Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Classic Racer

    Schwantz’s first superbike

    Aug 16, 2022 1 minute
    Photographs: Mortons Archive

    CLASSIC RACER ARCHIVE

    The young Kevin Schwantz didn’t get into road-racing until comparatively late, but when he did he set the sport alight.

    In 1984 he was a club racer, known for racing production Yamahas (his

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from Classic Racer

    Classic Racer8 min read
    All Hail Team Allspeed!
    Team Allspeed has always enjoyed taking part in the various series where we can use our TZR250 racer – most notably the Yamaha Past Masters Series. Some of our exploits have been in Classic Racer’s sister-title Classic Motorcycle Mechanics. As propri
    Classic Racer8 min read
    Building Barry!
    Last issue, I explained about a very special person, Barry Owen. Barry was a marshal (and they are special enough) but Barry picked me up out of the gravel more than once, and as I said, he was always up for a chat at the end of the day whether I’d b
    Classic Racer9 min read
    Sublime SUZUKI
    Suzuki’s seminal RG500 racer will always be remembered for four riders’ world 500cc Grand Prix titles – Barry Sheene’s wins in 1976 and 1977, Marco Lucchinelli’s in 1981 and fellow Italian Franco Uncini’s in 1982. But the square-four two-stroke was m

    Related Books & Audiobooks