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Harry’s motorcycles: 1978-1991 Dakar collection 1978 YAMAHA XT500 1984 HONDA XL500R PARIS-DAKAR 1986 BMW R80 G/S PARIS-DAKAR, (a limited-run model brought out to celebrate BMW’s four wins at Dakar) 1989 HONDA AFRICA TWIN 650 (below) 1989 YAMAHA SUPER TÉNÉRÉ 750 1991 CAGIVA ELEFANT 900IE
The road bikes 1974 KAWASAKI KH750 H2 1979 HONDA CBX
still holds the fastest-ever lap record for a four-door production sedan at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, having beaten many renowned supercars in the process. Harry’s car is the first-ever Project 8, and is a bespoke version in a striking deep purple with a distinctive black stripe. It’s a four-seater model with a black roof and black lightweight forged alloy wheels. Harry is also bringing with him six Paris-Dakar-winning motorcycles from 1978–1991. His long-standing love of bikes stems from having spent his formative years at his parents’ house in Wales riding around the nearby forests and fields. Models that visitors can expect to see at the London Concours include a 1978 Yamaha XT500, 1984 Honda XL500R Paris-Dakar, 1986 BMW R80 G/S Paris-Dakar, 1989 Honda Africa Twin 650 Marathon, 1989 Yamaha Super Ténéré 750
and 1991 Cagiva Elefant 900ie. These help chronicle the legendary off-road rally that started in 1978, pitting competitors head-to-head on the toughest terrain from Paris, France to Dakar, Senegal. Harry is also bringing along two of his favourite road motorcycles – a 1974 Kawasaki KH750 (the biggest two-stroke production superbike), which has a fearsome reputation and was banned in the US in 1976 for breaching emissions regulations, and a 1979 Honda CBX, the first-ever six-cylinder production bike. Rounding out a collection of eight cars and eight bikes, Harry is also bringing his 1978 Jaguar XJC V12 manual and his recently renovated 1971 Lamborghini Espada Series 2, which took home class honours at last year’s concours. Two Lotuses – a 1973 Elan Sprint and a 1987 Esprit Turbo HC – finish off the display.
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