When Honda introduced the Honda 600 Hurricane in 1987, the bike was aptly named since it took the club and pro road racing ranks by storm. It was unbelievable to see so many brand new motorcycles line up for a race fresh off the showroom floors. This is a photo of riders, almost all on Hurricanes, lining up for a what is probably a WERA C Production race at Indianapolis Raceway Park in April of 1987. There are more Hurricanes in this photo than you can shake a stick at. Honda dominated the AMA 600 Supersport Series that year as well, winning all rounds in the championship. It was definitely one of the most successful launches of a sportbike ever. I can’t ID all the riders, but I recognize a number of them. From left to right are Bob Delie (No. 57), Ed Key (No. 34), Gary Gibson (No. 32), Jim Knipp (No. 71), Steve Tayler (No. 49), Fritz Kling (No. 421), Lance Jones (No. 69), Ron Ewerth (No. 21), Kevin Rentzell (No. 48), Kurt Hall (No. 60), Bob Meurer (No. 74) and Scott Zampach (No. 204). It’s awesome to think about the talent in this single photo.

When Honda introduced the Honda 600 Hurricane in 1987, the bike was aptly named since it took the club and pro road racing ranks by storm. This is a photo of riders, almost all on Hurricanes, lining up for a what is probably a WERA C Production race at Indianapolis Raceway Park in April of 1987, shortly after the bike was made available to the public. (Larry Lawrence photo)