Samurai Cycles
August, 1983
When the Russians launched Sputnik, there was a change in our national priorities. The result was a man on the moon--and Tang. Something similar has happened to the Japanese cycle industry. The American Motorcycle Association decreed that the superbike category in road racing be limited to production bikes with displacement limits of 750 c.c. for fours (1000 c.c. for twins). By changing the rules, the A.M.A. hoped to bring back the privateer. Japan responded. The technological lens was focused o...
