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Craig380
03-10-23, 09:36 AM
Lovely coverage of the Oulton Park round of the 1977 Transatlantic Trophy, with the then-new 652cc stepped-four Suzukis taking on Yam TZ750s and Kawa KR750s.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpCEyLWmPPE
garynortheast
03-10-23, 03:34 PM
That was good!
redtrummy
03-10-23, 06:45 PM
Noticeable that modern racing bikes get much more lean angle.
Craig380
03-10-23, 07:58 PM
True, slick tyres only came in for bikes in '73 / '74 and even then, they were so much worse than they were even just 10 years later, let alone compared to today's tyres. The 500 and 750cc 2-strokes of the mid-70s would shred tyres easily.