HONDA RC166 250 CC HERO
TINY GIANT
Only 250cc, but ten straight race victories thanks to six cylinders, six carburettors and six exhaust pipes! This is the rival-slaying Honda RC166
Words Simon de Burton
Photography Honda
Motorcycle-loving Octane readers who grew up in the UK during the 1970s and early ’80s might remember those heady days when any 17-year-old could legally jump aboard a 250cc motorcycle and blast off into the sunset with L -plates blowing in the breeze – despite the fact that many 250cc Japanese two-strokes were capable of touching the magic ton.