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Finns något filmklipp med Honda NR 750? Jag menar alltså inte den röda gatversionen, utan the real deal: prototypen som Honda tog fram enkom för att vinna Le Mans. Det finns förvånansvärt lite information på nätet om denna sanslöst häftiga motorcykel.
"The NR750, a normally aspirated 750 cc engine, still with twin conrods, oval pistons, and 32 valves, made its surprise debut in the 1987 Le Mans 24-hour event, where it qualified second fastest in practice thanks to the skills of Australian Malcolm Campbell, who was riding it in rotation with a pair of journalists. In the race, the Honda prototype stunned onlookers with its speed, before retiring with, according to HRC, a faulty big-end assembly incorrectly tightened. Producing a phenomenal 165 bhp at 15 500 rpm in 'sprint' form, the new generation oval-piston Honda was detuned slightly for the endurance race. But even so, 155 bhp at 15 000 rpm in a bike scaling only 158 kg with lights and a generator, practically in road-legal trim."
"The NR750, a normally aspirated 750 cc engine, still with twin conrods, oval pistons, and 32 valves, made its surprise debut in the 1987 Le Mans 24-hour event, where it qualified second fastest in practice thanks to the skills of Australian Malcolm Campbell, who was riding it in rotation with a pair of journalists. In the race, the Honda prototype stunned onlookers with its speed, before retiring with, according to HRC, a faulty big-end assembly incorrectly tightened. Producing a phenomenal 165 bhp at 15 500 rpm in 'sprint' form, the new generation oval-piston Honda was detuned slightly for the endurance race. But even so, 155 bhp at 15 000 rpm in a bike scaling only 158 kg with lights and a generator, practically in road-legal trim."
