1959 Honda RC160 Pictures

35hp/ 14000rpm unfortunately I can not upload the sound of this bike.
Photo taken last year in Honda Hall of Fame in the Motegi Museum.

Thanks to Jan Frederik Butenschoen for these pictures.

Manufacturer: HONDA
Model: RC 160
Engine: 249cc 4/4
Year: 1959
Decade: 1950s
Machine Type: Race

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Bob Johnston on April 2, 2012 @ 6:22 am

What a romantic eara of motorcycling, the new age had just began. If my memory serves me it was Tadaguchi who rode the RC160, please correct me if i am wrong!!

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