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Honda RC149

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  1. maelstrom

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    Nice article in Cycle News about the Honda's 1965 five cylinder 125cc racing machine.
    http://magazine.cyclenews.com/i/720681-cycle-news-2016-issue-34-august-30
    Just keep adding cylinders and more gears into the gearbox until you win.

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    A lot more detail about the old racing Honda's here
    http://www.deejay51.com/honda_hall_racebikes_Pg_2.htm
    Note the 1962 RC163, the engine is a 250cc four cylinder, four valve DOHC with gear driven cams. The engine produced 46PS at 14,000rpm and incorporated a six speed transmission. They weren't water cooled but still the ancestor of the MC22.
     
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    Speaking of old gearboxes, what does a 14 speed gearbox look like anyway?
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    Looks like it would take one of those little pistons to just drive the gearbox. :lolsign:
     
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    Had a poster of the RC166 on my wall as a young'un

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    Note that the bike has the normal shift pattern, not a 'race' pattern.
     
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