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etc.

LAST CALL FOR MILWAUKEE

If riding Harleys with CW staff members on a backroads-America tour to Milwaukee for The Motor Company’s big 100th-birthday bash sounds like your kind of party, well whattaya waitin’ for, an invitation?! Find out more about the August 20September 1 run by logging on to www.lotustours.com or get ’em on the blower at 312/951 -0031.

CONCEPT CRUISER

Would you buy this bike? That’s what product planners at Victory want to know. By signing on to www.victory-usa.com/vconcept, you could be called upon to help evaluate future product concepts. If General Manager Mark Blackwell has his way, there will be lots of cool stuff to come. “The Vegas is just the tip of the iceberg,” he said.

STOP, THIEF!

Help put an end to two-wheeled theft by registering your off-road ride with www.dirtbikedatabase.com. The nocharge service catalogs engine and frame numbers to ensure fret-free second-hand buying.

WORK TO RIDE, RIDE TO WORK

In case you’ve forgotten, the annual “Ride To Work Day” is the third Wednesday in July.

And not just here in the U.S. of A. Dozens of countries, from Eng land to the Philippines to I Turkey, formally recognize the

Aerostich-creator Andy Goldfine-originated affair. For more, including downloadable pass-along cards, go to www.ridetowork.org.

OFF-ROAD WRITE-OFF

MotoVentures, the Southern California source for dirtbike tours, training and trials riding, has added a new service to its already lengthy list of off-road fun-for-alls: business retreats. Owned and operated by Gary LaPlante, the four-year-old company is based on a private 300-acre ranch. For rates, call 909/767-0991, or go online to www.motoventures.com.

PUT ME IN THE CIRCUS...

It had to happen: purpose-built stunt minis. In development for more than two years, “Jonny Freestyle” is alleged to be the “ultimate tubularframed minibike.” Straight from the crate, the 55-pound two-stroke is said to be capable of all sorts of land-me-in-the-hospital shenanigans. Selling for $995, it’s available in 47cc displacement with options aplenty, such as an expansion chamber, cylinder porting, higherperformance carburetor, disc brakes and a gas-charged shock. Learn more at www.minibikeworld.com.

WILLOW GOLDEN

Willow Springs International Raceway turns 50 this year, and will celebrate with the second annual $150,000 Toyota 200-mile Superbike race on October 17-19. Also on the program is a 50-mile 250cc Grand Prix race sponsored by Roadracing World. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 661/256-6666 or log on to www.willowspringsraceway.com.