CLASSIC MOTOCROSS IRON

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
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Suzuki used every bit of ingenuity gleaned from backyard mechanics with the latest information and lessons learned from their previous failures
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Ariel 500 HS Cross was both a last gasp for Ariel's 500cc four-stroke engine, but also the end of the dominant era of the Big British Single in motocross
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Taglioni's sole Desmodromic valve dirt bike proves that if a duck barks, it's a motocross bike
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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
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At one time the Husqvarna 125CR was the most expensive 125 motocross bike a rider could buy
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The only brand owned by an AMA National Champion as opposed to just being raced by a hired gun National Champion
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Kim Kimball and film star Steve McQueen began importing Montesas to America & race car drivers Dan Gurney and Phil Hill were stock holders
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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
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Honda went all Star Wars on the cosmetics, plus they water-cooled the 1981 CR125 and CR250, introduced the ill-fated CR450 and unveiled the stupidest front number plate in motocross history
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"The first time I grabbed the solid rotor disc brakes, I landed with 275 pounds of Rhode Island-built snow blower on top of me."
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The YZ125C was well received. It had great rear suspension (compared to the YZ125B) and a six-speed transmission. In typical MXA fashion, we called the forks "wimpy"
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An off-road bike with an engine that could either be a twin or a twingle, but no matter how you cut it, it weighed too much
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When the BSA competition department went out of business, Alan Clews saw his opportunity and purchased all the works parts and started building bikes in his garage
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A Matchless frame, Norton Atlas engine, Bob Blair idea & Mike Patrick talent turn this Frankenstein hybrid into a winning machine—albeit for a very short time
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Not really competition for the established European bikes, it's greatest strengths were its reliability and low price
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ESO engines were available: 250cc, 350cc and 500cc—the most unique features of this engine design were the straight-cut gears and the backwards-spinning crankshaft.
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The late Tom White’s Motocross Museum will be open up for one night only—register to be there
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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)
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The first real Japanese motocross effort borrowed a few ideas from the Euro brands
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Hodaka sales encourage Harley to make the Baja, yet the Baja 100 experience didn't persuade them to never make a dirt bike again
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For the 1973 season, the factory built a limited-production run of 200 units, dubbed the F11M 250‚ it wasn't until 1974 that Kawasaki introduced the KX nomenclature for its motocross bikes
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What a McCulloch MAC7 kart engine started, grew into frame kits for the Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, Kawasaki, Bridgestone, Hodaka and 100, and Harley engines
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We show you the "Early Days of Motocross" Museum's white and red 1974 European model
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The Devoid Of Trouble (DOT) Demon 250 Scrambler was one of the prettiest bikes ever raced
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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. 
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The rotary-valve Maico MC125 was based on the MD125 road racer, but was the victim of bad timing and high pricing
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By the early 1970s, the Sherpa S’s major competition came from another Bultaco, the Pursang
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The Bridgestone name is taken from the translation of founder Shojiro Ishibashi's last name—ishi translates as “stone” and bashi means “bridge.”
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The Starmaker clutch was the first motorcycle clutch to use a diaphragm spring. It controlled two sintered bronze friction plates and one steel intermediate plate
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