The Most Significant 4-cylinder Bikes in History !!!

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The first inline-4, V-4, square 4 and transverse 4, 4-stroke serially produced motorcycles in all history.
Compilation with original sound and technical description.
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@jawatino3797 6 жыл бұрын

And I forgot the Zundapp K800/1938/ - The first 4-cylinder boxer engine. I am sorry

@lukewarmwater6412 6 жыл бұрын

you also forgot the 1979 Yamaha 11 special, the first production bike to break the ten second quarter mile barrier (or was that the 78?)

@MotorClassics 6 жыл бұрын

JAWA TINO And I went to the comments to say you forgot the best.. The Zundapp K800..."The Bently of motorcycles" of its day...tut tut. At least you realised.

@lukewarmwater6412 6 жыл бұрын

yeah, wow. this list is going to have to be broken up somehow or its going to include everything!! cause really, bikes are like boobs, all of them are wonderfull.

@joepkortekaas8813 5 жыл бұрын

The first transverse four cylinder was the Binks, he built his bikes either with the engines in line or transverse. Binks was better known for his carburetors. Great video though!

@TheoBerkhout 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, very impressive video, the ariel, mv Agusta.... but I checked out the K800 on you tube and I must say that is one of the coolest 4cil. bikes I ever saw. see kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ftF-a8iCrc6qk2w.html

@corneilcorneil 5 жыл бұрын

9:15 please keep that idiot away from that nice bike. 😢😢

@timmyluap 6 жыл бұрын

that last one ;WHAT A KNOBHEAD WHY

@johnbasham6051 5 жыл бұрын

I was going to comment on the ape revving the CB750 but I see I'm late to the party.

@rickeymitchell8620 6 жыл бұрын

Look Ma, you raised a genius, I can rev a motorcycle! What a DA.

@357bullfrog2 4 жыл бұрын

You mean the guy with the CB 750? That was pure brain power there lol

@rickeymitchell8620 4 жыл бұрын

@@357bullfrog2 yep

@scootergeorge9576 6 жыл бұрын

I'm a Harley guy but the most significant 4 is the Honda 750. First true super bike from Japan.

@chrisbraid2907 4 жыл бұрын

With the Suzuki T20 the first real Rice Rocket ....

@scootergeorge9576 4 жыл бұрын

@@chrisbraid2907 - Kawasaki H-1 750.

@blackholeentry3489 3 жыл бұрын

Scooter George....So was I until my brother in law rode into my driveway on a 72 Honda 750. I had ridden four Harleys a total of 140K, including riding to work 100 miles a day for three years. Took the 750 for a short ride.....Goodbye Harley. Right now, I own a pair of Honda ST 1100's.

@ericshinault3628 6 жыл бұрын

Shirtless dude is aggravating as hell.

@uttaradit2 6 жыл бұрын

u aint kidding - wot a dork

@OOICU812 6 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@promerops 6 жыл бұрын

Poser idiot with no respect for machinery.

@wickedleeloopy2115 4 жыл бұрын

I bet it wasn't even his bike.

@billpayer3762 4 жыл бұрын

WICKEDLEE LOOPY I reckon you would be odds on to win that bet.

@revolution51 5 жыл бұрын

To the commenters calling the shirtless guy on the 750 all the demeaning names in the book, just remember, "Shit Bags" are real, physical things performing a thankless job. And to compare the shirtless guy to a shit bag belittles all shit bags everywhere.

@davidnelson6893 3 жыл бұрын

The forget Honda twin the 1965 CB450 Black Bomber it has totally trick and 2 camshafts and no valve springs!!

@georgejohnson1124 6 жыл бұрын

It really makes a lot of sense to sit on an Air-Cooled Motorcycle and rev the piss out of it................

@LChem1 6 жыл бұрын

There was a Honda dealer on El Camino Real in Mountain View Ca. in June 1969 the Honda 750 was there, same color. it looked big then, today it looks mid sized. and a stock 750 has a different sound than the bike shown here. hopefully shirtless was beaten with mashed potatoes until delirious

@beakittelscherz5419 5 жыл бұрын

Yay to mashed potatos!

@craigkeller 4 жыл бұрын

Used to live by there. Remember the Norton dealer , El Camino Real in Redwood City?

@LChem1 4 жыл бұрын

@@craigkeller yes I Do! In 1970 three of us bought 3 Kawasaki 350 scramblers, 2 stroke twins...BUT they were Dan Gurney "Ametican Eagles". BUT DG went bankrupt so got 3 for $1000 in the box. No gas tanks. So we went to Redwood city Norton guy, he also had Kawa. We went into this big wharehouse and found tanks. Can't recall the name. No one ever heard of A E. He also rebranded Laverda! But we couldn't afford Laverda.

@smitajky 6 жыл бұрын

Asa uni student I had the privilege of seeing a real square four that was used as day to day registered transport by one of our motorcycle club members. It was the most civilized motorcycle I have ever seen. Smooth, quiet, tractable, docile. In my view the epitome of what a motorcycle should be.

@TheTheotherfoot 6 жыл бұрын

Owned one. You called that so right! robably the best all round bike I've ever had.

@bmwlv351 6 жыл бұрын

My dad had one as a police bike in early 60's. One of his colleagues kept blowing his up, they discovered he was using it to run a saw-mill in his part-time job.

@1wannabee1 5 жыл бұрын

The bloke on the Honda 750 four? is a KNOB!

@zaks9919 6 жыл бұрын

The Ariel.. I like this just for the solid mechanical sound., It's like you can tell it's going to run strong just hearing it!!

@brucerogermorgan2388 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, fascinating in it's day. Just a pity it had the overheating problem with the rear cylinders. Really should have been water-cooled.

@walterpfannschmidt8449 5 жыл бұрын

The first 4 cylinder shown is indeed a FN (Fabrique Nationale de Herstal), an old and still existing Belgian company more known now for their firearms and heavy guns.

@gustavmeyrink_2.0 5 жыл бұрын

The MV Agusta looks like a tiny, little Münch.

@curtissloan2486 5 жыл бұрын

wow, the Ariel square 4 looks like one smooth riding machine.

@tyrssen1 6 жыл бұрын

Fantastic, thanks for posting! The Honda CB 750 is the all-time great, but to be honest, I always thought the 1958 Ariel Square Four was (arguably) the most beautiful bike ever made.

@ronnorris7821 5 жыл бұрын

I could have bought 1 back in 1974, guy told me that he had a bike on the back of his truck parked outside. Asked him what make it was he wasn't sure but it ran and looked like it was all there. But I couldn't get my lazy ass off of the bar stool to take a look at it, he said that he only wanted $300.00 for it. Saw him about a week later and asked him if he still had the bike for sale. He said that he had sold it, are you ready for what it was ............................. the Square 4. ode to the nearest bar and sat there for 4 hours crying in my beer.

@Chrisjude100 4 жыл бұрын

Aaaah ....! The Squariel. Lovely!

@mowoggreen1164 3 жыл бұрын

Ive been lucky to own 2 Squariels, one in 1969, a 1948 4G 1000cc, tele/rigid, and one from 2004, a 1957 mk11 4 piper, Gorgeous bikes !

@tyrssen1 3 жыл бұрын

@@mowoggreen1164 I am indeed envious, Mowog! And I salute your good fortune.

@terrybrady8588 6 жыл бұрын

who is the jerk abusing a 70 four, I have been known to refuse to work on peoples bikes for "free" ravening motors.

@strattuner 6 жыл бұрын

he would've never got away with revving the CB 750 K1_K3 without that new chain in it,good bike

@ronaldduthweiler1903 4 жыл бұрын

I rode a square four in 1950's. I was riding with a buddy in Huntington Park on my Triumph and he was on his dad's Ariel. We traded for a short time and it was wet and I crossed a street car track and almost dumped that beauty!!

@caffjohn 6 жыл бұрын

That muppet with the second square four hasn't a clue how to ride a bike, he's slipping the clutch instead of dropping down into a lower gear, the abuse that 750 is getting is dreadful. Lovely bikes except for that MV Agusta it's a horrible looking yoke.

@Fumeganenem 6 жыл бұрын

Very Nice! The guys trying to make music with the 7 galo (750 four Honda) but they cant play this instrument...

@4406bbldb 5 жыл бұрын

That shirtless guy is having fun with his bike. Not reving to high or long. In 70 I was building big bore versions off these and enjoyed big burnouts on Telegraph road. My personal bike had windjammer and saddle bags and 860 cc..

@jimme8499 5 жыл бұрын

You like what the idiot is doing then you say you put saddlebags on a cb750. You are joking I hope !!

@ezrabrooks7785 5 жыл бұрын

Detroit 313 🖒

@twcaldwell1951 6 жыл бұрын

ariel square four, that looks like a motorcycle ahead of its time.

@timmason7430 6 жыл бұрын

It was.

@RodFleming-World 6 жыл бұрын

It would have been, if it had had liquid cooling. But the rear pots overheated, leading to head warpage and CHG failure. Also the gasflow in the head left a lot to be desired, and this limited power. The extra capacity over the 650 twin yielded only a 5 bhp (claimed) increase in power, although torque was good. The 4 was probably at its best as a sedate chair-tower where the torque was an advantage.

@tonyprice5726 5 жыл бұрын

@@RodFleming-World Rebore the rear 2 cyls 5 thou over stopped over heating

@RodFleming-World 5 жыл бұрын

@@tonyprice5726 good tip

@chrisbraid2907 4 жыл бұрын

twcaldwell1951 I think it was most at home touring very cold countryside ....

@vincentsmidowicz2931 5 жыл бұрын

Cracking video surprised I haven't come across this before! These machines are all works of Art, my favourite which is not included is GPZ 900R! Cheers

@santiirigoyen3334 6 жыл бұрын

Great video.

@ckryses3962 3 жыл бұрын

Back when everyone was given chance, allowed to showcase their brilliance through their craftsmanship!! FN and Ariel Four got my heart already!! Though world will realise someday that Brit engineering is one of the most underrated thing..

@markgamble8377 6 жыл бұрын

Wish i never sold my 750 honda.

@ezrabrooks7785 5 жыл бұрын

My 78 is in storage . For when I feel that way

@geezerbigfoot 5 жыл бұрын

thats right give the old honda a stress test before thrashing it on the track isnt a race bike mate !

@BuilditRideit 5 жыл бұрын

That MV agusta is one of the most ughliest bike I have ever seen.

@mprime6807 2 жыл бұрын

That knuckle dragger on the Honda should be made to fix a blown engine.

@lwarner3392 4 жыл бұрын

The square 4 is a smooth engine. Love these old bikes.

@ckryses3962 3 жыл бұрын

You mean 2 stroke square 4?? They are super rare!

@RodFleming-World 6 жыл бұрын

No Suzie RG500? The most successful race engine of the 70s, which would have remained so had they not changed the GP standards to ban 2-strokes? Major oversight. The road-legal version appeared in 1985

@josepelotudogomezcredulo6993 3 жыл бұрын

Wooler made a tranverse 4 too.And the Douglas Endeavour.

@raibr2022 6 жыл бұрын

good vídeos ,great man !

@jawatino3797 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@onefastcyclist 6 жыл бұрын

good presentation!

@sicks6six 5 жыл бұрын

Honda 750 4, revving it to high and going nowhere, I knew someone who had an aerial S4 back in the 1960s and it sat under a carpet and rotted away, forgot who it was now, a neighbour I think, back when everyone wanted the new Japanese bikes, when everyone had an old British bike round the back of the outhouse under carpets and tarpaulins,

@user-wi4st8fs4e 6 жыл бұрын

Всегда с интересом смотрю... но сегодня не понял я этого ролика. Спасибо

@ianturpin9180 6 жыл бұрын

When I was 16 & had bought a 1000cc Ariel the bike and I were the same age had to sell it as when it fell over I could not lift it swapped it for a 1938 HRD vincent wish I still had them

@ronnorris7821 5 жыл бұрын

Been there do that

@chrisbraid2907 4 жыл бұрын

steve gale I bet he has the years to prove it ....

@jessehoeper 5 жыл бұрын

That square four is something I’ve genuinely never seen before.👍

@blackholeentry3489 3 жыл бұрын

Back in the early 60's, I used to ride with a guy in Santa Cruz, CA, who owned one.

@georgebarnes8163 3 жыл бұрын

I think the Honda Gl1000 Goldwing should have had a mention , super smooth flat four that set the standards for touring motorcycles, no slug either.

@TrucksNRats 6 жыл бұрын

cool video

@Ozzienuck 6 жыл бұрын

No mention of Honda's magnificent VFR750? Some say it's the best motorcycle ever made. Every time I ride my 95 model I tend to agree. It's superb.

@jimme8499 5 жыл бұрын

That wouldn't be there because it would be the 1982 VF750 Sabre as this was the VFR's forerunner.

@bobreinisch8998 5 жыл бұрын

I owned a 1948 Ariel square four. It was a dream to ride.

@blackmetalwarrior5787 4 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous motorcycles. 8:57 love at first sight :)

@xmo552 4 жыл бұрын

All of them gorgeous 😍

@wearemotorhead4747 3 жыл бұрын

9:34 Mad snowman.

@russbilzing5348 4 жыл бұрын

Just wonderful

@Gioagla 6 жыл бұрын

The MV Agusta has a engine wistle , i find it a bit strange , could it be so loud ? Like some sprocket is tight

@degarageconcurrent7335 6 жыл бұрын

Rudolf Vizi p

@brucerogermorgan2388 5 жыл бұрын

The noise is from the complex cam drive they had and is quite normal for that bike.

@JeffersonSilva-ou3ot 4 жыл бұрын

Lindas motos....recentemente na oficina em que trabalho restauramos uma cb 400 ||....deixamos ela do jeito que saiu da loja....

@geezerbigfoot 5 жыл бұрын

love the mv the engin looks unpolished like a race bike

@user-ts1zx5sx3s 6 жыл бұрын

Люди сохранили мотостарину в отличном состоянии, есть на что посмотреть, очень интересно…Молодцы !

@johnnyboy1586 3 жыл бұрын

That mv agusta sounds soooo smooth

@indramatic 6 жыл бұрын

The first transverse Inline 4 is 1937 Gilera Rondine 500 with the compressor.

@joepkortekaas8813 5 жыл бұрын

Actually, the first transverse four cylinder was the Binks, made by the man well known for his carburetors. He built his fours from 1903 to 1906 either in line or transverse. I don't think there is even one survivor, that's why they are unknown, although Erwin Tragatsch mentions them in his encyclopedia.

@andreassiegler2238 5 жыл бұрын

How about the Matchless Silver Hawk?!

@patgill4968 5 жыл бұрын

I agree, best 1930's four cylinder 8-80mph in top gear,

@robertmckinley2886 4 жыл бұрын

I am wondering how may cranks does the square 4 engines have. I cannot understand how a square 4 could have only one crank ?

@mprime6807 2 жыл бұрын

I believe it's two that are geared together.

@mikedee8876 2 жыл бұрын

My 650 Kawa four was nice...but the 750 Honda was the bomb....

@johnh6524 6 жыл бұрын

Probably should also have had the Z1 and possibly the GPZ900R.

@chrisbraid2907 4 жыл бұрын

And the Z1000 if you have those two ....

@davidmcleod7757 3 жыл бұрын

nice bike

@alejandrozarate8977 6 жыл бұрын

what about 4 cylinder boxer honda gold wing!

@crankyyankee7290 6 жыл бұрын

That's the machine I learned to ride on-my first bike(a 1975)

@jpByl 5 жыл бұрын

fully agree! gl1000 is epic. and, to my knowledge, the fastest production bike of its time!

@4406bbldb 5 жыл бұрын

No history just opposed.

@chrisbraid2907 4 жыл бұрын

j.p. Byl fastest flat four maybe but I remember that they didn’t corner well and one got ridden off the end of the starting straight at Mansfield 6 hour in NZ , the Z900 was quicker and won....

@fortj3 6 жыл бұрын

You forgot the Yamaha XS1100. The first factory bike to do the quarter mile in less than 12 seconds.

@blackholeentry3489 3 жыл бұрын

I owned two of them....one, the regular model and one, the special....at the same time. I had owned both Harleys and Honda 750's, but got tired of maintaing a chain, so went shaft drive and have never looked back. Now own a pair of Honda ST 1100's.

@BRI33NOR 2 жыл бұрын

I had an Ariel Square four way back . Sold it for 250 pounds Sterling , fair price then !., four pipe version too.

@billlowe6883 6 жыл бұрын

Interesting that your opinion of significance does not include Pierce, or Henderson.

@robertheinkel6225 6 жыл бұрын

I got spoiled with the smoothness of my 550 Honda. I then moved up to the 1200 Goldwing. I want a smaller bike but one that does not vibrate.

@brucerogermorgan2388 5 жыл бұрын

BMW R9T. Light, smooth (No vibration at all! Like a Turbine!) and great balance, handling and most reliable bike.

@allgoo1964 6 жыл бұрын

CB750 True classic. I want one.

@rosewhite--- 6 жыл бұрын

I had a Square Four in 1967!

@georgegeorge5149 5 жыл бұрын

how can anyone dislike these vids???

@garyholt4445 4 жыл бұрын

I was waiting to see the Indian Four, but was disappointed.

@bertlbarm4374 4 жыл бұрын

the MV Agusta was a serial bike too, but very expensive like today, smile

@smolville 6 жыл бұрын

You forgot the Yamaha Royal Star

@mikethompson7980 6 жыл бұрын

1983-1986 Magna V65.......smoking fast V4!

@hoverbotfpv1425 4 жыл бұрын

Sand cast MV the fav of mine,

@willemlakke5214 6 жыл бұрын

All aircooled four cilinders had problems with the cooling of the rear cilinders.

@chrisbraid2907 4 жыл бұрын

Only the square fours...

@darrinslack1269 2 жыл бұрын

how about the brough golden dream geared flat 4 or the wooler flat four

@reverb67 3 жыл бұрын

When you live in a cold country it´s important to warm up you're air cooled engine to minimize engine wear !

@pauloaugusto5433 6 жыл бұрын

Moto tudo de bom.m.

@martul2000 6 жыл бұрын

Es una bestia el tipo que acelera el Four 750

@amirxj4077 5 жыл бұрын

I have a cb750 four 1977 sky blue since 1993. But one of the most Japanese 4 cylinder bikes is Suzuki GS1000E 1982

@plchef1 4 жыл бұрын

You forgot BMW K Series(flying brick): first inline 3/4 Cylinder laying down

@milesinnz 5 жыл бұрын

What about the Henderson 4 ?

@steveclark2103 6 жыл бұрын

As a machinist I can say any machine that is running correctly, sings.A well tuned motorcycle is no different.

@suddriver4931 5 жыл бұрын

and where is the BMW k100 ?

@bruceburns1672 5 жыл бұрын

Why aren't 4 square still produced seeing it seems to be the best way to congregate 4 cylinders into a smaller area , does anybody know ????

@alexbaxter9512 5 жыл бұрын

On the Ariel, the rear cylinders used to overheat, also lots of side thrust on the pistons due to them being misaligned with the crankshaft.

@bruceburns1672 5 жыл бұрын

Alex Baxter Did they ever attempt to overcome the problems or did any other manufacturer make a square four , I just find they design such a neat package and wondered why it was not the default design .

@alexbaxter9512 5 жыл бұрын

@@bruceburns1672 Hi Bruce, I don't know, I'm only reciting what I remember being told (or having read) many many years ago..

@chrisbraid2907 4 жыл бұрын

Suzuki Built a neat Square Four Two Stroke in race and street versions often winning MC Grands Prix before 2Strokes were banned The RG 500 was a flexible easy handling package in the day and even though a Yamaha 350 was capable of keeping up, the Suzuki Rider never had to work as hard because he had a broader power band engine ....

@northerniltree 4 жыл бұрын

No American Fours: Indian, Cleveland , Excelsior, Pierce Arrow, Whatdafuck.

@MrJimmy1437 6 жыл бұрын

The 1969 Honda 750 cc was a great leap forward in motorcycles

@PeterDad60 5 жыл бұрын

Not at all. What they did was to "mass produce" it. Technologically there are many more advanced motorcycles from 1929 and later.

@MotorClassics 6 жыл бұрын

Zundapp K800..

@RobertB56 4 жыл бұрын

Why type of a knobber would rev a bike like that

@xmo552 4 жыл бұрын

The one in the thumbnail... what kind of engine is that, what manufacturer? Did I miss it in the video?

@andybelcher1767 4 жыл бұрын

Why did you put a picture of the 1000G on the thumbnail then not show it?

@ericking7406 3 жыл бұрын

Shame about the total Pratt on the Honda!

@papabits5721 5 жыл бұрын

The never die CB 750 still running

@gustavmeyrink_2.0 3 жыл бұрын

No fuel injected '73 Münch 1200 TTS-E?

@dalterls7793 4 жыл бұрын

Ótimo video. Vários senhores de respeito mantendo a história da motocicleta. Infelizmente no final apareceu um estúpido para estragar tudo!

@geezerbigfoot 5 жыл бұрын

the 750 honda sounds sweet buy it dont rev it so much you hear more at tickover like wear nioses

@karx555 6 жыл бұрын

Anthony Hopkins is in the business...

@chrisbraid2907 4 жыл бұрын

He is? His stuntmen maybe ....

@petertothRC-FPV 6 жыл бұрын

My 76 Honda CB750 SS sounded way better 4 into 1 Kerker exhaust.It really felt like it had more than 68 hp.My 71 750 hardtail velocity stacks and slash cut drag pipes also sounded good.

@kimmer6 6 жыл бұрын

Maybe that was the hardtail that burnt the piss out of my ankle back in high school, 1971, when my buddy let me drive the bike on the road behind the football field. Yup, it hurt. But they couldn't wipe the grin off my face for 2 days.

@timmason7430 6 жыл бұрын

Kerker was a loud pipe, couldn't really get away with it these days.