VOL. 53 ISSUE 35 SEPTEMBER 7, 2016 P105
for the really fast stuff, but even
so I saw 116 mph flash up briefly
on the dash before I chickened
out and backed off. The 998cc
Unicam 8-valve Parallel Twin
engine wasn't even trying—with
the right gearing and a rider with
real balls this thing could easily
clock 130 mph on the dirt, which
would be substantially faster
than what even the factory HRC
(Above) One of these
bikes is not like the
other. Metge's factory
CRF (left) makes
this privateer's CRF
look like a 1972
Volkswagen Beetle in
comparison! (Right)
Hide Hanawa tends to
the Africa Twin's front
end at the conclusion
of day one.
