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The technical innovation that helped Wayne Rainey to his first 500cc GP win. (6,5,5,5) 9: British-born racer who won six world titles within four years, riding under a Rhodesian flag. (6): Late, great Flying Scotsman who was one of the best: Nakano-san, denied a World 250cc title by a fraction of a second to his team-mate Olivier. (6): What you need in a motorcycle’s radiators if she’s not air-cooled. (7): Riccardo, a GP points-scoring rider in the 1970s who has a namesake racing in the modern era. (5): See 16 Down.: Japanese company that was the first to mass-produce the “O”-ring chain. (2):To kit-out, improve, or accessorize your machine. (5): Italian helmets ‘By Fimez.’ (2): Popular 1980s helmet brand with a triangular logo. (3) : FrenchYamaha importer for whom 1 Down won his world title. (7): Mr Soussan, moustachioed 1970sYamaha racer with French & Moroccan parentage. (6): Special design that set Norton’s black-liveried racers apart in the 1980s & 90s. (6,6): Abbreviated first name for the Samurai of Slide. (4): Long-serving journalist and commentator on the MotoGP world service who retired five years ago. (4,6): Circuit that saw Wayne Rainey’s first career podium, but for sure he doesn’t have pleasant memories of it now. (6)

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