Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

~~ VOICES America's weekly motorcycle newspaper Lm E STO R T EDITOR HE V o lu m e XXXV Sharon Cla vton, President Micha el Klinger. PultlisJ lt', Co nce rn ing Scott Rousseau ' s test of Yam aha ' s ne w Road Star (Issue #48, Decem ber 9, 1998), Rou ss eau wrot e: "Ya ma ha invited bo th the U.s. and foreign press to pa rta ke o f so me of th e beautiful sce ne ry tha t ca n be found in and arou nd Bodega Bay and in the adjacent wine country of the apa Valley," Bo d e ga Ba y is lo ca te d in So noma Co unty , which is also home to Sea rs Point Racewa v. Son oma Co u n ty ha s more tha n itss ha re o f w in eries a n d some ou tstand ing roads to rid e. Thanks for your otherwise informative review. Steve Kramme Santa Rosa, CA Wllile the Yamaha tr ip took Rou sseall tllrough Sonollla County, it also ventured throug h the Napa Va ll ey and right through tile city of Napa. You are correct in ment ioning that botli offer brilliant roads and great wine - thouglt mixing the two is never recommended...Editor Trad ing Scott for Mam ol a? I wanted to drop yo u a line expressing m y appreciation for the Randy Mamola guest editorial in my most recent issue of Cycle Neurs . I reca ll seeing another piece by Ma mola not so long ago , and I liked that one, too . It'd be fant asti c if yo u co uld sign him up as a regu lar Gra nd Prix com mentator. His cre d ib ility is ind isp u table, so wh en yo u rea d his pieces, it's only reinfo rced . And he writes quite nicely. I must s ay I'v e go tt e n weary of Micha el Scott, as it seems he' s often go t an axe to grind. The issues he addresses usually see m peripheral and I see little ev idence that he ' s any mo re knowledgeable abou t GP racing than when he began writing about it. Mam ola has a lways see me d like a pretty classy act, but I wonder whether ther e ar en 't a few othe r people whose ra cin g pa rti cipati on ha s been pretty d eep , and who mi gh t become worthy contributors to Cycle News with a littl e encouragement. Maybe their writing is a bit aw kward, bu t that's wh a t editors are for. Motorcyclists are bo rn story-tellers. nother negative comment: A lot of us s topped reading Alan Ca thcar t's racer tests long ago. He', a skilled rider, not doubt abo ut that, but he ca n no more com pare GP bikes than you a nd I can. For different reasons, we don' t read his road tests, either. He's Floyd Clymer reincarnated - he loves everything he rides. Tha nks for a pub licatio n that continues to be very good . Bru ce Finlayson Ma dis on, WI While I agree uiith yOIl thnt Ma lllola's insights are often [asciuating and we like . having him as part of tile team, it's ridiculous to believe that he uiould be willi ng and capable of doing what Mi chael Scott docs on a weekly basis for Cycle Ne ws . Tllose wllo believe that anyone can si t dowlI and write informati ve and enter taining 7000-word race reports on a SUII day night and have them to us on Monday morn ing a re kid ding themsel ves . In dqf'llse of Sir Alan, he also doesn't beiie e u he is capable of comparing 500cc Grand Prix bikes, but what lie can do is provide the layman with an idea of toha! it' s like to try to ride the machines that Doohan and co. race... Editor Mr. Daytona and the VR I th ink it' s great that Harley-David son h a s sig ned Scott Ru s se ll to rid e the VRI000 next year. If that thing is ca pable of winning a race, the n Russell will be the rid er to d o it. I jus t ho pe tha t Ha rley will g ive him a pit crew befittin g his tal ents in st ead o f a bunch of weekend warriors on vacati on from the e ngi n eer in g depa rt m e nt at Harl eyDavidson. I als o hope they a re payin g him a whole lot of mon ey to rid e that thing. If he 'ca n win some races, maybe we' ll see so me of tha t techn ology trickle d own to the street bike s that Harl ey cou ld buil d. If th at wer e to happen , I mi ght even co nsi der bu yin g an o th er Ha rley . But until it happen s, I'll keep riding m y Kawasaki Co nco urs. Cha rles Lake Denwill@sullivan il.com The Krauses For the past three months we have been trying to keep u p w it h t he cou ntless phone calls , po stca rds, letters and gifts tha t many of you ha ve sen t. It's hard to believe it's been that long since our then l e-month-old son, Brandon, un d erwent emergency surgery for the removal of a brain tu mor. (Altho ug h no visible sig ns of cancer rem ain. he is b ein g treated with chemothera py) . Th e ove rwhe lming support and enco urage ment that we ha ve recei ved is a p p recia ted be yond w ord s. We thank all of yo u fro m the bo ttom of our hearts. Your kindness rem inds u s that the races are no t jus t a f ield of competition", Th ey a re a place to meet new p eopl e and make new friends. We have be en fortu na te enough to hav e made man y fr iends fro m all ove r th e worl d , a nd each has a special place in ou r hearts as an extension of our family. O ur Christ mas wish? Certain lv, that our son continues to progr ess as he has. His end urance and stamina a re amazing , as are his incredi ble streng th and bravery. We also wish that each of you has and takes the oppo rtu nity to look at those arou nd yo u a nd rem emb er they are jus t like you . Treat the m with fairness. honesty and kindness. Keep a positive atti tude. Believe. • May Go d bless you all with ha p pi ness and good health. Paul, Jennifer, Breanne and Brandon Krause Irvine, CA Kit Palmer, Associate Editar Scott Rousseau, Assaciate £II,lor Mark Hoyer, Mnuoghzg Editor Krause. a top-leoel off-road racer, is a former winner of the Baja 1000... Editor Theresa Milburn, Credit Lett ers to the editor should be sen t to Vo ic es, Cycle N ew s, P.O. Box 5084, Co sta Me sa, CA 92628-5084, faxed to 714 /751-6685 or e-mail, editor@cyclenews. corn. Published letters do not necessarily reflect the position of Cycle News, Inc. Lett ers should no t exceed 200 words an d all lette rs are subject to editing. Anonymous letters will not be considered for p ublication. All le tters should contain the writer's name, address and daytime phone number ... Editor. INSIDE RACER TEST Rid ing Mick Doohan's Honda NSRSOO INTERVIEWS r-..' 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