gyro-001
1971 R7/5 1000cc
BEARS racer
One of two similar bikes built (Rob Dunston in Sydney has the other), the BEARS racer is one that Gyro regards as less than successful. “A wicked handling bike”. The last time Ken (Blake) rode it was at Sandown and we were in a lot of trouble with it. In the end we decided to put it away and Kenny was so happy he shouted all of us! We used too much nitro in those days – legally of course – to chase power, and forgo about getting it to handle. The wheels in this bike are the lightest mags we ever made. The front is just six pounds four ounces with bearings. Kenny actually took quite a few sets of these wheels to Europe and sold them – they were used in bikes like the Harris framed Yamahas.”
