why rev the piss out of it right on start up?(really, does it have a purpose?) i understand that it is a race bike meant to be rebuild often, but still. at least give the oil a chance to circulate.
@turtlemann14 They dont have an idle circuit and the only way to keep the engine from loading up and stalling out is to keep revving them up and down. It sounds like they are revving the crap out of it, but really they aren't when you consider the red line is around 20,000rpm and they are revving to maybe 6 or 8000rpm
I want one as well. but I think the startup is much more cool when you have 2 little japanese guys in white jumpsuits and ball caps push start you. Do they come with the bike?
dont want to sound like all other honda multi fans but thats awsome really love the sound of that 250 6 there isnt anything ellse like it ever. would love to see it myself atleast one of the survivours doing a lap or too!!!
I think what makes the whole Hailwood / Honda relationship crazy is that Mike won using clearly inferior handling Hondas! I have no idea what vintage of Honda this is, but it looks a lot newer than the first Honda 250 Mike won on (did I mention meaner?).
Just the sound of these gets my adrenaline pumping, what must it be like to ride them?!! If you don't get your adrenalin stoked then I have bad news for you; you're dead. Great vid, thanks.
I think its funny that croch rocket guys trash talk there own kind, lol. I am a car guy but this thing is cool, you can't compare a race bike to a road bike so why bother. these old 2 strokes sound amazing when they flying by at full throttle.
@ORIANA250 Sorry mate, but these ain't two strokes, all 4 strokes and that includes the 125 5cyl, this was developed from the 50cc twin cylinder, hence 5 cylinders for the 125, all verifiable on the net if you look. :))
@leyburnhealeyman Not true, Honda asked George Beale to make a replica of the 6 as they did not have one in their museum in Tokyo. He made 6, each casting 200.000 sterling, the engines were built by GPX in Le Mans in France, I met the young engineer who pressed the rollerbearing cranks together, they wanted to go with modern shell bearings but could'nt make a one piece crank that would work reliably, he reckoned it was like balancing 13 pool balls on top of another!
In response to Malalo's comment about idling, they DON'T, most racing machines don't have idle circuts in the carbs, especially these "vintage" racers. Gotta keep blipping them just to keep them running.
Yes indeed these bikes were so fast that most people could not handle them. I absolutely loved the 2 strokers of yesteryear. My first experience was on a RD 350 which I could not keep on the ground. Put that 6cylinder motor in a modern frame with state of the art brakes and I do believe that nothing in today's market could touch it.
I wish it were true that these old fossils could be faster on a track than a modern 600/1000 supersport motorcycle but it just isn't. Time and technology moves on. However, I would not classify these bikes as 'shit'. Fantastic pieces of technology and the pinnacle of engineering in their time. In a way, I'm a little surprised that they still exist. Lots of times, old racers are pushed to the back of the garage and forgotten then sold for scrap.
If the rider over-reved the enging most of the valves got intermingled, they were normally sprung valves, not desmo. The mechanics changed the engine in 10 minutes flat, I saw it.
@Dualshock21 its a race bike with incredibly small pistons... 6 to be exact.. 5 even smaller ones on the 125... higher res = more power.. which is why they were banned
@danthemanzizzle I have a motorized bike too, among other motorcycles and scooters. I have the same engine as you do in yours. Mine does 52kph (31mph)
@danthemanzizzle hahahaha, you'd rather have a ten a penny R6 than this absolutely priceless piece motorcycle racing history. This is an absolute legend, unlike the ten a penny, dime a dozen R6.. But to each his own, it takes all sorts.
does the RD161 (four cylinder) has a special crankshaft ? it sounds really differend like ''normal'' 4 inlines of that time like the CB750 or a Suzuki GS750 etcetera...
only downfall of this video is 99% of it is just looking at the back of the tailpipes and tire. lol nice way to jumpstart a bike tho in the beggining with the car lol
Sorry, but a Huyabusa just does't do it for me. Just an ugly rocket. This Honda 6 cylinder is a machine to be proud of and cherish. I bet in 50 years this will still be remembered as it was 50 years ago. Truely remarkable Honda engineering.
@wingking077 Racing bikes didn't Idell they had no pilot jets in the carburetors and the power band was so narrow running on open megaphone exhaust you had to keep it revving so as to not go into a stole. A very fast beautiful machine to ride and angled superbly. And To JTV84 If I took you on the Honda 6 you'd crap your self
This was built back with Mr. Sochiro Honda was running the show. He was an old racer, and he was HEAVILY involved in building race bikes. He completely dominated everything at that time.
The greater the number of cylinders for a given displacement, the smaller the pistons, connecting rods and valves. The smaller these engine components are, the less mass they have, so the engine can rev higher. The higher the revs, the greater the power! Honda engineering of the the 1960s: brilliant!
If I remember, these engines revved to 15,000 maybe 20,000 RPMs. This was done with carbs and points, no fuel injections, micro-processors, variable valve timings, etc. Therefore,a stable idle was 'difficult' to tune for. There was no flywheel effect either, so if you had combustion cycle-to-cycle varability during idle, a single misfire could nearly stall the engine, Closing the throttle would also cause the engine to decelerate suddenly, almost to the point of stalling.
These machines represent a big big breakthru in MC engine design at the time. When you have 6 cylinders totaling 250cc (45cc per cylinder) you have to be very very carefull about the accumulated parasitic drag of all the bearings, windage losses, lube (adequate, no excess), ring frictions, alignment of crank bore and perpendicularity of cylinder bores to crank etc etc. jeez my mind staggers at the engineering of this pioneering effort and attention to detail.
this motorbike is made for pure evil, this is made to kill, to press to the limit, if i got my finger in to one of those i would press them to the MAXIMUM
i didnt say a busa wasnt faster, but its def not unique due to the fact that every credit card maxing newb has one...this kind of bike gets respect from the 2 wheel community where as a hayabusa is just another "turn key punk" that doesnt slide knee and just rides strait
that is a wery stupid statement....... busa is the maxum of technology and is THE ULTIMATE MACHINE TO RIDE i dont know why some people think that stupid old design bikes are "something special"?? i have had yamaha rd350lc end after many broke downs in short period of time,when she lose the olie from engine and grease my back tyre then a sad FUCK THIS OLD SHITT and that is what it is......i feel pitty for you...
look i find that every kind of motorbike have something special but some people are so one direction if you get my drift...and i belive that old things belong to past...ciao.
LOL m8 u are stupid...this bike is old and have only 250 CC and busa have hmm 1300? and this is a monster compare to the CC and it has 6 cylinders omfg?:D busa have only 4...:D and this is 250cc...
i bet 1000$ that this "old shit" beats you and your busa at the racetrack.. really it will kick your arse so hard that you will be ashamed for the rest for your life calling this great machine OLD SHIT..
actualy i did drive races with water cooled yamaha 250cc in 1981,1982,1983.. the engine minimum rpm were +-3000rpm,and top was 16-18,000rpm so i know what im talking about....my bike was from 1976 and it head one disc brake in front and drum behind,two cilinders and dry clutch out of case...crazy machine,BUT technilogy past this one by...i like to see them and "smell+hear"them but it this the thing of the past......
ahhh, i thought you were talking shit on old bikes, I'm sorry I jumped to conclusions so quickly. I had a 1988 FZR400 that was fully built, that thing would embarrass bigger bikes all day. Still miss that bike, about as close to an F1 sound as I'll ever be able to have again.
@jigibao The reason that there is still an interest in these machines years after they were manufactured is because they were the technical pinnacle of that era for four strokes and they are special in a way a Bussa never can be. Honda then withdrew from the world championships; two strokes dominated thereafter.
However good a Bussa is it won't be remembered for being a pioneering motorcycle, it's an overweight, over powered pig of a machine for fat, stupid riders who don't know how to ride.
ha ha ha ha ha ,you are lucky my brother dont live close to you,if you would say to him he would brake your jaw ...ha ha ha for me its okay...cheers from jigibao....
@jigibao lmao.........no in fact your brother and I would sit down together and have a beer and talk about our love of bikes (despite the fact that you or he owns a pig of a one). Perhaps also discuss that Italy has produced not only some of the best and most beautiful looking bikes but some of the greatest art, architecture and music and of course Ago and now Vali. Ciao bello.......lol
@jigibao no man my biking days sadly came to and end in my twenties. I remember when the first busa was unleashed and nobody could believe anything that fast could be allowed on the road. Nowadays I like especially race bikes and historic bikes.
i use to race yamaha 250 special two stroke twin engine,it have head drum brakes in front and back and engine rew far above 16,000rpm... after race i was deaf for week.. i know the feeling...sadly many of my "good and bad"friends die because bad brakes,bad tyres,bad roads....jea what to say....last two stroke i have head was yamaha rd350lc...elsie...
Nice bike the the RD250, I used to race a highly modified Suzuki GT250, it was a great bike for someone learning the craft of road racing but like all bikes of the time, it was compromised by the poor tyre technology.
jea tell me abaout it,tyres were more "plastic then rubber" and only police could afford "metzeller".. i was driving on bold old tyres...was more slipping then riding...what to say,poor country poor parents..ah it is past...i sold my rd250lc"modified 350lc two years ago whan after drive i feal my back tyre slippin? when i stoped at home i see engine spit out oil on my back tyre,then i say ENAUGH AND GOODBYE...
Yeaa, nevermind that this Honda is worth 20x more than any Hayabusa, even with the 20ft extended 24kt gold platinum diamond encrusted double chromed swingarm that comes with every busa nowadays. Busas are ok, but they've become the Honda Civic of the motorcycle world. Long live Honda Motorcycles, and this AWESOME piece of machinery!
Being older I saw the Honda 125cc, 250cc and 500cc raced live.
I watched the duels between Hailwood on the Honda's and Agostini on the MV's, then there were the likes of John Cooper, Phil Read and not for getting Percy Tate on the Triumph's then there was things like the Owen Greenwood Special I wonder how many people remember that. Great days
There's one here for a start! I'd pay money to be able to hear the Mini Special again (maybe). There was a meeting at Oulton where, after the press "Hailwood only wins because he's on Honda" tirade, he jumped on a Seeley Matchless and still ran rings round the opposition. Wish I could hear the Matchless again too.
It seems that only one other viewer picked that the 125 was a four cylinder not five. I have the sounds of TT on the Duke video, History of the TT. These sounds were originally sold on a casette audo tape in about 1970 and the commentator from 1957 - 1967 was Murray Walker before he went to F1.
goerge4 your lucky that I don't live next to you----you like the sound only in a 9-5 day???? or on you computer---I would give you a chorus of 883cc-1000cc -90cc-150cc-400cc until you became friends or moved :);):)you talk about your neighbor getting a fine and mufflers is this your idea of a good citizen, your a ???
the only what I am missing on this vid. is the heroe Mike the bike Hailwood. This man and the Honda six are ( were ) one unit! At at last ( "ceterum censeo..." ) my greatest wish in life is, that silencers on motorbikes (also street-Motos ) should be forbidden! Especially on fourstrokes a silencer is a sin!!!!
are you nuts?? we've got a moron in my Neighborhood that started his Harley straightpipe at 6 in the morning during the summer..he woke up everyone around..
we got sick and tired of it and he finally got a fine and put a muffler..
how would you like if i'd start a bike with no muffler besides your opened bedroom window while you;'re sleeping?
i don't mind for racing ..as a matter of fact, i enjoy the noise they make..but not in a city..it would make it unbearable..
woah,that bike sounds angry.
compster48 1 week ago
espectacular
XxAntiXungas88xX 1 month ago
Wat a pointles video i was hoping the c*nt would blow the engin up silly pr*ck
cuntisgood 1 month ago
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why didnt they just put normal exhausts on these things? I'm sure an ordinary CBR400 would sound this loud wiv those fakkin pipes on it!
danielsonn77 3 months ago
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danielsonn77 3 months ago
why rev the piss out of it right on start up?(really, does it have a purpose?) i understand that it is a race bike meant to be rebuild often, but still. at least give the oil a chance to circulate.
turtlemann14 3 months ago
@turtlemann14 Not revving the shit out of it, just warming up. This is very normal.
2 Strokes don't like idling for a long time.
lowljoren 2 months ago
@lowljoren ? you do know that these are both four strokes right?
turtlemann14 2 months ago
@turtlemann14 They dont have an idle circuit and the only way to keep the engine from loading up and stalling out is to keep revving them up and down. It sounds like they are revving the crap out of it, but really they aren't when you consider the red line is around 20,000rpm and they are revving to maybe 6 or 8000rpm
Scootertuner1000 2 months ago 2
I want one as well. but I think the startup is much more cool when you have 2 little japanese guys in white jumpsuits and ball caps push start you. Do they come with the bike?
znuto 4 months ago
OK, can someone please tell me why they aren't making bikes like these anymore? This has got to be the best 4-stroke motorcycle video on Youtube!
gprimeofx 6 months ago
Ca ne vaut rien à côté d'une Guzzi 500 huit cylindres ou d'une Benelli 4 500
Pascallst 6 months ago
is he twisting the throttle forwards to make it rev? :S
SirVladDracula 6 months ago
@SirVladDracula no he is pulling it back to make it rev its the bike noise maken the mic on the video lagg out!!!
petewasere2000 6 months ago
@petewasere2000 Okay then! =3
I can do science, me.
SirVladDracula 6 months ago
where can i get one? :)
z33twinturbo 7 months ago
@z33twinturbo ebay , google it, or dream about it id love 1 me haha
petewasere2000 6 months ago
esto es una sinfonia para mis oidos, gracias por subirlo.
oskarcity 7 months ago
Why the hell did Mosses deside to come down the hill riding a Triumph when he couldve rode one of these!!??
teamfab 7 months ago
ho capito il motore gira bene ma non troppo , ma la sai guidare?
motolegenda 8 months ago
dont want to sound like all other honda multi fans but thats awsome really love the sound of that 250 6 there isnt anything ellse like it ever. would love to see it myself atleast one of the survivours doing a lap or too!!!
DRITCHIEONE 8 months ago
I think what makes the whole Hailwood / Honda relationship crazy is that Mike won using clearly inferior handling Hondas! I have no idea what vintage of Honda this is, but it looks a lot newer than the first Honda 250 Mike won on (did I mention meaner?).
Mike the Bike forever!
bigbadbob58 8 months ago
@passie29
I've got an RC-51...and I'd just sit my ass down when this little bike showed up in my mirror...this things sounds evil!
upstart1776 9 months ago
Beetje loos gas geven... gaat er nog gereden worden of niet?
eddyerkelens 10 months ago
I love how it takes a full team of mechanics just to start a bike. Just shows how focused these bikes were.
emp29 10 months ago
what a ring tone
beanieonecb13 10 months ago
Just the sound of these gets my adrenaline pumping, what must it be like to ride them?!! If you don't get your adrenalin stoked then I have bad news for you; you're dead. Great vid, thanks.
lxPhilxl 10 months ago
The 250 and 297cc sixes were probably the most incredible sounding bikes of all time!
I saw them in full-on action for the first time at the 1968 Brands Hatch meeting and I couldn't believe my ears!
gm16v149 11 months ago
Definitely NOT something streetable!
Koaslice191 11 months ago
they sound like animals ! love it :D
Maantiepommi 11 months ago
They also have no idle circuits in the carbs.
cycleborn 1 year ago
I think its funny that croch rocket guys trash talk there own kind, lol. I am a car guy but this thing is cool, you can't compare a race bike to a road bike so why bother. these old 2 strokes sound amazing when they flying by at full throttle.
ORIANA250 1 year ago
@ORIANA250 Sorry mate, but these ain't two strokes, all 4 strokes and that includes the 125 5cyl, this was developed from the 50cc twin cylinder, hence 5 cylinders for the 125, all verifiable on the net if you look. :))
leyburnhealeyman 1 year ago
is anyone making a replica? how do you find something like this
5959512 1 year ago
@5959512 you won't find any of these bikes, Honda have them all, and no replicas, there are no parts to make them from, they are so unique
leyburnhealeyman 1 year ago
@leyburnhealeyman There are replicas.
BadaBingBadaBoomsday 9 months ago
@leyburnhealeyman Not true, Honda asked George Beale to make a replica of the 6 as they did not have one in their museum in Tokyo. He made 6, each casting 200.000 sterling, the engines were built by GPX in Le Mans in France, I met the young engineer who pressed the rollerbearing cranks together, they wanted to go with modern shell bearings but could'nt make a one piece crank that would work reliably, he reckoned it was like balancing 13 pool balls on top of another!
johnnyrvf 5 months ago
I will the exhaust =P
Destinywalker26 1 year ago
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ZEEDMANGOAL 1 year ago
think i,m gonna make a four into six pipe with mega,s for my r1
24859762tony 1 year ago
In response to Malalo's comment about idling, they DON'T, most racing machines don't have idle circuts in the carbs, especially these "vintage" racers. Gotta keep blipping them just to keep them running.
sparbolt63 1 year ago
Yes indeed these bikes were so fast that most people could not handle them. I absolutely loved the 2 strokers of yesteryear. My first experience was on a RD 350 which I could not keep on the ground. Put that 6cylinder motor in a modern frame with state of the art brakes and I do believe that nothing in today's market could touch it.
ColinTipton63 1 year ago
They never think of idling for engine!
MrMAHALO178 1 year ago
@MrMAHALO178 these engines won't idle, they don't have proper flywheels, and that works wonders for the pick up and achieving high rpm.
leyburnhealeyman 1 year ago
i sure dont wanna start this in early morning.
Knickknack93 1 year ago
I wish it were true that these old fossils could be faster on a track than a modern 600/1000 supersport motorcycle but it just isn't. Time and technology moves on. However, I would not classify these bikes as 'shit'. Fantastic pieces of technology and the pinnacle of engineering in their time. In a way, I'm a little surprised that they still exist. Lots of times, old racers are pushed to the back of the garage and forgotten then sold for scrap.
legranderaoul 1 year ago
If the rider over-reved the enging most of the valves got intermingled, they were normally sprung valves, not desmo. The mechanics changed the engine in 10 minutes flat, I saw it.
Nordjyden9000 1 year ago
The RC166 gave me an eargasm
fasterspider 1 year ago
2 or 4t?
LolzMan7756 1 year ago
@LolzMan7756 4 stroker matey ;) 18000rpm on the 250 and 24000 rpm on the 125 5cyl
gbwilding 1 year ago
the singing honda
FlandriaKid 1 year ago
Joku kopsu..
Guzzimies 1 year ago
This sound is better than some "speeding mosquitos" :P
B3N1K3 1 year ago
5 People dislike this????
L3g4cyTT 1 year ago
@L3g4cyTT
Yeah, the like the awful sound af the Harley better. Fa-Lump, fa-lump, fa-lump.
Nordjyden9000 1 year ago
why would he rev it like that ?
Dualshock21 1 year ago
@Dualshock21 its a race bike with incredibly small pistons... 6 to be exact.. 5 even smaller ones on the 125... higher res = more power.. which is why they were banned
gbwilding 1 year ago
phllmac123. these engines have no flywheels hence instant engine stop ,let the revs drop and they can cut out on you.they will not tick over.
macphilip123 1 year ago
Awesome!
LooneyK4 1 year ago
the sound of good old times. golden ages.
schosal123 1 year ago
Awesome sound !
Honda rocks ! :o)
cliclactube 1 year ago
super badass! i want one, my neighbors don't though
thedirtymammal 1 year ago 8
@danthemanzizzle I have a motorized bike too, among other motorcycles and scooters. I have the same engine as you do in yours. Mine does 52kph (31mph)
Scootertuner1000 1 year ago
@danthemanzizzle hahahaha, you'd rather have a ten a penny R6 than this absolutely priceless piece motorcycle racing history. This is an absolute legend, unlike the ten a penny, dime a dozen R6.. But to each his own, it takes all sorts.
Nuff said.
Scootertuner1000 1 year ago 2
@danthemanzizzle You're an idiot then
Scootertuner1000 1 year ago 8
does the RD161 (four cylinder) has a special crankshaft ? it sounds really differend like ''normal'' 4 inlines of that time like the CB750 or a Suzuki GS750 etcetera...
Or is it just the megaphone exhausts...
NielsMF 1 year ago
@NielsMF these engines have no flywheels, hence instant engine cutoff when stopped
macphilip123 1 year ago
OMG i think i just cum in my pants...thats fucking awesome sound, id sooner have this bike over any new bike on the market today :)
TheJimineycricket 1 year ago
The hayabusa is the ugliest turd of a bike ever! ridden by people who can only go fast in a straight line
hthedog 1 year ago 3
if carlsburg made motorcycles the honda six would be it
reggit123 1 year ago
4 stroke sound
powertoweight100 1 year ago
only downfall of this video is 99% of it is just looking at the back of the tailpipes and tire. lol nice way to jumpstart a bike tho in the beggining with the car lol
gsxrkidd 1 year ago
fuck ya id take that bike over a busa any day... an old school classic badass bike liek that over a dime a dozen squid machine busa
gsxrkidd 1 year ago
Have you ever heard of a tripod? They're really nifty little items, and they avoid the kind of "broken-neck" video we got here.
bakhirun 1 year ago
I think the Busa CAN beat these oldies...
In a straight road:D
k0cs1s 1 year ago
Damn that sounds bad ass, like an F1 car! Wonder what the redline is on these little screamers!?!?
This would be my next choice after a cbx for an extreme cafe racer build.
BigBassTurd 1 year ago
@BigBassTurd from what i remember the redline is somewhere between 16000-17000
monty900ss 1 year ago
@monty900ss
22000
nitrogeb 1 year ago
@nitrogeb 22000 on the 125.. 17000 on the 250
gbwilding 1 year ago
@gbwilding
8200 on my 57 dominator.
not quite the same hey..
kbgatch 1 year ago
The sound wtf?
3L3CTR0static 1 year ago
SOUNDS LIKE HELL !!
753nilo 1 year ago
Sorry, but a Huyabusa just does't do it for me. Just an ugly rocket. This Honda 6 cylinder is a machine to be proud of and cherish. I bet in 50 years this will still be remembered as it was 50 years ago. Truely remarkable Honda engineering.
1100HondaCB 1 year ago 2
THIS IS THE EVIL SCREAMING
RyckardPT 1 year ago
da first few minutes are da biggest waste of time i've ever encountered on youtube, he just sits there revving the engine for like 2 minutes
steamtraintom 1 year ago
By the way, is this an inline 6, v6 or some kind of "star" motor, or a flat 6?
eamh2002 1 year ago
@eamh2002 strait six, same as the cbx jsut smaller
grapes008 1 year ago
@eamh2002 inline 6
gbwilding 1 year ago
Funny to hear the old single banger plod by at 27 and then hear the fabulous Honda burst into life.
h1aa 2 years ago
lol at the busa comments, i'd rather ride a mini moto, more rpms and more chance of getting the knee down hehe
JTV84 2 years ago
anyone know why they keep it at high revs and not at idle?
wingking077 2 years ago 2
those old race bikes didn't like to idle.
Gsnickets 2 years ago 3
they dindnt idle because they had no flywheel. keeps weight down.
splendidness666 2 years ago 3
@wingking077 Racing bikes didn't Idell they had no pilot jets in the carburetors and the power band was so narrow running on open megaphone exhaust you had to keep it revving so as to not go into a stole. A very fast beautiful machine to ride and angled superbly. And To JTV84 If I took you on the Honda 6 you'd crap your self
TheRoadtramp 2 years ago
@wingking077
Idle speed for a six is around 10,000 rpm with peak power around 18.000 rpm. They wont idle below that.
Laxpowertoo 2 years ago
This was built back with Mr. Sochiro Honda was running the show. He was an old racer, and he was HEAVILY involved in building race bikes. He completely dominated everything at that time.
5769JJ 2 years ago
I want that 125cc bike ! :O
Zukatsr125 2 years ago
Hair dryer...
alexsuchapimp 2 years ago
why did they do so many cyl. for a relatively small displacement?
VDZRIDER 2 years ago
The greater the number of cylinders for a given displacement, the smaller the pistons, connecting rods and valves. The smaller these engine components are, the less mass they have, so the engine can rev higher. The higher the revs, the greater the power! Honda engineering of the the 1960s: brilliant!
599hondaman 2 years ago
I guess they learned a lot from the guzzi V8 they bought from Italy in the late 50s
23vin850 2 years ago
jigibao & suxyrulz!!!
what planet u from??? no busa will ever sound as good as that!!!
bykerboy84 2 years ago 2
If I remember, these engines revved to 15,000 maybe 20,000 RPMs. This was done with carbs and points, no fuel injections, micro-processors, variable valve timings, etc. Therefore,a stable idle was 'difficult' to tune for. There was no flywheel effect either, so if you had combustion cycle-to-cycle varability during idle, a single misfire could nearly stall the engine, Closing the throttle would also cause the engine to decelerate suddenly, almost to the point of stalling.
sae1080 2 years ago
@sae1080
18K 'redline' I believe.
Awesome.
ShoeiBoy 2 years ago
These machines represent a big big breakthru in MC engine design at the time. When you have 6 cylinders totaling 250cc (45cc per cylinder) you have to be very very carefull about the accumulated parasitic drag of all the bearings, windage losses, lube (adequate, no excess), ring frictions, alignment of crank bore and perpendicularity of cylinder bores to crank etc etc. jeez my mind staggers at the engineering of this pioneering effort and attention to detail.
sae1080 2 years ago
fookin hell...i can see my dads eyes misting over as we speak
banner4141 2 years ago
this motorbike is made for pure evil, this is made to kill, to press to the limit, if i got my finger in to one of those i would press them to the MAXIMUM
Scopio99 2 years ago
that sound still scares me to this day and I'm 24!!
mckenzie125 2 years ago
id much rather have one of these than a bulky hayabusa!!
unclesonnyonutube 2 years ago 40
stupid thing to say,i have busa 09 white,gray,blue and this is joke for busa........
jigibao 2 years ago
i didnt say a busa wasnt faster, but its def not unique due to the fact that every credit card maxing newb has one...this kind of bike gets respect from the 2 wheel community where as a hayabusa is just another "turn key punk" that doesnt slide knee and just rides strait
unclesonnyonutube 2 years ago
that is a wery stupid statement....... busa is the maxum of technology and is THE ULTIMATE MACHINE TO RIDE i dont know why some people think that stupid old design bikes are "something special"?? i have had yamaha rd350lc end after many broke downs in short period of time,when she lose the olie from engine and grease my back tyre then a sad FUCK THIS OLD SHITT and that is what it is......i feel pitty for you...
jigibao 2 years ago
i am soooo sorry that not everyone agrees with your one eyed point of view.
unclesonnyonutube 2 years ago
look i find that every kind of motorbike have something special but some people are so one direction if you get my drift...and i belive that old things belong to past...ciao.
jigibao 2 years ago
LOL m8 u are stupid...this bike is old and have only 250 CC and busa have hmm 1300? and this is a monster compare to the CC and it has 6 cylinders omfg?:D busa have only 4...:D and this is 250cc...
suxyrulz 2 years ago
i didnt compare busa with this bike....someone else pull my tong....i like two stroke but more cc....like kawasaki 750 two stroke....bomb...
jigibao 2 years ago
i bet 1000$ that this "old shit" beats you and your busa at the racetrack.. really it will kick your arse so hard that you will be ashamed for the rest for your life calling this great machine OLD SHIT..
passie29 2 years ago 121
i didnt call this old shitt,but just say old bikes belong to past.dont get upset that you dont know better...ciao
jigibao 2 years ago
jigibao, you're just plain stupid if you actually believe that..... go take your neon'ed out busa riding ass somewhere else
Gsnickets 2 years ago
actualy i did drive races with water cooled yamaha 250cc in 1981,1982,1983.. the engine minimum rpm were +-3000rpm,and top was 16-18,000rpm so i know what im talking about....my bike was from 1976 and it head one disc brake in front and drum behind,two cilinders and dry clutch out of case...crazy machine,BUT technilogy past this one by...i like to see them and "smell+hear"them but it this the thing of the past......
jigibao 2 years ago
ahhh, i thought you were talking shit on old bikes, I'm sorry I jumped to conclusions so quickly. I had a 1988 FZR400 that was fully built, that thing would embarrass bigger bikes all day. Still miss that bike, about as close to an F1 sound as I'll ever be able to have again.
Gsnickets 2 years ago
yep it will
pieterklaaskrugmann 2 years ago
@passie29 iagree with you totally well said!!
atreewithnolife 8 months ago in playlist moto
@jigibao The reason that there is still an interest in these machines years after they were manufactured is because they were the technical pinnacle of that era for four strokes and they are special in a way a Bussa never can be. Honda then withdrew from the world championships; two strokes dominated thereafter.
However good a Bussa is it won't be remembered for being a pioneering motorcycle, it's an overweight, over powered pig of a machine for fat, stupid riders who don't know how to ride.
thebones 1 year ago 2
ha ha ha ha ha ,you are lucky my brother dont live close to you,if you would say to him he would brake your jaw ...ha ha ha for me its okay...cheers from jigibao....
jigibao 1 year ago
@jigibao lmao.........no in fact your brother and I would sit down together and have a beer and talk about our love of bikes (despite the fact that you or he owns a pig of a one). Perhaps also discuss that Italy has produced not only some of the best and most beautiful looking bikes but some of the greatest art, architecture and music and of course Ago and now Vali. Ciao bello.......lol
thebones 1 year ago
aaahhh did you try new busa??? realy its a superbike...it is highway monster...and me,im happy with my "black gsx1200 inazuma"...cheers...
jigibao 1 year ago
@jigibao no man my biking days sadly came to and end in my twenties. I remember when the first busa was unleashed and nobody could believe anything that fast could be allowed on the road. Nowadays I like especially race bikes and historic bikes.
thebones 1 year ago
i use to race yamaha 250 special two stroke twin engine,it have head drum brakes in front and back and engine rew far above 16,000rpm... after race i was deaf for week.. i know the feeling...sadly many of my "good and bad"friends die because bad brakes,bad tyres,bad roads....jea what to say....last two stroke i have head was yamaha rd350lc...elsie...
jigibao 1 year ago
Nice bike the the RD250, I used to race a highly modified Suzuki GT250, it was a great bike for someone learning the craft of road racing but like all bikes of the time, it was compromised by the poor tyre technology.
thebones 1 year ago
jea tell me abaout it,tyres were more "plastic then rubber" and only police could afford "metzeller".. i was driving on bold old tyres...was more slipping then riding...what to say,poor country poor parents..ah it is past...i sold my rd250lc"modified 350lc two years ago whan after drive i feal my back tyre slippin? when i stoped at home i see engine spit out oil on my back tyre,then i say ENAUGH AND GOODBYE...
jigibao 1 year ago
@jigibao they r 4t
fukwiththestars 1 year ago
Yeaa, nevermind that this Honda is worth 20x more than any Hayabusa, even with the 20ft extended 24kt gold platinum diamond encrusted double chromed swingarm that comes with every busa nowadays. Busas are ok, but they've become the Honda Civic of the motorcycle world. Long live Honda Motorcycles, and this AWESOME piece of machinery!
Mtrhd0024 1 year ago
the japanese are insane
nitrojoe9 2 years ago
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View my video:
Honda XRM RS 125 with DBS Pipe and Okimura Rims
jiveroxiv 2 years ago
Green plate = 250
Black Plate= 125
Blue Plate- 350
08209155 2 years ago 2
The first Bike is a 250 4 cylinder!
no fifth exhaust under the seat.. und a white number on green paper... that means 250ccm.
The other one is the 250 six
1Joey666Jordison 2 years ago
first bike is 5 cyl.......
vezgu 2 years ago
No, it's an inline-four.
SeanKAlexander 2 years ago
libidine!!!!!!!
giabelli 2 years ago
start it like you run it!
BlackLabel7345 2 years ago
That my freind is a 4 STROKE
cherokee497 2 years ago
2 stroke?
joel017la4 2 years ago
4 stroke.
tpvalley 2 years ago
this amazing sound
phil182blk 2 years ago
I was there when they raced these bikes in the 1960s against Yamaha twins and fours, Benellis, Aermacchis, MZs. and others. Music to the ears !.
rgadave 2 years ago
Thats gota be the most bad ass 250 I've seen... Wonder how much it cost em to build it. :P
Lacider 2 years ago
いい音です。６０年代にこんなバイクが存在していたのもすごいですが、聴くことが叶わないと思っていたＲＣサウンドを聴けたのも嬉しい！
ｇｏｏｄ ｊｏｂ！
rider3go 2 years ago
this is 2stroke right ?
hondansr50ccsnel 2 years ago
Nope 4 stroke, sounds incredible don't it?
sookster54 2 years ago
4 stroke
ricibiribicci 2 years ago
4 stroke.
tpvalley 2 years ago
It's time to watch my video Honda XRM RS, thanks.
jiveroxiv 2 years ago
Being older I saw the Honda 125cc, 250cc and 500cc raced live.
I watched the duels between Hailwood on the Honda's and Agostini on the MV's, then there were the likes of John Cooper, Phil Read and not for getting Percy Tate on the Triumph's then there was things like the Owen Greenwood Special I wonder how many people remember that. Great days
18astra 2 years ago
18astra:
There's one here for a start! I'd pay money to be able to hear the Mini Special again (maybe). There was a meeting at Oulton where, after the press "Hailwood only wins because he's on Honda" tirade, he jumped on a Seeley Matchless and still ran rings round the opposition. Wish I could hear the Matchless again too.
KeybdFlyer 2 years ago
It seems that only one other viewer picked that the 125 was a four cylinder not five. I have the sounds of TT on the Duke video, History of the TT. These sounds were originally sold on a casette audo tape in about 1970 and the commentator from 1957 - 1967 was Murray Walker before he went to F1.
nomedeeps 2 years ago
made in japan
bradhogan123 2 years ago 2
goerge4 your lucky that I don't live next to you----you like the sound only in a 9-5 day???? or on you computer---I would give you a chorus of 883cc-1000cc -90cc-150cc-400cc until you became friends or moved :);):)you talk about your neighbor getting a fine and mufflers is this your idea of a good citizen, your a ???
TheRealInvaderZim 2 years ago
RESPECT!
rebbelos 2 years ago
Awesome noice!!!
Weak1987 2 years ago
OMG this thing sounds so f*cing awesome!!
ImEasyAs 2 years ago 2
xcelent
mellyfetbelly 3 years ago 2
da esch doch en japaner gösel losed lieber mol en ducati oder so!!!
swissgrenadier91 3 years ago
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banner4141 3 years ago
3 words, fucking amazing dude !
Niklas45 3 years ago 2
精密な獣・・・！
NAKAMORIHIROKI 3 years ago 2
the only what I am missing on this vid. is the heroe Mike the bike Hailwood. This man and the Honda six are ( were ) one unit! At at last ( "ceterum censeo..." ) my greatest wish in life is, that silencers on motorbikes (also street-Motos ) should be forbidden! Especially on fourstrokes a silencer is a sin!!!!
BernardoDesmo 3 years ago
are you nuts?? we've got a moron in my Neighborhood that started his Harley straightpipe at 6 in the morning during the summer..he woke up everyone around..
we got sick and tired of it and he finally got a fine and put a muffler..
how would you like if i'd start a bike with no muffler besides your opened bedroom window while you;'re sleeping?
i don't mind for racing ..as a matter of fact, i enjoy the noise they make..but not in a city..it would make it unbearable..
goerge4 2 years ago
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BernardoDesmo 2 years ago
Hi, can you write any louder? I can´t understand you:-)
In Germnay we say : Is it too loud, than you´re too old.
Btw. We talk about motorcycles. Harley are no motorcycles. They are lorries on two wheels.
Maybe you´re right and I´m nuts. But surely I am not political correct , Mr. "Spießbürger" ( let it translate to you )
BernardoDesmo 2 years ago 5
hehe.. desmo..that's ducati
and you're right.. Harleys are slow..bad brakes..
goerge4 2 years ago
man this is what gets my blood boiling, I luv it!!!
TerribleTimes 3 years ago
that sounds soo amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!
yerpaljesus 3 years ago 3