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doubt the most beautiful motorcycle on the roads today. | doubt the most beautiful motorcycle on the roads today. | ||
The 750F1 is equally patriotic, it looks like someone has just draped the | The 750F1 is equally patriotic, it looks like someone has just draped the | ||
Italian | Italian tricolor across its side. Three broad slashes of color leap out at | ||
you. The whole bike has a slabby look, the tail unit extends downwards a long | you. The whole bike has a slabby look, the tail unit extends downwards a long | ||
way then stops short behind the rear carb, and the tall screen is reminscent of | way then stops short behind the rear carb, and the tall screen is reminscent of | ||
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outrageous horsepower claim, 75hp being the offlcal figure. | outrageous horsepower claim, 75hp being the offlcal figure. | ||
A nine-year-old engine design with air cooling can hardly compete with the | A nine-year-old engine design with air cooling can hardly compete with the | ||
That combination of latest water- and oil-cooled Japanese | That combination of latest water- and oil-cooled Japanese color Hneand motors | ||
no what still makes these engines ' desirable is their solid mid-range punch. | no what still makes these engines ' desirable is their solid mid-range punch. | ||
metal could only be Despite the fact that they both use the Italian same 36mm | metal could only be Despite the fact that they both use the Italian same 36mm | ||
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did before reality took over. The 750F1 is one of the few bikes on the road | did before reality took over. The 750F1 is one of the few bikes on the road | ||
today that allows the rider to at least subvert reality in a riot of noise, | today that allows the rider to at least subvert reality in a riot of noise, | ||
color and speed. | |||
Source MOTORCYCLE International 1986 | Source MOTORCYCLE International 1986 | ||