Random artwork was featured on the cover of Cycle News 50 years
ago. Inside, we covered the SRA Riverside Scrambles at Riverside
International Raceway, which had approximately 1000 entries...
Additionally, we reported on the Potosi ISDT Two-Day Qualifier from
Missouri... Jack Penton was the overall winner. Roger DeCoster
won the Czech 500cc Motocross Grand Prix, gaining a few points on
championship leader Heikki Mikkola... Gaston Rahier achieved his
first career Grand Prix victory in Germany... We tested the Honda CB
200 and described it as "a pretty fine little motorcycle."
YEARS AGO
JUNE ,
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LOOKING BACK I
Motocrosser Warren Reid was pictured on the cover 40 years
ago. We interviewed the retired star and talked about his past and
future... Mike Baldwin topped the GNC/Camel Pro Championship
Superbike race at Loudon... Rick Johnson won the CMC Four-
Stroke Motocross Championship at Saddleback... No one could stop
Can-Am's Geo• Ballard at the Michigan Three-Day ISDE Qualifier...
Mike Melton won the Mount Baker Enduro National in Washington...
We looked in-depth at the design and development of the all-new
BMW K100.
YEARS AGO
JUNE ,
(Right) We took
an in-depth look
at the new BMW
K1000 40 years ago.
(Left) Valentino
Rossi tosses a knee
puck into the crowd
after winning the
Catalunya MotoGP
20 years ago.
