1975 Rokon 340 Automatic - 6-Page Vintage Motorcycle Road Test Article

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1975 Rokon 340 Automatic - 6-Page Vintage Motorcycle Road Test Article
Original, vintage magazine article
Page Size: Approx 8" x 11" (21 cm x 28 cm) each page
Condition: Good
ROKON 340
AUTOMATIC
An enduro machine that lets you concentrate on the terrain.
■ ROKON IS A NAME none too
prominent in the motorcyclist’s
vocabulary. Even so. it is the
second largest of American bike
makers. Harley-Davidson is. of
course, the biggie. But unlike H-D,
Rokon limits all of its production
and development efforts to the
off-road market. And in that field it
has done an admirable job of tack-
ling the problems facing off-roaders.
In 1969 Rokon became a reality. That year it entered the
motorcycle market with a strange-looking two-wheel-drive bike
called the Trailbreaker. Although this machine wouldn’t
appeal to the majority of motorcyclists, it is selling better than
ever before. One of the features of this large tractor-wheeled
vehicle is that it floats. . .a definite asset only for riders who
have a habit of ending up upside down through the water
crossings. But the Trailbreaker will cross logs and other debris
without hesitation, though it is large and heavy, making it
difficult to maneuver.
Needless to say, Rokon wasn’t satisfied with its position in
the market; more sales and more money were the order of the
day. After a quick look around it became obvious that it was
going to be too difficult to compete head on with the already
established manufacturers. To do so would mean producing a
machine far superior in the conventional sense. The next
alternative was to design a machine that was unique in its own...
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