Konika Minolta colours

HOT!!

I thought suzuki was cool since I have a fetish for whiteness, but this just takes the cake!

(yes I know I miss-spelt konica, tried editing, didn't work..)

not many sponsors..

Makotino Tamadi might a big surprise this year

ps:Mini quiz which other bike in the history of roadracing sponsored by Minolta?

One of the RSC endurance Honda's. If I could figure out this image thing,,,,,,,,,

1980 RS1000


Modified by Just Riding Along at 6:28 PM 2/24/2005

BEAUTIFUL for sure! I've always like colored wheels and the use of white and blue (a la older Gixxers), but this is way cool... and different.

Nice bike.

I admit that Im not up to speed on Honda's , but I noticed the Dry Clutch , is that common on Honda's race machines?

Looks like 2005 may be The Year of the Return of White for bikes.

I have a question: I see these "Foggy Eye's" sticker on a lot of different bikes and in a lot of different places.


What is the meaning (of it all)?

all GP bikes since late 70s have dry clutches..


No those are Berik's logotype look like foggy but is not (MotoGP apparel in USA)

If it only had a fluorescent blue windscreen.

here is the bike Minolta Suzuki GSXR750 Lemans 24 hours 1991.

Here's mine, but it's all guesswork how "offical" the Minolta sticker is.

http://www.appeldephare.com/motos/tecbol.html

I've got a super nice 20th year Suzuka book with this bike also, but that text is all Japanese. Unreal 4-stroke photo's. If I ever figure out posting images I'll scan some. This was the only hint I coud find of it on the web.

On the end f this threat i have some simple instructions on how to upload pics..

if you cant email them to me i have a small collection of Endurance bike pictures and i would like to see what you got.

It'll take me a while to scan them, but I'll pencil you in. I'd really have to scan the entire book to do it justice, so if I were you I'd start hunting for a copy.

8 Hours x 20 Years, Shueisha Mook, 1997, ISBN4-08-102028-0.

Shots in the Yosh pit of Pops drilling out cylinder heads, RS750R's, Mori bikes. Any trick 4-stroke out of Japan.

Like many GSXR owners or even ex-owners, the white & blues are to our likings. That bike really does look great.

The best part about it is that it is a non-motorsports sponsor. It's good for the sport!

Man, that bike looks awesome!

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Is it? Lets hope they stick around for a while. Wheres Pramac, Pepsi, Lucky Strike, West, Red Bull, Shell these days? Why do we never see Coca Cola, McDonalds, Vodaphone, Nokia etc ?

they Sponsor Nascar... not many people eat Macs outside the US

What? Sure they do!
"McDonald's has restaurant locations in over 100 countries/markets all over the world."

Even got a branch at Qatar !!
http://www.mcdonalds.com/conte....html

i know Jk

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OK, maybe I should have been more specific. It's good to see a non-motorsports, non-tobacco, and non-alcohol sponsor again.

My point was that is nice to see a new company step up and be a major sponsor for a roadracing team. Instead of the usual players.