On The Pegs May 2020 - Volume 5 - Issue 5 | Page 94

On The Pegs 94 ALIENAUTOPSY KIRK MAYFIELD’S ‘74 FACTORY REPLICA A GEARHEAD’S LOOK AT SOME OF THE TRICKEST BIKES IN OFF-ROAD KIRK MAYFIELD WAS PART OF THE ‘73/’74 US FACTORY YAMAHA TRIALS TEAM. HERE’S A LOOK AT THE 1974 FACTORY TY YAMAHA TRIALS REPLICA HE IS CURRENTLY BUILDING. (PHOTOS COURTESY MAYFIELD) EDITORS NOTE: HERE IS KIRK MAYFIELD TALKING ABOUT BEING CHOSEN FOR THE 1974 YAMAHA FACTORY TRIALS TEAM AND ABOUT THE FACTORY BIKE HE RODE. HE ALSO FILLS US IN ON THE “REPLICA” HE IS CURRENTLY BUIDLING. LOOK FOR A FULL STORY ON MAYFIELD’S CAREER IN NEXT MONTH’S ISSUE. WE WILL NOW TURN IT OVER TO KIRK: