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That a New Frien d was waiting at one of my stops, and we rode away togeth er. T he pavement was mine, em p ty and endless. I had passed th rough cany ons, in to swe ep ers. up onto th e long flats rising from forest. Th ere had been a car or two, nothing more. After all , it was daw n, barely. And w hen I swung into th e cafe lot and stepped inside, th e coo k was si ng ing and brew ing the day's fi rst coffee. It was th at tim e of m orn ing to be out and around! I ate, m ade notes, and in the sunrise saw other motorcycles had joined mine outside. R iders no w stood and talk ed w ith steam ing cu ps in th eir hands. Friendships. I tried ·dream ing myself part of th em, but I was solo, and wen t q uietly to moun t up. To take th e h ill by m yself. But a voice int errupted, asking about tires - his was a proposal f or con v ersation . W e ex ch an ge d thou ghts that fell right in to sync. A nd look! We owned th e same make; his I LOO, my 750. And we took to th e road toge ther - N ew Friends. We pushed hard but with care; our rid ing sty les paired, too. T urn s vanished beh ind us. And when we stop ped for a drin k, it was a place I' d never been; a tavern out of th e past - all wood and stone, with a well- worn coun ter and leather stoo ls. We talk ed and our careers em erged and mingled. A nd w hen we pa id u p and left, we switched bik es. Now th e scenery cam e an d wen t q u icker, skirti ng th e desert's rollin g edge, alon e and perfect as a pa ir of birds in fl ight. My lan dscape eye saw us from a great distance, tw o do ts way below, travel in g that ribb on, on e wit h th e other. And when we came again to th e reality of life, w here H om e-&-Fam ily is th is direction and that, we 'paused and made plans to ride again soon. I wou ld try his roads; he would try m in e. We'd share the best of our favor ites. A new union was born th at m ot orcycle day, th at chance encoun ter. R ider and R ider doing what they have since the first du et of ma ch in e-driven w heels. T hey paired up. They rode togeth er how th ey kn ew best. And shook hands befo re part ing. It's w hat th is riding th ing is about. Open roads inv iting ope n m in ds. A nd OUr Dream s of Friendsh ip answered. William Edgar Copyright Page 3 Productions. From an idea by Carol Sims MILE: Springsteen "wins" a wet one in Syracuse : ISDE PREVIEW: Who 's off to Germany and why " TEST: Hot laps on Suzuki's 1990 RM125 and 250 MXers BONNEVILLE: Flyin' on the salt ENDURO: Hough cooks in Caney Creek steamer MOTOCROSS: Vohlands dominate' Trans-Cal Series opener Parker wraps up title, then crashes in French finale NEW BIKES: 1990 Yamaha street and dual-purpose machines 24 Cagiva introduces '90 Ducati street and Husky off-road lineup .. .... .. .. 28 ROAD RACING: Dutchman Racing II tops Topeka Endurance 30 Team Suzuki Endurance outlasts 'em in Memphis win : . . . . 32 SPEEDWAY: Nielsen grabs World Championship gold in Munich 38 LOCAL RACING : Fast action 39 RESULTS: Who beat whom : 54 WANT ADS: What's for sale 55 6 10 14 18 20 22 26 ON THE FRONT PAGE: Shreveport, Louisiana's Trampas Parker, riding under an Italian li cen se, w ra pped up the 125cc MX World Championship title at the season finale in France . KTM 's Parker is th e f ir st American-born rider ever to capture the crown . See page 26 for race coverage . Photo by B . Th iebault. r-----------------------------------------------------------------, . SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM I I I I Name---=-:-:-::-::::-::c:-:c-:-::-:::-:c::c-- - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ ( P LE A S E PAINT C LE A R lY I Address ......:. City State Order Date: -<-Zip _ _ Charge my 0 Visa 0 Mastercard II}I VISA ,. _ OK, please start my subscription to Cycle News and send me the newspaper o every week for one year (50 is sues ) for $35.00 o every week for two years ( 100 iss ues ) for $65.00 o six months second class (2 5 issues) for $18.00 One year (50 issues). 2nd class Canada or Mexico and all oth e.r foreign countries 575 .00 (U.S . funds). ______ o Th is is a renewal o Please bill me . o Enclosed is check or money order Signature :..- ,..--_ _ MC /Visa # _ Expiration Date _ First class and airmail rates available upon request. ~ Send to : CYCLE NEWS, lnc., P.o. Box 498 , Long Beach , CA 90801 -0498 / (213) 427-7433 ~ ~ 3