Here’s a fun fact. Shoichiro Irimajiri, the Honda engineer who designed the first generation Honda Gold Wing engine, had spent the previous 10 years making Grand Prix engines. His initial concept for the Gold Wing was a 1500cc flat six engine that put out a conservative 80bhp and propelled the test bike to well in excess of 140mph. This notion of pushing hard from the get-go is embodied by France’s Sur Les Chapeaux De Roues, whose name quite literally means ?Getting Off to a Flying Start?.The post A FLYING START. Sur Les Chapeaux De Roues? Honda Gold Wing Cafe Bobber appeared first on Pipeburn.com.
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