Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

r L r D I~\ r -. - ED WHITNEY Eldridge, IA Vote! 00 00 C"l ....... .... C,) America's motorcy cle newspaper Volume ..0 E C,) :> o Z. xxv Sharon Cla yton . Pu blisher Milt' Klin ger , Co m pt roller Skip j oh nson , Associate Publisher / "'at ;mJal Sal t's .\lanagn jack Mangus, Associate Pubi ishert Editor Rh eba Smith. Ci rcu lati o n Ma"a .~(,T Caroline Oendry . Ex ecut ive S ecretary to lh ,. Publisher Editorial Kit Pal mer, A ssariat,. Ed itor Paul Carr uthers, Associate Edit or Naif' Rauha. Associate Ed itor Brian C anerson. Associate Editor Ed wina Man gus. Colendnr Editor Adv e rt is ing Milt"Church . Sen ior Sal es M anagl'T Terry Prall S en ior Salts Manager Mark Thome. W('sum Sa les Mana gn Ro n David son. Wl"'s ll'"m Sail'S Managn Mark Miwhell. Eas tern Sal es Managrr Thomas R. Gom er. Eastern Sale'S Managn Debbi e Winkler. trt'stt"Tt1 Ad Co ordinator Car la Borden. Eastern Ad Coordinato r Gra ph ics an d Prod uction Malcolm \\'i l:"o(Jn ,Product ;on Managn Denn is Grt"t"ne.lAb. T ech . Diana H ilg enberg. Graph ic Artul SioicryGu est. Graphic Ar';51 j immie O'Dell, G rap hic Ar lisl Mand)" Lou . G raphic A rtist Ca ro lyn Branham. T vp eseuer Arienne Tehas, T vpe sener Ac count ing /Dat a Processing Donna Bryan , A u ls R eceivab le Coo rd inato r Ceneva Repa ss. A ssistant Fran Ham wey, C r~dit Circu la t io n Sar ah T ayl or . A ssistant Alma Angui ano. A ssistanl Cheri Chap man. A ssistant Manta Adams. A ssistant H er -la ne Richmond , A.ssistant Carol Scannell, Assistant Circ ula t ion De ve lopment Ron Da vidson , Managn Wa nt Ads S e rvice and S upport Ch ris Aitcbeson. H~ad 9 u a rtt!rs Recepti on ist Leonard H er ri n g, Service and Support Na tional Headq ua rt e rs 2201 Cherry Ave.• Long Beach . CA 90806. P.O . Box 198. Lo ng Beach , C1\ 9080 1·(H98 (2 13) 127 ·7433 ; 2 13/ 636·88,11. FAX (2 13) 127 -6685 East e rn Office 1190 Fir st Ave.• Tucker. GA . "'0084; mailing address P.O. Box 80,~ . Tucker . GA 30085· 0805. ('101 ) 931·7R;.0. FAX (104) 934·3 112 Cycle News (US PS 141·340) is published weekl y excep t th e first a nd last week of the calenda r year for $50.00 per year by Cycle Xews, lnc.. 2201 Che rr y Avenue. Long Beach. CA 90806. Seco nd class postage pa id at Lung Beach , CA . and additio na l mai lin g o ffices. POSTMASTER : Sen d form 3 5 7 9 to Cyc le News. P .O . Bo x 498. Lo ng Be a c h. CA 90801 ·04 9 8 . To determine th e ex piration date of your subscription, check t he fou r numbers on the first line of your address label . The first two digits indicate the last issue numbe r you'll re ceive and t he last two characters indicate the year of th e last issue , S uhv-r ip tio n rat es: One year, second d a slio mai l. 50.00. Cyctc :":t' WS welco mes unsolicit ed edi toria l mat erial in. lu ding slori("\. ca rtoons, phOIOS: elc. Such m;t1t'rial , ifl'u blishL bn:om ~ Ih(" -d. exd us ivt, pro~rt y 0 Cycle Nt"W~. Su ch acCt lm-d mat erial is subjec l to re\" i~ ion a~ is ' nt'n'!'o~lr )" in th (" ~() Ie discrt'tion o f Cycle Nt."Ws. Un~t) li(" itt'd ma leria l whi ch is n OI u~t"tl ",,-ill 1Jt" rf'llirnro if ;In.:ompanied by a ~ I f a dd r~ ~ ~lamped en velo pe. All ulholici tt'd ma lt'tia l will be ha nd lrtl wi lh n'aMmab le carl'. howt'vrt . Cydr N t'w~ a~surnt·s no r~ponsibility for the saf ely. lo~s or damagr 10 ~ll(- h ma tcrial . Reprin tin g in wh o le or pa rt nn ly by p< mission o f lht' p u b l i~her. Adver· :r ti~in K mlt'!Io a nd circula tio n informa liol1 wi ll Ix- \("nl upon request. Sec S.R .n.S. W'BPA Number 37 Rega rd ing La rry J ohnson 's letter in the October 12 issue, I , too, have tre mendo us respect a nd adm iration for R ic k J oh n so n ' s talent and accom p lis h ments. H o wever, I don't thi nk h e ever won 22 srra ig ht Na tional m o tos, nor has h e smoked th e best -250cc ri ders in the worl d (except R.J. ) a t U nadi lla at nea rl y 32 years o f age. I' ve bee n attendi ng Unad illa events since 1976 a nd I'll be looking for R ick the re in eigh t years. Also, I saw R oger DeCosler win a t Unad illa si x o r seve n ti mes; Eve n Bob Hannah co u ld n' t beat him th ere. Doesn 't thai mak e R.J. third best? JAM ES E. G LEAS O N Fa yettevill e, GA Prayers answered Afte r a m onth in the hosp ita l, 20 days in SICU, Dick Kla m fo th is going to go home. I am sure the re is n o way I could th a nk everyone personally for a ll the p ra yer s, ca lls, ca rds a nd le tters. I kn ow I ca n never repay a ll of the people who banded together 10 run H onda H ill s, a n d p lease le t me take this tim e to th ank our th ree da ughters - Cheryl, Ka ren and Cristy a nd thei r families for a ll the endless hours they ha ve helped. Again, because o f a ll yo ur prayers for Dick , th e doctor sa id he shou ld return to a very norm al life. BEV KL AMFOTH Thornvill e, OH Jona Russum , Want Ad Sol es 4 outstanding role model for a ll young racers. y . l r L AUD ITED CIR CULATION Copyright " Cy c le Ne ws. In c . 1988. Trade ·ma rk Cycle News registered U.S. Pate nt Office. All rig hts re~rved. Apology offered Aft er reading the Cycle N ew s co verage o f th e Steamboat Spri ngs (Colo ra do) road race meet, I feel a n a po logy is o wed to Dun lop for a quot e from me sayi ng that Michel in s a re better ra in ti res th an Dunl o p s. Someone ma y ha ve p icked th at up bein g in o ur pits a nd wat ch in g us scramble fo r ra in tires. H o wever, I . di d race in pouri ng rai n a ll day o n 59 1's and fi n ished second in both 600 a nd 750 Supersport. I have been racing on D u nl o p 59 1 tires for two seasons and feel they are the best ti re ava ilable for Supersport raci ng a nd I hope this wi ll no t in any way a ffect th e support I have received in the past. DAN TU RNER Loveland, CO Helping candidates Since'the off-road division of AMA District 37 has become a liule more vocal a nd politica lly active, I've sure received a lot o f ca lls as ki ng if I or a nyone from o ur orga n iza tion would like to parti cipa te in wee ke nd precinct walks. H owever, I' ve h ad to say weekends a re o ut because we're a ll o u t a l th e desert. BUI thi s m orning I went up to t h e o ff ice o f th e can d idate running for Congressm an in m y d istrict. Dana Roh rabach er , to pi ck up so me inform ati on to hand o u t a t eve nts. I found OUI th ai I co u ld wa lk a p recinct - m y o wn neigh borhood - in th e eve n ings. It takes o n ly two to three even ings from 5 to 7 p.m. T he o ffice a lso gave m e information to ha n d out fo r Vice P resident George Bush and Senator Pe te Wilso n , so I' ll be ab le to hel p out all three ca m pa igns at once. Give the ca ndida tes of yo ur choice a ca ll, they apprecia te your help a nd certain ly ma ke it easy. If you live in centra l or so u the rn Ca lifornia a nd wo u ld lik e information o n th ose candidates who ha ve taken res ponsi b le sta nds o n o ff-road issues, j ust ca ll th e AMA District 37 Legislative H otl in e a t 2 13/ 438-6527. O u r vo tes a re going to co u nt in t his ge nera l electio n! DANA BELL AMA 0-37 Legi slative Officer Long Beach, CA Don't be sp ineless In th e O ctober 19 iss ue o f yo ur p u blica tion, I rea d about Jimm y H oll e y ' s di squalif icat ion a t t he MT EG Ultracross in Las Vegas. Firs t, let me co ngra tu la te H oll ey o n his Ultracross tit le. I wou ld a lso commend him for sta nding up for professiona l motocross by o rga n izing th e bo ycott o f th e m ain eve nt. We need mo re peop le like J im to sta nd u p fo r r ide rs' ri ghts, p us h for fair co m pe ti tio n and to p romote motocross as a p rofessiona l sport . I have been to many races in m y II years of m o tocross racing a nd I' ve stood al one too m any ti mes speaking up fo r riders' rig h ts a n d fai r co mpetition. Come o n , mot ocro sser s, don 't be sp ineless. We do have a say in what goes o n a t the races . If H oll ey wo u ld n' t have taken th e initiative to r ight a wrong , the n J erry Sta ns bu rry and o the r race directors lik e -h irn co u ld wreak havoc 10 o u rspo rt. Don 't ge t me wrong , many promo ters do a n exce lle nt job a nd deal with t he rid ers fair ly . My ow n brother promot es races in our a rea a nd he co ns ta n tly tri es to keep things sa fe, fair and o n a p rofessional level. By th e way , Mr. Sta n b urry, wha t in th e world did yo u mean w he n you said , " They wer en 't cu tt ing it (the trac k ) enoug h 10 pe na l ize them. "? T hat sta tement rea lly bl ew my m ind. TO M P ET ER S Dick inson , N D Cheers for Parker & Shobert First, I' d like to co ngratu late Scott Pa rk er for win ni ng the N umber One plate this year. If a nyone deserved i t, Scotty did. Tha t ki d has been bus ti ng his rea r for a lo ng time and you a lways kn o w you 're goi ng to get yo ur money's worth when yo u wa tc h a race th at h e is in. H e a lways gi ves 110%. But m y m ain reason fo r writing is to say how grea t a n in d ivid ua l Bubba Shobert is, Of a ll th e inter vie ws I' ve hea rd a nd read I've never heard him say a bad word a bo u t a n yo ne . He a lways has good words to say a bo u t o the r racers a nd never blames anyo ne for an y prob lems he h as . U n like so me of th e whiner s a t the top of the MX resu lts ch a rts. Bubha is a real class ac t a nd a great exa m p le of a hard cha rger and g rea t sport . His a tt i tu de is o ne that I ho pe m y so n ca n ac h ieve no matter what he chooses to do in life. H e is an W hil e J a m here worki ng away o n I1w strategy 10 be used for nex t year's effort s to defea t " T he Ca li fornia Desert Closure Act ," I wonder if a nyone in Ihe off-road com m u n ity, rea II v cares if we win this final wa r of \\iildern ess in Ca lifornia . o r n ot : Th ousands of hours a nd hundreds of tho usa nds of dollars have been spen t in Ihe ef fo r ts to defeat this leg isla t ion. And, by most accou n ts, we ha ve won the ba ttles wi th a Iargt'ly volu nu-er effort. Nex t year's Congress wi ll certa in ly make som e major movement o n Se nator Cra nsto n's p ropo sal. T his may be o ur fina l cha nce 10 in fluence Congrcxs O il o ur w is hes O il how we , the dewn n -crea rio nisrs . who parti e-ip .u ed in th e Bu reau of Land Man agemenr 's Desert Pl an Process. wa nt o llr d esert man aged . T he hard , thou gh si m p le facts a re thi s: if we as a g ro u p don 't co me OUI a nd vot e in th e Nov ember 8 elec tio n s, w e may lo s« o ur o n ly h op e of in fl uc nci ng Co ngress on thi s issue . Of co u rse, the Co ngress io na l sea ts .u e rrucia l iIi th is year's e lec t io ns . By far Ihe most crucia l is in Ca li for nia's . Sa nta Barlxuu / Sanra Ma riu/Vcntura area wit h th e race bet ween Rob ert Lagoma rsi no and Gary Han. The in cu m bent Congressma n (La go ma rsi no ) ha s show n h is sympat hy to o ur rause in-a llowi ng fo r th e co n ti nued us, ' of Ihe Johnson R id ge T ra il in the Los Pad res Nationa l Forest in h is Wildel ness Bill now before Congress. G a ry Ha n , o n the o ther ha nd, is a de-vou t enviroruru- ntnlist. a nd by a ll indirru io ns wou ld 1101 a llow for our US(' of this h isto ricall y used trail. T he m ost' cri t ira l race fo r all Ca l ifornians is between Senator Pete \ Vil son a n d LL. G o vern or L eo McC arth y. Pl a inl y pu t . Se na tor Wil son ha s ex pressed hi s o p posi tio n to t he "Ca liforn ia Desert C lo su re Act " (S 7) and L L. Go ve rno r McCanh y not onl y su p p o rts the act , bUI on o ur (the ci tizen s of Ca lifo rn ia) beh alf and on o u r lim e testified before Co ngl"ess th at he su p por ts th e bi II. On N o vember 9 we will a ll kn o w how much our fell ow o ff-roa ders leall y ca n '. If W(' all parti cipat e in th is e!t-nion a nd vol e fOI" rlu- ca n dida res w ho represent o ur views a n d op inio ns. the n a nd o n ly th en wi ll "'" be ab le 10 cha nge o ur dest iny. If o n Ih ,' o ther hand. we do n 't co me ou t und VOl<' in 1Iu- n u mbers th a t do make a difference. it's lime that we a ll ha ng u p our riding gear a nd lake up a new sport - desert bench I'a(" i llg~ STEVE KU EHL Vi, e P resid en t. CO R VA H u m i ng ron Beach. CA Kuehl is cha irm an of th e Calijornia Off-Road Vehicle A ssociation 's L and access com m ittee . . . Editor. Publ ished letters do not necessarily ref lect t he pos it ion of Cycle News, Inc . Letters are sub ject to . condensa t ion due to space lim ita t ions. Anonymous letters w ill not be publ ished. Send letters to Vo ices, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA 90801 -0498.

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