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Cycle News 1969 09 16

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-- .. Don Vesco took his twin-350cc engined Yamaha streamliner to a new Class 100cc record of 214.062 mph (ON GAS) during the AMA National Speed Week at Bonneville Salt Flats. Utah, ... without a doubt the world's fastest two-cycle. Not content with this he then wheeled out his stock production 350cc road racer and powered it to a new 350cc record of 150.266! No other stock 350 has yet topped the 150 mph mark. 'Other records fell to Yamaha too. Harry Worth took his little 125 to a class recrod of 91.214 mph and Skip Tyler topped the 100 mph mark with his tiny 100cc streamliner. He established his class record at 101.255 mph. • M ING SOON! Y~MAHA•••WORLD'S FASTEST MOTORCYCLE ~ it's a better machine

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