4 Trail Rider
VOluME 44 nuMBER 2
6 WHEEl Spin
I Am a Romaniac
8 J DAY BOSTWiCK CREEK
A Wild Win for Decotis
10 AlligATOR EnDuRO
That's 14 for Lafferty
12 BETA 450 RR
Another Great Beta
16 FROM THE ARCHiVES
1983 HUSQVARNA WR
250
18 HuSQVARnA TE 250
Back on Top?
22 THE nEWB'S guiDE
Get Your Suspension
Tuned!
24 liFE WiTH A BOuTiQuE
BRAnD
BETA 250 RR Race Test
26 BuTTRiCK's FACTORY
BETA
The Factory Effort
28 TECHniQuE
When in Doubt, Gas It?
30 TECH TipS
Three Essentials
32 2 -STROKE COMpARiSOn
KTM, Beta & Husqvarna
36 YARD SAlE
THE CHALLENGE REDUX
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Volume 44 Number 4
Kyle Hangos