CONTENTS
RACED
36 SAN DIEGO SUPERCROSS
Age and treachery prevail at Petco Park
52 ADELANTO GRAND PRIX
Blayne Thompson crowned king
TESTED
60 250 MX SHOOTOUT
Six bikes, one winner
80 TRIUMPH STREET TWIN
Modern tech for the classic Bonnie
DEPARTMENTALIZED
6 VOICES
8 CAPTURED
20 IN THE WIND
88 STUFF
92 CALENDAR
94 LEADERBOARD
96 RACING ON THE TUBE
98 ARCHIVES
100 BIKES OF THE STARS
102 LOOKING BACK
104 IN PIT LANE
QUICK LINKS IN THE WIND 20 ARCHIVES 98
VOL. 53 ISSUE 2 JANUARY 19, 2016
2016 250F
MX SHOOTOUT
CHANGING OF
THE GUARD?
SAN DIEGO
SUPERCROSS
VETS TAKE OVER
FIRST RIDE
TRIUMPH
BONNEVILLE
STREET TWIN
ADELANTO
GRAND PRIX
DESERT
STORM
PLUS…
BALTIMORE
ARENACROSS
DAKAR UPDATE
WEST HARE
SCRAMBLES
On The Cover:
After months of riding and testing all the
new 2016 250cc four-stroke motocross
bikes, we rallied them together for a final
showdown to determine a winner. Who
will reign supreme?
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KIT PALMER
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