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A few interesting machines

Ooh, nice. Any video clips of that thing on song?

now that would be a real wepon on the track with that motor. i wonder if its the 500 or the 750 ?? either way WOW!!!

I think they are BOTH 500s , there where 2 of em .
Couple more interesting bikes

NR750?

Gotta love the kick start option on the open wheeler...

That sort of machine used to be popular for hill climbs....small, nimble & good power/weight ratio.

those triples look pretty good.....did you hear these running ??

MickLC wrote:NR750?

Smarty

Yep Gos they where running a couple of times , one was not happy and got tow started , then reved its head of

Don't suppose they ran the NR? Still has me fuxored how the rings work on those babies. I have a Tamiya model somewhere around of one of them.

faaaaaaaaaaaaaaak. nice.

was the NR the one with the oval piston?

Wattie wrote:was the NR the one with the oval piston?

Yep

Wattie wrote:....was the NR the one with the oval piston?.....

pistons. It had 4 of them.....

8 valves per piston

2 rods per piston

something like 400+ patents on the engine design *alone*.

Developed at a cost of well over $100mill......and shelved after less than a year.

Proof beyond any reasonable doubt, that Honda are obsessed with technology for technology's sake alone.