Company messages
French company SIMA (Marcel Seurat), which was the general distributor for Ossa from 1974 to 1980 and currently represents Cagiva, MV Agusta, and Husqvarna, will also become the importer for GasGas.
Last year's world champion team, Greg Albertyn Venko Honda, owned by Jan de Groot, will officially be responsible for Kawasaki's factory entries in the Motocross World Championship. The team will now operate under the name Kawasaki Racing Team (KRT).
Claudio De Carli founds De Carli Racing. He is responsible for Yamaha's World Championship entries.
Motocross
Models in this year
500ccm Cross WM
The FIM allows 4-stroke engines up to 650cc.
World champions of the year
Europe and US champions
125ccm Cross EM
125ccm Cross US NationalsNational champions
125ccm Cross 125 Belgian National (-1987) / Inter — Dewitt Werner — Suzuki
125ccm Cross France Inter / Elite — Pichon Mickael — Honda
125ccm Cross KNMV Kampioenschap — Giesbers Leon — Suzuki
125ccm Cross British Championship — Prince Neil — Kawasaki- 250ccm Cross Belgian Inter — Bervoets Marnicq — Suzuki
- 250ccm Cross KNMV Kampioenschap — Tragter Pedro — Suzuki
125ccm Cross Campionato italiano — Chiodi Alessio — Honda
250ccm Cross DM — Eckenbach Bernd — Honda- 500ccm Cross British Open — Nicoll Kurt — KTM
- 500ccm Cross KNMV Kampioenschap — Hulsen Carlo — Honda
- 500ccm Cross Belgian Inter — Martens Jacky — Husqvarna
- 500ccm Cross DM — Sulzer Karl — KTM
Enduro
Models in this year
World champions of the year
Other
Events
Roger de Coster becomes executive editor at US magazine Dirt Bike Magazine. He writes monthly columns ("Classic De Coster") and is also active as a test rider. He enjoys objectively evaluating motorcycles of all brands, which gives him a new perspective on the technology of the 1990s.