Remember this Mag?

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BAMX 3/24/2015 4:36pm
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Those were the glory days of mini racing.
Sir Roostsalot 3/24/2015 4:42pm
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It was the brainchild of Rondo Talbot, aka Mr Know it all. He always had a tremendous affinity for mini riders.

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Wasatch Rider 3/24/2015 5:28pm
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Do you know what is significant about those photos in Cycle news?
Denis (NMA Champ) on here would know.
One Last Comeback 3/24/2015 5:35pm
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Sir Roostsalot wrote:
It was the brainchild of Rondo Talbot, aka Mr Know it all. He always had a tremendous affinity for mini riders.
I had a chance to talk with him a few years back. What a humble, cool dude. He had some pretty funny stories of the old Daisy/Hi-Torque days.
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BobbyM 3/24/2015 5:39pm
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Sir Roostsalot wrote:
It was the brainchild of Rondo Talbot, aka Mr Know it all. He always had a tremendous affinity for mini riders.
That sounds... Sick. Is the dude a child molester or something?
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imoto34 3/24/2015 5:41pm
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Sir Roostsalot wrote:
It was the brainchild of Rondo Talbot, aka Mr Know it all. He always had a tremendous affinity for mini riders.
BobbyM wrote:
That sounds... Sick. Is the dude a child molester or something?
Damn Bob
Benchracer17 3/24/2015 6:43pm
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Wasatch Rider wrote:
Do you know what is significant about those photos in Cycle news?
Denis (NMA Champ) on here would know.
That Denis is on the '83 model? I dunno?
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Myke 3/24/2015 7:33pm
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I would love to see the story on the DG Racer mentioned in the first post mag cover shot........
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dsmith 3/24/2015 7:48pm
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how about remembering this one....i had a subscription back then...and when this one arrived...i had dreams about the cover photo...



backinthesaddleagain 3/24/2015 8:30pm
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^^great time to be into dirt bikes. Iirc that mag started as mini cycle and added the BMX action later?? What a sea of yellow then.
Wasatch Rider 3/24/2015 8:40pm
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Wasatch Rider wrote:
Do you know what is significant about those photos in Cycle news?
Denis (NMA Champ) on here would know.
Benchracer17 wrote:
That Denis is on the '83 model? I dunno?
Good eye.
That must have been the mod class or 105 class.

That bike was a full on cheater bike even in 1983.
It was so much faster than everything else.
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Ramrod 3/24/2015 9:20pm
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Cool pictures!

Paul Denis was the king back then. What happened with his story? Is he just a regular guy now? I wonder if he still rides and just rips or over it all?
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AHRMA361 3/24/2015 9:30pm
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I have the Mini Cycle mag with the Kelvin Franks (RIP Kelvin) Roo-Link where they put an XR Honda 4-stroke in a RM80 chassis.....lots of technology/big thinking back then.
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AHRMA361 3/24/2015 9:33pm
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Ramrod wrote:
Cool pictures! Paul Denis was the king back then. What happened with his story? Is he just a regular guy now? I wonder if he still...
Cool pictures!

Paul Denis was the king back then. What happened with his story? Is he just a regular guy now? I wonder if he still rides and just rips or over it all?
Good question...I have some older minibike mags that had a story on Jon Jon Belilsle who was a factory Italjet rider (from Texas??) that won everything and retired by age 9/10 or something like that?
Wasatch Rider 3/25/2015 9:44am
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Denis is on here now and again. NMA Champ is his handle. Posts in the Old school section.

Lots from that era just were over it and moved on. Girls, Partying, other interests. Some didn't get the ride and their parents couldnt keep footing the bill, injuries, all kinds of shit

Eddie Hicks, Mouse McCoy a couple others. Troy Blake.
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ddog558 3/25/2015 10:08am
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Wasnt it the next year that Bruce Bunch, Rick Hemme, and another rider (cant remember his name) were killed at Ponca City? Tragic...great careers cut short like that...

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ddog558 wrote:
Wasnt it the next year that Bruce Bunch, Rick Hemme, and another rider (cant remember his name) were killed at Ponca City? Tragic...great careers cut short...
Wasnt it the next year that Bruce Bunch, Rick Hemme, and another rider (cant remember his name) were killed at Ponca City? Tragic...great careers cut short like that...
It was that year.
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JeepnMike 3/25/2015 11:59am
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I remember one copy having a picture of Larry Brooks when he was racing 80s and thinking he was a badass kid. I lived for this magazine when I was a kid.
Wasatch Rider 3/25/2015 12:14pm
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ddog558 wrote:
Wasnt it the next year that Bruce Bunch, Rick Hemme, and another rider (cant remember his name) were killed at Ponca City? Tragic...great careers cut short...
Wasnt it the next year that Bruce Bunch, Rick Hemme, and another rider (cant remember his name) were killed at Ponca City? Tragic...great careers cut short like that...
Kyle Fleming

All 3 of those would have had amazing careers probably. Sad day.
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TJ 755 3/25/2015 2:12pm
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Sir Roostsalot wrote:
It was the brainchild of Rondo Talbot, aka Mr Know it all. He always had a tremendous affinity for mini riders.
One Last Comeback wrote:
I had a chance to talk with him a few years back. What a humble, cool dude. He had some pretty funny stories of the old...
I had a chance to talk with him a few years back. What a humble, cool dude. He had some pretty funny stories of the old Daisy/Hi-Torque days.
Mr Know it all was Vic Krause. He is sidewinder sprockets.


You really should have known...
Also he hated mini bike riders
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selous scout 3/25/2015 2:53pm
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Really enjoyed the Cycling East monthly newspaper sent to District 7/ 13 members produced by Stan Dorothy and Chip Miles . What a super time in mid Atlantic motocross circles good times never to be forgotten.
Sir Roostsalot 3/25/2015 3:51pm
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Sir Roostsalot wrote:
It was the brainchild of Rondo Talbot, aka Mr Know it all. He always had a tremendous affinity for mini riders.
BobbyM wrote:
That sounds... Sick. Is the dude a child molester or something?
No, or at least not that I was aware. He would often ridicule the inquiries of mini riders with some the most insulting banter ever written. His satire was humor and I couldn't wait to read his column every month. This of course pre-empted the PC movement.
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Wandell 3/25/2015 7:51pm
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Paul Denis was a straight bad ass on those KX80's. I wish he'd see this thread and chime in!
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Redrcr34 3/25/2015 8:23pm
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Sir Roostsalot wrote:
It was the brainchild of Rondo Talbot, aka Mr Know it all. He always had a tremendous affinity for mini riders.
One Last Comeback wrote:
I had a chance to talk with him a few years back. What a humble, cool dude. He had some pretty funny stories of the old...
I had a chance to talk with him a few years back. What a humble, cool dude. He had some pretty funny stories of the old Daisy/Hi-Torque days.
TJ 755 wrote:
Mr Know it all was Vic Krause. He is sidewinder sprockets. [img]http://cdn3.bigcommerce.com/s-95aji/product_images/uploaded_images/mr_know_it_all-1.jpg[/img] You really should have known... Also he hated mini bike riders
Mr Know it all was Vic Krause. He is sidewinder sprockets.


You really should have known...
Also he hated mini bike riders


Ha, I forgot that he use to use that term "you really should have known"
Wasatch Rider 3/25/2015 10:41pm
3/25/2015 10:41pm
Thats PC for "You Stupid SOB"

I miss that column and the GYDBT. Anyone remember that thing?

What about Fred Phalange, and Jodys Gang?
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dboivin 3/26/2015 12:02am
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lived for that mag. great post. yes those are 83 kx 80's, storeback was on an 82 yamaha (cooler on the forks) and team green showed up at the nationals with everyone riding 83's in the mod classes.
XR75_Flamethrower 3/26/2015 12:03am
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backinthesaddleagain wrote:
^^great time to be into dirt bikes. Iirc that mag started as mini cycle and added the BMX action later?? What a sea of yellow then.
Sadly they went to an all BMX format by 82 or 83. I still have most issues including this one. It was a sea of yellow in 78 until the kx80 came about then the cr80 which as the first cr80 ad stated , it was a red hot pepper in a world of yellow and green jelly beans !!!!

If u had this mag often u will recall EC Bert , the Whiting Bros and Orvel Knorvel the kid drawn and submitted cartoon.
Wasatch Rider 3/26/2015 12:20am
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backinthesaddleagain wrote:
^^great time to be into dirt bikes. Iirc that mag started as mini cycle and added the BMX action later?? What a sea of yellow then.
XR75_Flamethrower wrote:
Sadly they went to an all BMX format by 82 or 83. I still have most issues including this one. It was a sea of yellow...
Sadly they went to an all BMX format by 82 or 83. I still have most issues including this one. It was a sea of yellow in 78 until the kx80 came about then the cr80 which as the first cr80 ad stated , it was a red hot pepper in a world of yellow and green jelly beans !!!!

If u had this mag often u will recall EC Bert , the Whiting Bros and Orvel Knorvel the kid drawn and submitted cartoon.
HAHA. Damn, thats funny. I had totally forgetten that.

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