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The Guzzi that Gave Yamaha the Finger

This story was published originally in Benzina #11, Summer 2013. Used here with permission. Period photos and poster courtesy Kerela Schilling Cox. Former road racer Madison Cox died July 11, 2012 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. His ashes will spend eternity in an urn fabricated from a Ducati muffler. Early 80s photos of Madison and his black Super Dharma race bike, sporting red "Darkroom" sponsor logos, dominated his memorial service. His last street bike was a Monster S4R. Madison's blood ran Ducati red. But his obituary focused on the Daytona Battle of the Twins race he won on a 1978 Guzzi...

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