The feature series “RACERS: Honda Motorcycle Racing Machines Chronicle,” which highlights machines that have left a lasting impression on people’s memories as truly epoch-making among the many racing bikes developed by HRC, is now available on the official Honda website. In this fourth installment, “1979 NR500 (Part 1),” we focus on the NR500, which was entered into the 500cc class of the Road Racing World Championship in 1979. Equipped with a highly innovative four-stroke engine featuring “oval pistons,” the NR500 boldly challenged the racing world dominated by two-stroke machines at the time. Please view the full article via the link below. https://global.honda/en/RACERS/

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