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  1. 2000YELLOW360

    2000YELLOW360 F1 World Champ

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    2000YELLOW360, May 19, 2014
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  2. sigar

    sigar F1 Rookie Silver Subscribed

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    Very cool, Art. You're a part of racing history. I wasn't even a cliff note, although I attended a Kenny Roberts road racing school at Willow Springs many years ago.
     
    sigar, May 20, 2014
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  3. pma1010

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    Ditto. Cool story!
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    Good story Art.


    Last year or the year before 2 other guys and I put his TZ750 mile bike in a small elevator to go upstairs on display at The Quail Motorcycle dinner. We had to stand it on end to fit. I suggested we just ride it up the stairs but no one wanted us to start it indoors.
     
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  6. Tenney

    Tenney F1 Rookie Consultant

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    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k8hJWKIVNs]Kenny Roberts and the Indy Mile (2009) - YouTube[/ame]
     
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  7. chris marsh

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    What was the definition of "big street bike" back then?
     
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  8. 2000YELLOW360

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    CB750 Honda (K0) with a 810cc kit from Russ Collins, Mega Cycle cam. The H1R was much quicker, but the Honda didn't wiggle as much.

    Art
     
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  9. 2000YELLOW360

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    Don't have any in digital format of the Honda. I think I've got some in film. Let me look around.

    Art
     
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  11. wang

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    Super Cool.....! :)
     
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  12. chris marsh

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    You can take a picture of a picture, that is what I did of my old racing photos or take them to kinkos and see if they can scan them for you.
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    i used to go to ''elkart lake'' in wis and watch ''superbike '' races back in the late 80-early 90's ,great times
     
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