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Yoshimura recreates a 1986 Suzuki GSX-R750 race bike, but it’s street legal
At the recent Tokyo Motorcycle Show, Yoshimura unveiled a heavily modified 1986 Suzuki GSX-R750 to showcase its new Heritage Parts program. The idea was to recreate the race bike that Satoshi Tsujimoto rode at the 1986 Daytona 200, but make … Continue reading
Legendary Honda CB72 returns to Suzuka after six decades for 70th anniversary of Yoshimura celebration
Legendary motorcycle tuner Hideo “Pop” Yoshimura was recently reunited with one of the machines that changed Japan’s motorsports history. The occasion was the 70th anniversary of Yoshimura R&D’s founding, and the bike was the Honda CB72. It was the first … Continue reading
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Tagged CB72, CB77, honda, Suzuka 8 Hrs, suzuka circuit, yoshimura
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MOTORSPORTS: The not-so-famous Yoshimura-tuned Honda S800 racers
Like we said yesterday, the Honda S800 was one of the premiere Japanese race cars of the Sixties. The yellow-and-red 1968 S800 RSC is the most famous, but many more have buzzed down Suzuka’s main straight. Some of Japan’s most … Continue reading
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Tagged hayashi, hideo yoshimura, hiroshi fushida, honda, moto kitano, motorcycles, rsc, s500, s600, s800, suzuka, suzuka 1000km, suzuki, yojiro terada, yoshimura
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