The final race was held in Yugoslavia on 14th September. The championship title decider for the 250cc class was taken to the final round as Andersson only managed a third place finish. Read also took the production racer TR-2 to race in the 350cc class and held off a rider on a Jawa to achieve a double win on the same race day. Read entered the race in the old 2-cylinder factory machine, and fought aggressively with Kel Carruthers on a Benelli with its 4-cylinder engine to take the win. The highlight of the season was in the 11th round in Imola, Italy held on the 7th of September. After taking the lead in lap 12, his pace quickened and he broke the lap record of 2'34 posted by Mike Hailwood in 1966 with a lap time of 2'32.1. Andersson kept adding to his points tally, except in the Isle of Man TT, and he was involved in a fierce battle with the works machines of Benelli and MZ. Andersson took the lead with only three laps to go and led the race to the finish line to take his first GP win. Gould had to retire towards the end of the race, and it became a duel between Andersson and the MZ riders from there. MZ riders dashed to the front after the start, followed by Yamaha's Rodney Gould and Kent Andersson. The Swedish rider Kent Andersson with his bright white racing suit had great performances throughout the season, with two wins, two second places and three third-place finishes to finish second in the season ranking.Īfter finishing second in the opening round, Andersson showed his true potential in the next round at Hockenheim in West Germany. Soon talented riders from all over the world were competing in the GP riding the TD-2. Instead it began sales of the production competition motorcycles TD-2 (250cc) and TR-2 (350cc) to cater to a wide range of riders who wanted to compete. In 1969, Yamaha stopped entering the GP with factory machines. I will be double wrapping all books and papers and sending them out by Media Mail.Kent Andersson rides the production racer TD-2 to finish 2nd Please add Me to your Watch/ Favorite list! Please email me with any questions. "If you like motorcycles you can't get enought īut if you don't you just cuss them out".ĭo you like Motorcycles? I will be listing Historic, Antique and other important Books and Papers for Harley, Indian and other American, British, and European Motorcycles. Photo's of Bultaco Motorcycle Teardown is level of repairs of what you would find for other makes & models listed. #1960 YAMAHA OSSA MOTORCYCLE MANUAL#Manual has an additional chapters covering:īook is printed in USA, has minor bump to cornor, clean pages, solid binding, Overall is in Very Good + Condition. Manual has disassembly and assembly of Motor, Forks, and Electrical. Distributors.īridgestone 90-100-175-350cc, Singles & Twins Published in 1990 with 350 pages, with Photos, Drawings, Technical Information and Dimensional data supplied by the Manufacturers and U.S. Motorcycle Service Manual 2 Stroke - Single and Multi Cylinder.
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