Steve Plater Honda RC166

Classic TT - Isle of Man 2017, Steve Plater - Honda RC166 six,
Video von Stephan Elisat

[@georgewells5322]

In motorcycling history there's NEVER been a better sounding bike ! It makes your spine tingle !

[@threepot]

Gilera and Mv had inline dohc earlier

[@georgewells5322]

@@threepot I know that but they weren't 6 cylinder bikes!

[@romanlupasco7531]

Cbx1000 hpnda, try to listen to that, also good

[@arthurbarette768]

Probably never been any better sounding engine ever, like for me it ties with the matra v12 but nothing touches them

[@karlalton3170]

I agree deff Honda 6 🤘🤘

[@TheBertieW]

Shivers down my spine and tears in my eyes. What a sound.

[@darmap8489]

Honda is the most genius company in history. The genius of Soichiro Honda and his racing spirit are unparalleled and it reflects in everything they ever made. They made the most advanced motorcycles of all time, dominate MotoGP with the record number of titles, Isle of Man TT, first car they ever made revved to 9500 rpm and beat cars with twice the amount of power. They went on dominating every single motorsports to dominating Ferrari in Formula 1 as well as at their own supercar game with the NSX. I don't care what gtr fanboys and Ferrari fanboys say. They always got owned by Honda anyway. Lol. SMART people know that Honda is the most legendary name in history of automobile and motorsports. No other brand even comes close to their genius and the art they create. (Maybe alfa romeo and ferrari had the passion but they never had the engineering genius and technical knowledge of Honda)

[@Billswiftgti]

Ok, that last sentence. You ruined your whole comment with this.

[@Astrothunderkat]

I would agree up until 85'. Exception being honda hating 2 strokes and couldn't win in the 90s so they helped with the ban of them from competition. If honda can't profit or gain, no one can. This is why they pushed for 4 strokes in GP and supercross, why they tried to cheat displacement rules with oval pistons, why they held patents on even dated technology as to keep the competition from growing and their lack of R&D in 2 strokes caught up to them in the mid 90s. When they couldn't win anymore, they changed the rules.

[@phongmc12]

@@Astrothunderkatfyi, Honda won the most titles in 90s with their 2 stroke machines

[@Astrothunderkat]

@@phongmc12 In moto GP? NONE of the top 5 most winning racers where on team honda in the 90s

[@phongmc12]

@@Astrothunderkat you know the NSR500, right ? The Honda NSR500 is a road racing motorcycle created by HRC (Honda Racing Corporation) and debuted in 1984 for the Grand Prix motorcycle racing's 500 cc class. Honda won ten 500cc World Championships with the NSR500 from 1984 to 2002, with six in a row from 1994 to 1999. With more than 100 wins to its credit, the NSR500 is the most dominant force in modern Grand Prix motorcycle racing. The 1989 NSR500 that won Honda's third 500 World Championship with Eddie Lawson exemplifies the overwhelming power, acceleration and raw speed that has always been synonymous with Honda's 500 cc two-stroke V4. Riders World Championships won with the NSR500: 1985: Freddie Spencer 1987: Wayne Gardner 1989: Eddie Lawson 1994: Mick Doohan 1995: Mick Doohan 1996: Mick Doohan 1997: Mick Doohan 1998: Mick Doohan 1999: Àlex Crivillé 2001: Valentino Rossi

[@rogerw3818]

That era had a sound, completely unique. This clip reminds me of the soundtrack to 'Gran Prix'.

[@chazgisby8876]

I remember Mike Hailwood dropping one of these on the 1st lap at the Shell Oils hairpin at Oulton Park. Getting back on and winning the race.

[@steakmeal74]

Sent a shiver down my spine 👏🏼👏🏼

[@arthurbarette768]

Appropriate lyrics 👌

[@daveberry2177]

reminds me of when i was a kid before i was old enough to own a bike, i used to hear the big bikes racing on the road across the fields from where i lived, i used to lay in bed and listen to them late at night, i could hear them for quite a distance,

[@davidevans8826]

Best bike in the world ever built

[@Mirza-tb5zk]

Masterpieces by Shoichiro

[@solarflare1008]

Insane sound for that category.

[@tonyguest1673]

Magic. Best bike sound ever !

[@delboy1727]

I remember during a WSB round at Brands Hatch there was a couple of demo laps by a Honda 250cc 6 cylinder bike. I will never for get that sound. We were at Clearways and you could hear that thing all the way round the circuit. Absolutely amazing.

[@routmaster38]

I like that view from what used to be a post office and shop on the bottom left side of Bray hill and at one point allowed us onto the flat roof to enjoy superb viewing!

[@chagandomrodnoi]

Матерь божья! Это лучший звук, что может передать природа🌿🍃😢

[@rhovas1]

Fantastisch!!!! WONDERFUL and absolutely incredible engine. The research from University of Tokyo is incredible reading. They understood harmonic gas flow which is why it sounds incredible.

[@mbpm6135]

Better yet, the extreme power and volatility of the 2 stroke engine came from a WW2 teenager scientist, Walter Kaaden. Read the book 'Stealing speed' by Mat Oxley.

[@ifrit35]

You can hear all of these pistons screaming in harmony in order to scare their Italian and 2 stroke rivals.

[@YusufFadillah]

true true lol

[@OnlyVisitingU]

Mojo that is true. Sure it is for the Italians but Phil Read on his V4 250cc was able to beat Mike on the Honda 6 in 1967. Although they ended the 67 season with 50 points each - Mike had more wins so was awarded the championship. Those were amazing days and I remember at the Ulster in 1967 hearing the Honda 2 miles out before it arrived. I have to say all RC Hondas (and the CRs) of that time seemed to share the same sound characteristics.

[@kingunicron3863]

All of two stroke things are scare with this one

[@yokihs9076]

Wooowwww amazing sound

[@robertknox4623]

Best sounding bike ever.

[@kenmccrory8397]

The best sound I've ever heard classic

[@markpercy4277]

Goosebumps

[@harryseldon4818]

Many thanks Peter !

[@zadkmb]

この、集合管では出せない共鳴が堪りません！！

[@JackSamariang]

so amazing sound oouww i like rc166

[@frenchboxer4ever]

Best moto song ever

[@PARANOIDMLBB]

What a symphony

[@lost1nanger]

Beautiful sound

[@Pablo22578]

No better combustion engine sound. Stunning machine

[@potatojake197]

Honda's 2000's V10 sounds better

[@simontrucker3624]

Take that, electric loving Greenies!

[@stephenwhite3576]

Like or not, electric non fossil fuel is the future if the human race has a future.

[@stephenscholes4758]

@@stephenwhite3576 The West has a future?

[@RamblerMan68]

I wish there were a two thumbs up button for that sir😉👍👍

[@johnny300166]

@@stephenwhite3576 and electric power falls free out of the air???

[@stephenwhite3576]

@@johnny300166 No it doesn’t. A friend has solar panels and battery storage and charges his EV with that. Even charging off the grid is better than gas pollution wise. Many Tesla recharging stations use solar. Ev’s are also cheaper to maintain, less maintenance and parts. It is the future like it or not. There is only so much oil in the ground. Cheers!

[@user-ec9xf2tp6q]

本当に走らせている人がいたのか。 6発の音は4発とは全く違う良い音だ。

[@udxpierre]

Revving 250 going 120. Love the sound.

[@ekoari1318]

250cc 6 cylinders woww

[@fullgas1413]

icredible sound, que som esse motor faz!

[@stanbrown915]

Like beautiful music

[@JR1300r]

Wish I was there One excellent bike

[@AlfUckhamHall]

Glorious.

[@mikecocoprint4894]

I’ve never had a four stroke Pokémon in my life they’ve always been two-stroke bites but this this is just beggars belief the sound I don’t think I’ve there’s nothing. Maybe a Formula One car from the old days but no definitely not. It’s so unbelievably pure

[@markfonseca4641]

The sweet smell memories!

[@privedeliberte5646]

Ahhh....magic

[@gurramramana2555]

superb

[@gdiego3010mora]

Una verdadera belleza 🤩 de sonido como suena grueso

[@jamessharp9790]

What musical instrument was that? It sounds fantastic

[@timwright8785]

Would love to see this bike in action sounds unbelievable

[@mach32cycle43]

これは感動する音と映像やね！

[@vinx1soldier149]

Musica e nostalgia

[@Bonnieprinceharley]

It broke down at Sulby, and I was at the Veranda, so never saw/heard it.

[@lesferenczi5716]

Awesome ❤️ 👌 👏

[@76629online]

❤️

[@trawldoor]

Very cool.

[@donpardo1]

RAWESOME AWESOME !!!!!😎

[@mickydebargos]

14 thumbs down??? U have no souls 🤦‍♂️

[@robertsmall6076]

Jealous people always have a thumbs down 😝🇺🇸🤙

[@deborahchesser7375]

@@robertsmall6076 no matter what the subject right ? Dickheads

[@milojanis4901]

Living proof that a 6 cylinder 4 stroke engine sounds almost identical to a 3 cylinder 2 stroke!!!

[@farrider3339]

wooHoo, I want one 🤩

[@vinto34]

Amazing pistons the size of egg cups can produce such a sound.[

[@maryamdama4882]

The Power Of Dream

[@maverick1685]

Lovely.....

[@goodbadugly654]

Sound!

[@rogerswyer5357]

Really odd, every time i hear these Honda motor's i shiver.

[@cucumberz1000]

Holyyyy shittttt......😱 That echo sound

[@dynaordie8083]

Sick sick sick

[@SHDW-nf2ki]

Honda, famous for their four cylinder cars and six cylinder bikes.

[@jt1180]

That"s HONDA music！

[@panjiagustiawan5356]

That's sound for scare 2 stroke bike era

[@stuntcass346]

Good 👍👍👍

[@robertchapman6795]

EV’s forever! Said no one….ever!

[@H3avyHaul3r]

f’me.... awesome

[@russellhueners8499]

It's a screamer for shure , only to be compared to a canadian V4 250 2 stroke, not shur of make, yami maybe, anyway, on the dyno this thing did 47hp@ 16000 and emptied the building with the pipes sound

[@nomorokay]

Yes, the Yamaha V-4 250 was the equal of the Honda 250 Six, even when the Honda was ridden by Mike Hailwood, one of the best riders in the world.

[@droceretik]

It's Steve Plater, not Steve Platter.

[@udubidub]

not a word

[@DirkHav]

Only Honda could make this in the sixties. Japanese people are from another galaxy.

[@byronbailey9229]

ORGASMIC SOUND FROM A SMALL ENGINE. JAPANESE ENGINEERING AT ITS FINEST

[@Sparkxscx]

Wow

[@barefootrocker]

If I had no other knowledge about the bike or the situation, and had to judge on sound alone, I'd say he's running about seven hundred miles an hour here.

[@adammaulanafalaq6522]

The down shift sound like f1 car damn

[@peterg2yt]

Except this isn’t an RC166, its an RC165

[@r1273m]

Certainly beats the old C15!

[@hugejohnson5011]

Hate my life for being too poor and too fat to ever ride one of those! Stunning machinery right there.

[@ericscaillet6087]

you can see it and hear it so that is okay ,take it easy😆

[@hugejohnson5011]

@@ericscaillet6087 Thanks! I've been fortunate enough to have owned and thoroughly used, some fine machines in my days, but there are just so, so many awesome things in the world to drive and ride, and life is too damn short! Damn my mortality!

[@chrismoody1342]

Searching for that 8th gear. Haha

[@bonedar333]

that howl is nasty!!

[@michaelthomas6797]

If that sound doesn't make you tingle 🤔

[@shrexs]

I can't imagine how this motorbike was mass produced, and people still use it on the streets🥴

[@kevin2true582]

That was so exciting I could crush a grape

[@richardcasey7521]

Fast little scooter isn’t it!

[@larry4762]

I blinked

[@daveross7]

Amazing, sounds like it should be going 50 mph faster.

[@matthiasbalke9089]

When he got to the finish he was deaf.

[@mattluszczak8095]

Sounds like an F1 car!!!!

[@bigmuller1]

Just what we want.with a fuel shortage on lol

[@poweroruka8521]

HONDA 6Magic.

[@pocongsalto4204]

Suaranya kak motor 2tak padahal 4tak

[@pentti120]

pröööööt prööööt

[@jajaj2599]

Speed zeppelin kk

[@yayephustler]

Insane 166cc

[@lesteranddonna]

No 250 cc

[@Stanley_Baby]

Sounds a bit like an f1 car

[@fidelcatsro6948]

screaming little cat!

[@lorenzovega8716]

50cc.. 50 fucking cc!!!!

[@nomorokay]

Err, that was a 250cc bike, not a 50. There were 50cc Twins, but never a Six.

[@bagusajewijaya4868]

250 cc

[@Nietha-jh6wh]

asian bike

[@frenchboxer4ever]

So loud 250 Cc !

[@darrenmcwhiney3220]

Looked slow compared to the big bikes! Sounds like he's trying to find another high gear! But that's it! That's as fast as it will go! Lol!👎

[@brianedwards1733]

I could hear that in Wales 😂