Two awesome sounds of classic Honda race bikes

[nudemetalz]

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/galleries/soundfiles/1964%20Honda%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/galleries/soundfiles/1964%20Honda%2050.mp3

Both engines are DOHC 4 valves.


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

[slofox]

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

[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 :(

[Geeen]

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.
:2thumbsup

[MIXONE]

Those were the days my friend...

[jaffaonajappa]

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.
:2thumbsup

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

http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/galleries/soundfiles/1957%20Guzzi%20V8.mp3

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

[nudemetalz]

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]

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]

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.
:2thumbsup
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/features/122_honda_rc174_six/index.html

[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!!!

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[nudemetalz]

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 !!!!!!!!!!!!!:drool::drool::drool::2thumbsup

[dangerous]

RC110

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or if ya wana get away from the Honda theam

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[banditrider]

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[dangerous]

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.

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[pete376403]

One of my favourite pictures - was from the Two Wheels article on the Beale RC174s.
Conrod and piston compared to a credit card.

[jaffaonajappa]

http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/galleries/soundfiles/1964%20Honda%204.mp3



Well...heard a few good ones....but this Honda 125 really is the best. Its Porn. Gooood bike porn :)

[nudemetalz]

Well...heard a few good ones....but this Honda 125 really is the best. Its Porn. Gooood bike porn :)

Here's one with the Honda 125 4 dicing it with a Yamaha 125 (perhaps the 4 one)
http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/galleries/soundfiles/1965%20Yamaha%20Honda%20125.mp3

[dangerous]

Here's one with the Honda 125 4 dicing it with a Yamaha 125 (perhaps the 4 one)
http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/galleries/soundfiles/1965%20Yamaha%20Honda%20125.mp3weres the bloody video man? shit what a tease...

[nudemetalz]

weres the bloody video man? shit what a tease...

sorry, Dude, best I could find were the sounds...nice though !!!

Well actually I found this of the RC-146 (4 cylinder 125)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykckaJTtwQI&feature=related


and one of the RC-142 125 twin -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3h4do1Gz70&feature=related

[robinm]

Have a look at this, honda 50 twin crank and pistons.241594

[dangerous]

Have a look at this, honda 50 twin crank and pistons.241594

hehe... have a look back 6 posts :shutup: