The photo above was sent to us by Warren Reid. It was taken in 1975 at a CMC $1000.00 purse race that Warren won. I was there that day and remember Warren going up the hill before Banzai that paralleled the start hill. There was jump in the middle of the hill and Warren hit it flat out in third gear landing on the back wheel and with the front wheel still in the air, shifted to forth and did about a hundred yard wheelie wide open. Absolutely amazing. For those of you that were not around the CMC scene in those days, Warren Reid was the undisputed king of Saddleback in the 125 class. His 125 pictured was the fastest 125 of the day by a mile, and it featured the very first "Flipper-cone" FMF down pipe. To this day, I can still hear that bike screaming up that hill. Also note the works Honda front end.  Below is a note from Warren.

Hey All,
Here is a cool old photo taken by my then girlfriend and now wife Cinda. It was Fall 1975 at a CMC Motocross race at Saddleback Park in California.

It was the first time she'd been to a Motocross race and I won.  I actually wrote a story for a motorcycle magazine called Motocross Journal about Saddleback Park based on this photo.  It was in the May 1997 issue I think. Frustratingly, I couldn't find this photo to submit with the article when it went to press and I thought I had lost it.

I came across it while cleaning a storage unit we were emptying a few weeks ago.  So now it is digitized forever.

This bike was the fastest 125 on the planet and was the first with a Flipper Cone FMF pipe that Donnie Emler and Jon R came up with.  It worked with the radical porting spec we used on the '75 CR125 cylinder when everybody else was using boost ported '74 cylinders and drilling holes in
the piston.  I must have holeshot more 125 Nationals and CMC pro races with this bike than anyone in history before I retired it after winning the Jim West Memorial race in early '76..

Some of you old So Cal CMC types may remember my signature "Blue Van" in the background too that I inherited from Jon R.

Merry Christmas, 

Warren

                                                                            BREAKING NEWS!!! click

                                  Hakan Andersson 1973 250 World Champion

Hakan Andersson is visiting MXworksbike.com and went with us last Sunday to the historical Red Bud motocross track in Buchanan Michigan for a photo shoot. Here Hakan is reunited with the works Yamaha monoshock that he won the 1973 250 World Championship with.  Details of a very interesting new project we are working on will be coming soon. Also, photo's of Hakan riding his bike in 2008.

     Don Jones tribute page click                                

                                     1980 Mugen ME125 W1  Click for updated text

                                                                    Photo CD available NOW click

 roger decoster, Joel Robert, Bob Hannah, Torsten Hallman, Jaak Van Velthoven, Ake Jonsson, Marty Tripes, Marty Smith, Sten Lundin, Pierre Karsmakers, Gary Jones                                                         

                       Left to right: 1971 YZ250, 1972 YZ360, 1972 RH250, 1973 RN370, 1973 YZ250, 1974 OW370, 1976 OW125

  This website and its content MXworksbike.com. No part of this website may be copied, rebroadcast, redistributed or used in any way outside of the owner's intended use. This website is provided for your enjoyment and no specific warranty or guarantee is implied. By visiting this website, you agree to the terms of this copyright notice and disclaimer.