Thursday, May 24, 2012

Suzuki Racing in the early 60s – Part 1

June 2, 2011 by pbik  
Filed under Bike racing


Amazing old Japanese footage of the 1963/64 Motorbike 50cc World Grand Prix, including the Isle of Man TT races. 30 minutes of rare footage in black and white. For more information, visit www.suzuki-gb.co.uk and click on “Suzukipedia”

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6 Responses to “Suzuki Racing in the early 60s – Part 1”
  1. mindworkssuzuki says:

    @greenecycle fascinating – thanks for the info!

  2. greenecycle says:

    At about 1:30, Hugh Anderson from New Zealand.. Google Hugh Anderson Suzuki for more. Great footage. Thanks for posting.

  3. purpleGoAhead says:

    @DarkGuardian256 barely reach 100+ kph?! these GP-bikes were able to get up to about 110 MPH (about 175 kph), had up to 14 gears and the most powerful ones were rated at just under 20hp – CRAZYYYY!

  4. DarkGuardian256 says:

    at least they have helmets….if they fall at that spd..they probbly die even 50cc’s barely reach 100+ kph

  5. exilemick says:

    Who were the riders? I think I recognise some of them but many thanks for posting this.

  6. Suzukimad07 says:

    nice one m8

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