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CZECH-OUT TIME

A few spaces remain open for Cycle World's GP Euro-Tour III to the Czech Grand Prix, August 13-22. The tour starts in the Alps, then drops down to the picturesque Danube region before heading to the Brno Circuit in the Czech Republic for two days of world-class roadracing. For prices and more info, contact Edelweiss Bike Travel at 800/255-7451.

PRESERVE HISTORY, WIN AN INDIAN

It's not everyday that you can win a bike and help preserve motor cycling for future generations. The Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Muse um is giving you a chance to do both by raffling off a restored 1947 Indian Chief. Tickets are $10 each by check or money order sent to the museum at 308 E. Arvada St., Col orado Springs, CO 80906. You need not be present at the September 4th drawing to win. Proceeds will be used for maintenance of the muse um's collection, which numbers more than 50 vintage and antique motorcycles dating from 1913.

FUN FOR THE MASSES

According to the American Recreation Coalition, an estimated 31 million people operated a motor cycle, scooter or AN in the U.S. last year. The organization esti mates that there are currently about 5.8 million bikes, scooters and ATVs in use in the U.S.

CAL SUPERBIKE SCHOOL BACK IN SESSION

Everyone's favorite performanceriding guru, Keith Code, is teaching again. His California Superbike School, on hiatus since 1993, is up and running again on a limited schedule. For more information, contact The California Superbike School, 255 Harlow Dr., Glendale, CA 91206; 800/530-3350.

SHOWING THE LOST LEGENDS

The AMA's Motorcycle Heritage Museum's new featured exhibit is "Excelsior: The Lost Legends." On display through 1996, the exhibit is a collection of machines and documents tracing the history of the Excelsior and related Henderson marques. The Heritage Museum is located in Westerville, Ohio; for hours and information, call 614/ 882-2782.

CW GETS SAFETY AWARD

When the annual Motorcycle Safety Foundation awards were an nounced recently, Cycle World was among the recipients. November 1994's Up Front column, incident on the Angeles Crest," detailing reader Stan Teliczan's observation of a needless motorcycle fatality, took the uBest Enthusiast Publica tion, Editorial" award.

BMW GEARS UP

BMW is on a roll, thanks in part to the success of the new R-senes neo-Boxers and to the unexpected populartty in Europe of the new F650 Single. In 1994, BMW sold 46,500 motorcycles, a 32-percent increase over 1993 and the highest ever in company history. Of the total, 11500 were F650s built for BMW by Aprilia in Noale, Italy. At BMW's main plant outside Berlin, a second shift has been added, the goal being to raise daily output from 180 units to 235. In the U.S., BMW sales to taIled 5023 motorcycles in `94, a 22-percent increase.

FOR THE RECORD

The ethor in charge of captions for August's Harley VR1 000 story got carried away in shortening the caption dealing with the bike's frame, identifying designer Mike Etough as "an Oregon mountain-bike maker." Etough is, in fact, an employee of the Motor Company based in Wisconsin. The frame is, however, fabricated in the Northwest