Honda Works RC30 1100R Lap of Bathurst 1981

In the video it sayd the rider is a production bike racing specialist. Thats not quit correct. He raced superbikes and factory Hondas. The video commentary sounds like he is riding a production Honda 1100R  but it is a Factroy Works 1100R - RC30!! The internals may well have been Moriwaki as the two have had a very close relationship for decades that still exists.  The Bathurst circuit is no longer used for motorcycle racing as it was averaging 3 deaths a year and only raced on for 3 days a year each Easter.  Most of the circuit is well over 100mph around the corners and if you look, you will see it is all concrete lined, or steel barriers, or rock embankments. If you crashed, you crashed at over 100mph straight into concrete.

Another thing worth noting for those who like this stuff is how often the front end of his jigger is airborne! even whilst changing direction and passing other bikes. The front end is airborne on the thing heaps and there is NO runoff. And that was only practice.  



Several very well known top level international riders were contracted to race bikes at Bathurst and when they got there and saw the circuit in real life they refused to ride on it as the speeds were so high with no runoffs, and they went home. Quite sensible probably. The video doesnt really show how steep the climb up the mountain is and how scarily steep coming down off the mountaing is! The Isle of Man circuit is more dangerous than Bathurst was for bikes but that doesnt really make either a good idea. But every Easter, back in the day, racers from all over Australia and New Zealand (  @ffkiwi may well know of the extremely famous exploits of the Kiwi Graeme Crosby at Bathurst ) raced motorcycles at Bathurst. They even TZ 750s on that circuit. Man, it was insane! Different times. Different world.

Yabby