The Only 12 Six-Cylinder Bikes Ever Built

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“Honda CBX 1000 exhaust sound ''formura one?” by AUTOPRESTIGE JAPAN
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“SOUND OF CBX1000 Part4” by climb750four
• SOUND OF CBX1000 Part4
“HONDA CBX1000 6 CILINDROS” by Panqueca Da Twister
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“Honda CBX 1000 on the move” by Steve Head
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“Honda CBX 6 cylinder Bored to 1425cc START UP” vby NYCarspotter
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“CBX 1425 BIG BORE KIT” by ROBTOOL25
• CBX 1425 BIG BORE KIT
“2017 BMW K 1600 GT walkaround” by MagaCin.dk/motorcykler
• 2017 BMW K 1600 GT wal...
“BMW K1600 GT/GTL --- HATTECH exhaust 6in2in6” by HATTECH
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“bmw k 1600 gt acceleration 0 to 200 km/h stock exhaust sound sample” by ceefife5
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“First Video news Horex VR6-Engine Soundcheck” by MOTORRAD
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“HOREX VR6 Roadster” by MOTOMAGGR
• HOREX VR6 Roadster
“Donington Classic Bike Festival 2016 - 5 Honda RC174 297cc 6” by Michael Williams
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“Honda RC174 6 cylinder 297cc on dyno” by peterg2yt
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“Honda RC174 (1967) - 6-Cylinder 350cc GP Racer” by Deckay_F
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“Benelli 900 sei with 6-in-6 exhaust - FAT Sound!” by ramto171
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“Benelli 750 Sei” by kurt odermatt
• Benelli 750 Sei
“Benelli 750 SEI Soundcheck Motorrad Scheunpflug” by rafti83
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“Honda GoldWing GL1500 1988 Walk Around and Ride” by Old Gold Motorcycles
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“Goldwing Daytona Exhaust Sound” by pyelit2
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“Goldwing sounds like a Porsche 911” by Frank Boudreau
• Goldwing sounds like a...
“FGR Midalu 2500 V6 - Promo video” by Luboš Felgr
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“TGR Midalu 2500” by Richard Kubát
• TGR Midalu 2500
“FGR Midalu V6” by Karel Táborský
• FGR Midalu V6
“Laverda V6 spa - Francorchamps 2015” by Jopla
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“Laverda V6 first public show at Laverda Museum” by Laverda Museum
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“Laverda 1000” by Marco Corona
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“6 Zylinder” by paranullneun
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“2012/9/9 Honda Owner's Day RC164” by 阿部久志
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“Honda RC164 250cc 6 cylinder Race Retro 2012” by Ross Sharp
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“KZ1300　カスタム” by Z movies
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“Bix Six KZ1300 -81 with open megaphones” by Lauri Nurminen
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“Kawasaki Z1300 Big Six” by Tienie Fraser
• Kawasaki Z1300 Big Six
“1997 Honda Valkyrie” by Shaun
• 1997 Honda Valkyrie
“HONDA VALKYRIE F6C” by I LOVE BIKE !
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“Essai Honda F6C : La Goldwing version custom sportif” by MotoStation
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[@VisioRacer]

CLARIFICATION: A few bikes should have been added in the previous video, thanks to you, which is the reason why I took down the original one. Also, a factual mistake or two were present and are now fixed in this version. I am very sorry about it, I hope it is even better now. My favourite is the Horex, how about you!

[@jimbo7534]

honda cbx and honda valkyrie are my favorite bikes. It is because they have nice body style and sound

[@jody024]

This is why this channel is one of my favorites, you pay attention to the audience and interact with us! Respect to you man!

[@RenanARodrigues]

Honda CBX 1000 and HOREX VR6 Roadster

[@chrishazen369]

VisioRacer horex as well

[@twistedneedles4326]

VisioRacer there's probably way more than just 12 in the world

[@grandmaster1004]

Honda: known for four cylinder cars, and six cylinder motorcycles.

[@benjaminjensen3196]

Gotta have their priorities straight. Motorcycles > cars :D

[@kukkoriejuun2819]

Honda boss hoss has 8200 has 8

[@revioli8160]

@@kukkoriejuun2819 Boss Hoss is individual brand and that 8200cc is 10 cylinder not 8

[@Fury_BlackWolf]

Honda Super Cub: "Am i a joke to you?"

[@mooglemy3813]

You forgot the other products.

[@ImInLoveWithBulla]

I rode a CBX once. It was amazingly smooth and powerful. A great cruiser and street bike by today's standards. It must have been incredible back in the day.

[@GMCOGRE]

which version was it,the early sport or later cruiser style ?

[@scottw550]

@@GMCOGRE the early sports style

[@GECKOZFTW]

I'm much more of a car guy, but that 1600GT sounds absolutely amazing. If I can, I'll try to buy one in the future.

[@53patsfan]

I have a Honda Valkyrie with a 6 cylinder with one carb per cylinder. I hit the throttle, hold on, then stop at the gas station AGAIN!!

[@MatthewPettyST1300]

on My 2014 Valkyrie I get 46 mpg and can go well over 200 miles before looking for gas to fill the 6.1 gallon tank. Cruise at 65mph.Regular gas on the fill up too!

[@joetroutt7425]

I like you not only for your comment but your name. Go Pats

[@smwrbd]

97 Valkyrie 30 mpg...

[@DennisH22A]

Had a 98 valk for 5 years. Got 32mpg cruising at 65. Normally got 24-26 in mixed riding. This is after 2 brothers 6 into 6 pipes and some jetting. Was even with my brothers 97 magna 750. Sold it for a vmax. No regrets

[@jiveturkey9993]

I think the valkyrie is pretty cool. It is like a chopper with an airplane engine.

[@risendudelm]

Slowly but surely, your English is getting better. I can notice it.

[@VisioRacer]

Very slowly. Thank you!

[@68404]

So, how many languages can you speak? He can speak at least 2. I can speak 4. Or do you expect the whole world to speak English because you are too lame to learn another?

[@crashtestdummy87]

ya better start learning arabic as it's gonna be more usefull when europe is overrun by muslims

[@erikjohansson1814]

Suomen poika Hm, if you plan to visit Sweden, Germany, France and so on I would suggest you learn Arabic. It is wildly used in the European caliphate and soon the only language.

[@YourLocalHeroFIN]

Better slowly, than not at all :)

[@pleasebedjentle9522]

The Horex with the digital display is absolutely stunning!

[@kopronko]

Amennn !!! :-)

[@AdrianoCROST]

Sure but price is even more stunning. Around 40 000€

[@krollpeter]

@@AdrianoCROST Don't be surprised if in a few years you have a fortune with that item in your garage.

[@pyromaniac354]

Looks like they mounted a smart phone on there

[@hugoboyce9648]

It had the check engine light on, too

[@CMAllstars]

You're sounding more confident in your narration and I'm really enjoying this format with the captions. Keep up the great work!

[@guilhermeribeiro3770]

Dude, your English is getting better and better. I love your accent actually ! Hahaha, keep up the good work !

[@Ken-ue9ny]

YOU TALK LIKE YOU HAVE SHIT IN YOUR MOUTH

[@tarnowek1]

and you in your head.

[@macmac989]

Guilherme Ribeiro morning

[@jlucasound]

I love this guys videos! The captions help me. What is important is HE KNOWS MORE than we do. Swallow your pride.

[@jlucasound]

@@tarnowek1 Thank You.

[@steeveedee8478]

12:34 Got me a Valkyrie. 12 years now. Brilliant bikes.

[@Kevin15362478]

best bike I've ever owned

[@MatthewPettyST1300]

I have the 2014 Valkyrie and even in 2019, every week end when I take it out, I get smiles and stares. A lot of people come over and ask about the bike. For commuting I have a ST1300 and put 300 miles a week on it, I love the Valkyrie for What it does in handling, comfort, and acceleration.

[@smwrbd]

Just got a 97 with 30,000 miles so far so good.

[@matthewfunk4969]

And I'd you've got a nickel and some gullible Harley guys you'll never pay for a beer.

[@brianmerz6070]

I really enjoy your videos. Thanks for your hard work. You are getting close to that quarter million viewer mark!

[@WatchmakerErik]

Great video, great topic, community involvement, and substantially improved narration! Well done!

[@Mark-nu5vg]

Excellent video keep up the good work!

[@jasonharden2732]

great upload. i didnt know that the valkyrie had a newer model so im really glad i watched this video,good job 👍

[@michael_mouse]

Excellent video Visio!

[@ELsplitterz]

Great video. love the outro music! !

[@FoxPerformance326]

Thanks very much for updating the video, good job ! 👍👍

[@Lvduggo69]

When I was 20yrs old I had a kz1300. It was a bigass mofo & after a while the starter went out & it was $200 in 1990 dollars , so for 2yrs as a daily driver , I push started it 10x a day. If u never seen or rode one , it's hard to describe how big of a feat that was to push start that bad boy. I wish I still had that strength today. ;(

[@donlawrence2610]

Yes Brother it's the body's core strength that messes you up on big bikes when you get old..I am a pensioner now and ride a R1200 GS BMW and a Harley Road King Centenary model.....all way too heavy for me in reality.....soon I will get a Suzuki Van Van 200 with a little trailer.... ( I hope ).... for the gear I take hunting and fishing .But I'll never give them up. Good Luck

[@bobby3742]

Holy crap, you aren't kidding. I had to go through the same deal with the one I had. In 1993 we actually found a 6-into-1 exhaust and put on it. Was such a beast.

[@chrisbraid2907]

What a workout, at least you had four cylinders to start I had a mate with a 600 single and no electric start who feared breaking his kickstart crank for fear of having to push start ....

[@rolandfrerichs5625]

I tried with my last two twins (R1100S and TL1000) when the batteries ran flat but couldn't get either of them to run. A trip to the shop for a new battery is the only option.

[@jimstewart5218]

Always informative and detailed much appreciated 👍

[@jody024]

Added the bikes we mentioned! (Horex VR6, FGR Midalu and more)You're a top bloke, respect!

[@VisioRacer]

Thank you, buddy

[@MrNpkellogg]

VisioRacer who makes Horex? what country?

[@gourishankar52]

Horex was a German company started in the early 1920s and production ceased in 1960. This is a new German company reviving a classic name. Btw, you can now buy a revived Brough Superior (not cheap) made in France.

[@kjelleriksson5122]

+np kellogg Horex is a German bike. It has what VW calls a W6 engine. Horex has had a lot of help from VW designing the engine.

[@robertbaumgartner9773]

Where was the rocket 6 and the Boss Hoss with the vortec V6?

[@craigdaniels6124]

I had a 1980 Honda CBX, 1,047 cc inline six. I loved that bike! Never lost a race with it! It handled great in the twistys through the mountains, got over 42mpg with the cruise-control, it had a 6.2 gal gas tank, and could climb inclines without losing any appreciable rpms! I rode counter-clockwise around the U.S. 18 times over the years including a trip to the Arctic Circle! Cycle World magazine (1980) declared it to be the "fastest streetbike in the world!" That's why I bought one. Never regretted it. Sadly, I was rear-ended on the LA freeway while stopped behind rush hour traffic by a driver who did not notice that all traffic had come to a stop. It was bad. I spent almost a year in intensive care, several hospitals (including a convalescent hospital), and had my bike rebuilt. But it just never felt "right" after that. I ended up selling it. 😢

[@claritoresdiano1021]

so sad and now so many people want CBX on his garage

[@bobwhite3777]

Great as always👍 your the best engine list on KZbin man everyone els just click bates😡

[@_waymin]

All of these bikes sound absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for sharing!

[@honestjohn6222]

Great clips , Thanks

[@promerops]

Wow! That BMW sounds really magnificent - like V12 (as opposed to half of one). I was fortunate enough once to see Mike Hailwood on the Honda Six dice with Jim Redman on the Yamaha.

[@duncandehulst2016]

I love the rally like drifting in the intro :D

[@VisioRacer]

I like it too, thanks!

[@ngatiyonoJaya]

Hebat , technologi nya

[@rinzuka4673]

Excellent video, informative and you kept my attention with your great narration!

[@VisioRacer]

Thanks!!!

[@yairf]

Tremendous work, dude !!

[@afrog2666]

OOooh, DeTomaso Pantera is such a beautiful car.. Top 3 of all my favorites :)

[@antoniocatalano9661]

really nice bikes and your english became much better on every video ;-)ps on the next video if you can do it please do 10 of the Best sounding ferrari ever and as always good video ;-)

[@aminya-car137]

I watched this video so many times-I can't get enough of those sounds!!

[@sammcrae8892]

Great review!

[@silweragentum739]

the demand for Kawa Z1300 was very good in Finland and also Sweden, trick driver Ari Nystöm was using it for extreme tricks and that helped the model to sell here. He was crazy taking than z1300 in higspeed and jump of it, holding in the back of the bike standing on wooden shoes and then jump up on it again, always only with a minimal crash helmet. He also had Seven up as a sponsor and would do burnout spelling that, ending with take this very heavy bike up on the backwheel and crushing the rear light. He was a hero.

[@fiveowaf454]

Yes I remember seeing pictures of that.

[@Trailcel]

2:28 sound like a freaking 2jz! :O

[@yacinealg152]

After all, it's a i6 engine, so it might does the same sound as the 2JZ

[@eoghandridl1007]

Hondas for ya ❤️👌

[@bigsmoke5814]

What do you expect its i6

[@ihavenoname5800]

Love it the cbx sounds!

[@yellowscott]

Nice vid & some nice bikes there!!

[@DontKnowHowToTypeIn2]

the CBX is my dreambike. such an awesome sound. at the end of the original video from 1:20 you can hear to that bike accelerating behind some buildings. best sound i've ever heard.

[@fatsocurrywurst3139]

Best Sound ever heard ??? That is an interresting Question not easy too answer at all like the opening Sound of a Can of Special Brew on an hot Evening in Spain or a very pretty Bird going off when " Makka da Luuve", or sighning of a Cheque for a Million Dollar winning the Lottery, I have to think about more best Sounds, whats ures ??? ( hehe ....)

[@rogertycholiz2218]

Early seventies I had a CB500-4. Then I got a CBX as soon as they were available. The CB500 was a good light bike, but I wanted more. The CBX was very powerful and fast but it was far too heavy for me and also seemed top heavy. CBX weighed around 600lbs with the stock six mufflers and it had a nice exhaust sound. Then I saw IT, the venerable Italian SEI by Benelli and I got one. Best bike on the planet. Perfection at only 480lbs.

[@jW-kr5xn]

Truly amazing, sounds like a beast with a hint of Ferrari sound

[@kimmer6]

That's a beautiful 1979 black CBX in the beginning. In the 1990's we would have maybe 35 CBX's going down the highway at once. It sounded like being in a bomber formation. Our CBX Club still gets together in California several times a year but the guys are showing up in twin turbo Mercedes, supercharged Cadillacs and Camaros, etc. Some of us show up with walkers and canes.... Time flies! There are always a handful of CBX bikes showing up at the events. I'm down to my last 4 CBX's.

[@kimmer6]

MTP 1337 This is not my bike but it sounds just like my 1979 with 6 into one exhaust. I heard this sound for many years. I never get tired of it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4XGcml6fsp0r6s

[@mattchristiani]

You missed the Honda Rune, I have one and love it!

[@bananamanstrikesback5553]

Matthew Christiani I’m not a cruiser fan but I love the tune with a passion

[@imthedarknight-8755]

It's a special Valkyrie, so it was kinda covered

[@scottanderson4175]

IMTHEDARKNIGHT - How many miles do you have on it ?

[@mattchristiani]

@@scottanderson4175 Now, about 17K

[@sethbrown1763]

Thank you so much for this video. Very well done.

[@steveduperouzel4587]

Great Vid. Well done

[@5353iceman]

Valkyrie baby, still my favorite bike I own.

[@smwrbd]

97 with 30,000

[@joelombardi5235]

Got a VTX 1800R Can't beat Honda Had an 03 put 180.000 On it sold it bought an 06 03 is still as fast. Mileage means shit to Hondas

[@rudehr]

What about the only six 12-cylinder bikes ever build?

[@chrislawson3227]

I love your accuracy on the machines you show!👍🏾

[@gerry5134]

Thank you ;) enjoyed that video ! A few bikes i didn't know about

[@p0lichnos405]

1:40 sound like bmw e36 with m50b25 engine 😂

[@rahulnaidoo8148]

Yessss😂😂

[@TL98]

3:41 i aked for the Horex VR6 and...BOOM! There it is!

[@VisioRacer]

Thank you for that

[@stevendee2831]

thanks for sharing. missing my cbx .

[@numberoneunsubscriber2688]

Great video !

[@michaelmetler6315]

When Honda makes a 8 cylinder lawnmower call me.💭

[@leoleimgruber8148]

the back view camera of the goldwing, if i didnt knew i would think this would be a r32 skyline with stock exhaust

[@Trailcel]

Leo Leimgruber yep, they are ugly and fat bike but the sound is amazing!

[@bcaffrey98]

I owned a couple of the 4-cylinder Gold Wings and loved riding them. You didn't feel beat up or punished after riding 300 or 500 miles on one. The chassis of the sixes are just a little too long to be comfortable for my physical size and they feel heavier. But they're beautifully smooth & quiet on the road.

[@leoleimgruber8148]

Bill C i think they look very cool in a different way

[@bcaffrey98]

Yup. Everyone is entitled to their own interpretation of style, utility and fun. I've ridden a few Harley models and quite a few smaller bikes over the years. The Touring motorcycle is different from the smaller two-wheeled rockets and they're all different from the off-road bikes. There's lots of choices out there. The Gold Wing/Tour bike phenomena created a whole industry of add-on parts, many of them purely cosmetic. It's sort of like customizing a pick-up truck. The go-fast crowd puts its money into lighter weight parts or high performance pieces, like customizing an early GTO or Camaro when I was younger.

[@staninjapan07]

Thanks. Very cool video and I enjoyed learning about these bikes. Now I am going to check out your video about bikes with rotary engines.

[@ajack6521]

7:43 Idk why but it reminds me of the sound of an rb engine

[@captron7250]

That Kawasaki X1300 was released in the US as the KZ1300 touring bike. Was never released as a sport bike in the US. The KZ1300 engine and drive train was wonderful, but perhaps the most ill handling bike of anything I've ever ridden to date.

[@BrasspineappleProductions]

Great Channel, Great Videos, Love tuning it.

[@madassjuan1655]

you know @VisioRacer I need a time to adapt to your new style. love your work. the old with only text and the new one with voice.

[@MrAuzi11]

that horex bike was beautiful

[@kingsambition2179]

It was 😍

[@felixalbion]

I have owned 3 of these, the Kawasaki Z1300, Honda CBX and the Benelli 750 . All of them were good but my favourite was the CBX. It just felt right.

[@GMCOGRE]

CBX also had more power and better handling than the KZ, honda tucked the alternator behind the cylinders to keep the engine narrower than the KZ so it wouldnt drag the engine side case going around corners

[@Noonga6]

This is probably one of my favourite videos from you love all your vids but this one is top notch plus now i have a mess in my pants

[@andrewholloway231]

I really enjoyed this video.

[@dirtbikecolton258]

Kawasaki put out a 6 cylinder 1300 voyager similar to the goldwing.

[@jakilei9258]

lol. Today I saw the Honda Valkyrie, searched for it and found this video :)

[@smwrbd]

Mine in pic 97

[@limitless1119]

Man love your videos, the way you speak is still better than my friends

[@gregc6661]

Very nice video, thank you Sir!

[@josephbarovich8733]

i hate it when people just twist the throttle back and forth quickly. it just makes any bike sound like shit.let it idle at like 1/3 the tac to hear the best noise.

[@hugostiglitz6914]

You're right, also it's better to warm up an engine slowly and cool it down slowly, especially aircooled engines!

[@fiveowaf454]

It grates with me because it's bad for the engine too, you can get away with it on modern engines but on some of these older designs you could seize the valve gear if you didn't wait for the old to circulate.

[@milojanis4901]

Very subjective opinion......

[@jlucasound]

Yes. And you may also notice the ones doing that never actually ride the bike.

[@ramishrambarran3998]

Those are the A**holes who do not understand how an engine works !

[@bradb9146]

My grandfather had the Valkyrie , and did the four corners tour of America all the time on it . He had a couple Goldwings too ... he had a thing for the six cylinder bikes . His Valkyrie had a bad ass painting of a Viking with a battle axe , and shield on the gas tank that was very realistic . That bike was awesome . °\(ö)/° = )

[@tayeefmazharul9799]

Where is the bike now?

[@mcjitsu]

Love the MIdalu !!! Amazed by the big drum brakes on the old bikes....The Valkyrie Rune could have been in there - total classy bike.

[@antwan37]

Fantastic video. I love the Laverda. Imagine going on the street with that beast...with any of these actually.

[@BlakeEM]

I love the motorcycle lists. I have a 1981 Honda CBX myself, it's a great bike but doing valves and rebuilding the carbs is a bitch since you gotta drop the engine when using the stock airbox. Nice to see the Honda Valkyrie in the list, I'd love to get one some day. They are huge in person, definitely the biggest bike I've ever sat on.

[@steeveedee8478]

I've had my Valk 12 years. Best bike I've ever owned. Soaks up the road and takes no effort to ride. You never need open the engine, one guy in USA has around 850,000 miles on stock engine. Just add a new altinator approx every 100,000 miles!

[@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm]

Hi steve = you really do know the truth = altenator replacement shows real owner knowledge = hooray for correct statements .

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

do not let that bike go under any circumstance.it is one of the classiest,meanest bikes on the planet imo

[@greg657]

Blake McDonald the cbx was and still is a really cool bike. I've pulled the Carbs on those, no I didn't pull the engine, just step back,foot against the carb and pushed..luckily the intake and airbox horns were soft and didn't ruin them. that was back in 1988, it was a super sport .

[@JW...-oj5iw]

Greg Or Jen ...hmmm. Did you use your foot bare or did you get the special carburetor shoe from Honda?

[@davekramer4266]

Do you know what Main Cycle Manufacture had a V-8 in 1957???? Moto Guzzi.. But they couldn't keep tires on it, kept burning them up.....

[@RogerBarraud]

Nice collection - thanks! :-)

[@kennethconnors7532]

great job with these bike well done informative

[@3fingerssays782]

Very good video. Best of all NO wheelies!

[@Varchave]

The BMW K1600 is just a MONSTER :-O

[@margaretpeelen3968]

AlexFilms Productions Wow cool sound love it

[@peterpan8063]

Awesome, thanks dude

[@fkingride.5500]

love how smooth these 6 cylinders sound!

[@fpsvoltage3005]

oh so you found 3 other ones and remade the video ?

[@VisioRacer]

You guys showed me them and I added them. Thanks!

[@namkangchild]

I bought a CBX1000 after I read an article in a bike magazine. It spent more time in the garage with a sheet over it , until my wife and I built a house in 1981. Run out of money , my wife told me to sell the bike.I told her to sell the 1.5 carat diamond that her father gave her as a christmas present. Guess who lost? Bill Child

[@VisioRacer]

lol

[@robkimler8521]

I don't understand why you bought it in the first place,was it just because you liked the look of sound or were you going to keep it for 40-50 yrs then sell it for profit (debatable since you would have missed years of great riding) Having ridden over 850,000 klms in my life I can not for the life of me understand why people buy motorcycles but don't or hardly ever ride them. I first rode the big 6 in 1978 when released in Aust, I thought it was ok but I didn't like how I felt perched up on top of it,I still preferred my k2 cb750 but today's bikes are just unbelievable compared to the bikes from the 60's & 70's, although I do have a 1974 CB750 I restored in the shed that I go for a cruise on every weekend.In my early 20's I had this drop dead gorgeous girlfriend for about a month,she said either the bike goes or she goes,I still remember laughing in my helmet as I rode away from her place. Sorry for rambling,the whole buying a bike to cover with a sheet then sell to buy a house just doesn't sit well with me. I had 3 bikes when I bought my first house but I never once thought of selling one,I just saved for a bit longer & enjoyed riding every day while I did it & if you live somewhere where it gets too cold to ride for half the year,move. PS. Bet ya wish you still had that big fat engined 6 now?

[@robkimler8521]

Bill Child Hey Bill, tell me she sold the ring & you kept the bike & still have it today & I will call you a legend. 😛 Rob

[@paulh7589]

Hello Bill. Could you jump on that diamond and take it to the beach for a wonderful afternoon? My Wife's ring cost more than my first 5 vehicles combined. I just couldn't wrap my mind around paying $8000 for a ring that does nothing. 24 years later it is just sitting there on her finger doing absolutely nothing. Both you and I got hoodwinked! Every now and then I look at it and think about what a stupid investment it was. Hell, that's 9 sets of tires for my truck, or 10 years of cable TV, or at least 20,000 rolls of toilet paper. Just imagine how many cases of your favorite beverage you could have had. Every time I look at her ring I think like this. The damn thing just sits on her finger doing nothing and I swear I can hear it laughing at me sometimes!!

[@randomstalker2690]

These 6 cylinder bikes sound awesomely beautiful and perfect! specially the BMW bike 😍

[@bluesharp59]

Very cool video and I gave you a thumbs up.

[@t1mytun]

Hang on - a six cylinder 300cc engine ?!

[@nathanbowd6728]

They also made a 125cc 5 cyl.

[@leighthetwinotterflyerjone9460]

Give an engineer 6 moped engines and tell him to have fun.

[@keithhaycraft3765]

Honda also made (an experimental only) 6 cylinder 50cc race bike.

[@tucoramirez4558]

t1mytun 1. There was a 350cc displacement limit for the 350 class - but there was no rule saying how many cylinders you could use. And if you engineer it right more will give more power for the same displacement. Anyways, Hondas domination was so huge they banned 5 and 6 cylinder engines and made a new rule they could only have for maximum 4 from the 1968 season onwards. So Honda pulled out.

[@joepkortekaas8813]

@@keithhaycraft3765 Absolute bullshit! They never did anything of the kind! There was a prototype triple 50 cc though.

[@n8n8n8n]

BMW K1600 could use it in the 3 series. Seriously.

[@mr.h3603]

Never knew 6 cylinder production bikes existed until today. They sound absolutely beautiful 🏍🏍🏍

[@jawz3102]

Good job man.

[@SamFBM]

who watched the one uploaded yesterday?

[@amalsatrio9945]

sam meh

[@VisioRacer]

Me!

[@TheCUTTERbyPHOENIX]

VisioRacer You ? kidding ! xD

[@VisioRacer]

Nah, I'm serious

[@marvinbeasley9316]

Lo

[@cbrcruz9003]

My top 2 picks would have to be the honda cbx 1050 and the kawazaki z1300

[@doug3805]

That Honda sounds awesome.

[@64fairlane305]

@@doug3805 it does: kzbin.info/www/bejne/opLPZoidi96cn7c

[@stwhite5135]

Thank you. Very good video. I don't understand, however, why anyone gets a thrill out of revving an engine continually. You have some very good camera work in this video.

[@raihanhaidar582]

omg.. that's surprisingly supercar sounds.. no doubt.. what a magnificent found.. Thumbs up for your video sir..

[@nevarema]

How about 5 cylinder bikes?

[@mazder_2709]

They all sound like Supras. And i love it.

[@atq42]

Good Stuff !!!

[@djungelskog2654]

Good video as always

[@GIGABACHI]

I'll be damned....i thought HOREX was dead and buried...😦 But I'm very glad they still alive. The motorcycle world needs more SIXES. If anything they sound GLORIOUS. 😍 New Valkyrie's front end looks like dog barf. Wasted chance👎😕

[@Driftuner]

JIGA BACHI it was...but someone invested big time money on the brand and now they are back

[@joepkortekaas8813]

Jiga Bachi: Of course Horex is dead and buried! The fact that somebody bought the right to use the name doesn't mean that real Horex bikes are being made again! It's the same with 'new" Bugattis and Triumph motorcycles.

[@erasmus_locke]

I want to know why they made so many straight sixes instead of V6's

[@ApriliaRacer14]

Wright Marshall Cheaper to manufacture.

[@tomstickler1]

Inherent balance in a straight-six.

[@themalaailaanaa1347]

Look cooler too....

[@tucoramirez4558]

Wright Marshall 1. Better cooling. Cars can fit huge radiators, motorcycles can not. More cylinders make more heat and in motorcycles there's also the always prevalent issue of how to cool the cylinders behind those facing the cooling wind. Hence in a straight six they all face the wind lined abreast. Whether you place a V6 longitudinally or transversely you still face the challenge of cooling the rear cylinders somehow. Unless you want huge radiators on a motorcycle the V6 is a no-no. 2. Straight sixes are smooth running and inherently balanced - V6's are definitely *not* . Hence why a straight 6 makes far more sense in a luxury touring bike like the BMW K1600 than any V6 ever would. Luxury cars always used to come with straight 6's because they were so smooth and vibration free. V6's came from car racing but were rare in most cars until the 1980's and BMW and Mercedes still kept building their brilliant straight-6's. Smooth, vibration-free power was always impressive - especially in motorcycles. A V6 needs counterweights on the crankshaft and a counter-rotating balance shaft to address the harsh vibration. V6's have even more problems than V8's, because a V8 is actually two straight fours running on the same crankshaft and straight fours are inherently balanced. Odd-number straight engines aren't. So a V6 is two unbalanced straight 3's sharing a crankshaft. Here's the thing: Adding counterweights and counter-rotating balance shafts adds *weight* and while this might not be that much of an issue in a car it will most certainly be in a motorcycle because the engine takes up most of the weight. 3. The sound of a straight six reminds of car V12's and BMW straight 6 car engines. V6's sound more flat - especially the kind which hypothetically would be fitted to motorcycles which need to be compact. Ducati Drew is *wrong* . Manufacturing cost wasn't the issue, and in a premium bike targeted at premium buyers willing to fork up whatever they needed to get the ultimate motorcycle this wasn't a factor to consider. Besides, these weren't going to be mass-produced and ever become big sellers so keeping the manufacturing costs low for your "average bikers" was *not* an issue when these bikes were designed. Money certainly wasn't a concern for the Japanese manufacturers in the late 70's and early 80's when they dominated the world and seemed to have limitless pockets with funds. However, cost for *manufacturing* isn't as much an issue as cost for *developing* . You see, both Honda and Kawasaki already had world-beating straight 4's and knew they could use them as a template for their straight 6's. Honda already had had proven racing success with their straight 6 Grand Prix racers. Bear in mind that Honda didn't even a V6 for their *cars* in the 1970's. Fact is the first production Honda V6 arrived in 1985 (for cars naturally). At a time Honda hadn't developed a V6 for their *cars* they certainly wouldn't start totally afresh by developing their first ever V6 for a *motorcycle* - given the obvious cooling and other problems I brought up above no less. Wright Marshall also needs to understand not to look at things with modern eyes. Today V6's are common. The issues the early ones faced have been solved over the last 30 years. Straight 6's were still the preferred way to design a 6-cylinder engine (outside racing) for most of the 20th century. BMW still makes them. Some car manufacturers even had a V6 model but reversed back to their straight 6's after. Volvo being one of them. The PRV V6 was indeed "cheap to produce" but also was a bit of a clunker and thirsty to boot. Volvo used it in the 70's and 80's but then presented the new inline-6 for the 960 luxury model in 1990 and kept their "modular 6" until very recently. That racing Laverda V6 was just a *one-off prototype* designed for racing and it only ever showed up at the 1978 Bol d'Or endurance race. Laverda had gambled the expensive development of this engine would one day pay off - and I reiterate *developing costs* is a far more important factor for a brand-new untried engine than *manufacturing costs* - which aren't even an issue for premium motorcycles. Unfortunately for Laverda all the engineering problems and developing costs meant they shelved the idea. "cheaper to manufacture" Not only is this false but it's also a painfully reductionist answer completely ignoring (in this being completely *ignorant* of) the technical challenges such a layout presents in a motorcycle and the reality of engineering in the 60's and 70's. Some people reduce the factors and take a reductionist view. Never pay much attention to those regardless what their "interest" might be. Simple answers are for simple people.

[@lollipopjuggs]

Tuco Ramirez do you think that these factors led to honda devolpment of the V4?

[@kevint3845]

Great video 8 cylinder bikes next ?

[@andrewmitchell5665]

Love listening to this gentleman

[@paulf6784]

What? No Munch Mammoth?

[@joepkortekaas8813]

Paul F: The Munch Mammoth was a four cylinder, using the NSU engine.

[@jafinjohn7367]

Build a cbx1000 right now awesome bike 🏍

[@Silverado76330]

Wonderful Bikes!

[@193322009]

My favorite is the Laveda V6. Love the layout. Years ago, the President of the company sent me several photos of the bike when it was first introduced. I wish they would have made a street version.

[@pwadlc3664]

There is a reason why the CB900F sold better...and it wasn't cost. I had a cb900f super sport. It was nimble but not as nimble as the 750 but a great , fast, middle of the road bike that you could toss hard into the corners. Pegs were high but you could drag them...comfy for the long runs. The CBX was unfortunately, a pig to handle...sorry...

[@krollpeter]

And the engine wrong in a tourer.

[@johngregory4801]

Well, when the CBX was introduced, the dual-cam CB750F was still a year away from production, and the CB900F was about three years from seeing a showroom floor. Although the CBX suffered from it's wheelbase, weight and width keeping it from tearing up the twisties, the CB-750/900 (Same frame, stroked engine) had no such problems - the 1980 CB750 Super Sport was roundly hailed as the best-handling sportbike you could buy. Then in 1983, Honda threw us ALL for a loop.. With the V45 Interceptor.