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Offline toycollector10

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Soichiro Honda
« on: July 18, 2008, 04:26:14 AM »
I was strangely moved when I came across this image of Mr Honda (my avatar). His smile and the character in his face.

Just think what the world would be like if he hadn't achieved what he did over his lifetime.

And on a personal level, the huge amount of pleasure and enjoyment I have taken over the years in firstly acquiring, then restoring and riding and showing off my bike. To those people who are interested in the CB750, and the way people have responded on an emotional level to seeing a bike that they hadn't seen for nearly fourty years, and all the memories that it evoked for them.
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Offline Raul CB750K1

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Re: Soichiro Honda
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2008, 04:53:08 AM »
I was lucky to win an auction a few months ago of the book "Honda: the man and his machines" autographed by Mr. Honda. The book, even without his autograph, is worth buying.

Right now I am about to finish "Whatever happened to the british motorcycle industry", by Bert Hopwood -senior designer in Triumph, Norton and BSA-. Once you read both books you understand how the attitude of the manager affects the product and the productivity, and understand why Honda survived and the rest sinked -included the poor spanish industry-.
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Offline Raul CB750K1

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Re: Soichiro Honda
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2008, 04:56:02 AM »
There was on thing that I liked specially from the book. Mr. Honda liked to wear a red shirt with no tie, and he always tried to dress casual. It seems to be some kind of response for the mocking he suffered as a kid, when his poor parents couldn't buy him appropiate clothes and many times he had to wear his sister's clothes.


Well, what MR. Honda said was in the line of "everybody should be allowed to wear as he fancies. If an engineer is unable to overcome the conventionalism of the dress code, how can we expect him to be brave enough to try a new approach when solving a mechanical problem?"
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Offline scunny

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Re: Soichiro Honda
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2008, 05:02:08 AM »
this moved me, thanksTC
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Offline cb650 bobber

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Re: Soichiro Honda
« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2008, 08:29:29 AM »
wonder if the library has that book or where I could pick it up...looked on ebay and didnt find it.
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Offline Bob Wessner

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Re: Soichiro Honda
« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2008, 09:16:53 AM »
Quote from: cb650 bobber on July 18, 2008, 08:29:29 AM
wonder if the library has that book or where I could pick it up...looked on ebay and didnt find it.

If you are referring to the Honda book, check here on Amazon...

http://www.amazon.com/Honda-Machines-Sol-W-Sanders/dp/0316770078

Your book report will be due in one week. ;)
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