The Trans-AMA MX Series was heating up 50 years ago, and a photo of
Jim West leading the pack at Road Atlanta was featured on the cover.
Roger DeCoster won both 40-minute-plus-two-lap International
motos. Marty Smith and Kent Howerton went 1-2 in the 250cc
Support class... Larry Langley wrote about his experiences competing
in his first Barstow-to-Vegas desert race... We tested a Honda XL250
that was heavily modified for motocross. We dubbed it the XLsinore.
YEARS AGO
OCTOBER ,
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LOOKING BACK I
The Yamaha V-Max 1200 debuted 40 years ago, and we plastered it
on our cover. We were excited about its claimed 135 horsepower...
Ron Lechien recorded his second Supercross win nearly a year after
his maiden victory. This one happened at Oakland's Alameda County
Stadium... Erik Kehoe (125cc), Eric Eaton (250cc) and Danny
"Magoo" Chandler (500cc) were the big winners at the CMC Trans-
Cal MX Series at Sand Hill Ranch... Suzuki revealed its line of 1985
motorcycles. Missing from the line was the company's legendary
open-class RM500 motocrosser.
YEARS AGO
OCTOBER ,
Bimota proudly displayed its wild-looking Mantra
at the Cologne Show 30 years ago.
Russ Pearson won
his first WORCS
race in Colorado
20 years ago.
