Two awesome sounds of classic Honda race bikes

**nudemetalz** · 24th June 2011, 13:16

Now everyone has heard what a beautiful noise the Honda 6 made but listen to these...

First one is from a 1964 Honda 125cc 4-cylinder (yes 4 !!) GP bike (RC-146 I think)
This developed 30hp at 17,000rpm, revved to 19,000rpm and had an 8 speed gearbox.

http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/galleri...0Honda%204.mp3

Second one is from a 1964 Honda 50cc twin (once again twin!!) GP Bike (RC-115).
Produced 15hp @ 20,000rpm and could safely rev to 23,000rpm !!
Had a 9 speed gearbox.

http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/galleri...Honda%2050.mp3

Both engines are DOHC 4 valves.

Turn your sound up loud and hear these babies scream !!!

**slofox** · 24th June 2011, 14:24

Both oarsumbro but the first one is the beez...

**jaffaonajappa** · 24th June 2011, 19:57

yeah, the 50 is hmmm Ok.
The 125 is OMG farken Awesome!!! They were That Good 45 years ago? We have gone backwards in some ways

**Geeen** · 24th June 2011, 20:47

Originally Posted by jaffaonajappa

yeah, the 50 is hmmm Ok.
The 125 is OMG farken Awesome!!! They were That Good 45 years ago? We have gone backwards in some ways

Just more risk adverse, not as willing to try new things. The metallurgy on Mr Hondas
bike is mind blowing, kinda hard to reproduce with modern tech. The man was brilliant.

**MIXONE** · 24th June 2011, 20:54

Those were the days my friend...

**jaffaonajappa** · 24th June 2011, 21:08

Originally Posted by Geeen

Just more risk adverse, not as willing to try new things. The metallurgy on Mr Hondas
bike is mind blowing, kinda hard to reproduce with modern tech. The man was brilliant.

not Only Hondas tho....
Guzzis were best even back then

http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/galleri...Guzzi%20V8.mp3

But yeah...the 125 hondaa aaa sure does sound Awesome (better..)

**nudemetalz** · 24th June 2011, 23:03

Get this ....

If Honda hadn't pulled out at the end of 1967....for 1968 there were rumours that they were going to do a :-

50cc triple
125cc six-cylinder
and a 250cc V8 !!!!!!

THAT is mind-blowing !!

**jaffaonajappa** · 24th June 2011, 23:11

far out. I just played the 125 one again, with the speakers Riiight Up. Got goosebumps now....but its Such a awesome sound!

But im also happy with the sound my GS1000 makes.......very very similar to this clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Xt9WaWWauo

**pete376403** · 25th June 2011, 22:47

Originally Posted by Geeen

Just more risk adverse, not as willing to try new things. The metallurgy on Mr Hondas
bike is mind blowing, kinda hard to reproduce with modern tech. The man was brilliant.

When George Beale was building the replicas of the 6 cylinder bikes, they used steel for the transmission gears, as they could not duplicate the hardening process that Honda used on titanium gears.
Good article here: http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/fe...six/index.html

**eelracing** · 25th June 2011, 23:15

I'm a Two Stroke GP fan at heart but when ol' boys wax lyrical about MV's and such I can understand...even had the pleasure of hearing Ago on the six at Pukekohe.

Turn it up loud!!!

**nudemetalz** · 25th June 2011, 23:46

Originally Posted by eelracing

I'm a Two Stroke GP fan at heart but when ol' boys wax lyrical about MV's and such I can understand...even had the pleasure of hearing Ago on the six at Pukekohe.

Turn it up loud!!!

wowwwwwwwwwwwww !!!!!!!!!!!!!

**dangerous** · 26th June 2011, 06:57

RC110

or if ya wana get away from the Honda theam

**banditrider** · 26th June 2011, 07:31

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**dangerous** · 26th June 2011, 15:00

Originally Posted by nudemetalz

1964 Honda 50cc twin (once again twin!!) GP Bike (RC-115).
Produced 15hp @ 20,000rpm and could safely rev to 23,000rpm !!
Had a 9 speed gearbox. Both engines are DOHC 4 valves.

during this era most most Jap manufactures were using 2 strokes like the Suzuki RK50 twin, but Honda had a issue with strokers so built 4 strokes, heres ya RC115 which replaced the single 50 RC110 (the vid i posted previous) check out the size of the pistons compaired to the finger... emagine the valves.