http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7204Actually, it gives a decent very short history of inline-6 bikes.
Doug
I'm going to start saving this week for one of those. Gotta have one when BMW gets them in production.
I got intrigued about the history of inline-6 bikes and here is what I found along with enough links to get you going:
Vintage - Size - Manufacturer/Model - Link
1957-1958 500cc MV Agusta 6-Cylinder
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mv_agusta1964 250cc Honda 3RC164
http://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/Honda_3RC1641965 250cc Honda RC165
http://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/Honda_RC1651966 250cc Honda RC166
http://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/Honda_RC1661972-1975 750cc Benelli 750 Sei
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benelli_750_Sei1977-1978 900cc Benelli 900 Sei as above
1978-1989 1300cc Kawasaki 1300
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawasaki_13001979-1982 1047 cc Honda CBX
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_CBX
I haven't paid much attention to bikes for sometime. There is one inline-6 not mentioned, the Suzuki. IIRC there were several models.
Larry
I searched the web for several minutes and I can't find where Suzuki ever had an inline-6 in the past but they do have a prototype which I didn't know:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Stratosphere