Classic Racer

No more Mr Nice Guy!

Don Morley was Rothmans Honda’s photographer during the 1985 double season, and he saw at first hand the pressure on Freddie to land the title and the way he dealt with it: or not!

“Looking back on 1985, Freddie took his new GP bikes to Daytona where he won the Daytona 200 on the NSR500 and the Daytona 250 race on the new RS-W. From there it was

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