Auction Rarity

boris · 18-04-2024, 07:59 PM

Spotted this on another site. Definitely something I've never seen before. Reckon it must sound awesome on full chat?

https://motorcyclesports.net/the-mos...ssive-figures/

Deep pockets most certainly required..

Kato · 19-04-2024, 09:06 AM

It was a beast :-)

Engine: 125cc air-cooled DOHC 4 valves per cylinder inline four, 34.5mm x 34mm bore and stroke, 12:1 compression ratio, 23hp @ 15,000rp

Top speed: 125mph

Carburetion:Four 16mm Dell’Orto, twin floats/one per pair of carburetors

Transmission: 8-speed, chain final drive

Electrics:6v battery, coil and breaker point ignition x 4

Frame: Dual downtube cradle steel

Suspension: 32mm Ceriani telescopic fork front, dual shocks w/adjustable preload rear
Brakes:Oldani TLS drum front, SLS drum rear

Tires: 2.5 x 18in front and rear

Weight (dry/minus fairing): 187lb (85kg)

jerry · 19-04-2024, 10:18 AM

lovely bit of engineering ,, never heard about that model before ... will bid for it with my kidneys , spleen, Balls ,, on offer

crawsue · 19-04-2024, 12:10 PM

I’d hang on to your balls, Jerry, you’d need them to ride that thing properly…..pphewww.

boris · 19-04-2024, 03:01 PM

Kato -

Those specs are almost too hard to comprehend? Even more so considering when it was built..

Nickj · 19-04-2024, 08:17 PM

Interestingly there was a quote from Honda saying "Honda® invented the transverse inline-four motorcycle concept with the CB750K0" which was 3 years later. They do claim being inspired by a US maker Henderson who did inline 4's in around 1912 which again was trumped by the Belgians of all people with the FN of 1905 which raced quite seccesfuly even appearing in the IOM of 1908.

I think honda were over egging it just a bit.

https://hondanews.com/en-US/powerspo...e-four-history

jerry · 20-04-2024, 09:38 AM

Other Italian makes were using in line 4 in 1 1950s 1960s , MV, Gilera and benelli all had 500 fours long before Honda

18-04-2024, 07:59 PM	#1
boris More Tools! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Forres Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 297	Auction Rarity Spotted this on another site. Definitely something I've never seen before. Reckon it must sound awesome on full chat? https://motorcyclesports.net/the-mos...ssive-figures/ Deep pockets most certainly required.. __________________ Boris from Forres

19-04-2024, 09:06 AM	#2
Kato Dismantled Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: East Molesey Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 2,242	It was a beast :-) Engine: 125cc air-cooled DOHC 4 valves per cylinder inline four, 34.5mm x 34mm bore and stroke, 12:1 compression ratio, 23hp @ 15,000rp Top speed: 125mph Carburetion:Four 16mm Dell’Orto, twin floats/one per pair of carburetors Transmission: 8-speed, chain final drive Electrics:6v battery, coil and breaker point ignition x 4 Frame: Dual downtube cradle steel Suspension: 32mm Ceriani telescopic fork front, dual shocks w/adjustable preload rear Brakes:Oldani TLS drum front, SLS drum rear Tires: 2.5 x 18in front and rear Weight (dry/minus fairing): 187lb (85kg) __________________ "Political correctness is just intellectual colonialism and psychological fascism for the creation of thought crime"

19-04-2024, 10:18 AM	#3
jerry Old Git Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cricklade Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 2,897	lovely bit of engineering ,, never heard about that model before ... will bid for it with my kidneys , spleen, Balls ,, on offer __________________ MONSTERMAN

19-04-2024, 03:01 PM	#5
boris More Tools! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Forres Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 297	Kato - Those specs are almost too hard to comprehend? Even more so considering when it was built.. __________________ Boris from Forres

19-04-2024, 08:17 PM	#6
Nickj Too much time on my hands member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Forest Of Dean Bike: S2r Posts: 3,206	Interestingly there was a quote from Honda saying "Honda® invented the transverse inline-four motorcycle concept with the CB750K0" which was 3 years later. They do claim being inspired by a US maker Henderson who did inline 4's in around 1912 which again was trumped by the Belgians of all people with the FN of 1905 which raced quite seccesfuly even appearing in the IOM of 1908. I think honda were over egging it just a bit. https://hondanews.com/en-US/powerspo...e-four-history __________________ "The final measure of any rider's skill is the inverse ratio of his preferred Traveling Speed to the number of bad scars on his body." Song of the sausage creature

19-04-2024, 12:10 PM	#4
crawsue Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Glasgow Bike: M1100evo Posts: 276	I’d hang on to your balls, Jerry, you’d need them to ride that thing properly…..pphewww.

20-04-2024, 09:38 AM	#7
jerry Old Git Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cricklade Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 2,897	Other Italian makes were using in line 4 in 1 1950s 1960s , MV, Gilera and benelli all had 500 fours long before Honda __________________ MONSTERMAN