02-10-2014, 11:07 PM
Sorry Dakota, answered the best I could seeing as how I am not an engineer by trade. I talked about wheels, frame, suspension, steering head, swing arm, horsepower, torque, inherent strength, weaknesses and smoothness of an I-4 engine, valve layout, materials used ......
Others spoke to valve and cam timing
This is a very common platform that has been around for 45 years. The only trick thing Honda did with this bike is the thin cooling fins which are supposed to make a tinking sound when cooling down, and putting oil passages around the spark plugs to cool that area of the head. Other than that this bike was pretty much built in 1969, or at least 1979 with the first dohc motors.
Maybe you would like to start us off with some design engineering disadvantages advice that would help Chris.
Others spoke to valve and cam timing
This is a very common platform that has been around for 45 years. The only trick thing Honda did with this bike is the thin cooling fins which are supposed to make a tinking sound when cooling down, and putting oil passages around the spark plugs to cool that area of the head. Other than that this bike was pretty much built in 1969, or at least 1979 with the first dohc motors.
Maybe you would like to start us off with some design engineering disadvantages advice that would help Chris.