RANDOM MOTOCROSS RADNESS THROUGH TIME

Motocross Action has the most documented collection of photos in the sport as their photogs have been capturing everything motocross since MXA’s inception in 1973. These photos have been kept locked up inside MXA’s palatial towers (except for the ones that were pilfered). It was time to break into the historic archive of photos that have been captured over our 48-year history. Out of the millions of photos MXA has in its archive only a fraction of those have been seen by the public. Only a few hundred photos were needed per issue of MXA, but our guys snapped thousands of photos each month that were just stored never to be seen. We finally thought we should share these unseen photos of the past and present. We also thought that other fans of the sport needed a platform for them to share their Rad photos as well. With that, MXA’s Random Radness was born.

This week’s gallery is sponsored by Phoneix Handlebars. They truly have some serious random rad products. Check them out!

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Jimmy Weinert and Roger Decoster battling it out in 1975 at Livermore.

1980 Suzuki JR50.

Ryan Villopoto.

Just a moment before the big crash happened over the finish line, Jett Lawrence looked back to find that Austin Forkner was there.

Ron Lechien on a factory Kawi in 1985. 

Shaun Kalos on a Noleen Yamaha YZ250 in 1993.

George Holland on a factory Suzuki in 1986.

Bulltaco ad from 1975.

How many bikes can float in the air at one time?

Jeremy McGrath in 1989. 

Jeremy McGrath on a KX125 in 1990 behind Jimmy Button.

A sea of heavy hitters. 

An old Boyesen ad from 1985. 

“The Rock,” Mike LaRocco on a KX500.

Arlington opening ceremonies.  

MXA test rider Larry Brooks nose wheeling a 1991 Honda CR250. 

Doug Henry in 1992 on a DGY Yamaha. 

Blake Baggett. 

Jett nose wheeling to the first corner. 

Suzuki factory RM125 star Damon Huffman and mechanic Tony Berluti in 1994. 

John Dowd racing in 1993. 

Gary Semics racing on a factory Kawi in 1976. 

Chase Sexton compressing his factory CRF450 suspension onto the face of the jump. 

Dean Wilson racing at the 2010 MXDN at Thunder Valley. 

Marty Tripes show how to overcome a broken footpeg on a CZ.

Kevin Windham in the middle of a big crash.

Back when Toyota was really into moto. Mike Bell, Gaylon Mosier and “Jammin Jimmy” Weinert pose with a model at Saddleback.

Danny Chandler with a one footer on his Maico. 

A Honda, GasGas and Kawasaki fly In sync. 

We all thought the Nike boot that James Stewart and Ryan Dungey wore was the boot of the future. It wasn’t.

Broc Tickle’s PC KX450F. 

Justin Brayton racing the Glen Helen National when he was on the MDK KTM team. 

Lazy boy.

Travis Pastrana racing the Anaheim Supercross mud race in 2005.

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