Honda Museum - Japan

[Orangecnty250r]

What is going on here?

[Mickey Dunlap]

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[Ghostv2]

What is going on here?

Someone thought there was no trikes in the honda museum in Japan but it's only motorcycles on this floor (mostly) and trikes and other machines on another floor.

Then there was talk about another museum opening with trikes.

Then some people think a person named bill is opening a museum when in reality there is lots of people that go by bill here with a collection of atc's.

[Big G]

Getting back to the Honda Museum in Japan...I wonder why they got rid of the US90 and the Odyssey's? Also surprising they don't have more 3 wheelers on display...I mean, it is Honda after all. You think they'd be able to afford to buy one of each model in mint for the showroom?

[Mickey Dunlap]

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[Ghostv2]

I don't think the people really understand how much Honda hates what happen to them because of the ATC's. It very clear to me when I talk to them (or try to talk to them) about anything to do with ATV racing let alone ATC's.

I do have a Yamaha Wol. 350 in the Yamaha Museum that Mike Penland won the Baja 1000 with in japan. Even got a pic in a frame with the Pres. of Yamaha as a thank you for sending it to them.

I had no idea they felt like that. Nobody ever really elaborated much on how they feel today about the subject. But after all, not even having the one that started it all, the US90, on display is a little sad. Its the foundation for all offroad machines today. Its history, but then again even here in America we still hide the history that we are not proud of.

[Mickey Dunlap]

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[vintagemotorsports]

Guys just to set the record straight what you are seeing from those 360 pictures is a scratch of what is at the collection Hall. I was persoanlly involved with the museum from its conception in 1998 and to this date have 14 of my restorations sitting on the floors in the collection hall. as far as ATCs Honda did not keep much of anything in japan before the collection hall was built in 1998. I restored a early serial number 1969 US90 in Summer yellow for them as well as a 1974 ATC90 , a 1973 ATC70, a 1986 ATC 250r they wanted to set up a display for kid sized model showing other brands so I restored a yellow tri-zinger and an Suzuki ALT50 they are displayed together to show how each differed etc . They display 350 cars and motorcycles at one time at the collection Hall but they have 3 warehouses full of motorcycles off site not far housing well over 1500 other models these models get rotated in and out to change up the displays and alot of the other bike travel to off site displays in Japan. Honda is very proud of the US90 I was fortunate to talk to engineers involved with its conception even though the ATCs dragged honda through some bad times they still hold it as one of the landmark bikes in there history. what an amazing place .

[Ghostv2]

Guys just to set the record straight what you are seeing from those 360 pictures is a scratch of what is at the collection Hall. I was persoanlly involved with the museum from its conception in 1998 and to this date have 14 of my restorations sitting on the floors in the collection hall. as far as ATCs Honda did not keep much of anything in japan before the collection hall was built in 1998. I restored a early serial number 1969 US90 in Summer yellow for them as well as a 1974 ATC90 , a 1973 ATC70, a 1986 ATC 250r they wanted to set up a display for kid sized model showing other brands so I restored a yellow tri-zinger and an Suzuki ALT50 they are displayed together to show how each differed etc . They display 350 cars and motorcycles at one time at the collection Hall but they have 3 warehouses full of motorcycles off site not far housing well over 1500 other models these models get rotated in and out to change up the displays and alot of the other bike travel to off site displays in Japan. Honda is very proud of the US90 I was fortunate to talk to engineers involved with its conception even though the ATCs dragged honda through some bad times they still hold it as one of the landmark bikes in there history. what an amazing place .

Im always amazed with massive personal collections and museums with how they maintain their machines. I mean this is a great example, how do they do it? One of my personal favorite examples is Jay Leno's collection, he has TONS of cars ranging from a 100 year old electric car and steam cars to modern day super cars. Hell, even a jet powered motorcycle. The thing is, he drives all of his cars. Does Honda drain all fluids and prep them a certain way? Or do they hire a team just to keep up with them?

[Mickey Dunlap]

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[blue27]

search youtube for "Twist the Throttle Honda". Its a tv documentary show that shows the history of Honda and the Honda Museum. There are no ATVs in it but its still interesting. I had seen it a couple of years ago on TV.

[Mickey Dunlap]

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[vintagemotorsports]

Yes i have a link to that video on my site www.vintagemotorsports.net go under the check out the bikes I did for honda section its all there . Mickey it is crazy how Honda crushed everything I kind of got my in with honda through Chuck miller and they all said the same thing nothing was saved and prior to them building the collection Hall they had very little of there history put away it wasnt until there 50th anniversary in 98 when they wanted to bring everything back to show the world its sad because the early factory race bikes were soo trick

[Mickey Dunlap]

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[vintagemotorsports]

I just rolled in from vegas yesterday from the monster energy cup, real good race. I am real good friends with Rich winkler owner of dirt wurx he hooked me up with some press passes was nice to get away for a few days now back to reality (LOL)