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In November, the Japanese company Suzuki

hired him and he moved to Hamamatsu, Japan,

to work in the Suzuki race shop over the winter.

Using the specialist two-stroke knowledge he

had gained at MZ, Degner designed Suzuki’s

new 50cc and 125cc racers.

The following year, in 1962, Degner

won Suzuki’s fi rst World Championship

in the 50cc class.

In November, 1963, Degner crashed his

Suzuki 250cc racer at the Japanese Grand

Prix held at the Suzuka Circuit. The fuel tank

burst into fl ames and Degner suff ered horrifi c

burns, which required more than 50 skin gra s.

As a mark of respect, the double-apex right-

hand curves past the esses where Degner had

crashed so badly were named Degner Curve.

Although he returned to the Suzuki team

to race in September, 1964, he had li le success

and he retired from motorcycle racing at the

end of 1966. In 1983 he died from a heart a ack,

bringing forever to a close one of motorcycling’s

great scandals.

He developed MZ two-strokes combining

disc valve induction with expansion chamber

exhausts. The exhausts were essentially

Kaaden’s invention and led to incredible results

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