BLAST FROM THE PAST

Jimmy Weinert in 1972. This is a Yamaha MX250 as the near factory level YZ250A was still a year away for the Yamaha Team riders. Note the bungee cord tank strap.

NEWS

 

SOCIAL DISTORTION

 

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Ken Roczen’s foot after crashing in moto one at the FIM World Supercross (WSX) event in Abu Dhabi. He finished the moto in 14th, went 3rd in moto 2 and won the final moto with a gnarly foot! 

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Dean Wilson suffered the wrath of Vince Friese and his commando moves at the FIM World Supercross (WSX) event in Abu Dhabi

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VIDEO JUKEBOX

EPIC BATTLE AT THE FINAL HARD ENDURO BETWEEN LETTI AND BOLT

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DIRT BIKE: DUG OUT OF THE ARCHIVES

We conned Bob Hannah into riding our production YZ250 for the cover of the May 1982 issue. Bob was testing in the California desert, gave us about a half hour on the brand new machine and called it a total pile. He hated the radiator feel up high, the weight of the machine and the total lack of manners. Thank heavens he was in a good mood!

 

GEAR BAG

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WOLF: BACK IN THE DAY

I found this photo in an old file cabinet. I’m racing a KTM 495 at Sunrise Cycle Park in 1981. It was the second race test I did for the magazine, having just started a few months earlier. The bike was flat gnarly, as I was accustomed to my very calm Can-Am 400 Enduro machine. That 495 had my arms forged into cement by the second lap of the moto!