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40 Years Ago January 7, 1975
The "Giant End-Of Year Issue" from 1974 featured a motocross roundtable
discussion with Roger DeCoster, Hakan Andersson, Ake Jonsson, Pierre Kars-
makers, Gerrit Wolsink and American National MX Champions Jimmy Weinert
and Brad Lackey. We chatted with them about the state of Motocross both at
home and abroad, and the allure of being a professional racer. Gary Bailey ex-
plained "How to win Motocross – Strategy and
Conclusion," and Cycle News founder Chuck
Clayton discusses the fate of the California
deserts at the hands of the BLM.
30 Years Ago January 9, 1985
Wheelie King Doug Domokos graced the first cover of Cycle News' 1984 Issue
50, along with the new KTM 250MX and the new Kawasaki Eliminator. The
huge 1985 Buyer's Guide profiles 165 new motorcycles… Ron Lechein takes a
one-off Honda XR600 to victory at the California Motorsport Club's Four-Stroke
Nationals and Husqvarna's Larry Roeseler tops the 170-mile Tecate 250… Henny
Ray Abrambs sits down with 25-year-old Wayne Rainey while Paul Carruthers
interviews "the greatest motorcycle racer in the
history of the United States," Kenny Roberts.
10 Years Ago January 5, 2005
First-year Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi sits on the cover of Cycle News'
2004 Issue 50 as celebrated Rider of the Year. More year-end interviews
include GNCC Champion Rodney Smith, Hare & Hound Champion Destry
Abbott, World Superbike Champion James Toseland and AMA Supercross
Champion Chad Reed... Kit Palmer also interviews Nathan Woods, Zip-Ty
Yamaha's 2004 WORCS champion. We ride Rossi's Yamaha M1 MotoGP
bike and Toseland's World Superbike Ducati… A race report from Vancouver
Supercross simply reads, "Carmichael Again."
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20 Years Ago January 4, 1995
The 1995 Buyer's Guide along with interviews with Jeremy McGrath, Scott
Parker, Troy Corser, Chris Carr, Miguel DuHamel and Rider of the Year Ty
Davis pack the pages of the 1994 Issue 50. Factory Honda's Dave Arnold
announced his resignation and a young Geoff Aaron talks about his first Na-
tional Trials Championship… Michael Scott chronicles the strange journey
– and questioned continuation – of Cagiva in MotoGP racing… Features
include Dunlop tire testing, and test rides of
Michael Doohan's Honda NSR500 and an
R&D Racing Yamaha YZ125.
LOOKING BACK
