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50 Years Ago November 16, 1967
We focused our attention on road riding in our latest issue of Cycle News 50
years ago. We covered two big events: A ride to Death Valley, California and a
ride to Ensenada, B.C., Mexico. An estimated 10,000 riders participated in the
Death Valley run, which might have had something to do with bikinis and the
annual Beauty Contest. Our cover photo came from the Grand Parade from
Ensenada… The racing action from Ascot was still going strong, as were Dan
Haaby and Sammy Tanner… We covered the
Jackass Enduro from Red Mountain, California.
40 Years Ago November 9, 1977
We ran an article on how to make your Bultaco perform better and last
longer. The tips came from Gary Bailey who was pictured in action on the
cover 40 years ago… We ran a photo of Jimmy Weinert who was testing a
new plastic boot from Scott Goggles… Roger DeCoster and Bob Hannah
were at it again, battling for victory in the Trans-AMA MX Series in Plano,
Texas. "The Man" DeCoster came out on top with a 1-4, topping Hannah's
DNF-1… We covered all of the speed action from Bonneville.
20 Years Ago November 5, 1997
The "all-new" Kawasaki ZX-9R graced the cover of Cycle News 20 years
ago. We traveled to France to ride it… We had coverage of the GNCC Series
round from Lisbon, Ohio where Fred Andrews nabbed his first win of the
year… We tested the new Yamaha YZ125, KTM 125SX and Honda CR125R
motocrossers… We also took a spin on the Yamaha V-Star Classic… We
interviewed two-time AMA Hare & Hound National Champion Ty Davis… We
covered the John Scott Memorial Test Match Speedway from England.
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30 Years Ago November 11, 1987
Our cover story was the return of the Suzuki Katana—more specifically, the
GSX600, which we tested 30 years ago… We also had a photo on the front
page from the AMA/CCS sprint races from Daytona… We covered the Rabbit
Creek Hare & Hound from Murphy, Idaho. Husqvarna's Dan Smith came away
with the overall victory… Alan Cathcart took a spin on the Norton Rotary
RC588 road racer… We showed you the new
Beta TR34 Replica trials bike.
LOOKING BACK
