Thu Mar 6 14:31:14 1997 - Message No. 489
From: Jorn Ronnow

Subject: Re: Shooting, AT history


At 09:49 97-03-06 +0100, Juergen wrote:
>AT-history:
>I'm not sure, wether the XLV is an ancestor of the AT. I think all
>present small Honda-V-Twins are derived from one engine (VT 500 C/E (1983?),
>my first bike :)) by making it bigger and bigger: Transalp (600ccm),
>VT 600 C , NTV 650, XRV 650, XRV 750 (... XRV 900 ???). I don't know
>wether the XLV motor is part of this family and so I'm not sure wether
>it makes sense to compare these motors. I was told they had lots of 
>quality problems with the engine and transmission of the XLV. 
>

Maybe I was fooled by the identical output (61 hp) and the 3 valves. Looking
closer, I see that the XLV has a 45 degree V, not 52, so there are actually
many differences.

The XLV did not have a balance shaft. Does the @ have one?

Keep sliding
-Jorn



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