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- ↑ "Kawasaki KR750". Classic Motorbikes. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ↑ "Gary Nixon's Kawasaki KR750". americanmotorcyclist.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ↑ Gary Nixon’s Road Racer Archived 2012-11-15 at the Wayback Machine
