CRAZY Honda OVAL Piston Engine

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  • čas přidán 20. 05. 2023
  • Making it's debut in 1979, the oval piston engine incorporated eight valves, two connecting rods per cylinder, plus an aluminum semi-monococque frame complete with an inverted front fork.
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Komentáře • 55

  • @sahaquiel7745
    @sahaquiel7745 Před rokem +25

    I love ambition, even if you fail, you have no regrets, not mentionning all the innovation that you possibly made along the way, while trying to solve problems.

    • @MrMairu555
      @MrMairu555 Před 9 měsíci +2

      That was the very mantra of Sochiro Honda. He was quoted as saying “What we learn through failure becomes a precious part of us, strengthening us in everything we do. So let the tough things make you tougher.” The original NR500, built to compete against the 500cc 2-strokes of the time, failed on almost every outing, but what the learnt kept them at the forefront of V4 (and even V5, in the case of the MotoGP RC211V) design for the next 40 years. Only now are the likes of Ducati and Aprillia just starting to catch up.

    • @rishikeshraj1138
      @rishikeshraj1138 Před 6 měsíci +2

      Great words my brother 😊

    • @rishikeshraj1138
      @rishikeshraj1138 Před 6 měsíci +1

      ​@@MrMairu555Great 👍 really

  • @keithal1478
    @keithal1478 Před rokem +106

    The piston is not oval shaped. The correct term is obround. Two semi circles connected by straight lines.

    • @Qui-9
      @Qui-9 Před rokem

      So the "Olympic Oval" and racetrack ovals are lies? What then, is an oval?

    • @emilmuhrman
      @emilmuhrman Před rokem +10

      Still an oval, but not an ellipse.

    • @andrewwhittaker6622
      @andrewwhittaker6622 Před rokem +2

      We just called them racetrack pistons. They were the shape of a horse race track
      The Apprentices were wondering how you'd hone the cylinders
      I guess the hone might have been like an expanding bull dozer track type but it was cancelled before we found out
      Honda back then sent a trade mag to it's dealers with the latest news on all there tech advances here in OZ

    • @keithal1478
      @keithal1478 Před rokem +1

      @Retired Bore No. It is OBROUND The two semi circles at the ends connected with straight lines can be clearly seen at time index :07 in the video. The voice over incorrectly describes it as a oval. If Honda described it as an oval (I think they did) they improperly), inaccurately, errantly named it.

    • @harjinatorconstipator8732
      @harjinatorconstipator8732 Před rokem +1

      ​@@keithal1478🤓🤓🤓

  • @rishikeshraj1138
    @rishikeshraj1138 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Unique and bold. Honda hats off to you 🙇🇮🇳

  • @1001CP
    @1001CP Před rokem +7

    Still a cool concept- a super Hemi!!

  • @ShaunieDale
    @ShaunieDale Před rokem +14

    I believe this was a response to the maximum four cylinder rule. They took a V8 and knocked the partition wall between them down!
    I remember a Honda press release about the race bike at the time “We have only three problems at the moment, handling, performance and reliability”.

  • @calvinwong7406
    @calvinwong7406 Před rokem +4

    This Honda NR750was famous back then with the NSX car..

  • @phenogen8125
    @phenogen8125 Před rokem +6

    a great project for Alan Milyard to replicate

    • @rcermelo
      @rcermelo Před rokem

      Lets hope he does 😂

    • @martinnielsen5851
      @martinnielsen5851 Před rokem +2

      To refine.
      He'd make it five cylinder star engine. 😂
      That dude is a genius and a craftsman.
      Love to drink a beer with him, maybe even run some ideas by him.
      😀

  • @SameAsAnyOtherStranger
    @SameAsAnyOtherStranger Před rokem +7

    Wow. Fifty percent more cylinder bore and a lot less weight since one piston was doing the work of three in the space of two. Maybe if the cylinder was bored at an angle and the rods connected to counter rotating crankshafts.

    • @voornaam3191
      @voornaam3191 Před rokem

      The entire world knows this engine. And you are surprised?! You are bloody young?

  • @Zincamariano-oy9lt
    @Zincamariano-oy9lt Před rokem +2

    Impressive ambition 👏 💪 👌 🙌 👍 😎

  • @haweater1555
    @haweater1555 Před rokem +4

    I've heard about it, I thought the purpose was to create a crazy large displacement engine for a racing category that allowed only 4 cylinder engines.

    • @donniebaker5984
      @donniebaker5984 Před rokem +1

      honda was trying to run with the two strokes .it cant be done so honda helped to ban the two stokes ...if you cant bet them just rule them out of the game

  • @markfryer9880
    @markfryer9880 Před rokem

    Well I just learnt something new for today! Not sure what to do with the information but there you have it! 😂

  • @spenny3403
    @spenny3403 Před 2 dny

    I remember my dad telling me about this when I was a kid... I swore they used it in one of their race cars too?

  • @geoffoliver6788
    @geoffoliver6788 Před rokem +7

    At the time the NR was referred as " nearly ready" as it never ran well for very long, just ask Mick Grant. They even ran Suzuki machines with Honda decals as the engine was NOT READY

  • @whirledpeas3477
    @whirledpeas3477 Před rokem

    Absolutely nuts 😳

  • @545GTR
    @545GTR Před rokem +2

    i keep a scale model of a green NR750 on my desk! I was blown away when I found the model, cause of how rare the REAL bike even is. would be an absolute dream to see/ride let alone own one some day

    • @Tech_Planet
      @Tech_Planet  Před rokem +1

      Nice, keep that because even models grow more value as the years go on! The NR750 is a lot of $$$

  • @user-oh4gz6is9y
    @user-oh4gz6is9y Před měsícem

    After having reminisce for a minute, harkening back to the good old days of reading all the bike mags and the rest, IT flashed upon me that perhaps it was Honda's way of challenging the 500 2 strokes.?! Perhaps that was the direction they were going in, however, I think it would have been more fitting in the four-stroke category challenging comparable four cylinder 750s. Just my thoughts, welcome to feedback 🙄🧐🤔

  • @sagenbabin8786
    @sagenbabin8786 Před měsícem

    My question is if they made an oval piston why didn’t they just make it a two valve engine but the valve was a larg oval with two stems to keep it from twisting.

  • @Loading___50
    @Loading___50 Před 15 dny

    I Freaken Love This Bike though i dont have this bike neither any bikes.

  • @mareshmaresh9079
    @mareshmaresh9079 Před rokem +1

    What if it was a bunch of circles like an Audi logo

  • @kareldegreef3945
    @kareldegreef3945 Před rokem +1

    Nope => you made a mistake => it had 130 hp but could be easily tuned up to 200 hp for a 750 cc at the time (even now) was mindblowing !

  • @user-dm4pp9of3d
    @user-dm4pp9of3d Před rokem

    What's the problem with making the motherloving piston just bigger?

  • @Qui-9
    @Qui-9 Před rokem +1

    Were they trying to fit more cylinder area into a smaller block this way?

  • @scratchnoff7609
    @scratchnoff7609 Před rokem +6

    49cc rules! Lol

    • @Scxoop123
      @Scxoop123 Před rokem +1

      Lololol when you're a kid on a 50, NO CELL PHONE, 3.5 Miles from home, pocket full of reefer and proceeds from sale of said reefer, And plans with the hottest girl from school...
      THATS FREEDOM. That's truly fuckn Freedom

  • @REPENTINCHRIST
    @REPENTINCHRIST Před rokem

    Where the heck you going to get parts for it

  • @gustavorossi2701
    @gustavorossi2701 Před rokem

    demasiada fricción.

  • @misterdeedeedee
    @misterdeedeedee Před rokem

    engineering back then: how do we make more power? oh I got it, let's do [batshit insane idea] and just see what happens and then put it in a chassis so light it might blow away in a stiff breeze! it'll be awesome!
    engineering today: how do we make more power? oh I got it, let's take a 200cc I2 motor, add 17 turbos making 40 lb of boost, 10 cams per head with VVT of course and DI with no port injection, and finally put it in a compact economy car that weighs 5,500 lbs! genius, that'll be good for about 225 horsepower with 21 mpg and a 29,000 mi service life!

  • @grzegorzdawidczyk125
    @grzegorzdawidczyk125 Před rokem

    Alfa Romeo dude

  • @pasdutout4690
    @pasdutout4690 Před rokem

    'oval' piston rings just don't work. this is a piece of junk, but they'll never admit it. Never ever ready for sure.

    • @030565Giuseppe
      @030565Giuseppe Před rokem +1

      qui in Emilia-Romagna vicino Rimini c'era una persona che l'aveva comprata funzionava benissimo e andava anche molto forte non si è mai rotta, gli è caduta, il problema erano le carene in carbonio che le ha dovute far fare piuttosto che comprarle nuove perché costavano una follia

  • @jamestan4590
    @jamestan4590 Před rokem

    NR 750 two-stroke carbon fiber shifter! 💞💞

  • @Scxoop123
    @Scxoop123 Před rokem

    23K RPM?