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Found this picture from the Motocross museum in sweden, saw this bike when i was there last year also, does anybody have any backround info on it or first hand experience of it? Looks wicked cool either way.
Was Mugen their race division before HRC came to life? Would love to have a Mugen edition 450 to come out! Yes i know that i could Google all of this
Was Mugen their race division before HRC came to life? Would love to have a Mugen edition 450 to come out! Yes i know that i could Google all of this
newmann can educate you on the MX stuff, Johnny O, etc.
They got involved in motocross in the mid 70's. Mugen is and never was a Honda subsidiary or anything like that.
HRC was originally the RSC (racing service center) and has no corporate relation to Mugen.
I think i have seen a Mugen exhaust on a factory japanese Honda? I would also like to hear something about the bike i posted, was it a one-off in Japan? How did it perform in comparison to the other old bikes?
Mugen makes parts. The Mugen bikes you see started out as Honda's. and yes, they we're very good. Mugen kitted bikes and mugen parts are some of the most sought after in the collectors world.
This bike is probably the most famous of them all.
CR125 engines are what they do best
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All of my Pop's old school buddies, big time moto heads in the early 70s and 80s, always pronounced it "Moo-Gen". My basic 80s child brain thought to pronounce it "Mew-Jen".
Someone clear this up with a definitive answer?
Always loved these bikes. Still want to build a 96' CR125 (favorite bike I owned of all time) in some sort of Mugen fashion.
Longer travel, linkage, water cooling, disc brakes, etc. Today, not so much.
Mugen MRV1000
Any info?
Hirotoshi, son of Soichiro Honda (the godfather of Honda) started the performance engine tuning and parts manufacturer Mugen in 1973. The MRV1000 was to be Mugen's attempt to leverage the popularity of British motorcycles. Sadly however, due to the high ticket price, producing the MRV1000 for public sale was not viable.
mugen-mrv-1000-rear-wheel
Looking at the MRV1000 there's no doubt that Hirotoshi was a fan of British bikes and Cafe Racer styling. Mugen roughly translated means "without limit", which in this case may explain the lack of hesitation to mimic the designs of the British motorcycle manufacturers. The MRV1000's 51.2bhp engine is without a doubt a Vincent "copy". But who could really blame them? The Vincent engine is a work of art and if imitation is in fact the greatest form of flattery the MRV1000 is one hell of a compliment.
mugen-mrv-1000-2
As you look over the rest of the Mugen MRV1000 there are many other design features that are typically British. The muffler and seat resemble those found on a Triumph Bonneville and the frame even has lines similar to that of the Norton featherbed, but this isn't the only bike to have ever been designed in the image of another. Alloy components give away that the bike isn't from the same era but they add to it's appeal. In true Cafe Racer style the additions add to the bikes performance and it's sportier classic looks.
mugen-mrv-1000-engine-2
Some may argue that it's sacrilegious and may be glad the MRV1000 never made it in to production but personally I think it's a work of art and a damn shame I can't own one.
Sorry, on phone, cant embed.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S6xcdTfq_Q8
Pit Row
http://www.vitalmx.com/forums/Moto-Related,20/Craigslist-Mugen,888999
mugen crf 450 2013 exhaust
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