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RTL360 Works bikes.
The RTL360's were ridden by Eddie LeJeune and Rob Shepard.
Rothman's bike was an 86 issue for Steve Saunders and Eddy Lejeune.
You RTL buffs out there know that engines were around 270cc and frames were single down tube not the twin down tube as
the RTLs that were for sale to the Public.
Hap
There were actually around 20 official Rothmans replica bikes built, but these were only cosmetic and had std mechanical parts.
There are though many supposed "ex works" bikes floating around, and many people have paid a great deal of money
for machines, which are not authentic in anything but the smallest details (paintwork for instance).
The genuine works RTL motors were quite different to those of the std bikes,having different clutch covers, and a cylinder
which was canted forward a little more than the production bikes.
Works bikes also had a much bigger rear silencer, and the last of them were fitted with twin oil-coolers, to try and reduce
the heat buildup which always badly affected the running of these bikes when being used at serious levels of competition.
Chris
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