CLASSIC MOTOCROSS IRON: 1969 GREEVES GRIFFON 380
On the Griffon, Bert dropped the aluminum downtube, but kept the leading links for those who demanded them — the rest got Cerianis
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On the Griffon, Bert dropped the aluminum downtube, but kept the leading links for those who demanded them — the rest got Cerianis
The Devoid Of Trouble (DOT) Demon 250 Scrambler was one of the prettiest bikes ever raced
The 1972 CZ 400 was a close relative of the 1970 and 1971 models. The old CZ 360 was bored out to 380cc and called the 400
The name Bultaco is a combination of founder’s last name, “Bulto,” with his nickname “Paco.” Bultaco’s most famous products were the Sherpa trials bike, Matador enduro bike, Astro short tracker and Pursang motocross bike
Total production at Lito was only 35 machines, built between 1961 and 1965. Sten Lundin won the 1961 World Championship on a Lito (of sorts)
From its humble start, Penton became a powerhouse, offering the 100 Berkshire, 125 Six Day, 175 Jackpiner and 250 Hare Scrambler
Super Rats ruled the race tracks of America with their “chrome guppy” gas tanks and 13 horsepower. Best of all, a youngster could buy a 100cc Hodaka Super Rat for under $500.
Racing the Parilla 250 Wildcat Scramblers against the smaller Cubs was like stealing candy from a baby
In 1949 the communist commissars in Czechoslovakia forced privately owned Jawa to merge with rivals CZ and Eso
Brits could buy it as the Sprite 405 Talon, Americans as the American Eagle 405 Talon, Australians as the Alron 405 and Belgians as the BVM 405
The popularity of the first CR125, known as the “Green Striper,” fueled interest in the 1975 CR125 “Red Striper” when Honda changed the stripe on top of the tank from Army green to red
Less than 150 were produced, and Vic Eastwood, Chris Horsfield and Dave Nicol raced them. Sadly, the G85C was the last Matchless motocross bike
The rotary-valve Maico MC125 was based on the MD125 road racer, but was the victim of bad timing and high pricing
A group of four started the BPS brand, but a disagreement sent two of them off to build a competing motorcycle marque
The America-bound Petite Metisses were unique in that they were painted British Racing Green instead of the British versions OEM yellow
Well, you could have seen them if you were related to Francesco and Walter, but this bike never made it into serial production
Make no mistake about it, there are still a few Hodaka parts left on this Super Combat
The bike that made Bengt Aberg famous, or was it the other way around?
By the early 1970s, the Sherpa S’s major competition came from another Bultaco, the Pursang
Using the DT1 MX as a starting point, Gary Jones won the 1971 250 National Championship and would retain it in 1972, while 16-year-old Marty Tripes would win the Superbowl of Motocross on one
Dave went so far as to have a special run of Webco heads sand-cast at a foundry for his one-off Hodaka Super Rat—we’ll miss Dave’s attention to detail
The Falta buyer got the classic aluminum coffin-style gas tank, center-port exhaust engine, magnesium hubs, air shock and a single-downtube red frame
Frantisek Janecek bought the Wanderer brand from Winklhofer & Jaenicke and combined the first two letters from Jaenicke and Wanderer to name his motorcycle company Jawa
The fact that Broc Glover won the 1985 AMA 500 Championship on this bike was testament to his talent
You should read this a compelling story about the history of first works bikes—Monark, Lito & Husqvarna
Make that the short history of the Husqvarna Automatic and the men who raced them, built them and loved them
What Fabio, Adriano, Marcello, Bruno and Antonio achieved in Borgo Panigale at the Societa Italiana per Applicazioni Tecniche Auto-Aviatorie
We show you the “Early Days of Motocross” Museum’s white and red 1974 European model
The Bridgestone name is taken from the translation of founder Shojiro Ishibashi’s last name—ishi translates as “stone” and bashi means “bridge.”
The Silverpilen was the Swedish version of the Hodaka Ace 100—both were the bikes that spawned a generation of Grand Prix and AMA National stars