Speed crazed Audi owner

[cobram at juno.com]

 "Peter Berrevoets" <peterb at mysysltd.com> writes:

> Honda had a four cylinder race bike with oval pistons that gave the
> displacement equivalent of their six cylinder bike in an engine that 
> grew  thicker front to back. Could make the 5 cylinder with oval
pistons 
> and only a wider head...
> Waxing esoteric...

If I recall correctly, the NR500 came out in 79 (year I gave up on
English bikes and bought my first rice burner).   The 4 stroke 32 valve
was limited to 500cc because it was built specifically to race in the GP
bike series, where 2 strokes rule to this day.   I remember watching it
TRY to race, it was completely unreliable and plagued with problems.  It
was impressive in that it  could sustain something like 23,000 RPM's,
when it ran.   

BCNU,
Cobram at Juno.Com
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Flats/1469/

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