I came across this custom fourth-gen RC36 on the RC36 Facebook page. It was built by Giosue Cavalli from Bologna, Italy, and was styled after the Mick Doohan 1994 500GP championship-winning Honda. Giosue has added some special farkles to his build, including RC30 rear brake, Brembo front discs with four-piston calipers, magnesium engine covers and adjustable fork internals. Even titanium wheel lugs. Beautiful and functional.
Giosue chose his hero well. Mick Doohan is an Australian motorcycle racer extraordinaire. After a debilitating crash in 1992 he lost the full use of his right foot for braking, and would thereafter race with a special hand-operated brake lever. But his drive to win wasn't diminished. From Wikipedia:
"In 1994...he won his first 500 cc World Championship. Thereafter, until 1998, he dominated the class, winning five consecutive 500 cc World Championships. In 1997, his most successful year, Doohan won 12 out of 15 races, finished second in another two, and crashed out of the final race of the season at his home GP while leading by more than six seconds. In June 1996, Doohan was inducted as a Member of the Order of Australia for his contribution to the sport of motor racing."
After another serious crash in 1999, Mick announced his retirement from racing. One of the greats of our sport.
"In 1994...he won his first 500 cc World Championship. Thereafter, until 1998, he dominated the class, winning five consecutive 500 cc World Championships. In 1997, his most successful year, Doohan won 12 out of 15 races, finished second in another two, and crashed out of the final race of the season at his home GP while leading by more than six seconds. In June 1996, Doohan was inducted as a Member of the Order of Australia for his contribution to the sport of motor racing."
After another serious crash in 1999, Mick announced his retirement from racing. One of the greats of our sport.
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