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HONDA'S 'OFF ROAD' RACE BIKES:
1981: THE 'NS750': Probably the strangest development of a modern era road motorcycle for competition purposes, the NS750 used the venerable CX500 twin 'shaftie' as the the donor motorcycle engine. The engine was turned through 90 degrees in the frame to allow for chain drive to the rear wheel. Incredibly Freddie Spencer competed on this motorcycle in AMA dirt track racing. The staggering part of the 'design' was the placement of the carburettors and air filters, hanging out in the airstream. Then there was the matter of two miniature radiators! The 1981 NS750 engine was a 750cc v-twin, liquid cooled with four valve OHV arrangement.
1984: THE 'RS750D': Powered by an XLV750R based engine, this motorcycle was specifically developed for American 'oval track' racing, the entire machine was set up for left turn only racing, including the foot pegs. The motorcycle was raced by USA Rider Bubba Shobert. The 1984 RS750D engine was a 768.55cc v-twin, air cooled with four valve OHC arrangement, producing 100.5PS at 8,500rpm.
1989: THE 'NXR750': Gilles Lalay won the 1989 Paris-Dakar Rally on this motorcycle, and Honda motorcycles won the event a total of five times, four of which were in succession. Ultimately the motorcycle design was developed into the production Africa Twin motorcycle. The 1989 NXR750 engine was a 779.1cc v-twin, liquid cooled with OHC, producing 75PS at 7,000rpm.
1992: THE 'XR600R' - BAJA: Based on the production XR600R, this motorcycle completed the gruelling 1,670 kilometres of desert racing along the Baja California Peninsula. The 1992 XR600R-BAJA engine was a 676.7cc single cylinder air cooled OHC with radial valve head, producing 67PS at 7,500rpm.
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