11-20-2018, 01:14 PM
(12-15-2013, 04:38 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Yep, but in todays 415 pound, 180 horsepower, 9 second quarter mile times its a pussy cat lol.
I don't think anyone could have envisioned how far motorcycles would go, how light, how fast, how reliable. Simply amazing. I mean how far can we go from here?
I love at the end of the story where every mfg came and picked up their basket of parts and hauled them off but the Honda guys put the 750 back together in 2 hours, started it up and rode it home. That was great!
I was also surprised how far the mighty CB 750 had fallen in such a short time. Earth shattering in 1969. Also ran in 1973. Yet Honda continued with this same motor for another 5 years before bringing out a slightly better dohc model in 1979.
So to take the statement out-of-context, there is this far ...