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Cycle News 1982 01 13

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CN 00 -- 0') Nobody knows better than Roger DeCoster what it takes to win a world championship. Res won five of them. So when Roger got together with our resean::h and development people to build the CR480R, we knew theytl come up with something pretty special. . ,............ .. And when Roger said, "Its hard to tell the difference between the works bike and the production bike," we knew they had. The CR480R features a completely new works-type engine with unbelievable power and an incredibly wide powerband. Yet the bike weighs only 227 pounds. In fact, the entire motorcycle is a totally new machine. The frame geometry is so advanced, its even ahead of our works bikes. .... And with a new gearbox, a new massive extruded swing arm, new Pro-Linkā„¢ ratios and new adjustable damping front forks, its going to be bad news for the competition. The CR480R.lfitcanpass Roger DeCoster, it can pass anything on the track. .. 13

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