Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

• •••• • • • • • • • VOLUME - . . . Cloyton. ","irion. MichMl Klinger, PublieMr : FEATURES • • • • • • • • • • ••IT••'.L e.m.-.. &1_ ROAD RACING 6 36 Joe Leonard Edwards Gains at German World Superbike 42 World's First Test: 2002 Honda CRF450R By Colin Fraser • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • By the Cycle News Staff MOTOCROSS INTERVIEW 50 Max Biaggi Brown's Title, Carmichael's Record at Steel City MX Finale By Tony Carter By Jerry Athey and Dave Deringer 60 Team Harley-Davidson's John Baker 64 Amateurs Take On Binghamton OFF-ROAD 72 Smets Closes In at Holland MX GP 62 Aaron Doubles in AMA New Mexico Trials By Geoff Meyer By Shan Moore DIRT TRACK 66 Thomas, Templeton Top WV Hillclimb By Scott Rousseau and Dave Hoenig • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ~. ~o5. • · • · · 00· · · · • · · : • Alon Cothcort. Europeon Ed_' David R. HoIth..., Reglon.J Etlents Editor s.v. CoK. Editorial Aainant • • VE.TISI.e • WESTE • • ST.nS (714) 751·7433 reny Pratt. ~/ Accoun,. M"rNt(J.r ~rk Thoma. W.s_m Sa,.. MlIrJIIf1ef Fonwat HIIynhi, We,*" Sale, M/tlNlflef o.n lAgere, Wnt4tm S.Ie, ~ r Rhonda Ctawfon:I, Advtlrtising Coordinator Bridgett Bobrofsky, A..lmnt .DV ••TISI.e • • •s n • • ST.nS (77Ol 934-7850 c.rt. A11on. 0ffIc0 ~ & AdvornoIng CoMd_ Jim Clerk, EMtrmt 2 In the Wind 5 Voices 20 Leaderboard • • • • • T •• 123 Looking Back 1 23 Chicanery ",..r e T ••• -Hoynhi.---.~ • • • • • • • • • • • U . . . . . .T Ko.y 1 ~ ~. • ~. ~. ............................................. • • • • • (714) 76 Shippensburg, PA: Northeast Classic • • · • • Motocoss Series • • • • • • • • • , . Associate editor Kit Palmer roosts our 2002 Honda CRF450R test bike off a berm at Southern California's Glen Helen Raceway. The Cycle News staff brings you the world's first full test of Honda's new four-stoke motocross bike. Photo by Blake Conner. 4 SEPTEMBER 12, 2001 • c u e . _ n __ s FAX (714) 151·6685 EASTE • • OPFICI! P.O. Box 805. Tue• • GA 3008S.()8()S mOl 9.)4...7850. FAX enm 934-3112 E-.AIL • • • • • • Championship Motocoss Series 751~7433. 4188 F"rrstAve.. Tucker. GA30084 • • • 75 Albany, OR: AMA Pacific Northwest ON THE COVER P.O. Bo. 5084. Coata M.... CA 82628-5084 ~: REGIONAL EVENTS 78 Events 93 Local Talent ~ 0.. • •TI • • •L IIE.SqU • •TE.S 3$f)5..M Cadillac Ave., Costa MeN. CA i2626 '.TE•• IET www.cyclenew•.com editorOcycl.newt.com subscribeOcye)enews.com advertisingOcydenews.com Cydot,... QJSPS '.'-3110) ie ~ -.Idy . . . . tIM '-t two . . . . _ _ ==::c'r==NY;~~~~~~~ tIoNI ~ oMca. e:.-.. Po.t ~ ~,.... fSoIMtS. . . . . . . . . . Seml ....... ~toCyde......... P.O.8oIl~.eo. M.., CA lnS2I-l5ClI4. ~=:-of~Ip';::,~~~=,=-"':..~""~":' '-)'OIoI.. ~_the"'two~,.II1cIIoMIt . . ,..,of"''''I_. =s=:,,=;:,,"~~,-r.OO;".c~Qs~ ~05~"::'o~~=="~~S~"C:=:m..~'::::.~=~ <1 !I I......." $42.00. ~~_NwtI~~~*'~ ~mcludl"$llltorift. , ~,.ce.$uotl ~l, "puIM,-,,".~"'~ ~ r-.':::::':~i=.::t~~~"'s~.s. V!!P.! ~~noN Printed in U.S.A. CopyrigtrtO ~ ...._. Inc. 2001 T ~ eye" ~ NOitoe..d U.s. P.-nt Of'fic....... ,iotrt- rMen/lM.

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