# Motorcycle community huge loss this week **URL:** \ **Category:** Unrelated Discussion\ **Created:** [November 29, 2024, 1:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/motorcycle-community-huge-loss-this-week/414334 "2024-11-29T01:06:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kevinm](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kevinm/32/697_2.png) [@kevinm](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kevinm)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2024, 1:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/motorcycle-community-huge-loss-this-week/414334/1 "2024-11-29T01:06:49Z")
Malcolm Smith passed away this week. His influence on the motorcycle world is hard to even measure. > **[Malcolm Smith (motorcyclist)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Smith_(motorcyclist))** > > Malcolm Smith (March 9, 1941 – November 26, 2024) was a Canadian-American off-road racer. > Smith first raced in 1956 atop a 1949 Matchless 500cc motorcycle. Later, he was associated with Husqvarna motorcycles. His renown grew as he won races in the 1960s and 1970s. Smith won eight gold medals between 1966 and 1976 in the International Six Day Trial. The International Six Day Trials, a form of off-road motorcycle Olympics, is the oldest annual competition sanctioned by the FIM dating back to 1913... ---
**Author:** ![Ed-C](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ed-c/32/132116_2.png) [@Ed-C](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ed-C)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2024, 2:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/motorcycle-community-huge-loss-this-week/414334/2 "2024-11-29T02:07:23Z")
That’s too bad! I actually owned one of his Six Day Trails Husqvarna bikes when I was a teenager! From the year following the movie On Any Sunday, I believe. I met him a couple of times. He was a great guy!