Difference between revisions of "Honda RC166"

[[Image:1966-Honda-RC166.jpg|right|thumb|1966 Honda RC166]]

[[Image:1966-Honda-RC166.jpg|right|thumb|1966 Honda RC166]]

[[Image:1966-Honda-RC166-engine-in-pieces.jpg|right|thumb|1966 Honda RC166 engine in pieces]]

[[Image:1966-Honda-RC166-engine-in-pieces.jpg|right|thumb|1966 Honda RC166 engine in pieces]]

However technically interesting and highly developed the [[Honda RC116|RC116]] and [[Honda RC149|RC149]] may be, the most appealing, the most glamorous racing bike ever built is no doubt the '''1966 [[Honda]] RC166''' six. Although the Italians are known for their creations, Carcano's masterpiece, the [[Moto Guzzi]] V8 500 cc, was a lumpish, ungainly hunk of a motorcycle when compared to the sleek, beautiful lines of the Honda. It's the comparison between a dray horse and a thoroughbred. In addition to its specifications and beauty came the incomparable, ear-splitting howl of its six megaphones and its invincibility in the hands of [[Mike Hailwood]], which made it a legend in its time.

However technically interesting and highly developed the [[Honda RC116|RC116]] and [[Honda RC149|RC149]] may be, the most appealing, the most glamorous racing bike ever built is no doubt the '''1966 [[Honda]] RC166''' six. Although the Italians are known for their creations, Carcano's masterpiece, the [[Moto Guzzi]] V8 500 cc, was a lumpish, ungainly hunk of a motorcycle when compared to the sleek, beautiful lines of the Honda. It's the comparison between a dray horse and a thoroughbred. In addition to its specifications and beauty came the incomparable, ear-splitting howl of its six megaphones and its invincibility in the hands of [[Mike Hailwood]], which made it a legend in its time.