Classic Steel

For this edition of Classic Ink, we are going to look back at Suzuki’s last original Full Floater RMs.  With Suzuki’s motocross struggles over the last few years it might be hard to remember what a powerhouse they were in…

 For this edition of Classic Steel, we are going to take a look back at Yamaha’s all-new 2003 YZ450F.  In 2003, Yamaha debuted its first major redesign of the machine that shocked the motocross world in 1998. Lighter, faster, and…

For this edition of Classic Ink, we are going to look back at an ad for Yamaha’s motocross lineup for 1984.  Today, it is accepted that all the machines raced on the AMA circuit are based on production hardware. Eli…

For this edition of Classic Steel, we are going to look back at year two of Honda’s aluminum chassis experiment with the 1998 CR250R. In 1998, Honda introduced the second year of its aluminum motocross experiment. Like the 1997 version,…

For this edition of Classic Ink, we are going to look back at the promotional material for Harley-Davidson’s failed attempt at breaking into the motocross market in the late ‘70s. In the mid-1970s, off-road riding was exploding in popularity in…

For this edition of Classic Steel, we are going to take a look back at Suzuki’s all-new RM250 for 1986.  All-new from the ground up, the 1986 RM250 looked to bring back the glory days of Suzuki’s early ‘80s 250…

Over the years there have been many unsuccessful attempts by well-respected manufacturers to break into the motocross business. Harley-Davidson, Buell, BMW, and Aprilia have all dabbled in trying to translate street bike success into off-road glory. Today, it is Triumph…

For this edition of Classic Steel, we are going to take a look back at Kawasaki’s all-new KX250 for 2005. With the two-stroke 250’s era of dominance quickly drawing to a close, Kawasaki threw one last major update at the…

 For this edition of Classic Ink we are going to take a look back at a some iconic Boyesen ads from 1993.  Inside Motocross featured some of the best MX ads in the business in 1993. In 1992, photographer Fran…

For this edition of Classic Steel, we are going to take a look back at how the 250 class of 1993 stacked up in the magazines of the time.  There were lots of great choices available in the 1993 250…

For this edition of Classic Ink, we are going to take a look back at one of the coolest mail-order companies of the early nineties, On the line Racing. In the early 1990s, if you were looking to build a…

For this edition of Classic Steel, we are going to look back at one of the more controversial machines of the 1990s, Suzuki’s 1997 RM250. Aside from a slight change in graphics, the 1997 RM250 looked nearly identical to its…