Not just about being fast, it's about being fast within the limits of your machine over 200 miles. The old master Mann knew how to get it done. That bike of Mann's was just about to dump the last bits of oil out onto the track and roll or grind to a stop. He barely brought it home. Mann allowing Romero to gain time was a strategy of Mann and crew chief Bob Hansen to hold the bike together. The smart/dumb Honda brass at the track were infuriated at this and terrified Romero would take the lead away. Hansen rightly told them to eat his shorts, or words to that effect--and was fired for making the right choice. Stupid Japanese culture at the time, submission to authority favored over doing the right thing. Hansen and Mann got them the win, though.
@user-ks8pf5yk4m2 ай бұрын
They put massive amounts of money, R&D and the top experts in the world into developing those exotic Honda 750s, then have some tipsy mechanic slop on paint for the numbers and literally paint racing numbers on the leathers! As a former sign painter all I have to say is....whaaaaaa???
@joblo88083 ай бұрын
I attended and recall afterward that Cycle magazine featured Honda/Mann on its cover---90 HP screamed the headline. Innocent days were they.
@emiller4123 ай бұрын
unbelievable!
@calebfrombigmouth5 ай бұрын
is it possible for you to create the complete the DAYTONA 200 Playlist?
@Chainsaw23736 ай бұрын
My first motorcycle
@stevebigansky93728 ай бұрын
this was my 2nd Daytona 200, my first In '69 when Dick Mann won on the BSA - I remember riding my Honda CL175 up from West Palm Beach and camping out on the west side campgrounds, watching the race from various parts of the infield-
@f4tweet9 ай бұрын
I was so lucky to have attended this race.
@bradpotter640110 ай бұрын
The next year Dick Man won the race on a BSA. He was one of those old school American racers that could win on dirt tracks or road courses.
@redtobertshateshandles10 ай бұрын
I remember a few years later when an 810 Honda looked slow.
@sammy8949 Жыл бұрын
The British bike industry bosses at the time should have seen this doc serves them right
@arlandgaylor Жыл бұрын
Worked for the moto company for almost 30 years, loved every minute. The company is a wealth of knowledge
The Glory Days Of Motorcycle Racing For Sure. Was That Keith Jackson That Interviewed Dick Mann On Victory Lane? Thank You.
@RAYGAZOIL Жыл бұрын
Ce serait bien de trouver quelqu'un pour refaire, au moins, les couleurs de ce film... Merci d'y penser !
@briantitchener4829 Жыл бұрын
Fabulous bike in what looks like mint condition. These old two-strokes are just the best motorcycles around.
@mohammadriezaestino1034 Жыл бұрын
Honda japan legend durability number1 honda lover
@deanadams3099 Жыл бұрын
Bella.
@bradpotter6401 Жыл бұрын
As I recollect, the Hondas in that event had problems with the cam chain stretching. Man was smart to take it easy on his bike.
@ccrider8483 Жыл бұрын
I have been told the smoke produced by the Honda in the latter part of the race was due to oil getting by the valve seals. I think it took someone of Mann's experience to bring that bike home as it was not really developed for a race of this distance.
@freemenofengland2880 Жыл бұрын
Small hands making small motors backed by the might of Western investment capital and the vision of Soichiro Honda - what a man!
@Honkawsuzyamal Жыл бұрын
This was the First ever Formula 750 race. A popular series when the main interest in GP racing was to see who finished runner up to Agostini in the big classes or the interesting 250 and smaller classes
@cesaremonti32 жыл бұрын
Wonderfull ❤️
@fdskrl82662 жыл бұрын
que bosta é isso?
@sidneydawe99372 жыл бұрын
I have watched this 3x now. I own 3 complete Suzuki T20 Super Sixes which I bought really cheap in California 30 years ago. and a Suzuki Invader T200 which I often ride. I loved the 1960s styling and the simplicity if these little fun bikes. Modern 'plastic rockets' look so ugly, uncomfortable and boring.
@59plexi2 жыл бұрын
i was born in '70!!!
@karmsenrab85872 жыл бұрын
The vast numbers(people, equipment, and production) from the quality of the finished product to the MASS production, REMEMBER, we're talking about the '60s, in my opinion Honda was FAR ahead of it's time and WAY ahead of the American two wheeled products!!! And I don't even like them!
@atomicorang2 жыл бұрын
I was 9. I love the soundtrack and the footage. Classic.
@mensahcarefl15052 жыл бұрын
How’s life?
@poepeter83943 жыл бұрын
I love my swift But for bikes i go Kawasaki
@gorflunk3 жыл бұрын
In 1970, all Honda did was prove they could spy on Kawasaki and, using their manufacturing prowess, be able to beat the Z1 to market. The CB750 still looked like every other Japanese motorcycle, an oversized scooter. The Z1 looked like a motorcycle should, it kicked everyone's asses and changed the motorcycling world forever.
@redtobertshateshandles10 ай бұрын
It was all a Japanese conspiracy to conquer the motorcycle world. They were all friends who divided the market amongst themselves.
@garasicjdw1173 жыл бұрын
Wow nice video
@tommallon40523 жыл бұрын
Open face helmets, knees tight to the tanks, no stickers and patches slathered all over the bikes and riders. Those were the days.
@patrickhorvath26843 жыл бұрын
Check the long straight sexy hair of Miss Daytona.. I wonder if mini-skirts and go-go boots will come back ?
@billmago79913 жыл бұрын
Early Hondas were not perfect...re; 4 speed transmission on the cb72 cb 77 wasn't the best, neither the auto advance unit. nor the early chain driven primary with out the tensioner. The cylinder liners were known to weep oil being prone to movement. You cant lift the top cover off the motor unless you take it out of the frame, but other than that, they're a well built little machine, the brakes are awesome better than that crap front disc on the cb750 and the rear chain (one of five chains on the cb72/77) is the same size and links of that on an FLH Harley, and all with an electric start
@jumpfortyfour99653 жыл бұрын
the greatest road race in the world is the isle of man T T races .
@glengerdes41583 жыл бұрын
On the side lines, Bob was having a argument with Honda management. Bob knew cam chainsaw failure was immenent. He told Bugs to take it easy. Honda did not like it.
@bigharrykochenbauls45673 жыл бұрын
Dick-Mann kept it rock steady for Honda all day.
@5hawks3 жыл бұрын
It's all fun and games until Godzilla wakes up.
@fourhillsfarm3 жыл бұрын
Back when the racing was why bike week existed.
@christianxzowner29583 жыл бұрын
Really nice bike
@christianxzowner29583 жыл бұрын
Didnt Elvis Presley had one like this
@louconova74573 жыл бұрын
The factory tour is great, gives us a look into the Honda mystique. However that music is really far out creepy, lol!
@VADELMAHILLO-tt9dx3 жыл бұрын
i wishd id had bike like tht
@aaronjaben79133 жыл бұрын
4:20 Dig that crazy music Man! far out!
@larslarsman3 жыл бұрын
I had a green and white one. 1970 to 1976. Friend bought it , and I then bought a CB360 1976.
@majajovanovic37584 жыл бұрын
honda for live
@countrydawn4184 жыл бұрын
Very cool!
@tommaguzzi17234 жыл бұрын
compare this to the BSA factory video. no wonder the brit bike industry collapsed, i am surprised it didn't happen 10 years sooner than it did