Classic Sounds

[zadok]

Some of the more 'mature' aged among us might like to check out this link to some nice classic bike sounds. Some great classic bike pics as well.

http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/Sounds.htm

[Motu]

Some nice stuff alright,there's Hailwwod on the 6,a good one of Ago on the MV,then Phill Read chasing on a yamaha behind.How come with much superior sound recording and reproduction,vastly improved motorcycles....they just don't have that spine chilling sound?

[Brian d marge]

I have that tape , its hailwoods 6 going over the mountain at the Island ,,,the thing I like about it is , you can hear most everyone shut off the throttle ,,,all except hailwood ,,,I cant hear that throttle change ,,,and I know that road ...that man had balls ,,,,big ones


Stephen

[fishb8nz]

My Dad used to take me to the TTs, for the last day, to see the 125 and 500 races. I'm so grateful that he did that for me. I was only 13-16 and didn't know much about racing but it was the highlight of the year.
I saw Jim Redman come off his bike and it went spinning up the road. As he ran towards it, he saw the people next to me drinking a bottle of lemonade and he held his hands out for it. Took a long swig, handed it back the on his bike and away = priceless.
Saw Mike the Bike fall off his bike and crack the fairing. coming down the mountain. He kicked off the screen and went on to win.
Nice time of year to think about my long since dead Dad.

[nudemetalz]

Nice story, fishb8nz.

The sound of that Honda Yamaha 125 is pretty awesome, when you consider the Honda is a 125 four-cylinder pulling 20,000rpm + !!!!

and the 50cc twin RC-116 going down through it's 9-speed gearbox !!!
It's output is 16hp at 21,000rpm !!!
and because of this, do you realise that the 50 twin has a hp figure of 320bhp/litre which has not been surpassed by a naturally-aspirated motor ever, Formula 1 included !!!!

[zadok]

The sound of the manx is very distinctive. I like it.

[inlinefour]

I'll be using some of those sounds on my computer after changing some of the basic lame sounds that windows use.

[oldrider]

Some of the more 'mature' aged among us might like to check out this link to some nice classic bike sounds. Some great classic bike pics as well.

http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/Sounds.htm

You had me excited for a while there. Hey theres only one old bike on the list.
A 1949 Norton ES2, all the rest are modern bikes!
Oh well time for tea before the guests leave the old folks home. Cheers John.

[fishb8nz]

I'm probably totally wrong here but I reckoned those 50 cc bikes had more than 20 gears. I've heard them live as well as recorded and I'm sure I heard a $hitload more than 9 downchanges at some corners.
That Matchless sounds like a man, not a boy.
The Honda 6 cylinder 250 was awesome. The Japanese makers saw there was no restrictions for racing bikes and muscled the Europeans out of the way making such huge developments in biking that they'd never be able to compete. I had a Honda 125, 2 cylinder with DOHC and needle roller bearings for the camshafts. How over the top was that for a normal road bike.
Like Nudemetalz says, those bikes were a pinnacle of development (and excitement) - 40 years ago!

[nudemetalz]

Hiya fishb8nz,

Here's a pic of the Honda RC-116 50cc Twin and the spec's for it.

"This machine was the winner of three out of six rounds in the 50cc class of the 1966 World Championship Road Race Series, contributing to Honda claiming the Manufacturers' championship in all five classes.
Isle of Man TT winner. Rider: No.1 Ralph Bryans

Engine Air-Cooled 4-st. Twin DOHC 4-Valve Gear Train
Displacement 49.8 cm3
Max.output over 14PS / 21,500 rpm
Weight 50kg (Dry Weight)
Transistor Ignition
9-Speed Transmission ,
Caliper-Type Front Brake"

Pretty amazing and definitely states 9 gears.
(source:http://world.honda.com/goodwood/machines/rc116/)


What you're thinking of is the Suzuki RK-67 which was a 50cc twin 2-stroke which had 14 gears !!

BTW, did you have a CR-93 ?

[fishb8nz]

Yes, the Suzuki and Yamaha 50 cc two strokes had more gears.
I had a cr93 for a short while - well borrowed it, really then had a Honda CB92R Benly for a few years. So much fun, those bikes.

[nudemetalz]

Very nice....they're worth an absolute mint nowdays, especially the rare CR-93 !!!

[Motu]

Hugh Anderson rode one of the Suzuki's at one of the Classic meetings,I'm pretty sure it had 14 speeds and you could hear it all the way around Puke,constantly changing gear.

[SPman]

Nice story, fishb8nz.

The sound of that Honda Yamaha 125 is pretty awesome, when you consider the Honda is a 125 four-cylinder pulling 20,000rpm + !!!!

and the 50cc twin RC-116 going down through it's 9-speed gearbox !!!
It's output is 16hp at 21,000rpm !!!
and because of this, do you realise that the 50 twin has a hp figure of 320bhp/litre which has not been surpassed by a naturally-aspirated motor ever, Formula 1 included !!!!

the 125 Honda was a 5 cylinder - basically - 2 1/2 50cc twins!!!!
The yam was a 125 cc V4 two stroke (of course)

[nudemetalz]

the 125 Honda was a 5 cylinder - basically - 2 1/2 50cc twins!!!!
The yam was a 125 cc V4 two stroke (of course)

Agreed but the Yamaha/Honda did sound like the 125 four-cylinder bike (RC146).

The five cylinder one (RC-148) sounds quite different to the four.

Interesting detail about the 5 cylinder model - on the crankshaft, the left 3 cylinders were 120 degrees apart, and the right 2 cylinders (seperated by the gear cam drive) were 180 degrees apart - in effect a triple crank and a twin crank joined together.