The R90S in Competition

(please be patient, lots'a jpegs coming your way!)

The next 4 pics are of Steve McLaughlin's Daytona Superbike Winner from 1976


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(notice those Lockheed calipers, the oversize rotors and custom fork brace)
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(those jugs are tucked in 0.75 inch from stock)
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This old war horse is currently on display at the AMA Museum in Ohio:

More Shots of old #83 here.


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Reg Pridmore #163 and Steve McLaughlin #83 at Daytona in 1976


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One of the classic shots of Reg Pridmore (@ Laguna Seca in 1976)

The aftermath of a failed pass (@ Laguna Seca in 1976)


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Reg Pridmore @ Riverside in 1975

(before the bike was upgraded with Lockheed brakes)


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Kenny Blake from Down Under in 1976

A very nice site devoted to Kenny Blake can be found here


 
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This is a (poor) copy of the poster that Butler & Smith issued to commemorate the 1st/2nd place finishes at Daytona in 1976.  All three R90S's that were entered in the race can be seen.


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This is Reg Pridmore on the 750 cc grand prix machine at Loudon in ~1973? (Ok, not an R90S, but a forerunnner of the superbikes).

If you've got some old racing images that you'd like to see loaded up here, drop me a line at " andrew@mcmototech.com "

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