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That I added a w heel to our cus tomary pa ir, and go t ano ther view of our lives. Goodbye Daylight-Saving T im e and H ello H all oween! It was th e fin al end of su m me r and an occasion for brisk autumn rides, a season of Jack -O-Lanterns and Costumes and H om ecom ing Games. I rode m y new red H arley in my high school's hal ftime parade, rig ht behind another alum driving an old sidecar. Ch eers wen t up f or m y 90's gem and his prewar out fit, a '38 military HD that R ust y fo und in South America. It was li ke new again now and all Blue&- Wh ite. It caught th e civilian eye th ere and gave motorcycles m ore resp ect. A nd made m e dream of fields of th ree-wheelers. T hen - po o]! N ext day I was under oaks and sycamores way up in Griffi th Park, w here that dream came to life. The grass was literally covered with bikes and th eir sidecars - it was th e largest and oldest rally for them in th e w ho le U.S. A collector's paradise refl ected in a Zundapp 's tan k chrome! Th ere were Watson ians, and classic old Steibs with stylish po lished ribs and swee p ing French curves. And all sorts of cus tom hacks staggering th e im agi nation. Doug Bingh am was th e rally ch ief in his nift y brimmed hat, and we sat an d yak ke d on sidecars till th e sun fell in to the h ills. The even ing befo re they'd shown old bik e movies and talk ed ·way p ast m idn ight over cam pfi res. It was like a wago n train rest ing before headin ' out again . Fam il ies and distance riders who think no thing of going coast-to-coas t. A nd soon th e park w as em p ty , save for a few w ho cou ldn't leave, w ho wanted to keep the eve n t al ive as lon g as th ey possibly could. We conversed on about those inevitable rides through the coming rain s, Greg and Pam and I did. We guessed on w hat th is win ter w ill bring, and mused about th e Big Seaso n agai n - next sum me r and its BM W Na tion al and 50th Year of Surgis. Oh, we're going. W e'll do it all. And th e thought of it so me how brought th at summer of '90 closer. Bingha m 's eyes watched one of th e last sidecars go by. " W herever you point it," said Doug, " it goes ." Th en he got on his , and was gone. T he pl ace was jus t a park again. W ith my solo motor there. Waiting. ~ 00 ... Cl) ..0 8 Cl) ;> o Z .. DUAL-SPORT RIDE : The best of bo th worlds on two wheels 4 MOTOCROSS: Cooper spoils party at Kawasaki Race of Champions . . . . . 10 HARE SCRAMBLES : Lojak inches closer to title in Missouri 12 HARE & HOUND: Smith bags another one at Lucerne National ~ 14 RIDING IMPRESSION: Jammin ' on t he ' 9 0 ATK 406 two-stroke 16 CROSS COUNTRY: Martin scores f ifth Illinois Championship RALLY: Letting the good times roll at D ick Mann's V intage Rally CALENDAR : Check out w here all the action is going to happen WANT ADS : Let your fingers do the shopping RESULTS : Who's doin' the roostin ' in you r neck of the woods 18 20 36 40 50 ON THE FRO NT PAGE : Dua l-s po rt riding ca n be yo ur low bud get E-ti c ket to' " g etting away." Co me join us on a n ad venturous o n /off -road ride. as w e s lide o ur bikes o n m ount ain dirt roads that take . us to t he posh resort t own of Pa lm S pring s. California . S ee pa ge 4 . Photo by Kinney J one s . W illiam Edgar r-----------------------------------------------------------------, . SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM .' . Name _-:;:;-;:-:;;-:=:;-;:::-;-:~::_:_-------------------, P LEA S E PR INT CLEARLY I Addres s Order Date: I I I I I I ~ money o rd er Cha rge m y 0 Visa 0 Maste rcard _ City S ta te -LZip o Th is is a re ne wal o Ple a s e b ill me o En c loseesis check or _ _ OK, please start my subscription to Cycle News 'and send me the newspaper o ev e ry we ek for one ye ar (50 issues ) for $35.00 . o eve ry wee k for two yea rs (100 issues) for $65 .00 o s ix months second c la ss (25 iss ue s ) fo r $18.00 One yea r (5 0 iss ues). 2nd class Ca nada or Mex ico a nd all other fore ign co untries $75 .00 (U.S . fu nds). First c lass and a irmail rat es ava ila ble u pon req ue st . ~ -= S igna t ure _ MC /V isa # _ Exp irat ion Da te Send to : CYCLE NEWS, Inc., P .O . Bo x 498 . Lo ng Beach. CA 90801 -0498 / (2 13) 427-7433 _ < ~3