Australian Motorcycle News — January 30, 2018

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NormLindsaytoldusthat"Sincea

discisfurtherawayfromawheel

centrelinethanadrum,fork

distortionispossibleunderheavy

braking.Tominimisethischance,

Suzukihastwodiscs."

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1973 TRIUMPHBONNEVILLE 750

→Engine OHVparalleltwin
→Capacity 725 cc
→Power 58hp(43kW)@7200rpm
→Torque Notgiven
→Gearbox five-speed
→Maxspeed 118 mph(190km/h)

AMCN’sRoadTestEditorhadabusyfortnight
testinganumberofnewlyreleasedmachines;
ofthenewTriumph 750 Bonneville,henoted
"Goodcompressionwasfeltatthekickstarter-
youcouldbounceonit,thenovershewent.No
valvelifterfittednorneeded. 4300 rpmbrought
70mphofpleasantsteadymotorcyclingonbarely
morethanquarterthrottle.That'seconomical
andeffortlesstouring.IliketheTriumph,it'sareal
motorcycle."

500 cc PhilRead

350cc GiacomoAgostini

250cc DieterBraun

125cc KentAndersson

50cc JandeVries

“How would you like to loan your bike

to journalists, potential buyers and

yyyy

assorted incompetents?”

,p,p yy

Norm Lindsay replyingto suggestions that the miles

clocked on the Suzuki TM400 loan bike is not a big deal.

1973 World Championship

News

The 1973 version of the successful three-

cylinder Kawasaki (pictured) featured not only

disc brakes but also a slightly detuned engine

producing 1hp less than the previous model.

Silencers had been mandated for the second

round of the NSW motocross titles at Wirragulla.

The minimum standard laid down in the Sup

Regs was a straight-through absorption type.

Though England won the final short-circuit test

at Nepean (NSW), Australia took out the series

with a 4- 3 score.

1. Peter De Grace

shows that long white

socks and shorts were

once acceptable. We're

still sceptical.

2.Trendsetters back

then, these days

we wouldcall them

Hipsters.

3. The By-Line on

the MTI report is Mal

Roberts; we have our

suspicions that this

is not actually Mal

Roberts.

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