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[[Image:Honda-RC143-riden-by-Suiss-rider-Luigi-Tatcri.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Honda RC143 ridden by Suiss rider Luigi Tatcri]] | [[Image:Honda-RC143-riden-by-Suiss-rider-Luigi-Tatcri.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Honda RC143 ridden by Suiss rider Luigi Tatcri]] | ||
In the Sixties, the Japanese factories | In the Sixties, the Japanese factories ,bent on the conquest of Europe, launched themselves into a crazy technological scramble for the winner's circle in the world racing championship. | ||
==Champion of the Four-Stroke== | ==Champion of the Four-Stroke== | ||
Until the ban in 1967 on 50cc and 125cc engines with more than two cylinders and more than four cylinders in the larger displacements, Honda championed the four-stroke engine, which used extra cylinders to make up for the power it lost to two-stroke models. The error of this approach was apparent in the 125cc class where [[Honda]], world champion with two and four-cylinder engines, competed against the increasingly potent two-stroke twins of Yamaha and Suzuki. The two-stroke cycles ruled the championships in 1965. | Until the ban in 1967 on 50cc and 125cc engines with more than two cylinders and more than four cylinders in the larger displacements, Honda championed the four-stroke engine, which used extra cylinders to make up for the power it lost to two-stroke models. The error of this approach was apparent in the 125cc class where [[Honda]], world champion with two and four-cylinder engines, competed against the increasingly potent two-stroke twins of Yamaha and Suzuki. The two-stroke cycles ruled the championships in 1965. | ||