Classic Steel

For this edition of Classic Ink, we are going to take a look back at some AXO Sport ads from 1995. In 1995, AXO Sport was still one of the premier gear brands in motocross. We were still a few…

For this edition of Classic Steel, we are going to take a look back at Honda’s Nuclear Red CR125R for 1992.   For 1992, Honda dialed up a list of modest updates to go with a bold new color scheme…

For this edition of Classic Ink, we are going to take a look back at an ad for Answer Racing’s 1992 lineup.   Mike Kiedrowski was Answer’s top gun in the early nineties. In 1992, he was coming off his…

For this edition of Classic Steel, we are going to take a look back at Honda’s all-new 2000 XR650R. Honda’s all-new XR650R was not the WR426F competitor some had hoped for, but for XR enthusiasts it offered the reliability, quality,…

For this edition of Classic Ink, we are going to take a look back at ads for Suzuki’s 1980 motocross and off-road lineup. Suzuki had an extensive lineup of entry-level racers in 1980 with the RM60, RM80, and RM100. The…

For this edition of Classic Steel, we are going to take a look back at Yamaha’s pretty in pink YZ125 for 1992. After a substantial redesign in 1991, Yamaha’s YZ125 was back for 1992 with a modest list of updates…

For this edition of Classic Ink, we are going to take a look back at some Pro Circuit ads from 1993. After two incredibly successful years partnered with Honda, Big Red made the surprising move to pull their sponsorship of…

For this edition of Classic Steel, we are going to take a look back at Honda’s revamped 1987 CR80R.  Photo Credit: Honda’s CR80R was the fire-breather of the class in 1986 and Big Red had even more heat on tap…

For this edition of Classic Ink, we are going to take a look back at Honda’s off-road ads for the 1978 season.  Honda’s “Going Strong!” ad campaign for 1978 projected a great deal of positivity about the new products coming…

For this edition of Classic Steel, we are going to take a look back at the magazine shootouts for the 125 class of 2001.                                 …

For this edition of Classic Ink, we are going to take a look back at the ads from Jeremy McGrath’s awesome 1998 comeback season.  McGrath’s move to blue was big news in 1998. 1-800-COLLECT had been a major sponsor of…

For this edition of Classic Steel, we are going to take a look back at Kawasaki’s all-new 2006 KX250F.  All-new from the ground up, the 2006 KX250F was Kawasaki’s first attempt at a 100% green 250 four-stroke motocross machine. Photo…