TM
Strictly a one-off experimental, there
are no plans to put a 360 1M into pr0duction. According to TM's Jury
Simoncini, 1M intends to launch a 400cc
foar-sboke'at the MIlan SI:low in 0ctober. The big-bore 1M weighs in at 233.2
pounds.
VERTEMAn· WALTER BARTOLINI
Only Walter BartoliJli has had a
Vertemati on show this year. It is basically standard - the production model
already features the beautiful one-piece
swingarrn first seen in 1994. Marzocchi
inverted forks replace the standard Paeoli units. The main problem is weight at 253 pounds it was easily the heaviest
bike at the gate. 'I'he-engiDe is 493cc.
RWJ HONDA· ROB HERRING
British fans have already had plenty
of opportunity to see the RWJ hybrid,
but it attracted plenty of attention in the
Mantova paddock as Continentals wanted to see how much cutting and welding Brian Wheeler had to do to fit the
CR500 motor into the CR250 frame. It's
a tight fit, but it does fit, and the handling - a concern for many before they
saw it in action - is superb. Clearly the
2.08-gallon standard tank would not be
sufficient for GPs, but RWJ has a variety
of tanks, the most suitable being the
3.38-gallon plastic tank from America,
which fits snugly around the radiator
and within the cowling and doesn't
hava a hump, either. At just 228.8
pounds and with a very much on-form
"Fish" (Rob Herring) aboard, this is very
much a potential GP winner, and one to
keep tWlHtroke fans happy.
