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Offline Jonesy

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A Blast From the Past From an Old Honda Owner's Manual
« on: August 12, 2007, 05:09:27 PM »
In the back of my CA95's Owner's Manual, There are pictures of Honda's different assembly plants, as well as the machines manufactured there. (Notice it's not just bikes...)

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Re: A Blast From the Past From an Old Honda Owner's Manual
« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2007, 07:04:36 PM »
Most of the Japanese companies make an amazing number of products. Kawasaki builds ships, Airplanes, Helicoptors, Trains and Tunnel boring equipment.
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Re: A Blast From the Past From an Old Honda Owner's Manual
« Reply #2 on: August 12, 2007, 07:34:03 PM »
Quote from: BobbyR on August 12, 2007, 07:04:36 PM
Most of the Japanese companies make an amazing number of products. Kawasaki builds ships, Airplanes, Helicoptors, Trains and Tunnel boring equipment.

Mitsu and Hitachi make even more stuff.
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Re: A Blast From the Past From an Old Honda Owner's Manual
« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2007, 01:11:58 AM »
I would love to see some pictures of the K0 production line, in color of course....
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Re: A Blast From the Past From an Old Honda Owner's Manual
« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2007, 01:28:20 AM »
They are cool pictures. Thanks for scanning and sharing. I have copied them to my hard drive....



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Re: A Blast From the Past From an Old Honda Owner's Manual
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2007, 03:25:55 AM »
Very cool photos.  I found some information on the history of the CB750 that mentions that the Saitama plant made engines for the first CB750's while the body was made at Hamamatsu.  Those plants couldn't keep up with demand, so in 1971, engine and body manufacturing was moved to Suzuka, which was making the CB500/4 at the time.

http://www.hrcusa.com/honda.aspx

Scroll down the page and you'll find the article on the CB750 - the Nanahan...
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Re: A Blast From the Past From an Old Honda Owner's Manual
« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2007, 06:59:13 PM »
Very cool post, especially the tillers. ;-)

Sometime way back, Honda decided on a strategy of 5 (mebbe it was 6) Honda's in every garage. That's why they focused, and still focus, hard on engine technology. The rest becomes a platform for a Honda engine. Honda has a commercial -- with a car, motorcycle, generator, lawnmower, etc. -- that pretty much sums up the strategy.

And I'd guess it's how CVCC technology made it to SOHC/4's.

The pictures are quite literally a snapshot of that strategy.
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