VTR1000 Prototype story

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VTR1000 Prototype story

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https://bike-lineage.org/honda/vtr1000/ ... otype.html

Worth bunging through a translator this cartoonish geneology of the Thunder 998 ... Superhawk ... Firestorm ... BinMagnet ...

From this in 1986...

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via

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to this in 1997

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Mr. Saito of the Chief Engineer and other development members made technical verifications of these proposals, and it was the fact that they were united by rubbing each other.
Setting the tone for VTR owner gatherings in later years :lol:

I wonder if Honda designers & engineers (probably now retired) swing by the forums, like this one, of their creations to see how they've grown up and are regarded... ( :wave: at chap responsible for CCTs!)
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An interesting find Wicky :thumbup:
You can see the Katana style seat and tail unit on the first bike and the earlier Blade in the second bike. Looking at that the Firestorm, it came out very well IMHO looks wise.

It would be interesting to know if the designers do check out this forum I agree :)

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Top pic reminds me of an 80's Suzuki 400 impulse

http://www.suzukicycles.org/photos/suzu ... _S_450.jpg

2nd pic is a Bros/Hawk frame with Fireblade forks/swingarm/wheels etc,

http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/ ... 0_bros.htm


Engines in either I don't recognise, good job they're ugly :lol:



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great find :thumbup: .. considering they are now getting over 20 years old these old tubs stand up well style wise. they have aged well..

isnt there somebody on here that has a bike thats a 96 reg?.. with a number 1 chassis plate?
the older i get,the faster i was :lol:
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Thanks for the link, Wicky. Good find.

Love the Engrish translation from Google!
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2nd pic is a Bros/Hawk frame with Fireblade forks/swingarm/wheels etc
The article does mention they where used as inspiration so you assumption is spot on. For anyone reading the translated pages donlt forget to clickon the links to the right for more info and things progressed throuout the years. What was intresting is that they say they added an extra 2l to the tank sothat would either meant that the early ones are in fact 15l rather than 16 or the later ones are 18 instead of 19. They also talk about the pistons counter balancing each other out.
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Good find wicky.Interesting reading.
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and after all that hard work by Honda what happens??

people like us buy them and change everything we can :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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fabiostar wrote: Wed Jun 20, 2018 9:10 pm and after all that hard work by Honda what happens??

people like us buy them and change everything we can :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
:lol: :lol: that is true, but Honda engineers are on a budget, they have to make a profit to survive,

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