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Offline Don R

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Yoshi history
« on: August 30, 2022, 09:45:27 PM »
https://www.yoshimura-rd.com/blogs/yoshimura-history/yoshimura-history-part-03?fbclid=IwAR2gv2gYXOGMQV1z4BOG0N4gU3Y6xH4yYGma5eQtvlT5uLEBDBdkOnFAF34

 It caught my interest because my brother was riding with the Air Force motorcycle clubs during part of this time. They went to the Honda factory drag strip, he said it was about 3 feet wide, one bike at a time. He remembered a Japanese girl rider wearing pink leathers. She had a fast bike.
 He had a Lilac, A Suzuki and maybe a Honda. The service guys would pass them along when they got sent elsewhere. Occasionally, one would get shipped home. He left from the hospital after a bad motorcycle wreck and to this day isn't sure what happened to his bikes.
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Re: Yoshi history
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2022, 08:40:32 AM »
Quote from: Don R on August 30, 2022, 09:45:27 PM
https://www.yoshimura-rd.com/blogs/yoshimura-history/yoshimura-history-part-03?fbclid=IwAR2gv2gYXOGMQV1z4BOG0N4gU3Y6xH4yYGma5eQtvlT5uLEBDBdkOnFAF34

 It caught my interest because my brother was riding with the Air Force motorcycle clubs during part of this time. They went to the Honda factory drag strip, he said it was about 3 feet wide, one bike at a time. He remembered a Japanese girl rider wearing pink leathers. She had a fast bike.
 He had a Lilac, A Suzuki and maybe a Honda. The service guys would pass them along when they got sent elsewhere. Occasionally, one would get shipped home. He left from the hospital after a bad motorcycle wreck and to this day isn't sure what happened to his bikes.
Interesting read!
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Re: Yoshi history
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2022, 03:03:43 PM »
This is history that few westerners know about...so interesting.  Wonder how many Lilac's exist in North America atm?  I know of one.
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Re: Yoshi history
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2022, 01:47:37 PM »
 A local bar has one on display, I took him to see it. I was trying a game invented decades ago called stump the drunk. I asked if he knew what it was. Of course he had owned one in Japan.
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