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)"

Honda Worldwide | History

 

[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

 

[Ludwig II]

Honourable Ancestor!

 

[Mr.B.]

You know, someone could easily make a decent looking replica using a Flying Pigeon bicycle and a Honda GX100 engine...

-Kirk

 

[moonerdizzle]

heres another pic you might enjoy

 

[Ludwig II]

I wonder if anybody has revisited the concept of the Stovepipe engine Honda tried before he went for conventional engineering?

 

[3step]

I've got one of these. It is in project form, maybe I'll get it together one day.

 

[5-7HEAVEN]

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

Thanks for the challenge!

I bet I could find one, but I need it like I need another hole in the head, lol.

 

[dmb]

much like their battleships and bicycles the japanese copied the british and of course howard hughes fighter plane that we rejected. dang baird, it took a few years, must be global warming ''the earth has a fever'' and 2 smokes!

 

[Red]

3step you are really liking to have one. It is a really interesting bike and who would of though they would come up with something like that so fast.

 

[curtisfox]

That is AWESOME! I spotted it on here about 4 years ago http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~pattle/nacc/gallery/galindex.html Been druling ever seince...............Curt

 

[3step]

Thanks for the challenge!

I bet I could find one, but I need it like I need another hole in the head, lol.

If you, or anyone, can find one for sale, please let me know. I have looked all over the internet, checked with antique motorcycle collectors (both here in the US and overseas), even tried on Japanese websites. I have found two that were restored in Japan and the three that come up from Google (Honda Collection Hall Museum). I can't find a value on this thing because none have sold or are for sale.

 

[3step]

That is AWESOME! I spotted it on here about 4 years ago http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~pattle/nacc/gallery/galindex.html Been druling ever seince...............Curt

That photo is the one in HCH (Honda Collection Hall). I have studied those photos numerous times and I think they have "newer bicycles" that the motors are mounted in. I was going to settle on a Phoenix Flying Pigeon bicycle(Chinese made), when the one I found showed up during the search. I was so glad I found the Ginko. I felt like that motor deserved a vintage Japanese bicycle.

 

[5-7HEAVEN]

If you, or anyone, can find one for sale, please let me know. I have looked all over the internet, checked with antique motorcycle collectors (both here in the US and overseas), even tried on Japanese websites. I have found two that were restored in Japan and the three that come up from Google (Honda Collection Hall Museum). I can't find a value on this thing because none have sold or are for sale.

If I ever come across one, I'll keep you posted, 3step.

 

[3step]

If I ever come across one, I'll keep you posted, 3step.

Thanks 5-7HEAVEN. I can't find much on them.

 

[feelyx]

This would be a good starter frame if someone was to building one. http://modesto.craigslist.org/bik/3951323323.html