contested many Road Racing formulae, including the now-defunct 125, 250 and 500cc Grand Prix classes of the FIM World Championship. From 2002 to 2004 they...
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Barry Sheene (category 500cc World Championship riders)
round on Saturday, then set the 500cc lap record while winning the 500cc Grand Prix race on Sunday. He started the 500cc race slowly, but worked his way...
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Ariel Motorcycles (section Famous models)
civilian NG model but with higher ground clearance frame inspired by that used successfully by Fred Povey in the ISDT. In 1948 Ariel introduced a 500cc parallel-twin...
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cylinder turbocharged engines of 2.0-litre capacity, built around individual 500cc cylinders. The family is produced in both petrol and diesel variants, and...
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In 2000 and 2001 they sponsored a 500cc Honda team, again with Rossi as the rider.[citation needed] Evison, James (12 October 2016). "Asahi Completes...
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Series model is the Honda NSR 500 ridden by World 500cc Grand Prix Champion Mick Doohan. Again, each model is numbered and individually signed by Doohan,...
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O'Donovan set a new world record for the 500cc kilometre at 89 mph. A road going motorcycle, the Norton Model 18 was launched in 1923 and became a best...
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India and the Canadian Army. In 1911 James Lansdowne Norton entered a side valve 490cc single in the new 500cc Senior Class race of the Isle of Man TT...
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com/en/Results+Statistics/1955/WGER/500cc 1 John SURTEES MV Agusta 110'51.600 - http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1958/WGER/500cc fastest 125cc lap - http://www...
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ISBN 978-90-366-1497-9. Currie, Bob (1988). Classic British Motorcycles of over 500cc. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-083-7. Brooks, John (2000). The National...
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Schumacher is a racing driver as well. Schumacher is named after five-time 500cc motorcycle World Champion Mick Doohan. Schumacher was skiing with his father...
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Freddie Spencer (born 1961), Grand Prix motorcycle champion, won 250cc and 500cc in 1985 Tommy Spinks (1948–2007), football wide receiver, Woodlawn High...
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Surtees Racing Organisation (section Models)
Formula 2, and Formula 5000. The team was formed by John Surtees, a four-time 500cc motorcycle champion and the 1964 Formula One champion in 1966 to compete...
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(1969) (b. 1942) Pat Hennen, 70, motorcycle racer, Finnish Grand Prix, 500cc winner (1976) (b. 1953) Clarence "Frogman" Henry, 87, singer ("Ain't Got...
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races for the 350cc Junior TT motor-cycles and the Blue Riband event the 500cc Senior TT race. The race did not take place from 1915 to 1919 due to the...
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made by the Malaysian motorcycle company Modenas. The bike was used in the 500cc class of grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1997 until 2001, when the company...
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Series Rider Season article 500cc World Championship Eddie Lawson 1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season 250cc World Championship Sito Pons 125cc World...
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Carl Fogarty (category 500cc World Championship riders)
a best finish of sixth at the Swedish Grand Prix. He also contested the 500cc British Grand Prix several times. In 1992 he ran sixth before crashing on...
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Revell (category Model manufacturers of Germany)
Revell GmbH is an American-origin manufacturer of plastic scale models, currently based in Bünde, Germany. The original Revell company merged with Monogram...
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motor of 500cc displacement in a V4 configuration, along with a perimeter frame and full fairing. A more popular and practical high-performance model for the...
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ISBN 978-1-85960-515-8 "Fast Bike" magazine August 1995 page 20 "Dresch Monobloc 1930 500cc 2 cyl sv". www.classic-motorcycle.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020. 487 cc...
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Gold Wing Suprine Exodus (uses BMW flat four) Zündapp K800/KS800 Wooler 500cc (1948) Ariel Square Four Suzuki RG500 Suzuki RS67 Brough Superior Golden...
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teams. Motocross World Championship (MXGP) Honda won its first title in the 500cc class of the Motocross World Championship in 1979. Since then, the manufacturer...
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success, and only a few thousand were made over a two-year period before the model ceased production. In 1953, management split the company into two separate...
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Francis-Barnett, followed later by the acquisition of James in 1951. In 1949 the first Matchless/AJS vertical twin (500cc) was produced, later to be joined by 600...
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Single Pope Model L Pope Model K Pope Model 8L Rover (motorcycles) models including 248 cc, 348 cc, and 676 cc JAP V-twin. Rover TT 500CC (1913) Rover...
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BBC Sport. 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020. "Formula 3 Britain 500cc 1948 standings". Driver Database. Retrieved 28 March 2016. "500 Owners Association"...
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strokes. Later on in 1993, The AMA rules had changed where the gigantic 500cc liquid-cooled engines were no longer able to race. Most riders considered...
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motorcycle producer TVS Motor Company. The original company was formed by James Lansdowne Norton (known as "Pa") at 320, Bradford Street, Birmingham, in...
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