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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That m y R ide Day was set, until I by chance saw so me thi ng else. It was the Ligh t tha t go t to m e. First f rom w hat seeme d lik e fa r distan ce shutters, a faintest of blues wash ing th e black outside; th en th e bedside lamp, golden incandescence sudden ly fill ing th e room. In th e shower it was a muted gray, tired fluorescence. A t breakfast , a w ild pla y of su nrise entering th e kit ch en from an east-facing window. Then th e harder morn ing can opy lik e fre shl y lau ndered sheets . In m y garage, three dark bik es snatc hed new light from th e door. Strangely, in brief silhouette. T hen colored thems elves like rich showroom disp lays. The flam e red of an Italian painter. West German scu lpture, a pearlescent, transparent snow. .And a striking sw eep of blu e-e-uihite from Japan. Du cati, BMW, Suzuki.' Paso, RJOORS; GSXRll 00. Th e light flooded onto th em , a quick caught portrait. A nd th en th e q uest ion: Wh ich one to ride? Wh ich persuasion to foll ow ? Th e light gave no firm answer, made no decision for m e. Each bik e ran through my head without turn ing a wheel. W ith out awaken ing a motor! I stood and marveled at this frozen collection . I'd been in m useums where art had failed - thesemotorcycles did not. It was th e Light that kept me gazing at th em , holding an image that seemed to mean more than motion. Th en something changed abruptly. Th ose artists' colors faded, dropping away to shadows. ·I turned around to look - the sun hung pasted li ke a wafer of white satin, straining th rough a clo ud th at had taken its rays. A breeze brought a chill, the air felt icy fo r an ins tant. Th en our . Brightest Sta r p ierced its shro ud; brighter tha n ever now, blinding! I turned 'to th e bik es again , and saw th e ligh t shaft, and th en race across th em , giving th em odd and beaut iful m ot ion s of th eir ow n. Th ey seemed to leap ou t in th eir brill ian ce. I stood th ere, I don't know how long. And th en decidedurhat I would do . T hat I would NO T ride now. Th at th ere was no rational way to chose , no experience that cou ld be more deep ly felt than w hat I'd just had. And I closed the garage door, slo wl y, lik e a stage cu rtai n on so me gra n d performance. Indelible, remembered for ever for its perfection . For its unforgettable Light. Copyright Page 3 Productions. From an idea by Carol Sims WIND: All the lastest gossip and race results 2 SUPER CROSS: It's Johnson again . 6 in San Diego TEST: 1989 Yamaha YZ250WR, plus bolt-on hop-up ideas 10 GRAND PRIX: Roeseler dominates Adelanto Grand Prix 24 MOTOCROSS: Carsten and Beckington .capture Gatorback wins 26 LOCAL RACING: Darland grabs the gold at the Gila Bend GP 28 RESULTS: After the checkered flag 33 CALENDAR: Racing into the future 34 WANT ADS: Let .your fingers do the shopping 40 ON THE FRONT PAGE : (Top ) The stars of San Diego. Winner Ric k Joh nson (left to right), Jeff S t a nton and Damon Bradshaw share t he spotlight at the San Diego Superc ross in Ca lifornia. Com plete ra ce coverage begins on page 6 . Photo by Ken Faught. (Botto m ) Check o ut page 1 0 for a t est o n the 1 9 89 Yamaha YZ250WR as well as a YZ-WR hop-up. William Edgar --------------------------------------~---------------- --- - - --- --, . SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM . . Name_-:::~;;:-;=:;-::::_;_;~:::_-----------------...,...-{ PL E A S E PR IN T CL EA RLY , Add res s _ City_--,Order Date : S ta te ~ i p-----Z o This is a re newal o Please bill me o Enclosed is c hec k or money o rde r Charge m y 0 Vis a 0 Masterca rd [II=C _ .' OK, please start my subscr iption to Cyc le News and send me the newspaper . o every week for o ne ye a r (50 issues) for $35.00 o every week fo r tw o ye ar s 119.0 is s ue s) for $65.00 o six m o nt hs seco nd cla s s (25 issues) for $ 18.00 S ig na t ure MC /Visa# One year (60 ioues), 2nd class Canad a or Mexico and .11 other fo reign countries $75 .00 (U.S. f u nd i ). First class and air mail ,atei ava ilable upo n request. . Expiration Date _ _ _ . Se n d t o : CYCLE NEWS, Inc., P.O. Box 498 . Lon g Beach. CA 90801 -04 98 I (2 13) 427-743 ______________________________________________________ _ _3_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I 3 ~