The Older Gentleman scribbled on the back of a napkin: [QUOTE] It is total bollocks. The 350 started as a 350 because it was a popular class in most of the world.[/QUOTE] Didn't they race 350s back then as an official class? [QUOTE] We, the US, and most other countries - not sure about Germany - got it as a 408cc.[/QUOTE] There was never a restriction on displacement in Germany, but at least in the 80s and 90s passing your bike test got you a license restricted to 27bhp. That said, road tax in Germany is calculated in increments of 100cc, so 399cc got your 4x(tax rate per 100cc) but 408cc got you 5x(tax rate per 100cc)...