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    Aug 18, 2018 4 minutes
    WORDS: ALAN DOWDS
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    But that’s not always been the case. There’s a fairly long history of fancy-dan versions of sportsbikes, from the Japanese-market ‘SP’ Sport Production versions of the Suzuki GSX-R750 and RGV250, through the SP, SPS and R versions of Ducati’s 916 family. And unlike nowadays, the special bikes were often very different from the standard models in lots of ways.

    DRY CLUTCHES

    On something like a 250cc two-stroke like the RGV250, a 400cc inline four like the FZR400RR, and even on the 750 superbikes, narrow margins counted. That meant a big wet clutch sitting in a bath of oil could be a serious handicap to ultimate power. So, SP versions often had a

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