And the infamous motor.......
And the infamous motor.......
I remember reading a article on that motor. The pistons were not a big deal to make. Boring the cylinders was a slight challenge. Making the rings was the hardest part. But they got it done.
$50K new....30 years ago!And you could buy one...
Maybe you're not a geezer, me? I carry a flip phone, a revolver and cash, no debit card, I drive a '97 Grand Marquis and a '94 F-350 Diesel. You Kids get off my lawn!!!I didn’t think you mistook it. I just wanted to iterate that the FTR is a performance machine. Also, @46th Georgia, we are the same age. We aren’t geezers, yet.
I believe Ronnie O’Sullivan (Snooker Champ) bought one new!And you could buy one...
Development took years and must have cost Honda a fortune. Which they cannot have recouped, even at $50,000 a pop. Why did they do it?I remember reading a article on that motor. The pistons were not a big deal to make. Boring the cylinders was a slight challenge. Making the rings was the hardest part. But they got it done.
A Puch twingle.I've been watching this ad down south in Georgia for about a month, running at $2500. A cool machine. I think I will just have a coke!
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I had totally forgotten about that bike.I remember reading a article on that motor. The pistons were not a big deal to make. Boring the cylinders was a slight challenge. Making the rings was the hardest part. But they got it done.
That was the rationale given for the 500cc racer in the late '70s, which cost a shed load of money and development time and never gained the success Honda were undoubtedly chasing. They backed down and built the NS500 2-stroke racer. Having failed to win big on the track with an oval-piston 4-stroke, they eventually went to a 750cc road bike. Only built, according to some sources, 322 examples. Was this to justify the development costs? Face-saving exercise?Rules limited them to 4 pistons More valves = more flow=more hp. 4 intakes per piston is better than 2 per piston.
Am I missing something on these streamliners? Where do you put your feet?View attachment 219952
Henderson streamliner. Same bike?
Look closely. There are floorboards.Am I missing something on these streamliners? Where do you put your feet?
Face saving? Cache? Momentum? Did some 750s end up in endurance racing? Would that require a homogulation run? I am fuzzy on that stuff.Only built, according to some sources, 322 examples. Was this to justify the development costs? Face-saving exercise?
Easier to see on the blue and white one! But they don't look really wide enough if one was wearing good motorcycle boots. Then again when did stylists concern themselves function!Look closely. There are floorboards.