22 :OLD BIKE AUSTRALASIAStory Des Lewis Photos John Ford, Mal Pitman, OBA archives.Mike Dowson stood at the top of the podium at Tsukuba Circuit in Japan, having just ridden the race
of his life. He looked down at the huge crowd that had gathered for the presentation. This should
have been a highlight for Dowson. He’d just blown away the top international Superbike riders,
including recently crowned 1991 World Champion, Doug Polen, in his first outing on a bike he’d led
the development of for Kawasaki.MIKE DOWSON
MIKE DOWSON
STYLISH, SWIFT, SAFE.
Dowson made his presence
felt in the 1984 Swann Series
on the out-dated Pitman’s
TZ750 which was fitted
with a FJ1100 front end.