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
Here is another real classic from my vault of VHS tapes. This one covers the 1983 AMA Motocross and Supercross season as David Bailey captures the 250 title in both series and caps it with the Grand National Title (a championship that was awarded to the rider with the most points in all the series combined). This one has some great classic footage of David … Continue reading 1983 Supercross and Motocross Season In Review
Yamaha YZ80 and YZ85 History 1974-2019 These are Yamaha’s YZ80 and YZ85 mini motocrossers from 1974 through 2019. I have put these together over several years of research and IÂ think this is a comprehensive collection of Yamaha’s mini motocrossers. The first link is of pictures of all the bikes, but I am also including the video version I did last year for my YouTube channel. … Continue reading Yamaha YZ80 and YZ85 History 1974-2019
Here is another classic from my personal video collection. This one is a really cool VHS promo tape that Yamaha used to send out in the mail in the days before internet video was common. This one is for the 1995 Yamaha YZ lineup and features Factory riders Jeff Emig and Mike Craig, as well as amateur star Justin Buckelew. Continue reading 1995 Yamaha YZ Promotional Video
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