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1st One of these I've ever seen!

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neilg:

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https://online.handh.co.uk/m/lot-details/index/catalog/70/lot/1868/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kQ2hYA9seg

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Often wondered why nobody re-framed the cb750 in the 70's (for racing) - surely they would have been faster than the Nortons and Triumph Triples of the time.

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Think I'm right in saying that Honda always did well at the start of racing at Daytona at that time, but the cam chains and tensioners failed leaving BSA/Triumph to go on and win.

Laverda Dave:
Great link Nigel, thanks.
Dave

Tomb:

--- Quote from: neilg on December 07, 2018, 10:33:00 AM ---Think I'm right in saying that Honda always did well at the start of racing at Daytona at that time, but the cam chains and tensioners failed leaving BSA/Triumph to go on and win.

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Similar story - During Australian 6 hr endurance racing Yamaha XS1100's against the Honda CBX's, the Yamahas would sit behind the CBX's pushing them, not try to overtake, just push. The CBX's would fail leaving the Yamahas to win.

MrDavo:
I used to go to the Transatlantic races at Easter, I found the programme for one the other day. The crowds were huge, and you could meet some of the riders sat in the paddock bar!

The JPN Nortons were tiny (as small a frontal area as possible) and cleaned up if it was wet, but the writing was on the wall when the Yamaha TZ700s arrived - At Oulton Park I watched Kenny Roberts tying one in knots down the Cascades, and John Long threw another one at the catch fence at Lodge Corner that I was stood behind!


--- Quote ---Honda were building little six cylinder Swiss watches
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I never tire of this, I have a link to it saved on my phone for when I'm bored. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SkyAnVIChE
An RC166 being stripped down by HRC mechanics for a Japanese TV show. Not a scooby what anyone is saying, but it doesn't matter!

MCTID:
The one and only Bike Race I ever went to was a Transatlantic Match Race at Oulton Park about 1974 ish.

I didn't have a clue who won any of the Races, or who came 2nd, 3rd, 4th or what. I didn't even know whether the UK or the USA had won on the day as I couldn't hear anything that the Commentator said over the Tannoy.

I only found out who had won what when I bought my copy of Motorcycle News the following Wednesday !

Needless to say, I have never gone to see another bike race since ! LOL.

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