The National Motorcycle Museum of Australia

Brian Collins Racing

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Brian Collins 50cc Plaque

This Brian Collins Yamaha is a specially built 47cc machine ridden by Brian Collins - it achieved 24 Australian land speed records at lake Lefroy (sp?) in Western Australia, January 1973. Records broken include 50cc, 75cc, 100cc. All achieve with this 47cc engine.

"A Brian Collins Yamaha is a better machine" This 47cc Yamaha powered machine broke 24 Australian land speed records in the 50, 75 & 100cc classes at Lake Lefroy in WA in 1973. Top speed of 106.2kph. It was ridden by the well known motorcycle dealer Brian Collins.

Image and text courtesy Phil Aynsley. Credits


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