Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
In the late 1960s Honda motorcycles were, overall, the world's biggest sellers. There were the C100 Cub step-through—the best-selling motorcycle of all time—the C71, C72, C77 and CA77/8 Dreams; and the CB72/77 Super Hawks/Sports. A taste of what was ahead came with the introduction of the revolutionary CB450 DOHC twin-cylinder machine in ...
Honda Integra (Japanese Domestic Market, ZC) Honda CR-X del Sol Si & ESi (late model with D16Y8 engine) 1997-1999 S20 B000 — 5-speed Honda Civic coupe EX; 1998 S40 (E5F and P4A may be casting codes) — 5-speed Honda Civic LX; 2003 YZC6 — 6-speed Acura CL Type-S; 2004-2007 ATC6 — 6-speed Honda Accord 3.0L; 2007-2008 SMJM — 5-speed Honda Fit
A Suzuki GSX-R1000 at a drag strip – a 2006 model once recorded a 0 to 60 mph time of 2.35 seconds. This is a list of street legal production motorcycles ranked by acceleration from a standing start, limited to 0 to 60 mph times of under 3.5 seconds, and 1 ⁄ 4-mile times of under 12 seconds.
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. [3], commonly known as just Honda, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate automotive manufacturer headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Founded in October 1946 by Soichiro Honda, Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, [4] [5] reaching a production of 400 million by 19 December 2019. [6]
The Honda CB600F (known as the Hornet in Europe and Brazil and 599 in the U.S.) is a street motorcycle manufactured by Honda. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is powered by a 599 cc (36.6 cu in) liquid-cooled inline-four engine , originally a detuned version of that in the Honda CBR600 sport bike, which currently produces around 102 bhp (76 kW).
Multiple Honda motorcycles have had the moniker Honda Hornet: Honda CB250F, sold exclusively in Japan; Honda CB600F, sold as 599 in USA, Hornet in Europe and Brazil; Honda CB900F (second generation), sold as 919 in USA, Hornet 900 in Europe; Honda CB500 Hornet, introduced in 2024 as a successor to the Honda CB500F; Honda CB750 Hornet, a 755cc ...
The 'Mandarin Red' Spitfire Hornet ('64-'65) was further upgraded in 1965 with a more positive gear selector and a quick change gearbox sprocket. Ignition was also improved, as was the lubrication system but customers complained of vibration. In '66 the name was changed to Hornet but still retained the Mandarin Red (looked like orange) color.
Honda, alarmed that they were losing their hard-won reputation for reliability, moved to introduce the VFR750 motorcycles featuring gear-driven over head cams and a very high build quality. The first three or four iterations of VFR motorcycles re-established Honda's reputation for quality, and the motorcycles received almost universal praise ...