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50 Years Ago November 3, 1966
Suzuki's "Heavenly Angels" were featured on the cover of Cycle News 50
years ago. The Heavenly Angels were Suzuki's way of promoting motorcycle-
riding safety for the fast growing "two-wheeled" public… We also featured a
two-part story about a couple of guys, Bob Burns and Ron Grant, riding from
Tijuana, B.C. Mexico, to La Paz on sub-126cc dirt bikes. Why? To establish a
new record for small-bore motorcycles… Our spotlight rider of the week was
scrambles racer Darwin Ballard.
40 Years Ago November 2, 1976
We featured the faces of the young guns of motocross that went at it at the
Trans-AMA MX round in Missouri. The faces belonged to: Bob Hannah, Kent
Howerton, Gary Semics, Brad Lackey, Graham Noyce, Jim Pomeroy
and Adolf Weil. When the moto scores were tallied, it was a four-way tie at
seven points each, but Roger DeCoster did best in the all-important second
moto… Jay Springsteen continued his winning ways by topping the Race of
Champions in Louisville… Cycle News Editor Jody Weisel tested the Suzuki
RM100B motocrosser.
20 Years Ago October 30, 1996
Max Biaggi was featured on the cover for wrapping up the 250cc Road Race
World Championship at the Australian Grand Prix… Suzuki's latest RM250
(1997) was pictured in action to accompany our First Ride impression… Tray
Batey won the final round of the Sunoco Race Fuels Formula USA Series
at Daytona… Randy Hawkins outdueled Ty Davis at the Cowbell National
Enduro in Bellingham, Washington, which Davis said was the toughest events
he's ever ridden… Scott Plessinger won the Li'l Beaver Park GNCC in Ohio.
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30 Years Ago November 5, 1986
The Daytona Race of Champions was the hot topic of the week and was
featured on the cover. Winners included Jimmy Adamo, Kevin Rentzell, and
Team Texas in the Paul Revere 250 race… We covered Dan Smith's win in the
AMA National Hare & Hound Championship at Winemucca Dry Lake near Reno,
Nevada… We showed you some of the latest (1987) off-road and motocross
bikes from Husqvarna, as well as the latest street
and dirt bikes from Kawasaki… We had cover-
age of the 3rd Annual Dick Mann Vintage Dirt
Bike Rally from Sandhill Ranch.
LOOKING BACK
