The Barry Sheene bike we have here is a square-four 1975 Suzuki RG500 XR14. Sheene won his first ever GP on it and the '76 and '77 world championships.<br /><br />In the yellow corner is an inline-four-cylinder 1980 Yamaha YZR500 OW48R, ridden by three-time world champion 'King' Kenny Roberts, complete with two reverse cylinders (hence the 'R').<br /><br />Both are excessively loud, smelly two-strokes, with wafer-thin powerbands and no interest whatsoever in suffering fools gladly.<br /><br />Get all the latest news at http://www.motorcyclenews.com<br /><br />Love this video? Don’t forget to subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/2dMl0sx<br /><br />Get the best of biking EVERY day...<br />Stay up to date with the latest from MCN:<br />Latest motorcycle news: http://www.motorcyclenews.com/<br />Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MotorcycleNews/<br />Follow @MCNnews on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MCNNews<br />Follow @MCNsport on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MCNSport<br /><br />Welcome to the official YouTube channel of the world’s biggest print and online motorcycle publication. All the greatest motorcycle video content from the world’s<br />most respected motorcycling media brand. Since 1955 MCN is available weekly in<br />both print and digital editions and 24/7 on motorcyclenews.com
