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CART Championship
With Jimmy Vasser's championship in 1996, Honda once again mastered another form of motor racing.
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Valkyrie
By combining a hot-rod Gold Wing engine in a custom chassis, Honda again defied conventional limitations, and the Valkyrie clearly established itself as the ultimate power cruiser.
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Honda of America
Honda of America's motorcycle plant in Marysville, Ohio, manufactures its one-millionth motorcycle product. Fittingly, it is a Gold Wing Aspencade.
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Motorcycle Speed Record
Using a surprisingly stock GL1500 motorcycle engine, Kenny Lyon broke a land-speed class record. He hit 232.4 miles per hour at the Bonneville Salt Flats aboard his 33-inch-high, 24-foot-long bullet-shaped bike.
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CR250R
The first production aluminum-framed MX bike. Once again, Honda pushed the technological envelope.
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American Honda Plant
The Honda of America Manufacturing plant in Florence, South Carolina, is announced, expanding our ATV production capacity in the U.S.
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100 Millionth Motorcycle
Honda Motor Company's 100 millionth motorcycle product rolls off the assembly line at the Kumamoto Factory in Japan. It is a Super Cub.
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GL1500C Valkyrie
The Valkyrie changed everything about the way a cruiser should look, sound and feel. With the astonishing thrust of its 1520cc, horizontally opposed six-cylinder engine, this was truly a motorcycle only Honda could build.
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CBR1100XX
An 1137cc, four-cylinder engine made it the most powerful sportbike Honda had ever created. Wind-tunnel testing made it the pinnacle of aerodynamic sophistication, capable of delivering legendary performance and comfort.
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Honda Victories
Mick Doohan wins 12 races out of 15, breaking Giacomo Agostini's record of 11 in the process of earning his fourth straight 500 title. Honda takes the top five slots in the 1997 500 GP Championship. Johnny Campbell-led Honda teams win the Baja 1000 and Baja 500. John Kocinski wins Honda's first World Superbike title, taking the 1997 World Superbike Manufacturer's Championship as well.
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VTR1000F Super Sport
Honda's first big-bore, sporting V-twin shares the spirit and the name of the 1961 CB77 Super Hawk 305. Incorporating various new Honda technologies, the narrow, agile twin remains one of the most versatile sportbikes ever built.
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More Honda Victories
Johnny Campbell and Honda win the Baja 1000 and 500. Mick Doohan clinches his 5th straight 500 title and 54th career win at the Austrian GP. Honda and Johnny Campbell win the Baja 1000 in the XR650R's debut.
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