50
Years Ago
FEBRUARY 15, 1972
40
Years Ago
FEBRUARY 17, 1982
P106
LOOKING BACK
Our Honda XR200R test bike was featured on the cover 40 years ago. We
said, "Owning the XR200R would be a pleasure, as it requires so little—yet
gives so much." The 222-pound thumper enduro bike retailed for $1548...
Brad Lackey, Johnny O'Mara and Rick Johnson were the big winners
at the CMC/Preston Petty Golden State MX Series at Carlsbad... Bob
Balentine was the SCORE Parker 400 winner on a Mugen-prepped Honda
XR500... Jay Springsteen won the Houston Short Track, tying Kenny
Roberts with 29 career Grand National wins; Ricky Graham won the TT.
Steve Stackable was pictured on the cover of Cycle News 50 years ago.
Stackable and fellow Texan Kent Howerton battled for the 125cc win at
a local motocross in Lockhart, Texas. "The Stack" took the victory, and
he also won the Open Expert class on a BSA... In California, Terry Clark
out-dueled Kenny Zahrt in the 125cc class at Bay Mare Motocross... We
tested the $1399 Yamaha 650cc XS-2 street bike... 18-year-old Steve
Hernandez won the Yamaha Silver Cup flat track at the Cow Palace in
San Francisco.
(Above) (L-R) An unimpressed Travis Preston,
winner James Stewart and Rodrig Thain
made up the 125cc podium at the Phoenix
Supercross 20 years ago.
(Below) Bell
Helmets ran this
ad in Cycle News
40 years ago.
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