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Title: De Coster '76
Post by: lukeb1961 on February 24, 2009, 05:53:31 am

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Title: Re: De Coster '76
Post by: suzuki27 on February 24, 2009, 08:11:14 am

Great photo of the style master.......roosting a Yammie of course!!

Title: Re: De Coster '76
Post by: Rossvickicampbell on February 24, 2009, 02:27:53 pm

I think he looks worried - the Yam is about to pass!! :o

Rossco :D

Title: Re: De Coster '76
Post by: Wombat on February 24, 2009, 08:24:28 pm

Nah, he's lapped the Yammie! ;)
Are you sure it's '76?
I recall Roger started wearing the full face Moto Star after a big endo and face plant.
Pretty sure the front end dropped off during a race in the USA.
Thought it was later than '76 though.

Great photo! 8)

Title: Re: De Coster '76
Post by: lukeb1961 on February 24, 2009, 09:02:32 pm

UK magazine I found it in is On Two Wheels,  Volume 6 Part 88  (1978). 75% (about 15 pages) is "On the Glory Trail", covering Suzuki racing stuff from 62 to 'present' - 1978 ;D   Photo is simply tagged as 'Roger De Coster on his 400cc Suzuki in 1976'

Title: Re: De Coster '76
Post by: Wombat on February 24, 2009, 09:17:06 pm

Judging by the spectators head wear that photo has to be in Europe...
I recall the US bike mags were full of the 'Roger D crashes big time' stuff.
I think Tony Di Stefano's front end separated a short while after Rogers.
Suzuki then went into damage control explaining this could only happen to works bikes and not the average shop floor bike.
and Roger wore the full face after that.
Does anyone else remember this?  

Title: Re: De Coster '76
Post by: Marc.com on February 24, 2009, 09:22:44 pm

Quote from: Wombat on February 24, 2009, 09:17:06 pm

Judging by the spectators head wear that photo has to be in Europe...
 

Is the guy in front wearing a red plastic bucket. Your right that brand of uncool is only available over the counter in Europe.

Title: Re: De Coster '76
Post by: Maico31 on February 24, 2009, 09:29:52 pm

Yes wombat i remember DeCosters front end breaking off at a Trans AMA, Livermore i think. Probably was in '76, i got my Bell Motostar at the end of '76.

Title: Re: De Coster '76
Post by: TooFastTim on February 27, 2009, 08:31:39 am

Quote from: Wombat on February 24, 2009, 08:24:28 pm

Are you sure it's '76?
I recall Roger started wearing the full face Moto Star after a big endo and face plant.
Pretty sure the front end dropped off during a race in the USA.
Thought it was later than '76 though.

I too remember it being later than '76, shortly before he joined Honda. I also remember he broke his nose.

Title: Re: De Coster '76
Post by: jim goose on March 01, 2009, 09:31:16 pm

I just found the race report from when DeCosters front end snapped off. It's in the April 1976 issue of Motocross Action and it was the Livermore trans ama in the US.