Honda 2RC143

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Honda 2RC143
1961 Honda 2RC143 - left side engine

Due to the failure of the Honda RC144, the bike that is used in all other races during the season is the improved version of the RC143, the 2RC143.

Gone is the spine frame to make way for an open, double loop frame, with a tube arrangement around the steering head like the Norton Featherbed frame.

The engine is identical with the RC143, but the Keihin carburettors are now concentrics with cylindrical slides.

Compression ratio is still 10.5 : 1. Six-speed gearbox. Power output is 23 bhp at 14,000 rpm. Dry weight is 97 kg.

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