André Malherbe's 1981 World Championship Honda RC 500

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Edited Date/Time 6/8/2021 7:38am
I picked up this beautiful bike on Monday, officially making this my best Monday ever.
















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PK97 6/2/2021 7:16am
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Totally awesome!
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FreshTopEnd 6/2/2021 8:45am
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Bet that's more fun that running a race team and dealing with Boo Boo! Congrats!
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Holigan 6/2/2021 9:10am
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FreshTopEnd wrote:
Bet that's more fun that running a race team and dealing with Boo Boo! Congrats!
Thank you Michael. I am not sure if it is more fun, but at least I have assets remaining at the end of the day. And deal with fewer drama queens.

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Bearuno 6/2/2021 9:30am
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Mr Holigan.

Thank you for sharing your pictures of this wonderful bit of history you have acquired, with us. Cool

You, Sir, are a Gentleman and a Scholar!
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Hman144 6/2/2021 11:49am
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Exotica maximus. I love how that old works iron was such a mix of hand-built art and dime store fare.
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Shredder 6/2/2021 11:51am
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How/where do you acquire such items?
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Holigan 6/3/2021 3:09am
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Shredder wrote:
How/where do you acquire such items?
Normally from another collector
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FreshTopEnd 6/3/2021 10:00am
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Shredder wrote:
How/where do you acquire such items?
Money is a good start. Things find money when money is looking. Which explains why I don't have old works bikes. Tongue
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Sully 6/3/2021 4:20pm
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After riding modern bikes, it absolutely blows me away to think about guys like Andre bombing down the Freeway at Carlsbad, and having the confidence in those drum brakes to get them slowed down for the turn at the bottom.
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Scrowtime 6/4/2021 8:33pm
6/4/2021 8:33pm
So much better than a run of the mill retirement fund .Work of art! Thanks for sharing!
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inthebadboycorner 6/5/2021 11:49pm
6/5/2021 11:49pm
I can imagine your a busy man, but more photo,s please.

If you have detailed race history that would be great reading.

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Hudweiser9 6/8/2021 7:38am
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Nice score! Love those late 70's to early 80's RC500 works bikes. Some of the best looking MX bikes of that era. Congrats!!
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a22 6/9/2021 3:43pm
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Amazing bike- was it the actual bike he won the title on?
Was close that year- Andre, Noyce and Carla on the Yam. Only a few points between them.
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MaxPower 6/10/2021 12:07pm
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That's was probably the trickiest factory 500 in 1981, and the CR450 was the worst bike ever in 1981
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