Dimensions
215 x 260 x 19mm
The complete story of the legendary Honda V4 motorcycles and the four-stroke engine design that gave them the name. Including full production histories, comprehensive specification details and over 250 colour illustrations, the book covers the following: ? Design and development of the first Honda V4, the oval piston NR500, and the VF road models from 1982-1988 ? The iconic sport touring bikes, the VFR750, VFR800 and VFR1200F ? The worldwide racing success for Honda Racing Corporation's RC30 ? The 1990 Pan European/ST1100, with its longitudinal V4 engine, and the 2002 ST1300 ? Honda V4s in MotoGP ? Details of the 2014 VFR800 and CTX1300 cruiser ? Owners' experiences and insight from those who worked in the industry AUTHOR: Greg Pullen began a lifelong love affair with motorcycles in the sports moped and Barry Sheene era, during the long, hot summers of the 1970s. The Italian motorcycle obsession soon followed when a near neighbour bought a Laverda SFC750, soon replaced by a Moto Guzzi 850T3 for continental touring. Trained as a chartered surveyor specializing in old buildings, these days Greg spends his time in rural Wiltshire riding and writing for magazines that have included Classic Bike and Classic Bike Guide, alongside his own publication Benzina. 256 colour photographs
