Reprinted courtesy of Motorcyclist magazine Jan 2004

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  was always wonderful," World says. "Smooth, shiny, flawless. Honda was different: The company worried much more about cost. Where chrome parts are obvious, like the outside of the rear brake lever, the part was polished. The inside of the lever wasn't, so it retained its rough, as-cast finish. Other parts were quickly smoothed off with a sanding belt, which leaves parallel scratches. Look at the wheel rims, and you'll see those scratches running around the rim under the chrome.

It took me a long time to duplicate this finish: I'd take the parts to the chrome platers, and they would always finish them off for me, polishing them to take the scratches out--precisely what I didn't want! I had to stand over them and watch until they got it right."

Exactly 24 hours after World started, he rolls the bike out, jumps on the starter just once, and the engine burbles to life. Dashing up the street, we see the tach needle hitting the halfway point, and a big grin spreading across his sleep-deprived face. Short of time and tools,
 

 


WORLD MOTORCYCLES WINS DAYTONA...

Rosno Wins Formula Vintage At Daytona

Copyright 2002, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

Dave "Super Dave" Rosno won Tuesday's AHRMA Formula Vintage race at Daytona International Speedway, beating Gary Nixon and Gary Fisher, followed by Dave Roper, Ken Nemoto and Tom Mellor.

("Super Dave" takes the prize on worldmotorcycles.com's rare blue and white Honda CR 750.)

The following was taken from 2WF.com...

Dave Rosno (No. 970 1969 Honda CR750) - "On the restart the bike bucked on me and died. The tires were a little cold on that first lap since I didn't have a warm-up. I guess I got lucky today. I had all this nervous energy built up and I used that on the track. It's great to finally get up here and win this thing."

(On racing against legends Gary Nixon and Gary Fisher)
"I'd heard of them before… I mean I'd read about them in books. It's a real honor being on the same track with them."

Click here for the photo gallery.

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PRESS RELEASE - For Immediate Release:

ROAD RACING LEGEND GARY FISHER TO COME OUT OF RETIREMENT TO RACE AGAIN AT DAYTONA MOTOR SPEEDWAY

Roadracing legend Gary Fisher will be coming out of retirement campaigning (for worldmotorcycles.com) the very same yellow and white Yoshimura - Krause Honda CR750 he raced in the Daytona 200 back in 1971. Gary led that Daytona race for the first 10 laps 31 years ago, only to fall victim to a broken cam chain. He will be racing March 4th and 5th at Daytona in the AHRMA Formula-750 and Formula-Vintage classes.

Super Dave Rosno will also be racing worldmotorcycles.coms rare blue and white Honda CR 750 in AHRMAs F-750 and F-Vintage classes at Daytona, March 4th and 5th.

Click here for a tour through the vintage photo gallery.

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