Classic Steel

For this edition of Classic Steel, we are going to take a look back at Honda’s all-new CR125R for 2000. All-new from the ground up, Honda’s CR125R looked to reclaim lost glory in 2000. Photo Credit: H…

Today, 100% is one of the most popular goggle brands on the motocross circuit. They can be seen every weekend protecting the vision of top riders like Cooper Webb, Marvin Musquin, and Justin Cooper &#…

For this edition of Classic Steel, we are going to take a look back at Suzuki’s second 250 machine of 1978, the all-new RM250C-2. In 1978, Suzuki released two RM250 models. Only seven months after the…

It is often said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and that is certainly true in the world of motocross. Over time, my taste in motorcycle styling has changed quite a bit. Bikes that I though…

For this edition of Classic Ink, we are going to take a look back oat some of Oakley’s iconic ads from the early 1980s.  The “Oakley Grip” was Jim Jannard’s first product. Fashioned out of rubber comp…

For this installment of Classic Steel, we are going to take a look back at KTM’s all-new 250 motocrosser for 1998.  In 1998, KTM threw out the baby with the bath water and started from scratch with an…

For this installment of Classic Ink, we are going to take a look back at the motorcycle that launched a thousand careers, the 1981 Yamaha YZinger. Looking for all the world like a ¼ scale YZ465, the n…

For this edition of Classic Steel, we are going to take a look back at Kawasaki’s all-new 2003 KX250.  All-new for 2003, Kawasaki’s redesigned KX250 looked to reclaim the lost glory of its 1990s prede…

The early nineties were a unique era for motocross. For the first few decades of the sport here in America, it seemed that its potential for growth was unlimited. Riding areas (legal and otherwise) we…

For this edition of Classic Steel, we are going to take a look back at Yamaha’s all-new YZ250G for 1980. Although very similar in appearance to the 1979 YZ250F model, the new YZ250G was a whole new ma…

As a person who has blown out both of my knees in exactly this sort of manner, this ad is still tough to look at. Interestingly, when I interviewed Jim Castillo for this article, he informed me that t…