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Dave Roper, the first American ever to win an Isle of Man TT, will be riding a restored 580cc Indian TT model v-twin in the 2011 TT. Roper has a lifetime of achievement in vintage racing, including more than 20 AHRMA national championships as well as his win of the 1984 Senior Historic TT on a G50 Matchless. Support the first motorcycle to ever win the Senior TT on the Mountain Course, the only American marque to win at the event and the only American racer to ever win the Senior Historic TT!

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Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Skip’s ‘79 Daytona LW win

Larry Lawrence tells the story of Skip Aksland’s 1979 Daytona Lightweight win in a Cycle News Archive:
https://www.cyclenews.com/2019/11/article/archives-when-skip-beat-the-best/
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