An interesting side note, in the late sixties, Honda built a six cylinder 250CC
bike to roadrace in Europe. A British rider named Mike Halewood won back to
back world titles on this bike, so the FIM outlawed the use of multicylinder
engines. They didn't like a Japanese brand coming over and kicking butt. Honda
walked away from this form of racing for many years. Yamaha designed their TD
series of twin cylinder two stroke bikes and dominated the 250 class for a
couple of decades. Can you imagine what a 250cc four stroke six cylinder engine
looked like? Tiny little pistons and valves. It turned over 18,000 rpms.
Mike Holleman----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Bike for sale
Thanks for the picture & the additional info Terry. It's still available.
Thanks for the support Dan. Obviously John didn't know what a CBX was when
he compared it to his bike. Now he does. (Kinda like a Chevelle SS to a Vega.
I bought a new Vega in 1973. Lost it to my ex in the divorce. Actually it
was my good fortune to get rid of them both!!!) No insult taken John. Don't
anyone lose any sleep or get aggravated over this. And if you like you can
insult my car too. It's just a clean driver & it has issues as many do except
for maybe the queens. OOPS!!! Did I just start something? I feel a footprint
on my tongue. You guys are the greatest & this list was one of the best things
I ever found. For technical assistance & just plain entertainment. And now
that we know what a CBX is, most of us learned something today. If any
interest or know someone who might be, email me me off line @ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks all & have a great day. End of topic.
Phil G. 65 SS MCC#36 ACES#555 TC#1766 VCCA LGC AMCA#1321
-----Original Message-----
From: Terry S Hodges <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Mailing List <chevelle-list@chevelles.net>
Sent: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 9:05 am
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Bike for sale
This might explain why they are so popular. I tried to buy one several years
ago restored...Wished I had tried harder..
1979 Honda CBX
A 1000cc 6 cylinder motorcycle which was the first over 100 HP
production motorcycle. It had to be detuned in Europe to be legal. One of
Honda’s engineering exercises. As one journalist put it, "6 cylinders, 24
valves and no common sense". Production lasted only from 1979 to 1982 because
they were not popular. Oddly enough, good ones are now in high demand.
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