It is rare for a rider to come out of no where and make a name for himself by racing inferior equipment, but "Rokon Don" was that special kind of man Read More...
Brad Lackey was angry at Kawasaki’s less-than-enthusiastic support, so he put a Husky tank on his Kawasaki, repaint it black and wrote “Kaw” on it—it became the famous Black Kaw Read More...
Bultaco's stock rose when American upstart Jim Pomeroy shocked the motocross establishment by winning the 1973 Spanish 250 GP, but the high didn't last long Read More...
I quit racing CZs because CZ had stopped improving. They had lost their will to live and I had lost interest in hitching my wagon to their falling star Read More...
Before there were Sidi CrossFires, Gaerne SG10s, Tech 10s, Fox Instincts or TCX Comp Evos, the first-ever plastic hinged boot was the 1974 Heckel Read More...
The Bandido was designed for both motocross and scrambles, but the scrambles model sold better because the longish wheelbase, 31-degree head angle and ample power were better suited to smooth scrambles tracks. Read More...
Less than 150 were produced, and Vic Eastwood, Chris Horsfield and Dave Nicol raced them. Sadly, the G85C was the last Matchless motocross bike Read More...
Jim Pomeroy won the 1973 Spanish 250 Grand Prix, but the officials made a mistake and gave the trophy to German Hans Maisch. A couple days later they realized their mistake and changed the results. Hans Maisch kept the trophy and appears… Read More...
The KTM 250SX two-stroke gets the cover of the September issue with Daryl Ecklund at the controls of the bike and John Basher at the controls of the camera. Someone had to ride Ryan Villopto's KX450F. After all, he wasn't using it. Is a… Read More...
?There are two types of race freaks ? Bultaco Pursang freaks and non Bultaco Pursang freaks,? reads a 1975 copy of Motocross Action . ?If you want to win in motocross, get a Bultaco Pursang, hold it wide open and hang on!? it continues. But… Read More...
One thing that riders from the Pacific Northwest know how to do is ride mud. Jim Pomeroy (57) demonstrates as he splashes every other rider with the wake of his Bultaco. Jim isn't even wearing goggles in the first turn. Read More...
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