Mid 80s Factory Honda fourstroke

[VMX Andrew]

Anyone have any info on this bike or have seen it in action ??
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Honda-hrc-xr600-mugen-honda-maico-vmx-works-honda-cr-xr-ohlins-elsinore-/121369375428?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1c422db2c4

[mainline]

I don't remember reading anything about it in the mags of the day. Maybe something they rigged up for the annual 4 stroke championship?.  At a glance, apart from the swing arm, it looks like your usual hybrid.

[smed]

I'm thinking clever home made bitza, ATK frame? Honda motor & wheels,by the looks of the fork caps they are Mugen/Showa kit job's, the triples look stock Honda,ATK or Yam tank?
Dunno about the swingarm,sorta looks the goods , still pretty cool,dunno about the price though,HRC or works,don't think so

[Slakewell]

Never seen or herd of it before. It is a nice looking thing. I dont think its HRC thou. Not useing prolink rear suspension is something that honda would not do. Looks to be just a normal front forks not billet triples,The quality of finish is not HRC.
The story about works bikes for 86 is only half right, The factory's had lots of notice and didnt build any other works bikes that year.

[80-85 husky]

don't you just love some people.....

[Mick D]

Well it was a good story while it lasted
I think it would be very valuable if it had of been true.
I imagine maybe Honda would have paid a motza for it back
Couldn't be some sort of ATK proto-preproduction,could it? ?
 Not likely??

Cool bit of handy work though

[Davey Crocket]

The rear tyre is cool, can't make my mind up about the rest.

[SON]

Honda did have HRC XR's back then
Jay Foreman and I tourered the US Honda HQ in November 1984
The HRC XR engines were for their Flattrack program and I am sure they provided engines for Baja bikes as well
The framers I saw were C&J

[Scunge]

vaguely remember the atk man..., knocking up a honda based four stroke that Johnny O raced in the for stroke world championship.

Bit of joint exercise with Honda in the states, hence a few factory bits and pieces.

Would not call it a hrc bike though....

[evo550]

No people your wrong, Honda did in fact have a factory fourstroke that first saw the light of day in '85 with ron lechien as the pilot and was a spitting image of that rig, I think you'll find this could well be a genuine article...I'll do some more digging...

[SON]

The engines I am talking about were called RS600 and had big finned heads
The were branded HRC

[mainline]

No people your wrong, Honda did in fact have a factory fourstroke that first saw the light of day in '85 with ron lechien as the pilot and was a spitting image of that rig, I think you'll find this could well be a genuine article...I'll do some more digging...

I do remember that one, he had to have his mechanic start it for him

[mainline]

Just had a quick look at the march 85 mxa, and the bike that Lechien rode looks a lot like this one for sale

[Slakewell]

Can you please scan that?
I looks to me like somethink the ATK man was involved in. It looks to me like a ATK tank and just the style of the bike. He liked that type of rear suspension setup as well.

[Davey Crocket]

I'd be surprised if the dogger couldn't start, he's like 6 foot 5 inches tall, a big boy.