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Cycle News 1982 11 03

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If you follow roadracing you know that 1982 marks the end of a seven year span of 1000 cc AMA Superbike competition. And for the fourth time in seven years, Kawasaki holds the trophy. For Eddie Lawson, it was his second in a row. What more can you say about a rider who could spot the competition two races in an eleven race series and still cruise home for the championship? 2 RACING EQUIPMENT But there's more to racing than riding talent. Equipment for example. Any superbike starts off as a stock bike and when that stocker is a Kawasaki 1000, that's a pretty good start.

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