Difference between revisions of "Honda RC160"

[[Image:1959-Honda-RC160-with-fairing.jpg|right|thumb|1959 Honda RC160 with fairing]]

[[Image:1959-Honda-RC160-with-fairing.jpg|right|thumb|1959 Honda RC160 with fairing]]

In 1959, [[Honda]] announced that they had produced a 250cc four-cylinder along the same lines as the 125cc twin. The idea of a 250 four was not a new one; during 1939-40, [[Gilera]], [[Bianchi]] and [[Benelli]] had built supercharged 250 fours, the Benelli water-cooled, the other two air-cooled. The outbreak of the war prevented the use of those bikes, and when racing was resumed after the war, supercharging was banned, making them redundant. It was only in 1960, one year after the Honda four was introduced, that Benelli again fielded a 250cc four.

In 1959, [[Honda]] announced that they had produced a 250cc four-cylinder along the same lines as the 125cc twin. The idea of a 250 four was not a new one; during 1939-40, [[Gilera]], [[Bianchi]] and [[Benelli]] had built supercharged 250 fours, the Benelli water-cooled, the other two air-cooled. The outbreak of the war prevented the use of those bikes, and when racing was resumed after the war, supercharging was banned, making them redundant. It was only in 1960, one year after the Honda four was introduced, that Benelli again fielded a 250cc four.