the b ill may be p ut off u nt il the n ext s e s sion of the le gi s la t u re . An earlier int e rvi e w w it h Terry a lerted Califo rnia riders to the likelihood that mandatory helmet la w s would be considered during this session. Phil larson AMA members receive a 10% price break on a new packaged motorcycle tour of rural southern China; the tour in cl u d e s use of a motorcycle, meals, t ra vel and accomodations, an int erp re t e r and a mechanic. More info rm a ti o n is available from the AMA. A photo on page 42 of the la st issu e of Cycl e N ew s wa s in correctl y ide ntified. The p hoto wa s actually ta ken by Kathy H erndon a nd sh o wed Sco tt Crawford, who finished fourth overall a t C RC H od o Enduro, April 13. Former Supercross and 250cc National Motocross Champion Donnie Hansen, former Supercross a nd 500cc National Motocross Champion Mike Bell, John Savitski and Bryar Holcomb are the latest Champs of the Past entries for the June 14-15 Magoo Invitational World Old Timers Championship benefit motocross, being held to benefit Danny "Magoo" Chandler. The entire Husqvarna team of Dan Smith, Dan Ashcraft, Charlie Holcomb and Larry Roeseler will also ride in their re s pect ive classes, according to Chandler's manager, Mike Collins. Acco rding to a study released by the Safety H elmet Council of America, 46% of all motorcycle accidents wer e caused by a co llision with an automobile o r truc k. Only 15.7% of the report ed accidents occurred in poor road co ndi tions and 86.1%of th e riders were within th e speed limit at the time of their accidents. The st udy al so sh owed that Ma y is the most popular month for accidents with 17.1%. wh ile th e largest number of acci dents occurred in the middleAtlantic states. Polar Molecular Corporation will supply Harley-Davidson with a fuel additive designed to prevent problems caused by the phase down of lead levels in gasoline, according to Polar Molecular. The additive will be distributed under HarleyDavidson 's private label, D urAlt, and will be available through the company's 650 dealers. The AMA has approved GOo