The "ultimate enduro repair kit" was pictured in action on the cover
of Cycle News 50 years ago. Break down in the middle of nowhere, no
problem, let the wind take you back to your truck. There were many
creative ideas in the early days of the motorcycle boom—this wasn't one
of them...We covered the Greenhorn National Enduro from Ridgecrest,
California... We also had coverage of the Philippine Championship of
Motocross... Gunnady Mosseiev won the Yugoslavian 250cc Motocross
Grand Prix... We tested the 1973 Yamaha 360 MX.
YEARS AGO
JUNE ,
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LOOKING BACK I
Forty years ago, our 1983 250cc dual purpose shootout was our main
feature in issue number 21. The contestants: Honda XL250, Kawasaki
KL250, Suzuki SP250 and Yamaha XT250. The winner? Easily, the
Honda... Mark Barnett won the High Point National Motocross in the
125cc class. Bob Hannah topped the 250s and Danny Chandler the
500s... We interviewed Supercross points leader Mark Barnett... We
had coverage of the Scottish Six-Day Trials. Spaniard Toni Gargot took
the win... Mike Melton won the Rose City ISDE Qualifier.
YEARS AGO
JUNE ,
Forty years ago, our 1983 250cc dual purpose shootout was our main
feature in issue number 21. The contestants: Honda XL250, Kawasaki
KL250, Suzuki SP250 and Yamaha XT250. The winner? Easily, the
Honda...
125cc class.
500s... We interviewed Supercross points leader
had coverage of the Scottish Six-Day Trials. Spaniard
the win...
Aaron Yates
celebrates his
win at Road
Atlanta 20
years ago.
Mike Melton
topped the
Rose City ISDE
Qualifier in
Michigan 40
years ago.
