Sun, 20 Sep 1998 23:41:41 +0200 - Message No. 4078
From: "Jorn Ronnow"

Subject: RE: varadero or not to varadero


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Norbert Maiwald
> 
> IMO Honda did a great job in the eighties when they sold the RD03 
> as a replica of the NXR 750 Paris Dakar winning bike.
> As far as I am a kind of rallye-fan , I don't like the designing 
> process of the 
> @ model history, they came too close to the street touring bikes, 
> especially the varadero now.

Yep, that's a bit sad. I'll probably get an RD07 because it's a better bike, but I will miss the raw, undesigned beauty of the RD04.

> But what shall we do now ? [snip]
> Dig out an NXR750 or steal peterhansel's yamaha ?

Funny thing: I've had exactly the same ideas...
Does anybody know where the old NXR750's are now?

> I hope the guys at Honda and all the other producers of spare 
> parts will go on doing their job for my sweet RD03...And I 
> will watch out like hell to keep this treasure !

Please do, it's a piece of art! IMHO, the red/blue/white RD03 and the 1988 Yamaha XTZ 600 are the best looking bikes ever made, except for the real desert racers.

Keep sliding
-Jorn




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