We pictured a random photo of Rex Staten on a 410cc four-stroke
Honda from the Evel Knievel "moneycross" race... Corky Keener won
the final round of the Camel Pro Series, the Terre Haute Half-Mile.
Kenny Roberts wrapped up the title... We also had coverage of the
Toledo Half-Mile won by Rex Beauchamp... Bultaco's Lane Leavitt
outdueled Montesa's Steve Darrow to win the U.S. National Trials in
Rhode Island... We showed you the first Honda Gold Wing, the GL1000,
soon to be released as a 1975 model.
YEARS AGO
OCTOBER ,
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CN featured the all-new Yamaha FZ750 with its high-tech five-
valve-per-cylinder engine on the cover 40 years ago... Team USA
dominated the Trophee des Nations (for 250cc motorcycles) in
Sweden with riders Broc Glover (who filled in for the injured David
Bailey), Rick Johnson, Johnny O'Mara and Je‰ Ward... Terry
Cunningham won the Black Coal National Enduro in Indiana and
clinched the title... We tested the Harley-Davidson Trihawk.
YEARS AGO
OCTOBER ,
Team Great Britain
won the MX des
Nations 30 years
ago in Switzerland,
ending Team USA's
13-race win streak.
We featured an inside look at the factory-backed
Suzuki flat track racing team that competed aboard
DL1000-powered Suzukis 20 years ago.