Takazumi Katayama
Male, Person
1951 –
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Who is Takazumi Katayama?
Takazumi Katayama is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racing world champion. He was the first Japanese rider to win a motorcycle road racing world championship when he claimed the 1977 350cc world championship aboard a Yamaha. In 1979 he accepted an offer from Honda to develop their exotic oval-cylinder, four-stroke NR500 race bike. After retiring from competition, Katayama became a motorcycle Grand Prix racing team owner
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