add what you like M/C only

[Herb]

[FallenAngel]

very informative video
Im looking forward to watching it again

[Herb]

very informative video
Im looking forward to watching it again

I watched it twice before posting it here...

BTW, they forgot to mention that Mr. Honda started out buying surplus generator engines and mounting them on bicycles. I read about that in an article on Honda's start many years ago.

[FallenAngel]

I watched it twice before posting it here...

BTW, they forgot to mention that Mr. Honda started out buying surplus generator engines and mounting them on bicycles. I read about that in an article on Honda's start many years ago.

I remember hearing that in a video about Honda. And he was inherently lazy and just wanted to make a quick buck

[Herb]

I watched it twice before posting it here...

BTW, they forgot to mention that Mr. Honda started out buying surplus generator engines and mounting them on bicycles. I read about that in an article on Honda's start many years ago.

I remember hearing that in a video about Honda. And he was inherently lazy and just wanted to make a quick buck

He was smart and the critics are his competitors.

He made a lot of money many years ago and continued to put money into R&D to make a better product.

[Herb]

How about a video on 2 strokes and their demise?

[Herb]

How about if we add a video about the cruiser generation???

[FallenAngel]

Thanks Herb for another informative video

[hillsy v2]

How about a video on 2 strokes and their demise?

Nice video but he makes a few clanger statements. The one about why GP bikes went to 4 stroke as an example - more to do with the development ceiling reached in the 2 stroke format than anything else. And the one about 2 strokes not being responsible for smog? Well, maybe where we all live, but if you've been to any larger Asian city in the 80's compared to now you would have seen the difference first hand.

Nice video footage though - great to see the archive stuff

[FallenAngel]

More 2 stroke stuff

[Herb]

I learned to ride on a Harley Hummer, 2 stroke single, in 62/63. Between 64 and 82 I had Yamahas, Kawasakis, Suzukis.

My favorites were the GT550s. I owned 2 of them, a 73 and a 75. Rode the 73 all over the east coast, then transfered to Yuma and rode it all over the west coast.

I got sent to a school at El Toro in Santa Ana and rode the 550 over on a Sunday afternoon in August. Got to racing a Triumph Spitfire with a couple of girls in it. 115 deg when we went past El Centro at 90, At 100 they started droping back. Held it at 100 for a few miles and then slowed down. Motor never skipped a beat.

I still love the 2 strokes.