Great topic and I see this over and over again. My own story mirrors so many others. I stopped racing when I was 19 years old (1977) primarily due to financial reason. Working at a shop making $4.00 per hour didn't allow you to do much racing if you ... more »

WOW! I just drove by this last Sunday and thought what a shame! When Suzuki was there (for those not from So Cal) it was all glass and at one time had Suzuki Motorcycles in every panel. I remember going there a few times and I always had that feeling ... more »

My favorite is 1998 when MC was considered over the hill after his year on the Suzuki, He came out swinging on the Yamaha at A1 and totally kicked ass that year a few more years to come! Agree MC is the KING!

Tom, I have the August 7th, 1974 copy of So Cal Motocross if for some reason you need it. This is Volume #2, Issue 30.

Hmmmmmm I remember Al Fox (Maico and Sachs) and Tracy's (Husky) but can't remember a CZ shop in Burbank. The closest CZ shop to Burbank was Otto's CZ in Hollywood. Maybe there was one there for a very short period in time.

I raced a lot of the AME races in 1976 and 77'. The shop I rode out of (Pesky's Suzuki) took the AME shop trophy away from Cole Brothers in 77'.

Thanks Gary! I used to talk with Jerry at the track and sometimes he would come into the shop I was working at (Pesky's Suzuki) and he was always friendly. I quit racing in 1977 and didn't realize he had made it to the pro ranks. I think he was a fast ... more »

Any idea where "Little Jerry" is now? I heard he had moved to New York but that was many years ago. Welcome to the board! David

In 1971 I had a Yamaha AT1MX. Noguchi was THE perfromance aftermarket gods for Yamahas. I worked at a Kentucky Fried Chicken and was making $1.65 per hour but I HAD to have the Noguchi internal rotor ingnition. The ignition was $65.00 so I had to work ... more »

Hey... this is not 1974! Notice the RM... late 1975 or 1976?

in 1986 Honda went to the cartridge style fork. This fork is night and day batter than the 85' fork. The 86' and 87' have/had the best suspension but in 1989 Honda screwed the pouch and started their ten years reign of the worst suspension ever! I would ... more »

Louie Franco is alive and well and has been kickin ass in Baja for years! He's on the team to beat in class 40 (40 pro) for this years Baja 1000: 400x Brett Helm, Poway, Calif./Jeff Kaplan, Thousand Oaks, Calif./Lou Franco, Sherman Oaks, Calif./Jon Ortner, ... more »

I hear MXA is doing or has done a story about his career. Might not have come out yet.

On E-Bay one in this condition just sold for $899.00. I have also seen them sell for $1,200 so I would guess this is where yours would be at... $900.00 to $1,200.00. Those prices are with a title by the way. No clue on the oil...

Josh Hansen's dad... Donnie.

I would speak for yourself and please don't try to represent the masses. There are a lot of us that appreciate what TFS brings to the table. I don't know TFS personally but do know from experience he speaks from the hart and has always been passionate ... more »