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    Going 300 -Don Vesco

    In 1975 the legendary Don Vesco became the first to break the 300 mph barrier on the Bonneville Salt Flats with his twin engine, TZ 750 cc Yamaha streamliner...
    1978 GS 1000 (since new)
    1979 GS 1000 (The Fridge, superbike replica project)
    1978 GS 1000 (parts)
    1981 GS 850 (anyone want a project?)
    1981 GPZ 550 (backroad screamer)
    1970 450 Mk IIID (THUMP!)
    2007 DRz 400S
    1999 ATK 490ES
    1994 DR 350SES

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    Don Vesco

    This is great video, Back in the early 70's I raced Yamaha DT-250's we got from his Yamaha dealership in El Cajon, CA. Brings back some great memories, Very cool.....

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      #3
      A very young Dave Despain. Always enjoy the old time "no fuss" commentary by the other guy.
      GS\'s since 1982: 55OMZ, 550ES, 750ET, (2) 1100ET\'s, 1100S, 1150ES. Current ride is an 83 Katana. Wifes bike is an 84 GS 1150ES

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        #4
        Very cool, the man was a legend.
        80 gs1100 16-v ported & polished, 1 mm oversize intake valves, 1150 carbs w/Dynojet stage 3, plus Bandit/gsxr upgrades

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          #5
          The Norton Club used to use his Temecula Kawasaki dealer as a start/finish point sometimes. He vintage raced a Manx. He also ran it in the 600 class with some success. He won the Temecula Lawn Tractor races on a modified Sears mower. Tom Beauchamp, who repaired the crash damage on my Seven, told humorous stories about working crew for him with a Turbo Offy Indy Car at vintage races. It seems that he was a wild man who would race anything. Tom Beauchamp had been a mechanic/fabricator/tin basher on Indy Car teams back when the cars were metal. He built the skin for some of Vesco's streamliners.

          I met the man, but certainly didn't know him.
          sigpic Too old, too many bikes, too many cars, too many things

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