Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

(]JID~ V OICES America 's w eekl y motorcycle newspaper LmERSTO THE EDITOR Vol u m e XXXIV Sharon Clayton, President Michael Klinger, Publisher Edi torial Paul Carruthers, Editor Kit Palmer, Associate Editor Scott Rous seau, AssodQt~ Editor Mark Hoyer, Managing Editor Keith Bush, AssistQnt EditorjC'!1!Y. Editor CameronCoatney Assistant Editor , Alan Cathcart, EU"!J'f'lln Editor David R. Holther, Copy Editor Advertising Tcrry Pratt. National Accounts Manager Mark Mitchell, Eastern Accounts Matulga Mark Thome, Western SalesManager Thomas Ge nter, WtsttTP1 SaltS Mana ge' Forrest Hayashi, Western SatesManager Greg Mitchell, E4.<;tern Sille'; Manager Rick Matheny, Eastern Sales Manager Rhonda Crawford. We;:tern Ad COOrdinator Bridgett Bobr ofsky, Assi5tant Carla Allen, Eastern Ad Coordinatar Tina Fan , A5sistant Marketing & Promotion MarkThome, Diredor Fo rr es t Hayashi, Manager N ew Media Developm ent Mark Mitchell, Director Rick Matheny, Wcbm astcr Oassified Ads Laurie Tors tensen Graphi c!" and Product ion R~ Johnson, Production Supervisor Mandy Loa, Production Manager Den nis Greene, Lab. Tech. Amanda Wollny, Graphic Artist Robyn Light, Graphic Artist Administra tion Judy Klinger, Coordinator Leanne Sims, Administrative Aseistaru Accounting/Data Processing Donna Bryan-Diamon d. AIR Coordinator Geneva Repass, Assistant Herlane Lewis, Credit Circulati on Rheba Smith, Manager Al ma Anguiano, Processing Coordinator Keshe na Dawso n. Billing Coordinator Carol Magg io, Deal Coordinator " Service and Support SU Moreno, Receptionist SOln Michael Swedberg, Snviu and Support Where 's Santa Fe? In rega r ds to "Loo kin g Back" (Issue #26, July 2), the Santa Fe TI was not in New Mexico. As a form er contribu tor to Cycle N ews, I think you should check the headlines of some past issues. Hinsd ale, Illinois, is a suburb just southwest of Chicago. It's a g rea t se tti ng for a mo torcycle race . You ma y correct me if I'm wrong, bu t outside of th e Peoria TI, the Santa Fe TI facility was, at the time, the old es t dub-pro mo ted even t in the AMA. They ran a strict course and one nig ht they woul d n' t hon or m y p r ess pass because my w hite Levis were "oi icolor w hi te." They always ran a stric t show. Fra nk Harrison kimble@ f.quik.com w You're right. The Santa Fe IT was held in lllinois - and not in New Mer ico... Editor. mailing address P.O. Box 805, Tucker, GA 300R5-0805. (770) 934-7850. FAX (770) 934-3112 David Jamison Newnan, G A Upset I d on ' t care if An tho n y Gobert a nd Michae l Doo ha n have an upset . And if m o x4 8 does n ' t like four-strok e mo tocro ss bikes, let him . I rea d yo u r newspaper because I am inter est ed in mot o rcycles and racin g - not p eople' s upsets. D ylan Code Los Angeles, CA What a Hoot I never thought it wo uld happen and I never th ou gh t 1 wo u ld enjoy it - but it did an d I di d . I have been ridi ng moto rcycles for 40 yea rs and mo st of that has been in th e d irt wi th some road riding. I have had the best tim es of my life riding bikes. Tw o thin gs happened in the last tw o years that I never th ou ght would happen . First, my wife and I purchased a Honda Gold Wing. I've owned a lot of s tr eet b ik es a od ha ve e n joyed the m , always thinking that Gold Wings were for old guys . They are not. Secon d , we went to a raUy. Not jus t a rally, but the Honda Hoot in Ashville, North Carolina . I though t it was going to be a bunch of people who jus t hung ou t. But it was cool and a lot of fun . And I'Il do it again. My ha t' s off to Cha r lie Kell er, Gary Smith and the staff. Keep up th e good work. Margaret and Gary Bailey Axton, VA What a bike Wow! What a bike! Are these really the same guys who bro ug ht us the XT350? Just think about it this wa y : If th e technos can build a four-stroke tha t can s pa nk tw o-strokes - just think a bo u t when it comes around again for tw ostrokes. Ken Ja m es Evanston , WY w ait . Dylan, you sound upset... Editor. Na tiona l Hra dq ua rtr" 2201 Cherry Ave., Long Beach, CA 90806, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, CA '!ORO I-{)498 (562) 427·7433; (213) 636-884-1. FAX (562) 427-6685 Eas tern O ffice 4188 First Ave., Tucker, GA 30084; The XR400 in my garage is definitely on its wa y to the trading block. The YZ400 just oo zes coolness from every angle. Th e o nl y t hi ng th a t m igh t slow m e down is waiting to co m p are i t to th e supposed 1998 Jack y Martens repli ca from Husqvama. But I'm not sure I can Disappointed I'm really di sappointed in Dav id Rogers ("Voices," Issue #26, Jul y 2) being disappointed in Cycle News and the AMA . It seems that Cy cle News ' missio n is to report on competitio n and delve slightly into the news tha t affects the ind ustry. There are ple nty of ot her ven ues avail abl e tha t deal in poli tics. I've always believed tha t the AMA is primarily ma d e u p of volu n teer s, club managers, etc., w ho try to maintain som e so rt of uni form cod e of compe tition. Sure, there are sa laried members of the AMA, but the ones yo u see tracksid e wi th a rul e book in th eir back pockets usu all y have real jobs and are only dona ting their time and experience. Th ere was a time when everybody w as saying similar things about monoshock bikes - tha t th ey were too damn tall a nd s p ring y. ' Yea h, b ud d y, tw in shocks rul e: You ~~, Da vid, w hat goes aro und comes around . Thi rty yea rs ago, before techno logy sta rted refin ing raw pow er ou t of slobbering/ smoking/ bang ing old two-strokes, four-strokes ruled. Ignorance? The la test letter by mox48 (Iss ue #27, Jul y 9) proves once agai n : You ca n ' t argue with ignorance. Patrick Caselli Mo un tai n View, CA BSA remembrance Ed i to r ia l con ten t li ke Er ic Johns on' s profile 0 0 the BSA works bikes and Jeff Smit h a re m uch appre ciated . I wo u ld like to see a fo llow-up o n late r BSA co m p e ti tio n in th e la te ' 60s to 1972 , when the factory puUed the plug on the GP effo rt. As far as the story on the new Yama ha YZ400 goes, yo u d id n ' t give a ny weight figu res for the pr oduction bike. This is crucial . Kenneth D unn Spri ng Valley, CA Yamaha doesn't have a weight figure for the production model yet. The model thai was brought to our offices was a preproduction unit... Editor. Lellers to the editor sh ould be se nt to Voices, Cycle Ne ws, P.O , Box 498, Long Bea ch, CA 90806-0498, faxed to 56214276685 or e-mai k editorfscyclenews.com, Pub lished letters do not necessaril y re flect the position of Cycle News, I nc. Letter s s ho uld no t exceed 200 words and all le tters are s u bj ect to editing. An onymous letters will not be considered for publication. All letters should contain the wri ter's name, add ress and da ytime phone number ... Editor. e-mail cditor@cyc1enews.com subscribe@cyclenews.com advertising@cyc1enews.com Internet http:/ /www.eydenews.com Cycle Nt'WS :ightc' Cyclf' Nnr", Inc. lql17. Tn drmUKCyde Nf'W~ registered u.s. Poltrnl Ottiee. All right! reserved. INTERVIEW Daryl Beattie CALENDAR LEADERBOARD 22 40 _ 50 58 WAm ADS ..•.................................................•...60 SECTION ONE 24 75 LOOKING BACK .75 ONTHE FRONT COVER Jo hn Kocins ki and his Cast rol Honda were a do minan t pairing in the U.S. round of the World Superbike Series at Laguna Seca . Kocinski won both leg s, m oving to wit hin fo u r p oints of th e cha m p io ns h ip points lead . Photo by Gold & Goose.

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