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http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7204

Actually, 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_agusta
1964 250cc Honda 3RC164 http://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/Honda_3RC164
1965 250cc Honda RC165 http://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/Honda_RC165
1966 250cc Honda RC166 http://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/Honda_RC166
1972-1975 750cc Benelli 750 Sei http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benelli_750_Sei
1977-1978 900cc Benelli 900 Sei as above
1978-1989 1300cc Kawasaki 1300 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawasaki_1300
1979-1982 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

Apparently I can't go back and amend my original post so here is a corrected list of inline-six bikes:

Vintage - Size - Manufacturer/Model - Link
1921? National Spanish Motorcycle? http://www.cbxclub.com/davespage/sechs-1.html
1957–1958 500cc MV Agusta Six Cylinder http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mv_agusta
1964 247cc Honda 3RC164 http://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/Honda_3RC164
1965 247cc Honda RC165 http://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/Honda_RC165
1966 249cc Honda RC166 http://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/Honda_RC166
1967 297cc Honda RC174 http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/features/122_honda_rc174_six/index.html
1969 350cc MV Agusta Six Cylinder http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mv_agusta
1972-1978 747 cc Benelli 750 Sei http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benelli_750_Sei
1979-1987 906cc Benelli 900 Sei http://www.benelliclubgb.net/garage/viewtopic.php?t=453
1979-1989 1286cc Kawasaki 1300 http://www.kz1300.com/tech.html
1978-1982 1047 cc Honda CBX http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_CBX
2005 1100cc Suzuki prototype http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Stratosphere
2009 1600cc BMW prototype http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7204