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50
Years Ago
DECEMBER 15, 1970
LOOKING BACK
Our cover story 40 years ago was the "unorganized" Barstow-to-Vegas
trail and road ride. Both off-roaders and on-roaders participated, and
an estimated 600 riders in all turned out. Cycle News also hosted a
B-to-V Road Ride and Poker Run which raised more than $1200 for the
defender of off-road motorcyclists' land use rights... We featured a riding
impression of the 1981 KTM 390 WR off-road bike which retailed for
$2592... BMW revealed its 1981 lineup.
40
Years Ago
DECEMBER 10, 1980
We featured a photo from packed Saddleback Park of Bengt Aberg and
Ake Jonsson at the final Inter-Am Motocross of the year. An estimated
12,000 motocross fans came out and watched Jonsson take the win after
a good battle with Aberg... We covered the inaugural motocross race
at Claude Osteen's Bike Park in Pomona, California. Osteen was a star
pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team... We showed you
some of the latest bike from BSA and Triumph.
(Left) Ake
Jonsson leads
Bengt Aberg at
the Saddleback
Inter-Am
Motocross 50
years ago.
Twenty years ago, Honda featured this memorable ad with
Johnny Campbell after winning the Baja 2000.
