Kevin Schwantz - Lucky Strike Suzuki RGV500 -knee down

Hero worship?
No, I would not go so far as that however I used to be privileged to witness the good man, Revvin' Kevin, in motion as soon as once more, this weekend.
I noticed Kevin a great deal of instances in his "hey day" after all and seeing and listening to these 500cc two strokes as soon as once more made the hairs on the again of my neck arise. Yeah trendy manchines are polished and technical marvels however c'mon, wheres the soul? These bikes had been beasts and really only a few guys may tame them....however come to think about it even the "only a few" received bitten on occasion, on many events in a "excessive aspect".

The perfect race I ever attended was Assen in 1990. After I say the most effective race, I've no thought who received or who was in it (It would not be exhausting to do an internet search) besides Kevin Schwantz and Randy Mamola. Kevin spun the again wheel half the size of the straight I used to be sitting together with, then it gripped, shook after which he peeled it right into a proper hander. The identical lap after lap. Randy Mamola pulled in on the Cagiva after which got here again out and wheelied round for the remainder of the race. Superior. And I noticed him trip once more this weekend, too.

Respect.

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