Bubba Shobert Honda RS600 Factory Short Track & TT Racer

Bubba Shobert Honda RS600 Factory Short Track & TT Racer

Hill Country Motorheads Motorcycle Museum

Burnet, Texas

Description

Bubba Shobert rode this bike to three consecutive Grand National Championships 1985-1987.This RS600 (600cc single cylinder) is only one of a few still in existence and was purposely built by Honda to compete on short tracks (1/2 mile or shorter) and TT tracks. The bigger V-twin RS750 was used for the longer mile tracks, sometimes reaching speeds of 130+ mph.