Classic Steel

For this edition of Classic Ink, we are going to take a look back at an ad for Honda’s awesome motocross lineup for 1983.  Honda had a great year in 1982 winning the 250 Supercross, 250 Motocross, and 500 National…

 For this edition of Classic Steel, we are going to look back at the evolution of Yamaha’s WR250 two-strokes. The early 1980s were the heyday of Japanese enduro machines with all four manufacturers offering a full lineup of trail-ready machines.…

For this edition of Classic Ink, we are going to take a look back at some of the partners Supercross has had over its fifty year history.  In the early days of Supercross the series was much more of a…

For this edition of Classic Steel, we are going to take a look back at the second generation of Yamaha’s ground-breaking four-stroke racer, the 2000 YZ426F. In 2000, Yamaha launched a bigger, badder, and just a bit better version of…

For this edition of Classic Ink, we are going to take a look back at THOR’s motocross lineup for 1991. In 1991, the move of Honda superstar Rick Johnson to THOR was big news despite the struggles the seven-time champ…

For this edition of Classic Steel, we are going to take a look back at KTM’s 2001 125SX.  All-new bodywork and a redesigned motor made KTM’s rocket-fast tiddler a legitimate 125 contender in 2001. Photo Credit: KTM  The 1990s were…

For this edition of Classic Ink, we are going to take a look back at Team Honda and their amazing 2002 Supercross and Motocross seasons.  After several years of struggles 2002 was an incredible comeback year for Honda. Indoors and…

For this edition of Classic Steel, we are going to take a look back at Suzuki’s 2000 RM125.  Suzuki’s RM125 entered the 2000 season in the last year of its current design cycle. With an all-new machine on tap for…

For this edition of Classic Ink, we are going to take a look back at the ads for Honda’s awesome 1986 motocross lineup. Honda’s 1986 motocross lineup still stands as one of the greatest top-to-bottom collections of racing machines ever…

For this edition of Classic Steel, we are going to take a look back at how the 125 class of 1989 fared in the magazine shootouts of the time. Three of the Big Five 125 contenders were all-new for 1989…

For this edition of Classic Ink, we are going to take a look back at some of the awesome graphics available for your ride in 1996. 1996 was a fantastic year for “Factory Replica” graphics. Every one of these is…

For this edition of Classic Steel, we are going to look back at Yamaha’s revamped 1999 YZ250. At first glance the 1999 YZ250 looked little changed from the year before but underneath those Bold New Graphics beat the heart of…