Legendary Motocross Bikes              

Terry Good has arguably the world's finest collection of pedigreed motocross factory bikes, a treasure he approaches with the mind of an archeologist. While the bikes in his collection are strikingly beautiful, nothing is done to them that would erase the evidence of their use. They are “restored” as faithfully as possible to the last moment of their racing lives, not to the first moment they emerged new and shiny from the racing department. For example, if the frame or cases of a motorcycle show bare metal where a legendary champion's boot rubbed away the paint, that evidence of its history will not be altered or repainted. A 1971 Yamaha YZ637 ridden by Torsten Hallman still has on its one-off, sand-cast throttle assembly the blue electrical tape that Hallman's mechanic applied to it in 1972. 

To unearth the history behind his rare one-of-a-kind motorcycles, Good has conducted extensive research and forged fast friendships with many of the living legends of motocross. These include Hallman, Sten Lundin, Joel Robert, Roger DeCoster, Hakan Andersson, Pierre Karsmakers, Marty Tripes, Kent Howerton, Johnny O'Mara, and many more. Now, all of this: the machines, the history, the men, the friendships have come together in a book entitled “Legendary Motocross Bikes: Championship-Winning Factory Works Bikes,” authored by Good. In landscape format, this stunningly beautiful book contains studio-quality images of 20 of Good's machines as well as historical photos of those bikes in action. In addition to Good's text, there are signed anecdotes, reminiscences, and testimonials by the champions who rode them. There is a foreword by American Honda team manager Dave Arnold, and, consistent with the book's scholarly quality, an index is provided. 

Ed Youngblood/ Motohistory.net

Terry,
 
My copy of the book arrived today (in perfect condition), and I just got up from taking the first pass through it.  All I can say is WOW!, and that's not nearly enough to describe how impressed I am, and how grateful I am that you've dedicated the obvious time and effort that you (and all the others who assisted you) have into this incredible project.  What a book!  The pictures are, as always, incredible and the few chapters that I've read so far are awesome!  How absolutely cool is it to learn that DeCoster fabricated his own aluminum shock bodies on a lathe, and that he made a "midnight run" to have a gas tank enlarged on his own!  I've always said that it was definitely a different period in time back then, and it is awesome that you've chosen to share all of this remarkable history with us.   
 
I don't ever like to suggest to anyone what they "should do", but I'm going to make an exception this time.  If you haven't already done so, you need to make sure that every motorcycle website and every motorcycle magazine knows about this book.  Anyone and everyone that has ever owned, ridden, or raced a motocross bike needs a copy of this book.  The pictures alone justify the price of the book, but the stories and the history that it contains make it priceless. 
 
As soon as I'm through with this note, I'm going to sit down and send an e-mail to everyone of my old racing buddies with a link to your website, and with a strong recommendation that they get one of these books for themselves.  We're all a bunch of old history buffs, and our best memories and stories always end up back in the days of the factory works bikes.  I know that they'll enjoy this every bit as much as I am. 
 
I didn't mean to write this long of a note, but when something this special comes along, I think that it's important for the people who are responsible for its creation to understand that their efforts are recognized and more importantly, appreciated far beyond what can be expressed verbally.  I think I've told you this before, but I think that it's awesome that you've chosen to preserve the history of the sport of motocross in the ways that you have.  What's even more awesome, is that you've chosen to share it with all of us.
 
Thanks again for everything that you do to preserve and share our great sport!
 
Bruce King