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Clubroom => Bike Talk => Topic started by: Tahitian_Red on October 05, 2017, 09:47:37 am

Title: 1971 Japanese MX Comparison
Post by: Tahitian_Red on October 05, 2017, 09:47:37 am

Does anyone recall if any of the bike magazines ever compared the 1971 Japanese Open MX bikes?

A shootout with RT-1MX vs TM400 vs F5 (kitted) or at least two of them?

Title: Re: 1971 Japanese MX Comparison
Post by: g465b on October 05, 2017, 07:01:24 pm

Dirt Bike magazines nov71' issue had a 10 pg comparison of the RT1 mx and the Kawa 350 bighorn fitted with mx kit ,  also their Oct71 issue with a 15 pg comparison of the Husky 400 cross, TM400R and the Maico  K 400 .        Cycle magazines may71' issue had a 7pg test of the TM400R v. K400 Maico.     g.

Title: Re: 1971 Japanese MX Comparison
Post by: evo550 on October 05, 2017, 09:12:54 pm

Ahhh the good old days, when dirt bike magazines where actually worth reading..

Title: Re: 1971 Japanese MX Comparison
Post by: Iain Cameron on October 06, 2017, 08:49:11 pm

MMM If you take out the adds for stickers and other go fast bling they are only 20odd pages .