h a nice machine to look at IS the Commando
How did this thread get hijacked by this trivia
we were talking how honda beat kaw to the draw and before that we were talking about how honda was under pressure to get their bike out as they knew kaw had their own project and the pressure honda felt perhaps was one casual factor in adjustments/repairs to crankcases causing cases with vins already stamped to be held back. blame it all on Gerard..... just joking, Gerard ! actually we deviated off topic with some very interesting side information, nice sharing and good "conversation." i stabbed the pig with my Commando picture....... blame it on me (retirement must be making me silly....)
ps to Gerard, great stuff you post and truly appreciate the fact you have to use a translator. i understand all that you write. True enthusiast !
Steve, you have much chance to understand what I write...
And I remind you that photos of British bikes are prohibited on this site!!!
Thank you all for the effort you make to understand my Frenglish!!
For me when I translated into English and in French after I not understand a sentence that is written in French!!
You should know that I change the French text several times to get something coherent in English...
This may seem off-topic but actually not at all... Because it is related to the questions that you ask and you will never have the answers ...
All these errors and numbering changes from the fact that Honda have completely underestimated its production for the CB750 ... The choice of sand casting is irrefutable evidence ...
I'll try to found the article where a specialist talks about a production of 1,000 bikes reserved mainly the USA ...
It was also written that 20% of cranckases emerge from the foundry faulty ...
Then surely cranckases were found mounted on motorcycles with invisible defects were detected with control of oil leakage... Always in a hurry they remove the engine and shall hand another with higher numbers... I think corroborates with what our friend Kp for numbering gaps...
All this is related only to the foundry defect and not problems related to mechanics ... Because everyone knows that Honda knows assembled correctly the engines ...
But sincerely I struggle to understand the choice of Honda for the sand-casting..
They understood the lesson for the development of the 6 CBX 1000 for just a few engines were made in sand casting for testing ....The CB1E-2000015 engine sandcast is sold at auction for £5,125 (€6,489).....
This is a ridiculous sale price..!! Too bad I hase not the money because it would have been nice in my living room...
link:
https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/21136/lot/205/