Kenny Roberts was pictured on the cover of Cycle News 50 years
ago for winning the Houston Astrodome TT ahead of Gary Scott
and Mark Williams. Texan Darryl Hurst won the next day's short
track... We showed you how to service your Honda GL-1000 and how
"easy" it is to adjust the valves... We had coverage of the popular
Prospectors Enduro in Lucerne Valley, California... Several top pros
lined up for a local CMC motocross at Saddleback Park; Tommy
Croft won the 250cc class and Jimmy Weinert the 500cc class.
YEARS AGO
FEBRUARY ,
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LOOKING BACK I
We took an in-depth look inside Yamaha's powerful V-Max motor.
A cut-away view of the 146-horsepower engine was shown on the
cover 40 years ago... Yamaha's Broc Glover won round two of the
AMA Miller High Life Supercross Series at Anaheim Stadium. Glover
went 2-1 in the two-moto format. Glover's teammate Rick Johnson
won the first moto. Suzuki-mounted Mike Healey won the 125cc
support main event... The "Dan-amic Duo" of Dan Smith and
Dan Ashcraft won the SCORE/HDRA Desert Series race in Parker,
Arizona.
YEARS AGO
FEBRUARY ,
Dan Ashcraft
(shown) teamed
with Dan Smith
and won the
SCORE/HDRA
Desert race in
Parker, Arizona,
40 years ago.
Ty Davis won the Mesquite
Grand Prix 30 years ago.
