With the 40th season of American Motocross commencing today, the popular Legends and Heroes of Motocross tour is ready to celebrate four decades of action with its unique display of vintage and legendary motorcycles.

Beginning this weekend at the season-opening Rockstar Energy Hangtown National, the Legends and Heroes tour will be on site throughout the summer at all 12 rounds of the championship.

Many of the most celebrated machines from each decade of competition since the inaugural 1972 season will be present, looking as if they were straight off the showroom floor.

“With the 40th year of American Motocross now upon us, it’s very fitting that the Legends and Heroes of Motocross tour is front and center throughout the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship,” said MX Sports Pro Racing vice president Davey Coombs.

“As a motocross enthusiast all my life, I could spend hours checking out all of the classic bikes and retro gear, and it’s all so well set-up and displayed that my kids, head straight to the Legends and Heroes rig every time just to see all of the trick stuff from yesteryear.

“What the Legends and Heroes team has built over the years is a vital reminder of the reasons we all got involved in this great sport in the first place.”

This weekend’s display at Hangtown will present the brand new West Coast Moto 2 museum – one of two mobile moto museums that will travel the entire motocross season.

Designed by managing partner Mike Owens of Southern California, the Moto 2 museum is a true walk-through timeline display of the coolest motocross machines and legacy of the champions that helped build the popularity of the sport.

As an added bonus, Husqvarna legend Gunnar Lindstrum, along with 1972 AMA 500cc National Champion and 1982 FIM 500cc World Champion Brad Lackey, will be on hand to meet with the fans and launch this new venture.