By Donn Maeda
s always, electricity filled the ai r at
th e o p e n ing round of the 1996
AMA Supercross Series, held at
Orlando, Florida's Citru s Bow l.
A tr ip throu gh th e pits
rev ealed many thin gs - new
teams, bikes, riding gear and
rid er I mech an ic combin ations - and severa l h ou rs
we re needed to soak it all in.
Five years ago most of the machines in the pits at
leas t rese mble d those on the dealershi p floors, but the
hott est trend now adays seems to be altering the cosme tic ap peara nce of each mot orcycle. The factory
Kawasaki team w as the last hold ou t, and tradition ally kep t stock-looking graphics on their race bikes, but
they have throw n that strategy ou t the window in a
big w ay in '96. Und oub tedly the most shocking o f
an y of the race bikes, the KX250s rid den by Dam on
H u ffm a n , Jeff Em ig a n d Ry a n Hu ghes featu red
Team KTM
Kev in Crine's 250SX
Tuner: Paul Delaurier
