Re: AMA Notice
I'd agree that it's not usually the OHV people that do damage to trails, contrary to the image the tree-huggers (Sierra Club, etc.) try to portray. You see, I grew up racing desert when S22 and Alan Cranston were in full effect and some of the ludicrous stuff they tried to pass off was just nonsense. Thankfully, guys like Rick Seimen (sp?) and Louis McKey (Phantom Duck of the Desert) called them on some things and, while we lost a huge amount of land (witness, no more Barstow to Vegas) it wasn't near as costly as it could have been.
Anyway, some of the things that came out of their research were that (shock) desert riders and, in general, OHV users do not strap mattresses to their backs and then ride out into the desert to discard them. It's mostly locals who do the majority of dumping and general pollution out there.
And as for saying that OHV people do irrepairable damage? There have been scientific studies (by indepent parties, not Sierra Club-funded) that show how, after the first rains of the year, any and all evidence of cross-country travel is gone.
Anyway, whether you're an off-road guy or a 250GP racer, you're a motorcycle enthusiast and any sort of governmental imposition into your sport should cause you concern.
