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That the road called out to m e and I had to answer it once m ore regardless. R iding, riding again, the weather dry for a day, no longer. I stayed away from the coast this time and cut through vall eys, w ent up , along Cal ifornia's : rugged spine, rid ing solo, pack ing a rainsu it ju st in case. Wh en I had asked if Sh e wanted to go along, her answ er was a Yes tem pered to me an No. Sh e was sorry, honest she was. But I sho u ld go, certainly, witho ut reservation . And th e blessings she gave becam e an illusion fo r my ride. A warming wisdom that never melted away, was always there. As compassionate and swee t as a mother's soft w his per in m y childhood's ear. I take that voice now w hen and whereever I go. It's staggering how th rough this motorcycle mileage it always survives, still rem ains with m e. R em em bered in th is wom an, th is vision of m y lover and wi fe, fri end fo rever. A voice th at keeps us from being lost and alone. Even if I am somewhere surronded by crowds, wh ile at th e same tim e rem oved, remote. Distance does not th in her words but only makes th em more audible, closer. As real as this motor's own way of speech . A vocal reso na n ce f low ing through th e m ind, softly singing " Be true, be clean, be safe." T he roadb ike repl ies, doing it 's own jo b, rush ing me forward. And then the rain s come; suddenly cold and p erm eating, even with all th is rain gear on . I coach m y rig ht hand to be a sort of A BS, and after a w hile stop at a dry pla ce and use the pa y phone. Punching that touch ton e crazy tune, getting that fami liar answ er. It is her voice again, aff ectiona te and beckon ing, inuiting irn e back over the traveled road. Back to the beginning. And now th e rain seems to vanish, tho ugh th e go ing is still wet and getting we tter, blurr ing headlig hts in the coming night . I press on and ride th at narrow ribbon slicing the black landscape neatly in half. And the distance is [ractioned until only one mile is left. Th en I see the light , her lig ht . And I am home again, fu lfille d by the adventure, rewarded by the fi nale. And now I know what gift is mine, to have the best of both worlds. The R ide, and Her Love. William Edgar SUPERCROSS: Johnson sets record with win in M iami 6 IMPRESSION: Back to basics with the Suzuki GS500 10 HARE & HOUND: Roeseler rounds up win at Moose Run National . .. . . : .. 12 ,M OTOC ROSS: Beckington crowned twice at Dade City 14 Crumb cruises to Adelanto Golden State victory 16 , ON THE FRONT PAGE: to win more in ' 8 9 See became the winningest page 6. Photo by Henny by Brian Catterson. INTERVIEW: Wayne Rainey looks forward to the '89 GP season .. . . .18 SCHEDULE: When the activities will happen at Daytona 22 LOCAL RACING: Everything from mini road races to motocross 24 CALENDAR: Events to come 30 WANT ADS: Look no further . for all the good deals 36 RESULTS : Officially speaking 51 (Top) Now that Wayne Rainey accomplished his goals in '88, he's determined I int erview on page 18. Photo by Henny Ray Abrams (lower left) Rick Johson ' rider in supercross with hili victory in Miami. Complete coverage begins on Ray Abrams. Suzuki unveils the all-new, basic-style GS500 on pege 10. Photo r---~------------------------------------------------~-- - - -- - -' -- -- , SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM . . Name_"'::':''::'':''::-::-:::=;-:::'';7.= "- --' _ [ P LEA S E PRI NT CLEARlY j Address • City Order Date : _ "- Sta t e ....LZip _ _ o This is a renewal o Please bill me o Enclosed is check or money order -=. Charge my 0 Visa 0 Mastercard OK, please start my subscription to Cycle News and send me the newspaper Signature o every week for one year (50 issues) f o r'$3 5. 0 0 o every week for t w o yea rs (' 0 0 issu es) for $65.00 o six months second class (25 issues) f or $18.00 MC /Visa # One yelIr 150 i..u••I. 2nd cl... C....d. or M••ic o .nd First cl... and airmail rat•• available upon ~u.lt. ~ .n ot h.r foreign countr i•• $75 .00 (U.S. fun d.). .' Exp iratio n Date _ _ - - - - - -----c----- - ------- ~ Send to : CYCLE NEWS, Inc., P.O. Box 1'9 8. Long Beach. CA 90801 -04'98 / (213) 427-7433 ~3