History > Challenge > Returning to the World Motorcycle Grand Prix (1979) Organizing the NR Block: Preparing for a Comeback Several days after Honda's comeback announcement, Koichi Yanase, manager of Suzuka Factory's First Engineering Work Section, received an unofficial order of transfer to HGA. "Four section managers, including myself, were called by Mr. Takayuki Kobayashi (then general manager of Suzuka Factory) for a short chat," Yanase said.... Read more ... The NR500 was refined through a long series of tests at Suzuka Circuit. The rider in the photo is Takazumi Katayama (January 1980). << previous 3 of 6 next >> Story >>

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