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1978 KAWASAKI KR250

“EACH KAWASAKI RIDER NEEDED A KNOWLEDGEABLE TUNER/ MECHANIC AND KORK'S BROTHER DOZY WAS SKILLED IN EXTRACTING MORE POWER AND OPTIMISING THE JETTING.”

IN DE TA IL :

Most countries (the USA excepted) restricted new street riders to machines of 250cc or smaller. Success at the racetrack was a proven sales tool to attract young riders, making this GP class very important to manufacturers. Walter Villa on a Harley-Davidson (H-D owned Aermacchi)

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