Classic Magazine Review: Dirt Wheels May 1986

This is my look back at the May 1986 issue of Dirt Wheels magazine.

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[jaysongraft]

Awesome video. Blast from the past. Those magazines got cut up and put in school lockers and bedroom walls. 👍😎

[ronaldtartaglia]

I used to read every word in those magazines.

[johnbrevard]

I was in a very depressed place tonight.... I just want to thank you for doing this and taking me back to as we all know... A better place and time

[billblake]

Absolutely Fantastic ! I really appreciate your time and efforts.

[thatalaskaguy]

Hilarious commentary! I have the exact same magazine in my collection. My wife makes fun of me watching a video of a guy flipping through pages of a 30+ year old magazine. She obviously doesn't understand. : )

[jaybosak]

Another great video, love your videos, i to love both motocross/woods bike/trail ATV's . when i was younger i was right into motocross bike, riding them and trail bike, now that im alittle other i like the for wheels, Picking up a brand new sportsman 850 the weekend. I had a 2002 raptor 660, and remember pay just over 10, 000 (canadian) back in 02. loved that bike, winter and summer, your vids always bring me back to the days. thanks again, your supporter form the north, Really dig the T-shirts, ill be getting some.

[davebowers]

I had this issue in sixth grade. Thanks for the memories!

[dansolomon]

Thank you so much for.
showing this.
I remember that very issue, I feel.
Fourty Years Younger now, Well done.

[chadkennedy]

My brother raced quads back in the early 2000's and like many of us he had a blaster.. although this was a over built machine, we used a DT 200 cylinder so a power valve and liquid cooling made it a different machine. Elka suspension lone star stuff exc.. back before we had true out of the crate race machines other than the 250r. Great video tony!

[stumpr]

Hey everyone, happened onto this video while searching some ATV stuff out. Brought back loads of memories of ATV'ng way back. Then, the wife says, you have a box full of thosee MAGS in a box. After searching for about 20mins, low and behold I struck pure ATV gold! Dirtwheels! 3&4 Wheeler! WOW, these mags are near mint. I will shoot and post a quick video over the next few days, just a quick run thru of what is in the mystery box. Cheers! Stumpr1 BTW, great video.

[catlinmccluskey]

Awesome video. I have always owned dirt bikes but I’m in your camp. Anything off road is fun.

[johnnym]

I remember the " no fat chicks" sticker, thought it was funny as hell at age 15.

[walkerskii]

I have a nearly mint condition 1987 Honda 250 FourTrax, as you know, that's a 4-stroke. It's fun to be able to enjoy riding such a cool vintage four wheeler!

[ronaldtartaglia]

Notice the atc in the parting shot is a 200r. It was a detuned 250r motor.

[mccallj]

My cousins drag raced Tri Z’s back in the 80’s right before they were “cancelled.”

They took the LT 230 front and made it into a quad, however the geometry/handling was never correct.

They ended up racing Banshees.

I barely remember this as I was a young kid ...

[adamcarrasco]

Awesome video, can you do a 1988 dirtwheels issue, do you have and issues where they show at s with a streetbike motor!?

[retroracer]

@ The Motocross Vault can you do a video on the 1990 125cc Shootout one of the most important years in MX history Honda goes to the HPP engine Kawasaki goes to the radical perimeter frame last year of Suzuki's legendary Blue and Yellow Colour Scheme Yamaha still had there trademark white and red colour Scheme all around awesome year in Motocross History Thank You for putting the time and effort on these videos.

[deborahchesser]

Love the Fat Cat pic beside a real bike, the IT

[ronaldtartaglia]

My favorite dirt wheels test rider was Greg Hunsaker, (on the Kawasaki Tecate), he was always wearing that shoei VX-3. I actually used the number 178 because I saw it on his helmet.

[leewaken]

What do I know, right? I believe "Ohtsu" is pronounced "Oat-sue" but whatever. It was nice to walk through the 1986 ATV scene just one more time. Thanks Tony for inviting us to come along. Please just remember to keep your feet on the pegs at all times.🤟🏼