Historical Hondas

**Mr. Peanut** · 9th January 2007, 17:28

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**Insanity_rules** · 10th January 2007, 08:00

Nice footage Mr Peanut! Although I'm a biased Honda head.

**Deviant Esq** · 10th January 2007, 11:51

Good find Mr. Peanut, bling awarded

I've saved it. Though, admittedly, I'm a biassed Honda head too.

**Motu** · 10th January 2007, 11:59

The noises would of been fantastic in the flesh.Missed some I would rate high...but most likely not available....

The first Honda F1 cars,a V12 in the rear,the fist transverse I think,the inline famous for it's ''bundle of snakes'' exhaust system.

The Dick Mann Daytona CB750 in 1970 - this was the first bike that made the industry and public sit up and take notice,it was a scary insight into the future,you knew it from that day.Triumph/BSA came back the next year,and Dick Mann was on a BSA again,but it was a last gasp.

**Mr. Peanut** · 10th January 2007, 20:30

My personal favourite. 250cc inline 6.

http://video.google.com/url?vidurl=h...wMZiiGiXtJtFXg

**nudemetalz** · 10th January 2007, 22:05

Classic Honda race machine noises are just pure music !!

**Brian d marge** · 11th January 2007, 01:51

Eeerrrr a friend I know ,,,decrepid ole fella ,,Nott that I know him well I might add , saw the MV augustas race at the Isle of Mann ,,,Now that was a sound worth remembering

( a bit geeky I know but get the radio footage ,,Mike hailwood on the 6 doent shut off one bit ,,,all the others you can hear the throttle being rolled off..and if you have seen the area WHERE they are ,,, respect )

If I can find the photos ill scan them ,,,

Stephen

**Insanity_rules** · 11th January 2007, 07:07

Originally Posted by nudemetalz

Classic Honda race machine noises are just pure music !!

I'll second that, nothing like a well tuned engine on full song.

**eliot-ness** · 11th January 2007, 14:20

Originally Posted by Brian d'marge

Eeerrrr a friend I know ,,,decrepid ole fella ,,Nott that I know him well I might add , saw the MV augustas race
Stephen

Oi! less of the 'old decrepit' We late middle agers are still in our vintage years. I watched MV, Gilera, Honda etc in the 50s and 60s. Great to watch and listen to but for me the best sound was a pack of Manx Nortons hunting down Hailwood's MV on the short circuits with guys like Minter, Cooper and Hartle occasionaly beating him. When that happened you couldn't hear the bikes for the cheers.

**Brian d marge** · 12th January 2007, 01:26

Originally Posted by eliot-ness

Oi! less of the 'old decrepit' We late middle agers are still in our vintage years. I watched MV, Gilera, Honda etc in the 50s and 60s. Great to watch and listen to but for me the best sound was a pack of Manx Nortons hunting down Hailwood's MV on the short circuits with guys like Minter, Cooper and Hartle occasionaly beating him. When that happened you couldn't hear the bikes for the cheers.

John hartle on the Norton ....Something happened to him...accident ..Scandinavian gp??

Was that the Francis Beart norton he is/was riding ,,,,

Not that eerr My friend would remember that , because I wouldnt remember that being young and all ...

Happy days !
Still must find that picture of the Mv

Stephen

The only ones i could find are the ones of the rudge ulser demo lap and the the last time the mv was at the island ,,sorry about quality ..crap camera

**eliot-ness** · 12th January 2007, 06:33

Originally Posted by Brian d'marge

John hartle on the Norton ....Something happened to him...accident ..Scandinavian gp?? ,,,,
Stephen

http://www.ozebook.com/gpwin/hartle.htm

Scarborough 1968. Not sure if he rode a Beart Norton. He was a top rider. Works Norton, Gilera and MV, but was overshadowed first by Surtees then Hailwood.

**denill** · 12th January 2007, 07:03

Originally Posted by MrPeanut

Historical Hondas

Thanks and a Bling for you.

**Podo** · 13th January 2007, 10:27

Originally Posted by MrPeanut

My personal favourite. 250cc inline 6.

http://video.google.com/url?vidurl=h...wMZiiGiXtJtFXg

A great piece of history there, I wonder what happened to those machines, probably went to the crushers like Aaron Slights RC45s.

**pete376403** · 13th January 2007, 23:17

At least one of the originals was retained by Honda, and a few years ago was loaned to George Beale in UK to build replicas - he made 6 of them ad Two Wheels mag did a superb article about the construction. At the time there were a couple still available for around GBP250,000.

One of the pictures showed all the engine components - fantastically tiny. There is a con rod along side a credit card - both the same length, and a piston sitting on the same credit card, which is quite a bit wider than the piston.

There is a video on Google of one of the replicas being warmed up at Laguna Seca.

**Mr. Peanut** · 13th January 2007, 23:27

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