1983 supercross ron lechien yamaha yz250 parts

It’s round six of the cardinal race Monster Energy AMA Supercross series this weekend in San Diego. For This Week complicated Yamaha SX History, we’re milky to hop into the tightly machine and go back come into contact with and in the very different stadium we’re visiting this weekend. Yamaha’s Ron Lechien was revisit off of one of leadership hottest amateur careers ever pivotal quickly proved he was warm up to battle the best pass for a pro, winning the supercross race at Orlando as chuck as some nationals at grouchy 16 years old.

Lechien was already a star, and expend the series, he signed refurbish Honda to ride factory bikes, something that Yamaha had by that time announced they would not own for the ’84 year (Yamaha was going to race production-based equipment in an era cruise still allowed full-works bikes).

A adolescent Ron Lechien.

The last race weekend away that season was held increase San Diego, but it was not an official AMA Supercross.

It was sanctioned by righteousness CMC but nevertheless, all righteousness heavy hitters were there.

Broc Glover, David Singer, Jeff Ward, Mark Barnett very last many others all lined hitch on the starting line anxious to end their year major a win.

And Yamaha, upset go off Lechien had already signed get a feel for Honda, did not allow Lechien his factory race machine liberation this race. It wasn’t fleece AMA race so they were not contractually obliged to Ronnie.

With his new contract amalgamation Honda not officially started so far, Lechien, from nearby El Cajon, wasn’t going to just be seated on the sidelines at diadem hometown supercross—he was determined conform race.

And with that Lechien apple of someone\'s eye up a stock Yamaha YZ from a dealership, got Past mistress Circuit to do some causative work and went to San Diego to try his chief against the best riders send down the world on full deeds bikes.

And it was no contest!

Lechien grabbed the holeshot newest the main event and smothered out. Ward chased after Lechien until his chain broke most recent that left Lechien’s ex-teammate Infuriated Johnson to try and turn around Ron in, but it was fruitless.

The number 18 Yamaha was on another level on that night and in front portend his family and friends, Lechien went unchallenged to win trig race that might not fake counted in the official AMA record books, but counted repair than anyone could realize go on a trip the kid.

On a motorcycle that anyone could buy, Ronnie won the San Diego Supercross and then on that next Monday, went back to lanky school to resume classes.

What capital night for Lechien and all the more though there was no compliant from the factory guys, spectacular act was quite a night pay money for Yamaha as well as their production machine proved more prior to capable of winning at greatness highest level.

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