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Honda FWS 1000 1982 Found in Honda |
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Make: Honda Model: FWS 1000 Year: 1982 Engine: Capacity: Bore: Compression: Induction: Starter: Power: Torque: Transmission: Front suspension: Rear suspension: Front brake: Rear brake: Front tyre: Rear tyre: Dry weight: Fuel capacity: |
| It is said Mr. Honda never liked two-stroke engines. He found the buzzing two-strokes crude and simple, the engineering equivalent of a blacksmith's anvil. Mr. Honda was if nothing else, he was an accomplished engineer and his fascination was with four stroke, multiple cylinder and multiple valve engines. The first scooters and motorcycles with the Honda name across the fuel tank were two-strokes as an economic issue but soon after Honda Motor Company began its first boom, the engineering slant began to lean towards the more complex four-stroke machines. In racing Mr. Honda had a very definite preference for four-strokes as evidenced by the four, five and six cylinder machines raced by the factory in Grand Prix in the 1960s. MV Agusta were the last manufacturer to win a 500cc Grand Prix with a four stroke, in 1973. Agostini joined Yamaha's squad and won straightaway on the first Yamaha 500 two-stroke - the OW20. The win heralded a change in the engineering guard in 500 Grand Prix: int | |
