No it wasn't a rotary shift on the 350 GTR, it was on the smaller bikes,
in particular, the 90. I know, I rode a 350 GTR belonging to a friend.
Tanyrate, it was never that big a problem. At the time, motorcycle gear
shifts were in a state of flux. I quote
In the 1970s and earlier, the
This is the era when I started motorcycling. Bridgestone was a very
serious motorcycle company with a 350 twin (350 GTR) that was the fastest
motorcycle you could buy. They were the best Japanese motorcycle on the
market at the time. IMO far better than Honda or Yamaha. Only the Suzuki
I could be thinking of another Japanese bike of the same era, but I think
it was the B/S 350 that had a rotary shift pattern -- that is, the usual up
or down to go up/ down or down/up a gear except that in top gear,
continuing to upshift took you all the way around to 1st gear.
Never rode one
Yep, that was the one Eric. Accidentally hit 1st gear at 70mph and you were
gonna spit yourself off the bike or lunch the motor. Or both!
On Saturday, December 21, 2013 6:09:12 PM UTC-8, ericf3 wrote:
I could be thinking of another Japanese bike of the same era, but I think
it was the B/S
Those were built by Bridgestone in the late '60s. They were kinda sorta
popular for a while, but Bridgestone gave up on their little two-stroke
dream shortly after the four-stroke Honda CB750 took over the world.
Joe Bernard
Vallejo, CA.
On Thursday, December 19, 2013 9:17:24 AM UTC-8, Chris
I knew Bridgestone as a motorcycle company before tires even. They were
know for being fair bikes with really strong running motors. I remember a
particularly nasty little minibike called the Cibie that was really crap
except it had a Bridgestone 180cc motor that was awesome fast. Dangerously
Wondering whether that was all Bridgestone, or whether Honda had any hand
in manufacturing for them???
On Thursday, December 19, 2013 12:17:24 PM UTC-5, Chris in Redding, Ca.
wrote:
Hey All,
I was perusing the local CL yesterday and came upon this
On Thursday, December 19, 2013 10:37:05 AM UTC-8, Montclair BobbyB wrote:
Wondering whether that was all Bridgestone, or whether Honda had any hand
in manufacturing for them???
That's a 2-stroke motor. Honda only did 4-stroke back then. Except for the
upswept pipe, it looks almost exactly
