1947 Honda A-Type

[BarelyAWake]

Wanderin' around looking for old bikes this surprised me, outa nowhere this pic pops up and I wuz edjumacated


The Honda A-Type, Honda’s First Product on the Market (1947)

"The first product to carry the Honda name was this Honda A-Type auxiliary bicycle engine. With a view to achieving mass production, the company started manufacturing the engine parts by die casting. (Photograph by courtesy of Honda Collection Hall)"

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[HoughMade]

That's a beauty...I bet my chances of finding one are about nuttin'

[bairdco]

you got about as much chance as a one-legged cat does trying to bury a turd on a frozen pond...

[diceman2004]

see , now look how nice that tank looks without the silly seam