Honda RC166 (1966) - 6-Cylinder 250cc GP Racer

Honda RC166 @ Twin Ring Motegi , Tochigi-pref. ,Japan , 11 July 2012
Let's enjoy 6-cylinder engine sound!!.
ツインリンクもてぎで行われた走行確認テストの模様です。
6気筒サウンド，痺れました。
カメラは Canon Ivis HF10 + x1.5 テレコン です。

[@larslarsman]

1967 Italian 250cc Gp race, Monza Italy. I watched four of the Honda 6's competing with two Yamaha 4's. You could follow their progress around the course by that screaming 4 stroke and 2 stroke sound. No other sound like that since. One bike demos are nice, but six screaming 250's on one racetrack was one of my lifetime thrills.

[@Dan-mi7hn]

Yes i remember Francorchamps,you're up in the hills de paddock is down in the middle,starting up the MV Agusta's,you never forget.

[@abuabumerah]

Anda mempunyai pengalaman yang orang lain tidak bisa dapatkan bung. Selamat🎉

[@nigelhunt4696]

As a no hope motor cycle racer I was racing on track with Jim Redman, Bruce Beale and Luigi Taveri all mounted on these machines which were being tested before the European season, in Bulawayo, Rhodesia and will never forget the noise of these three machines as they passed me on both sides on a left hand bend. Listen to the sound on this video and multiply by three. This was the highlight of my short racing history.

[@stephenscholes4758]

I read only last night that the "6" (the 350) final race was in South Africa in 1968 when Hailwood did some national events. I think this was his own bike (they gave him one as a gesture) and would love to see a colour shot of it as it looked (in B&W) like it had a dark fairing, perhaps red.

[@nigelhunt4696]

Sorry all my photos ( yes they were black and white couldn't afford colour ) were nicked - along with everything else in the hell-hole of Zimbabwe.

[@serginietor]

cool story!

[@lesteranddonna]

Nigel Hunt f

[@lesteranddonna]

Nigel Hunt hi Jim Redman spent his European winter with us in Port Elizabeth SA we first met him when he was in Bulawayo working for John Love

[@yessure5291]

Here is a true story. I was at the Honda Canada head office in Scarborough years ago to do a generator Field School. The original Mike Hailwood 6-cylinder 250 was in the training room. Before the instructor got there some guy decided to sit on the motorcycle. When the instructor walked into the room he nearly levitated two feet off the ground. And yelled at the guy to get off the bike. And told us they had a standing offer of over $1,000,000 for that motorcycle.

[@Madd_Budiman]

Honda RC166 1966', 249cc, 4-stroke, 6 cylinder DOHC 4V, 7-speed gear box, @ 64 HP, 18.000+ RPM, Top Speed 240+ KM/H.... Amazing...

[@ariari4133]

50 cc 16 valve

[@ariari4133]

kreidler 50 cc 2 takt 28:hp 228.km p/u

[@yusupaljabar8964]

@@ariari4133 50 cc honda rc116 not rc166

[@Madd_Budiman]

@@ariari4133 that is RC166 bro, not RC116

[@Madd_Budiman]

@@ariari4133 Read the description

[@mrmightyfine]

I saw one of these bikes at Silverstone in the 80's doing a demo run. It rattled my insides as it went past on full throttle. What a lovely sounding machine.

[@howardlake6178]

250bhp per litre, naturally aspirated. In the 1960s. I don't think much demonstrates Honda's engineering brilliance, better than that 😃

[@bebedeluz]

First time i got goosebumps after hearing an engine. What a piece of art Mr. Honda’s legacy left us

[@Mr_DOHC]

Best sounding bike ever.

[@Aitarak-zn3fm]

@@sef_halabi AHHAHAHAHAHHA

[@laverdajota8089]

Nice but some of the old MVs sound better

[@rhcp4life697]

CBX1000

[@staticcorvette5998]

@@rhcp4life697 this sound better honestly

[@rhcp4life697]

@@staticcorvette5998 opinions are like assholes

[@TomekCL9]

On May 22nd 1966, I was a 12 year old schoolboy who did not know a bloody thing about motorbikes and racing. My father (thank you, dad!) took me to Hockenheim reopening for the GP of Germany. I saw a tremendous 250cc battle between Mike Hailwood and Jim Redman, both on this bike with Hailwood just a "nose length" ahead at the finish. Phil Read had bad luck and went down being in the lead. I saw Mike the bike winning the 350cc. I saw Jim Redman's start-finish-victory in the 500 cc-race, almost half a minute ahead of Giacomo Agostini. Mike Hailwood had to give his Honda to his team-mate 'cause Redman's bike coudn't be repaired after the training. This was one of the most exciting days in my life. I started to save money and did little jobs an holidays. And about 4 years later I had my first Honda, a SS 50. I still ride a bike, well, not a Honda. But my car is a Honda Accord, I love it. This video and this sound brought back old memories - and wet eyes. Thanks for uploading it, Deckay_F - made my day.

[@dragonvlv]

I have came very tired from work, it is also very cold, dark and no sun. Then I opened this video and few seconds later I have forgotten about all these bad things. I have started smiling all the time, is it sounds like an incredible alien from different space who wants to eat all the people on Earth:)

[@hbsupermage]

you sir are a genious

[@hunterstowe5342]

Why is the driver so big? They should just get one of those tiny mechanics to drive it.

[@genepyeatt6554]

Daniel YZF nvjl

[@julianhickman5874]

i am glad you came :\

[@allwinds3786]

@@hunterstowe5342 I'm sure one of those guys could have, and wanted to.

[@stefanritscher7868]

When technology was an art with a soul.. beautiful

[@ARCHSTANTON61]

beautiful.... thanks japan for making these superb machines...

[@douro20]

This motorcycle contains what is perhaps the most highly refined 250cc engine ever built. To be able to fit six cylinders into that space, the crankshaft was made in thirteen separate pieces which have to be assembled in a special jig and carefully bolted into the crankcase- assembly tolerances are measured in microns. The camshaft lobes are manually ground into a special shape to maximise scavenging performance as much as humanly possible. As a result, not one single cam lobe is the same throughout the engine. The resulting engine runs at nearly 20,000 rpm, makes 65 horsepower, and has an unbelievably wide torque band. The engine revs so high that it is actually unadvisable to operate it wide open without engaging the transmission, as it can destroy the engine!

[@d1sturb3d119]

Thank you for that info. Amazing machine

[@cameronmilne3590]

douro20 Any decent books about the technical specifications of this bike?

[@caribman10]

But don't I recall that it also has so little flywheel effect that you have to keep the revs up when decelerating or it'll stall? Tricky technique to learn. And it has a "torque band"? Really? I would've figured it had 65 hp but 20 lb/ft of torque.....

[@joepkortekaas8813]

@@cameronmilne3590 Read my book "Honda's Four-Stroke Race History 1954 ~ 1981". All technical data available.

[@chucklantz8290]

Great info! The one slight addition I'll make is that any racing engine from that era would fail at full throttle without some sort of load on the engine. Rev limiters were very rare back then, and ECUs didn't exist. The only way to limit revs, and save engines, was with the wrist and the brain.

[@roberts1677]

Best sounding motorcycle of all time. Honda, some of us still want a street version. Are you reading this?

[@pfftshit2237]

They have one its the old cbr250rr with 4 cylinder and its sounds amazing

[@waltertacey3639]

All you unfortunates who are too young to have witnessed these machines in their hey-day must realise that they were built to compete with Yamaha's V4 two stroke 250s, as such they have no flywheels, so as soon as the throttle shuts the engine dies, hence the short shifting because the revs max out at around 22,000 and get there very quickly, so about eight gears are necessary too. Imagine the Mallory Race of the Year grid with Hailwood, Graham and Bryans on these, Ago on the MV3, Pasolini on the Benelli 4, Ivy and Read on the V4 Yamahas, Perris on the Square 4 Suzuki, plus Linto and Paton twins, and all the regular British singles - it was magical, deafening, but magical.

[@Impalamark64]

They tried to have the reciprocating/rotating mass as light as possible, including omitting flywheels. As soon as the engine was started, it required constant blipping of the throttle to keep it running, since there was effectively no idle possible.

[@waltertacey3639]

And succeeded of course, due no doubt in no small part to the genius of the likes of Hailwood, who could ride and make as competitive as posble just about anything.

[@johnr6292]

The REAL golden era of Japanese GP bikes before the FIM castrated them.

[@waltertacey3639]

Hear Hear...!

[@PaulZ1300]

Walter Tacey The FIM have in my opinion ruined motorcycle racing totally! Modern day "Moto GP" bikes are boring and bland, every year they are crippled with more and more restrictions that have nothing to do with racing. In the glory days of the sixty's and early seventies bike racing was exciting and the engineering was (for the era) astounding! sadly these amazing machines are a thing of the past and all motorcycle manufacturers have to comply with the bean counters as well as the interfering FIM. Bring back the old rules of a cc capacity and anything goes regards engine type, be it two stroke or four stroke, just keep to the class capacity limit and no other restrictions. Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha, Kawasaki, MZ, MV, Benneli, and all other manufacturers of the sixties and seventies I salute you!

[@dennismault196]

Never heard a better sound from any motor 2 or 4 wheels !!

[@GrrMeister]

You obviously not heard my RG500 CH (1989) Pepsi-Suzuki "Kevin Schwantz" GP Race Replica, in anger !

[@dennismault196]

@@GrrMeister stick it on then back it up !!!!.

[@martinfarrow1446]

I was lucky enough to see Mike hailwood race these incredible matches at the tt and the two final times at the race of the year Mallory and the race of the south brands something i will never forget the great man and the sound of these fantastic bikes

[@jimmybob3756]

It is all subjective but try listening to a Mazda 787b. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4W5h6iKpKZlpqs

[@mtadc1545]

dennis mault listen to the intake sound, followed by the exhaust sound from 0.15 kzbin.info/www/bejne/marUe6uOpNGcmdE

[@stevematz7354]

Have seen and heard the RC166 in person. Mike Hailwood rode these bikes to world championships in the mid 60's. This bike with the 6 open megaphones is so loud your covering your ears even yards away. Only about 5 or 6 left in the world. Team Obsolete had one of Jim Redman's factory 166's. I believe at least 2 are in the HRC Museum in Japan. This Video shows no justice for the real performance of these machines. These bikes are screaming missles when up to speed and can turn 20,000 rpm. Some of the best GP Racing there ever was in the mid 60's when you didn't have noise decibel rules...

[@TheBertieW]

+steve matz Saw one in 1980 during the TT-Assen.Mike did a few rounds.Ones you hear that sound, it never gets out of your soul any more.Tears in my eyes, really.

[@stevematz7354]

I believe there is still an audio clip that Pauline hailwood put on Mikes website years ago along with other GP Race Bikes. The Guzzi V8 was also one of them. Might see if there still up there, The RC166 audio is Mike coming down the front straight at Brandshatch, England. Sounds like an Electric Guitar, mikethebike.com

[@colineaton8048]

I first saw this stunning bike at Brands Hatch, it had just come out of the tunnel where they unload the bikes, Mike opened it up and did a wheelie of at least 100 meters, my god that was SO SO loud even from the other side of the race track, must have been 1966 ish

[@bobcovey5660]

Me too I was at Brands Hatch, I'll never forget.

[@Impalamark64]

I love the look of the six megaphones, the giant drum brakes, and the classic fairing.

[@MegaSamas]

+Impalamark64 I take it you mean a real racing bike and not a computer on wheels.

[@Impalamark64]

MegaSamas Absolutely! I love old-school, retro machines, with real craftsmanship. Also, the styling was better. Modern bikes look all chunky and discombobulated. Look at the smooth lines of the megaphones on the RC166, compared to modern bikes with just a plain, ugly can for a muffler.

[@MegaSamas]

+Impalamark64 I recall the late great Barry Sheen (who was a commentator for channel 10 here in Australia) jumping for joy upon hearing GP racing was returning to four strokes as was I. He said (quote) that today's 4 stroke sounded like a VW with a busted muffler (unquote) and today's fans have never heard and never will hear what a real GP RACING BIKE sounds like unless they dig into the archives.

[@geraldcline2489]

I Tip my Hat to Mr. Soichiro Honda, he changed motorsports.. The sound and performance of those bikes was amazin. Who was the rider?

[@BoyFromMa]

Hold on a second, this is the best exhaust sound I've heard on a bike in my life!

[@imranvp]

You don't say 😏

[@davidperry4013]

How come a rc166 sounds almost like a v12 f1 engine while a v6 f1 engine sounds like a 4 stroke chainsaw.

[@boardernut]

David Perry lol

[@AM990]

+David Perry because Ecclestone and Todt are unable to do their job.

[@wiithefoxhat727]

+AM990 f1 cars should be v12 quad turbos....!

[@nazimelon6653]

+David Perry i dunno why everyone hates the V6 turbo´s so much... i actually kinda like them... i mean its no V12 but the V6 sounds nice too...

[@AM990]

Nazimelon Really?!? The main problem of these V6 it's their awful sound!!

[@Kxji]

Sounds better than F1 cars now.

[@busterchesters444]

Koji Takata I

[@stephencallaghan6620]

It always did sound better than anything that raced. And guess what, it still does today

[@mikiex]

That's not hard, cars going down my road sound better than F1 now :)

[@maxmoritz5065]

@@mikiex Even a Tesla sounds better than F1 today

[@ifrit35]

That's quite easy to do I think

[@Synystr7]

Honda makes some fantastic sounding engines.

[@stevejory9679]

How race bikes are meant to sound, what a beast. The sound is one of the things that makes racing so enjoyable.

[@andrewmellentin539]

This is about a thousand times more impressive than a mechanical watch; I take my hat off to Honda and all of the staff of the time and continue to do so.

[@staticcorvette5998]

I just love how this tiny 250cc race bike sounds like a 5L v12

[@和-z4z]

いつ聴いても良い音ですね。 ほんと昔のF1みたいです。

[@walabadala9742]

that's why i love HONDA. HONDA is the best engine in the world

[@Belano1911]

Only the Japanese can REALLY these small multi's work.Fantastic to listen to let alone ride.

[@LP-Superveloce]

今までに聞いた事が無いサウンドだった。かっこいいな。

[@Deckay_F]

私もエンジンに火が入った瞬間から、そのサウンドに惹き込まれました。

[@CANALROBBY]

Cette vidéo je la visionne au moins une fois par mois ❤ A chaque fois je pleure tellement c'est beau à entendre. Dans les années 70 il existait un disque vinyle avec le son des motos de GP de l'époque et la RC 166 y était... Que d'émotion. J'en veux à la fédération de l'époque qui l'année suivante des victoire de Mike avait interdit les 6 cylindres Surement pas des mélomanes 😞😞

[@akaypvs]

この時代に、「世界一になりたい！」ただそれだけの信念で 日本人が、手作業で作り上げた代物！ この音を聞くと、鳥肌が立ちます。 職人魂に乾杯‼︎

[@akaypvs]

山猫 さん！ こちらこそ、有難うございます！ 宜しくお願い致します。

[@Mick-67]

What he said ☝️☝️👇👇

[@左用]

Mick 67 At that time, the Japanese made this machine by hand only with the belief to become the best in the world. Cheers to craftsmanship I am not good at English, so the sentence may be wrong.😅

[@Mick-67]

タソねぎし Thanks for sharing that and you done ok 👍

[@MichaelOZimmermannJCDECS]

that was engineering at its finest... up to 20!000 rpm... what a sound

[@romahahaha]

+Prof. Michael O. Zimmermann JCD ECS how many hp?

[@Stankinator911]

+romahahaha EDIT: Just kidding, 65. No idea where I got the 150hp figure from (I think 150 was roughly the top speed in mph). Still pretty impressive for 250cc.

[@davidcook3018]

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the best motorcycle sound any of you will ever hear.

[@edwinleslie1330]

"Back in the day" I think it was at Earls Court Exhibition Hall or Olympia Exhibition Hall in London, that held The Motorcycle Racing Show and it was there that we saw this race bike. The thing that hit all of us was how small it was.😲 Then we thought about the engine. Six cylinders with four valves per cylinder. Amazing piece of engineering , as was ALL the other team bikes. Glad to be a fan of Motorcycle Racing back in the 60s.

[@MistTheRedfox]

ホンダ大好きですｗ貴重な映像と音ありがとうございました。

[@IchibanMoto]

that is soo sweet !

[@barneyrubble7037]

Sounds like he's been told to limit the revs but use all the gears. What a magnificent sound. Remember it well from the TTs of the sixties

[@KitKitChanIsaac]

yea they tole the rider to keeps the Revs low "ok I'm ready to whack this thing around the tracc!" "dont blow up the engine or u ded"

[@paulshelley4754]

He does a great job of short shifting this engine stalled very easy under 4k

[@183.84]

このエンジン音はクセになる、たまに聴きたくなるので、動画ありがとうございます。

[@Deckay_F]

コメントありがとうございます。私も時々この動画を観てはバイクらしからぬサウンドを楽しんでいます。また見に来てください。

[@ブナシメジ-o2d]

レーシングマシンの排気音は何時の時代の物も素晴らしい

[@alfriedoagatha832]

Thats crazy,very melodious voice😮

[@manstersr]

Did I hear seven gear changes when he started out, making it an eight speed gear box? That makes an incredible sound. Reminds me of The V-12 F1 cars of years gone by.

[@dreamcb750k2]

こっちに向かって来る時の反響してるんだか、こだまなのか、他のバイクには無い凄いモノを感じます。 何が来た！？　みたいな。 まさにホンダミュージック。　どうか、いつまでも走って頂きたいです。 創業者の息のかかった、マシンですもの・・・

[@stevematz7354]

This is when GP racing was at its zenith,open megaphone exhausts that now days wouldn't get by tech, GP bikes today sound like they have street mufflers compared to these great classic biks of the 60s,,,sm

[@theant9821]

The 2004 Ducati didn't sound like any street bike I've ever heard, stood near bayliss bike being fired up in donnington pit lane, bloody earthquake machine. Haven't been since so ican't say what they are like in person now.

[@bokudanbo]

実車のスピードなどどうでも良い、このサウンドだけが全て。世界中に在る様々なバイクメーカーでも、世界中の人間の五感に共鳴するこのマシーンを超える事は容易ではない。

[@santipachado6832]

Un monstruo

[@jucicleitonfragoso9024]

Concordo

[@ウルトラセブンX-g6b]

世界GP全クラス制覇という驚異的な性能どうやって勝つかではなく世界は日本のメーカーをどう排除するかでレギュレーションが変わっていった。

[@honda_1948]

そんな言い方をしたら音だけってことになりますよ ホンダは最高にして頂点に立ってますよね？

[@prototype6287]

どうでも良くはない

[@freesoul85vis]

Honda RC166, 250cc, 6 cylinder, 8 speed, 60hp at 18,000 rpms, top speed over 150mph!! Nothing so outrageous & beautiful, has been built ever since!

[@joepkortekaas8813]

Seven speed.

[@stephenjones4134]

I would like to Mike Hailwood this guy dosent do corners

[@PAVANZYL]

I saw Mike Hailwood ride this machine at Killarney in Cape Town!

[@boss302gorie8]

i wish i was born earler to see mike the bike at his peak

[@PAVANZYL]

And to hear that Honda in full fury...

[@karlmoody4891]

One of my favourite things when attending a MotoGP/WSBK event is arriving at the track by car on a Saturday during the day or on a Sunday in the morning and already hearing the bikes from a distance without even seeing the track itself or the bikes...those of you who have already been, you know how loud and exciting that is. The same thing in 1966 must have been absolutely ridiculous with a few of these whizzing around....

[@mikebirtles3773]

If you love motorcycles, ( i do!) You gotta love the sound of this bike....if you dont just check you have a pulse......👍😁🇬🇧

[@鈴木土下座衛門-g7p]

絶対にこんなエンジンが市販されることはない。人類の至宝！

[@長沢知輝]

１９歳の時に、FISCOで行われた世界選手権ロードレース日本GPを観戦しましたが、６気筒サウンドのあの吠えるような音が強烈に覚えています。レースではマイクヘイルウッドが優勝しました。

[@村山照雄-z6z]

長沢知輝 さん ホンダは66年は欠場でしたから67年の日本グランプリですね。 バンクを使用しないショートコースでのレースだったようですね。ＲＣ166が富士のストレートを全開で駆け抜ける時は良い音でしょうね。166は本当に素晴らしいグランプリマシンですね。マイクヘイルウッドも存命なら166や181等で鈴鹿やもてぎを走る機会も有ったと思います。残念です。

[@gorflunk]

Love how the sound fills the area and echoes off of the trees.

[@davidaustin2172]

Brilliant! When we all have to have electric, I’m going to have this on a loop thru speakers all out side my vehicle to make a great sound outside!

[@catarinaandersson4215]

Love it, it was the most sophisticated bike ever made. Fiftytwo years later i can't understood how Irimajiri could realize it!

[@pureone2185]

涙が出てくるサウンドね

[@nobuhirooka6733]

出てきた!涙

[@jkoth0000]

約60年前に4st250ccで 60馬力オーバー、112kg、 7速ミッション、最高速度240km/h以上とかバケモンだろw

[@josephpaul8874]

This is the best sounding Automotive Engine i have heard in my life... This is MUSIC in motion

[@versianimoreira]

Incrível, nível de engenharia e precisão muito altos, que moto incrível! Relação Cv/Cm3 é impressionante. 65 cv em 249cc.

[@franzmeister9988]

Vor diesen mechanischen Wunderwerken kann man selbst heute nur noch den Hut ziehen. Was für eine fantastische und ehrliche Technik damals, ohne Einspritzung, motor- management, software und weitere elektronische Idiotien!

[@luuk341]

I need a motorcycle company (Dont care who) to make a bike that sounds as freaking amazing as this one. From a time where over engineering was the standard and development budgets were through the roof! What a machine!

[@theant9821]

Over engineering was a rare thing back then (the colapse of European bike industry is evidence, 10 years and theres a Japanese empire) The war is to blame, all their greatest engineers went into very few industries because of post war restrictions on Japan like german car industry.

[@oz2strokeman116]

Reminiscent of a kawasaki triple when accelerating through the mid range. But only then, otherwise simply the best sound ever came out of an inline six. Thankyou Honda for creating these fabulous racing machines.

[@chuckp8705]

I've heard one of these run in person. They are extremely loud, but what a great sound.

[@michelelectro3486]

Le bruit s'est phénoménal, heureusement il n'y en a qu'une en route !!! Quelle avance technologique pour l'époque ! Bravo aux ingénieurs de chez Honda.

[@Bob_Shy_132]

Haha wicked! I guess my only fault is being born too late to try one of those.

[@shaynskyline]

2021.. This will NEVER get old.

[@nightrider301]

I watched Mike Hailwood win the 250cc & 350cc races at Mosport Park near Toronto Canada in 1967 on this machine

[@lixloon]

Me, too! Also wandered into the pits where I stood almost over the shoulder of a mechanic as he warmed up the 50cc with blips up to 19,000

[@KitKitChanIsaac]

i'll never get the chance to even see something similar to this thing,let alone the real shit

[@ccmjake]

I love people who know sod all about motorcycles, It is a 6 cylinder four stroke, the exhausts should give the game away

[@prestoncooper9560]

+John Freemantle wrong, 2 stroke.

[@Nick-dz4ml]

Preston Cooper nope, honda only used 4 strokes.

[@joepkortekaas8813]

@@prestoncooper9560 Read my book "Honda's Four-Stroke Race History 1954 ~ 1981", you might learn something from it.

[@prestoncooper9560]

@@joepkortekaas8813 as I was lol... i will definitely check it out thank you

[@r-maxxx1518]

hahhaha 6 cylinder , 8 gear , fucking great

[@fernandofernandes157]

I think is a 7 speed motorcycle, but not sure...

[@joepkortekaas8813]

@@fernandofernandes157 Definitely seven gears!

[@yanlesmana8610]

Haa

[@hank1556]

you know about Suzuki's RP68? 3 cylinder 50cc 2 stroke.... 14 gears....

[@haraganking8163]

9 to be exact

[@stevenlang8962]

I want this guys job. The stuff dreams are made of......The best sound of all time.

[@donaldhipple4921]

A beautiful noise, never to be repeated. Engineering jewelry 6 cylinder 250, 5 cylinder 125, 2 cylinder 50.

[@mooch6925]

i want one just for my neighbours benefit :)

[@karenmarsh1067]

I’ll call the cops if you rev the engine to warm it up in the winter Let it idle a bit then rev away

[@raymondlee8352]

oi neighbour you keep reving that bloody old motorbike up outside my house on a sunday morning i will conviscate it and throw it in the crusher you have shattered all my windows wot a bike??

[@目ノ下クマ吉]

一瞬で魂を奪われる音。これは聴いたことがなかった。

[@mikeyerke3920]

The greatest sounding racer ever? I think so.

[@bstei]

250ccで6気筒というところにロマンを感じます。 今のご時世では世に出ることは無いかもしれませんが 趣味のバイクとして出てくれたら嬉しいですね。

[@bstei]

***** やろうと思えばすぐにでも出来るんでしょうけど、 コストと低速トルクと重量とフリクションと・・・色んな問題が 出てきちゃうんでしょうねー…

[@bstei]

bstei 今の技術なら間違いなく2万回転以上行きそうですね

[@bustertuttle]

Saw Team Obsolete's Steve Roper do some exhibition laps on a privately owned RC166 at the last SteamBoat Springs CO racing in the streets. All the other race teams dropped their wrenches to watch and listen, just awesome!

[@poasei]

best sound ever produced.period!

[@excellentnotes]

これぞエキゾーストノートですね。６本出しでこのサウンド！！集合サウンド好きの私も痺れます。これがもし6-1集合だったらと夢想したりもしますが。とにかく素晴らしい！！

[@romanticorok9442]

Olha isso de 1966 ,que ronco é esse 👏👏👏

[@versianimoreira]

Sensacional, engenharia de F1 aí, na década de 60!

[@ahafizbk1996]

That is even better sound of entire 2 stroke engine , tumb up to Honda back in 1966 .....

[@MrDamata79]

250cc sounds like Honda V12 (McLaren mp4/6 - 1991). Nice!!!

[@martinhambleton5076]

This is the most magnificent motorcycle ever built in my opinion.... That noise, I never forgot the first time I saw and heard it at Mallory Park at the Mike Hailwood remembrance weekend back in the 1980s. WOW!

[@mkts44]

エンジン音とはこんなにも雄弁だったのですね…言葉はいらない

[@brandonthomas303]

A 250cc 6 cylinder?! That's awesome!! And I love how they crunk it up!!

[@三浦拳-r4s]

楽器みたいな音！！

[@leostgeorge2080]

6 pistons the size of soda bottle caps. Love the sound. Would give my left nut for one of those machines. After 50 years of ridding hard i still get a great thrill ridding. I have been a lifelong diehard fan of Honda. Hard watching them lose their edge in moto GP. I guess the big money is cars not bikes any more and the factory is willing to let down all the ridders who are the reason for the company's financial success. Last new Honda i purchased was in 2017. Doubtful and sad my next most likely will not be a Honda. But thank you to Honda for 50 years of thrills and fun. My first bike was a QA50 at ten years old.

[@rhyschristopher1661]

What a fantastic sound.

[@cidertom5140]

better than shagging sheep

[@tshokn2437]

もはや楽器だろ(褒め言葉)

[@Xenro66]

My god, that sounds fucking amazing.

[@decocatani]

OMG... It´s pure music that comes from those six pipes. And it echoes through the forest...

[@Bernat1972]

V6, 8 gear, 25000RPM and all those numbers on a 250cc...those were good times for motorbikes racing!

[@richardharrold9736]

Straight six.

[@Bernat1972]

Richard Harrold you're right, sir. thx

[@mad555max]

* 6 in line.

[@davidgraziani3388]

This is what Honda was in the past, making dream bikes.....it's wonderfully. I love this sound even though I like 2 strokes better this is just unique and great....

[@GomerfromIsaan]

They brought the technology into cars and took over the industry worldwide.

[@shubhamrex4534]

eargasm ! ❤

[@TheBertieW]

+Road Runner That is the only right description of this sound.

[@MarcosT.C.]

Moto histórica! Que ronco animal, deve ser muito potente, deve deixar muita moto maior pra traz na arrancada!! Deveria ter dessas hoje, serem produzidas motos de 250 300 cilindradas com 4 e 6 cilindros!!

[@stevendee2831]

I miss this. And my 79 CBX

[@FairladyZClubFrance]

Le top du top la RC 166 et la 1000 CBX,que du bonheur, merci Mr HONDA !

[@razbaz1777]

Damn.. I'm f*cking cry hearing this beautiful melody. Such a masterpiece engineering.

[@cucumberz1000]

Many people ask why the rider just seems like hold the throttle and dont rev max the engine, this is a one of a kind honda collection, for the safety reason they try not to push the bike to the limit, because the engine part is on aging, they affraid broke the engine, so for the maintenance they run the bike maybe 2 or 3 times on 1 year . But they try not push hard the bike, just fun ride maybe a couple lap only for heaten up the oil and engine

[@mangangninang4956]

what a masterpiece!

[@theshameofthesun]

skinny tyres, hard to describe....beautiful...beautiful noise . beautiful people.... the sound "Honda" PRIVILEGED so privileged he bet the company on racing...

[@グルクン-f4e]

いい音ですね〜

[@67daltonknox]

Back in '67 I watched Hailwood ride a 250 six at Brands Hatch. Using the same bike in moderate rain, he won the 250, 350, 500 and unlimited races. Derek Minter pushed him a bit before he went off, but otherwise it was a romp.