@Flamorgan The first 6, the 1965 RC165 250cc had the redline set at17,000rpm. The later 6's may have spun to 18,000 but never more than that. The Honda 125-5's And the 50cc twins on the other hand, redlined at OVER 20,000rpm.
There is only one thing about this magnificent bike more impressive than the 13,000rpm sound and that is the supreme craftsmanship of that 6cylinder engine and this was in the early 1960s,
No wonder the Japanese cornered the World market when they were able to produce bikes as wonderous as these.
Schauzu and Enders were the top sidecar men at the time. Do you rmember Helmut Fath with his URS? I watched him race at Scarborough in either 1967 or 1968 and he was unbeatable. Creg ny Baa is a great place to watch from.
yea, they never made a production 250 6cyl. but they took all that bitchin technology and built the CBX. I would like to have the 500cc version, personally.
There's no bike out there that can make the hairs on your neck stand up like like the sound of a honda 6 cylinder 250 can. This bike was never mass produced because it was too complicated and expensive to build. I bet each of the pistons in the thing are probably about the width of a syring.
Wonderful sound, the 25-6 sounded sooo great, the 500-4 sounded like it had come from hell and frightened you, such great bikes. like SMB Hailwood they belong to the ages now.
I have cried listening to Vladimir Horowitz playing Rachmaninov`s nr. 3, and I have tears in my eyes now, listening to the most fantastic motorcycle ever made.
What a marvellous sound. There will never be another GP bike like the Honda 6I just hope that people keep them running so we can continue to be thrilled.
thanks for the noise!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
schwantz3434 2 months ago
@Flamorgan The first 6, the 1965 RC165 250cc had the redline set at17,000rpm. The later 6's may have spun to 18,000 but never more than that. The Honda 125-5's And the 50cc twins on the other hand, redlined at OVER 20,000rpm.
twostrokeornill1 2 months ago
fuck..the old boy wasnt hanging about was he
pmay222 3 months ago
and now they all sound like dyson vacuum cleaners :(
mfactor88 5 months ago
i was there in 1967 ,it was revving far higher than that ,but then it meant buisness at the time.
barneyboscoe 9 months ago
There is only one thing about this magnificent bike more impressive than the 13,000rpm sound and that is the supreme craftsmanship of that 6cylinder engine and this was in the early 1960s,
No wonder the Japanese cornered the World market when they were able to produce bikes as wonderous as these.
llandudnoboy 11 months ago
FUCK YES! A 72 year old man... plus that sound!!!!!!!
leveebreaker7 11 months ago 2
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And Gabriel sayeth, " I will play my bugle, and the walls will fall before my music ! " Amen to that Gabe mate !
mikejlp 1 year ago
2 words.
Fucking mega.
666String 1 year ago
that sound... that wonderful wonderful sound... I think I came !
ProfessorIgor 1 year ago 11
Ee were there he stopped at Sulby bridge and got his monica an a photo with him
zxrrsteve1 1 month ago
when approaching it sounds like a moped with the tailpipe removed.
gilessmokey 2 years ago
I watched the Junior TT in 67 from this spot, Hailwood on the 297/6 was awesome, sight and sound I'll never froget.
stuspot61 2 years ago
@stuspot61 I watched the same race at Glen Helen. Golden days...
oxnoprog 2 years ago
@oxnoprog i watched it from creg-ny-baa, remember the German sidecars ? went for 29 years great memories,the weather was better in those days too??.
barneyboscoe 1 year ago
@barneyboscoe Yes, 1967 was a cracking week
Schauzu and Enders were the top sidecar men at the time. Do you rmember Helmut Fath with his URS? I watched him race at Scarborough in either 1967 or 1968 and he was unbeatable. Creg ny Baa is a great place to watch from.
oxnoprog 1 year ago
in his 70s and he can still get on it like that. Amazing.
ultramega72 2 years ago
Wow, love to see such a valuable piece of machinery ridden at speed, not like a museum artifact!
xyling 2 years ago
dammmmmmmmmm
xgen20o8 2 years ago
that machine is a work of art, fantastic
lukesdaddy100 2 years ago
The standing joke about the 250-6 was that it didnt have pistons, just thick con-rods, all i all an amazing piece of engineering and what a sound.
johncliffe39 2 years ago
6 cyl are the best!
wiktorkramer 2 years ago
yea, they never made a production 250 6cyl. but they took all that bitchin technology and built the CBX. I would like to have the 500cc version, personally.
tbagpwnz 2 years ago
There's no bike out there that can make the hairs on your neck stand up like like the sound of a honda 6 cylinder 250 can. This bike was never mass produced because it was too complicated and expensive to build. I bet each of the pistons in the thing are probably about the width of a syring.
Icarus1967 2 years ago
Wonderful sound, the 25-6 sounded sooo great, the 500-4 sounded like it had come from hell and frightened you, such great bikes. like SMB Hailwood they belong to the ages now.
johncliffe39 2 years ago 5
Sorry, it's a gnat woth a voiceover by a Vespa... LOL
lambdavi 2 years ago
I have cried listening to Vladimir Horowitz playing Rachmaninov`s nr. 3, and I have tears in my eyes now, listening to the most fantastic motorcycle ever made.
ama015 2 years ago
that bike sounds like satain
burghill1979 2 years ago 2
damn
bozzen91 2 years ago
A song beautiful enough to bring any true gear head to tears
Jonathan526 2 years ago 2
What a marvellous sound. There will never be another GP bike like the Honda 6I just hope that people keep them running so we can continue to be thrilled.
wilkartski 2 years ago
Marvellous! Its about time we took the 'Pussy-Pipes' off and let the good times REALLY roll once more! Many thanks for posting. :-)
Factnotfictionpeople 3 years ago 2
fantastic, pity it wasn't a flying lap but good enough all the same
ROOKERYRACES 3 years ago
lucky basts that live in them houses
liecron 3 years ago 2
saw Mike Hailwood and Ralph Bryans ride the honda 6s in the IoM in 1966! you never forget this wonderful music.
blackpudscoffer 3 years ago
Wonderful memories of the Ulster Grand Prix in the middle 60's!!
omnipaker 3 years ago
This bike creates a fantastic sound!!
91730 3 years ago
Awsome sound
SteadyEddieGSXR 3 years ago 2
Superb
cmsmj1 3 years ago
goosebumps!!!!!!!!
blackpudscoffer 3 years ago
Thank God for Soichiro Honda (RIP) and the internal combustion engine.
p2gee 3 years ago
one word... fantastic!
metalmoep 3 years ago