[Chevelle-list] *****SPAM***** Re: Bike for sale

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Hailwood won 9 World Championships altogether, 6 in a row I think.  I also watched him race Formula 1 in Monaco when he retired from motorcycles.  That screaming 250 Honda was reportedly the loudest bike ever heard at the Isle of Mann.  Awesome career...
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> From: Mike Holleman [mailto:mholleman at ec.rr.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 11:55 PM
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> An interesting side note, in the late sixties, Honda built a six cylinder 250CC bike to  roadrace in Europe. A British rider named Mike Halewood won back to back world titles on this bike, so the FIM outlawed the use of multicylinder engines. They didn't like a Japanese brand coming over and kicking butt.  Honda walked away from this form of racing for many years. Yamaha designed their TD series of twin cylinder two stroke bikes and dominated the 250 class for a couple of decades. Can you imagine what a 250cc four stroke six cylinder engine looked like? Tiny little pistons and valves. It turned over 18,000 rpms. 
> Mike Holleman----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: plgchevelle65 at aol.com 
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>   Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 2:36 PM
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>   Thanks for the picture & the additional info Terry.  It's still available.  
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>   Thanks for the support Dan.  Obviously John didn't know what a CBX was when he compared it to his bike.  Now he does.  (Kinda like a Chevelle SS to a Vega.  I bought a new Vega in 1973.  Lost it to my ex in the divorce.  Actually it was my good fortune to get rid of them both!!!)  No insult taken John.  Don't anyone lose any sleep or get aggravated over this.  And if you like you can insult my car too.  It's just a clean driver & it has issues as many do except for maybe the queens.  OOPS!!!  Did I just start something?  I feel a footprint on my tongue.  You guys are the greatest & this list was one of the best things I ever found.  For technical assistance & just plain entertainment.  And now that we know what a CBX is, most of us learned something today.  If any interest or know someone who might be, email me me off line @ plgchevelle65 at aol.com 
>   Thanks all & have a great day.  End of topic.               
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>   Phil G. 65 SS  MCC#36  ACES#555  TC#1766  VCCA  LGC  AMCA#1321   
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>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Terry S Hodges <hauge3 at bellsouth.net>
>   To: The Chevelle Mailing List <chevelle-list at chevelles.net>; The Chevelle Mailing List <chevelle-list at chevelles.net>
>   Sent: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 9:05 am
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>   This might explain why they are so popular. I tried to buy one several years ago restored...Wished I had tried harder..
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>                     1979 Honda CBX 
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>               A 1000cc 6 cylinder motorcycle which was the first over 100 HP production motorcycle. It had to be detuned in Europe to be legal. One of Honda’s engineering exercises. As one journalist put it, "6 cylinders, 24 valves and no common sense". Production lasted only from 1979 to 1982 because they were not popular. Oddly enough, good ones are now in high demand. 
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