Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
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The new Cycle News stinks! I prefer the old one Love the look he long awaited Cycle News 2000 is ery well done. The website is not nly the best because of its content, ut also because of its design. The ewspaper also looks good. The Y2K pgrades to both are greatly apprecited. mentally. Every time I've seen Travis at the races, I've been impressed with his unique riding style on the track and his easygoing attitude off the track. Good luck, Travis. Sam Kistler jJkistfer5150earlhfink.net B. I"\organ 'Patteson bmpOm;cron.net Hate the look was already disappointed in the soailed new online version - now after aving looked at the new paper verion, I'm really disappointed. I have every issue of Cycle News ack to 1976 and for the first time I m seriously considering dropping y subscription. A few of the things I on't like in the paper are the microscopic font and the overall Generaion Airhead attitude that seems to be aking over. The Travis Pastrana interview eems to be patterned after Racer X magazine with in-depth questions along the lines of "Hey, dude, what kind of car did you score?" Or, "Hey, dude, who's your favorite actress, for sure, awesome, totally." Is this what we can look forward to from Cycle News from now on? What the heck is the matter with you guys? Also, the editor's responses to the people who write letters seems to be very arrogant, even sarcastic at times. Especially, for a company that survives by customer's subscriptions. If Cycle News doesn't find itself soon and abandon the AMA's method of trying to fix things that were never broke in the first place, I'll be dropping the paper version for the first time in 25 years. Lewis Greer Via the Internet Dude, relax. The new type is like totally awesome. The old type is like... well, it's just so five minutes ago, you know. And the font isn't smaller, just cleaner, dude. And don't dis the editor. The dude has always been arrogant and sarcastic, and he's starting to get a complex over it. As for the content, nothing's changed. It's the same Cycle News as it was last year, and the year before that. The only thing that's different is the look. Dude, you'll get used to it. It's way more sano, don't you think, dude? .. Editor Liked Travis Your interview with Travis Pastrana (Issue #1, January 12) was excellent. By continuing his education, I think Travis is tapping into a source of performance overlooked by many of his competitors. To be as sharp as you can physically, you must be sharp For my eyes only I just received the new edition of Cycle News. I like the format much better. As I am 52 years old, it is now easier for me to read. The change is long overdue. Kudos to you. I'm looking forward to each new edition. We also inserted postcards in American Motorcyclist magazine, the official journal of the 240,OOO-member AMA, for readers to send to Clinton and others to protest the initiative. And we've posted a letter on the AMA website at www.ama-cycle.org for motorcyclists to e-mail to the Forest Service. We filed an official request with the Forest Service to extend the public comment period on the proposal. And our Washington staff is meeting with key legislators to make our members' view heard. Adams. is correct in stating that off-highway users must band together to derail this initiative. We've found that street-riding AMA members are answering the call as well, supporting the effort to keep appropriate forest areas open to OHVs. While the public comment period officially ended in December, the Forest Service is continuing to accept comments. So it's not too late to urge the Forest Service to maintain recreational access for motorized vehicles in appropriate areas. Steven, I can assure you that the AMA is deeply involved in battling for access for off-highway riders across the country. No, we haven't spent millions of dollars fighting helmet laws - instead we're fighting for motorcyclists' rights to ride on many fronts, off-highway and road. But I couldn't agree with you more that it's up to motorcyclists in every state to contact their congressmen and ask them to speak out against this initiative. Donna Mor;n dovdonOeorlhlink.net McGrath and Honda Dear Honda: You should have paid him what he wanted. Jeff Block bemscoOinquo.net Tanninq with the Kinq My girlfriend and I recently opened a tanning salon in Vacaville, California, called Turbotans, and she has painted one of the rooms in a Yamaha yellow, speed-block theme. We were mulling over which pictures to adorn the walls with when we received a little help from the cover of Issue #50. So if you ever happen to find yourself in Vacaville and decide to tan in room #3, you'll find three pictures on the wall. One of Kenny's old TZ, circa 1991, while on display at the U.S. GP, one of myoid RZs, and last, but not least, you'll find Issue #50's cover of the King hung center stage. Thank you. Once upon a time dept.: Jeremy McGrath and his factory Honda. in San Diego, California. The year? 1996. designed to bombard our senses into submission at Edison Field last Saturday night was a bit much? I realize the sponsors need to be acknowledged but, overall, I felt the intensity of the effort was highly intrusive and often tasteless. It seems to me that Supercross would be very attractive if not for the tacky overcoat that it wears. It could also be that I'm getting older and have to accept the fact that a lot has changed since my formidable teenage years that were so influenced by those glorious trips to Unadilla in the '70s. Bob Conklin L.oguna Beach. CA Thoran Mansell Vacaville. CA Uniting 'PACE. and tne AMA In response to Larry Lawrence's guest editorial (Issue #2, January 19), I think Larry said it best. "Please, AMA! Please, PACE! Make it happen now!" Let's all sit down, PACE and AMA, and do what's best for every party involved. PACE-promoted, AMAsanctioned motorcycle road racing supershows. Can you imagine the possibilities? It could be revolutionary. Think of all the money, guys. T any Martino San Jose. CA The blitz Was it just me, or do others share my opinion that the marketing blitz The AMA responds Reader Steven Adams is entirely correct in his letter to Cycle News (Issue #1, January 12) warning of the possible extinction of off-highway vehicle (OHV) riding if President Clinton's Roadless Initiative for National Forest Land is carried out. Under Clinton's proposal, as many as 80 million acres of forest land nationwide could be off-limits to OHVs. We, meaning our government relations department of the American Motorcyclist Association, have been on top of this issue since it was first announced in mid-October. We had a representative at the news conference where Clinton made the announcement, and the staff has attended public meetings where Forest Service representatives discussed the initiative. cue I e 'Robert 'Rasor 'Picktz.ring+on, OH Rasor is the vice president of government relations for the AMA. He recommends readers send their comments to: USDA Forest Service, Attn: Roadless, P.O. Box 221090, Salt Lake City, UT 84122, or e-mail commen ts to roadless/wo_caet-slc@fs.{ed.us. You can also fax the Forest Service at 801/517-1021."Editor n e vv &; JANUARY 26, 2000 5