By the way, I’m… age-wise, not at all
in real-time with this sort of thing.
I’d say it’s people a generation or more older than me…
Back in the day, I got completely hooked!
on 1000cc superbikes
and collected old magazines
from various places at that time.
Nowadays,
this kind of information is easier to find?
It’s become that way.
Even with these minor details,
if we can share information even a little,
new “discoveries”
might emerge.
Motorcyclist
“Our Special Bikes”
December 1982 Issue
↑ Available on Rakuten (*´ω｀*)
What a
truly Showa-era fragrant cover!
The table of contents looks like this.
Honestly…
I don’t understand it at all…
It’s a good era (*´ω｀*)
As with magazines (books),
the parts you’re interested in
are only a few pages…
Don’t have excessive expectations, okay?
As I flip through the pages…
(*´ω｀*) Oh wow
so cool! ♪
It’s cut off across the spread ( ；∀；)
If anyone knows
the full image, please tell me…
Using images like these from back then as reference,
new inspiration!
might be born…
The bottom case is
machined from RG series parts, huh~
So it really is 90mm pitch?
Suzuki had
front 310φ rear 220φ even back then~
The fender shape is nice~
Even at that time
an undercowl was already installed~
There’s a damper in front of the engine
floating? kind of setup?
The oil line layout is also modern?
The right pulse cover is
rounded with a sand-cast look that’s fresh? and such
Looking at individual parts
is really fun.
Oil cooler mounted on the front
Even back then,
thermal conditions might have been harsh.
And there’s Suzuki’s “triangular stand”
so cool…
It’s not really
commonly appreciated, is it?
I’ve cut out a strip view.
The racers of that era
might have had CDI ignition.
That said,
the cleanness is incredible.
The ads from back then are also nice.
If you did this in modern times, would it
become trendy?
Well, it was nearly 40 years ago…
And get this! A helmet for 29,000 yen!
Cooley looks happy too.
“A gutsy Californian” (‘Д’)
Nowadays you can find
old books on Mercari and Yahoo Auctions.
Why not take this opportunity to collect various items?
(*´ω｀*) Innovation comes from the past
ポチップ
↑ Available on Rakuten! ( *´艸｀)
