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madjack57754
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Often wondered what happensd to a lot of those old superbikes. I had spent several years chasing leads to try to find my Kawasaki A1-R factory roadracer. The factory said it never was returned as per the lease agreement with my father. Dad is gone so I couldn't ask him. I am pretty sure that we returned it to Action Kawasaki in the spring of 1970 because that was when I got my first TD-2 yamaha factory racer.
By chance, this last summer I found a A1-R in the Sport Wheels warehouse in Minnesota. I don't think it was mine but a lot of stuff on it had been changed around for endurance racing
By chance, this last summer I found a A1-R in the Sport Wheels warehouse in Minnesota. I don't think it was mine but a lot of stuff on it had been changed around for endurance racing
Top secret stuff
Top secret stuff
Cool info! It makes sense to keep your tricks secret for a few years, but in the eyes of the factory a race bike is just a business asset to be used up and discarded.
I bet they didn't want all their cheater tricks to get public as well.
Top secret stuff
Cool info! It makes sense to keep your tricks secret for a few years, but in the eyes of the factory a race bike is just a business asset to be used up and discarded.
I bet they didn't want all their cheater tricks to get public as well.
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knowyourenemy66
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That's an interesting and very cool article--Thanks for sharing!
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Mindless
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Very interesting article. :clap:
A real shame though looking back...
A real shame though looking back...
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bobthebiker88
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a very sad reality isnt it? many of those bikes were and are now historic items that would serve well in museums to help the timeline of motorcycle racing and its evolution to what we know.
I thought they all ended up in the collection of Brian O'Shea.
He owns a few of the great Superbikes.
http://www.vintagesuperbike.com/history.html
He owns a few of the great Superbikes.
http://www.vintagesuperbike.com/history.html
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Road_Clam
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Now and then?
Now and then?
Yamaha gave Rossi some of his winning bikes, click on this link and watch the video:
http://www.sportrider.com/news/146_...ven_years_of_yamaha_m1_motogp_bike/index.html
Now and then?
Yamaha gave Rossi some of his winning bikes, click on this link and watch the video:
http://www.sportrider.com/news/146_...ven_years_of_yamaha_m1_motogp_bike/index.html
There have been a few rarities imported to NZ recently. I was told at the weekend that two TZ750's,two RG500's and a works Moriwaki Honda 750 have come from the collection of a retired Japanese mechanic.
I saw a TZ750, one RG and the Moriwaki at the Burt Munro.
All seem to have Japanese domestic race history only so it seems possible that some of the works bikes are still around in Japan.
I saw a TZ750, one RG and the Moriwaki at the Burt Munro.
All seem to have Japanese domestic race history only so it seems possible that some of the works bikes are still around in Japan.
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Road_Clam
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On a side note, to my understanding factory "R&D" race bike's for the sole purpose of racing do not come with traditional VIN # either, and are technically supposed to be "destroyed" at the end of their service ?
