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> On Sun, 7 Dec 2008 18:25:58 +0100, Thomas Jensen wrote:
>
>> Tak for opdateringen
>
> Lidt historie fra "The Classic Bike" i et interview med Kaaden:
>
> During 1961 Degner¡¦s star continued to rise. First places at Hockenheim,
> Sachsenring and Monza, backed up by seconds at Montjuich, Clermont Ferrand
> and the Ulster, left him two points clear of Tom Phillis in the 125
> championship with two races to go. The first of these was at Kristianstad
> in Sweden.
>
> "Right from the first flag-fall Degner was in business," reported The
> Motor
> Cycle. "He was leaving them all behind within a mile. His screeching MZ
> had
> never sounded better. ... Then suddenly the MZ scream died. With only
> about
> 10 miles covered the internals had had enough and Degner was pushing in."
> In fact it was Degner who had had enough, not his engine. After
> deliberately over-revving his engine, Degner dumped his MZ and hopped into
> a waiting car. With his wife and family already safely out of East
> Germany,
> he was about to defect. Degner had no mount for the last round in
> Argentina, despite deciding to race a 125cc EMC there. The championship
> went to Tom Phillis and Honda.
> "Degner will be back in the saddle in 1962 ¡V never fear," said The Motor
> Cycle in October 1961. He was ¡V riding a Suzuki revitalized to such an
> unrecognizable extent that the Japanese factory was able to claim the 125
> world championship in 1963. Degner had taken his riding skill, his
> mechanical knowledge, and a carrier bag crammed with parts to Japan.
> Kaaden¡¦s humiliation could not have been more complete. In one stroke he
> had lost his best East German rider, and with him the 125 world
> championship. The technical superiority gained over a decade of hard graft
> had been handed to the opposition on a plate.
> Suzuki¡¦s copy of the MZ was exact. A few years later, Kaaden accompanied
> Mike Hailwood to Suzuka, only to find that his toolbox had been mislaid in
> transit. Suzuki were kind enough to lend him some of theirs. All were an
> exact fit on the MZ right down to the special tools for the rotary valve
> and ignition timing.
>
> --
> mvh
> Orla Pedersen
>
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>
http://home20.inet.tele.dk/tfv/general/clearout oprydning, opdateret
> 2-11-08
Fedt - kold krig og "varm" 2-takter - hvad kan vi ellers vente os i denne
herlige kalender ?
Jeg glader mig i denne tid
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Jesper Hedegaard
BMW F650ST nar vejret spiller
Suzuki Jimny nar det spilder
