1976 HONDA XL250
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1972 HONDA SL125
The SL125 when launched went straight to the best sellers chart, in North America. This was a serious off road model, and weighs just 91kg. Easy and quick handling. The larger, higher torque 125 engine made this easier to ride than it’s higher revving little brother the SL100.
The styling has a long travel suspension was shown off to good effect with high mounted mudguards, and the exhaust was fitted with the mandatory spark arrester necessary for off-road riding in the backlands of the USA.
1976 HONDA GL1000
Introduced in 1975, the Honda GL 1000 was a stunning technical achievement. The original was the worlds biggest, heaviest and second fastest bike available at the time (only the mighty Kawasaki Z1 was FASTER).
Novel features included a liquid-cooled flat four engine, belt-driven overhead cams, shaft drive, triple disk brakes, under-seat fuel tank, counter-rotating alternator, two oil pumps and detachable back-up kick-start lever.
With the GL1000, for the first time, Honda engineers from both two wheeled and four wheeled design shops co-operated in the final signing off of the 1975 Goldwing, a true milestone in motorcycle design.