Time for another classic bike test from my personal collection. This oneĀ is from 1980 and covers Rocket Rex Staten’s Factory Yamaha OW41 works racer. 1980 Dirt Bike testing Rex Staten’s Factory Yamaha OW41 Continue reading Dirt Bike Magazine Testing Rex Staten’s 1980 Factory Yamaha OW41 Racer
Here is a cool article that I scanned from a 1979 issue of Cycle magazine I have in my collection. This article covers the details of Mike Bell’s Dave Osterman-tuned factory Yamaha 250. This is from the days of true works bikes when Bell’s machine did not have to share anything with the stock YZs of the time and is a cool look at the … Continue reading Mike Bell’s 1979 Factory Yamaha OW-40 Works Racer
Time for another selection from my personal collection of classic magazines. This one covers the 125 class of 1992 and appeared in the most influential publication of the time – Motocross Action. In it, the Honda CR125R, Kawasaki KX125, Suzuki RM125, Yamaha YZ125 and KTM 125MX fight it out for tiddler supremacy. #Braaappp 1992 125 Motocross Action Shootout PDF Continue reading 1992 Motocross Action 125 Motocross shootout
Here is a cool classic ad from the late nineties. This one is for the 1999 Yamaha motocross lineup and features Jeremy McGrath, John Dowd, Doug Henry and Kevin Windham. At this time, Doug Henry, John Dowd and Jeremy McGrath were all coming off of championship seasons and Yamaha was making a major push with really great bikes and advanced technology. The 1999 season marked … Continue reading 1999 Yamaha YZ80, YZ125, YZ250 and YZ400F Ad
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
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