These photographs were taken at Imola in 1972.
On February 25th 1971 a new model 250cc two-stroke appears on the track at Modena, Italy. Renzo Pasolini tested the machine designed and developed by Alfredo Bianchi, technical CEO at Aermacchi Racing. The project was being led by the well-known two-stroke specialist William Soncini. The basis was the 125cc Oro engine. Two of these engines combined gave 250cc and 46 horsepower at the rear wheel. The 350cc had a bore and stroke of 61x59.5 and later 61x54mm, giving capacity of 347.6 and 347.2cc. After many modifications, good results were achieved at the track in 1972. At the 250cc world championship Pasolini finished 2nd, and took third in the 350cc race. The best results were achieved in '74, '75' and '76 when Walter Villa rode the Aermacchi tuned AMF-Harley-Davidson.
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