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Old 26-10-08, 04:04 PM   #21
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To put it in context,the reason Honda tried this idea was to enable them to compete in the then 500cc GPs without going the two stroke route. IIRC Honda were very anti two strokes and tried everything to avoid them.
Correct, although I would agree with Gr33k in that it is a fabulously engineered engine which did work, but as you said Biggles the cost was against it.
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Old 26-10-08, 04:25 PM   #22
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I'm still boggled at how you could seal oval rings. Amazing.
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Old 26-10-08, 04:42 PM   #23
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I wouldn't even pay £5k for it .... to me my £5k is better spent elsewhere to get 'more' bike ... but for a 'collector' £105k is not a silly price to pay ... I mean its totally unique ... and unlike a Rembrandt ... at least you could ride it if you really wanted

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Old 26-10-08, 04:43 PM   #24
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For a 'collector' £105 is not a silly price to pay ... I mean its totally unique ... and unlike a Rembrandt ... at least you could ride it if you really wanted
I'd buy it for £105, thats a bargain

It ain't unique though Blue, there are others in the world and UK. You are right, a serious collector would whip that up and make it there prized possession.
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Old 26-10-08, 04:50 PM   #25
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I'd buy it for £105, thats a bargain

It ain't unique though Blue, there are others in the world and UK. You are right, a serious collector would whip that up and make it there prized possession.

oops £105k ... there are more than one Rembrandt paintings in this world too ... ok, so no single painting is duplicated ... but you get my point .
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Old 26-10-08, 05:05 PM   #26
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How did they solve the piston ring issue?

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I wouldn't even pay £5k for it .... to me my £5k is better spent elsewhere to get 'more' bike ... but for a 'collector' £105k is not a silly price to pay ... I mean its totally unique ... and unlike a Rembrandt ... at least you could ride it if you really wanted
Id pay £5 easy They are a lot of bike. Especially considering when they were made.

If I had one id ride it tbh.
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Old 26-10-08, 05:07 PM   #27
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If I had one id ride it tbh.
I wouldn't but not through choice. Insurance would go when you tell them the value
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Old 26-10-08, 05:09 PM   #28
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I wouldn't but not through choice. Insurance would go when you tell them the value
Not really so ... insurance is more about your likelyhood of hitting/killing someone ... not the value of your bike ... hence why TPO insurance on a ratty 20yr old TZR250 is higher for a young noob than a fully comp 1098 is for a oldy ...

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Old 26-10-08, 05:14 PM   #29
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Dirt cheap,a bargain compared to what they are selling Vincents for
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