Here is another classic motocross shootout from my personal magazine collection. This one is from Dirt Bike and covers the Open class of 1998. In it, the revolutionary new Yamaha YZ400F four-stroke takes on the KTM 380SX, Kawasaki KX500 and Honda CR500R two-strokes for ultimate 500-class dominance. 1998 Dirt Bike Open Class Motocross Shootout Continue reading 1998 Open Class Motocross Shootout
Time for another couple of classic bike tests from my collection of motocross mags. These two cover the 500 class of 1989. One shootout is from the dearly departed Super Motocross magazine and the other is from the grand-daddy of off-road mags, Dirt Bike. 1989 Dirt Bike 500cc Motocross Shootout 1989 Super Motocross 500cc Motocross Shootout Continue reading The 1989 500cc Motocross Shootouts
In the 1980’s KTMs were common on the GP scene, but all but unheard of on this side of the pond. Originally sold a Pentons in America, KTMs were popular off-road, but always thought of as a step behind the best from Japan for motocross. In spite of this, KTM was able to capture consecutive 250 World Motocross titles in 1984 and 1985 and show … Continue reading 1986 KTM 80, 125, 250 and 500 Motocross Brochure
1978 KTM Lineup Brochure Over the years, I have accumulated a very extensive motocross and off-road brochure collection. I use these brochures in crafting my CLassic Steel articles fro PulpMX.com and love going back and reading them from time-to-time. For me, I just love seeing how the bikes looked when they were new and looking back at the technology that was hot at the time. Over time, … Continue reading 1978 KTM Motocross and Enduro Lineup Brochure
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