HERALD 450 SCRAMBLER -ROTTWEILER

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Originally Posted by MJH

That’s true, Honda now offers the engine with a three mode switch, standard, smooth and aggressive. For the R versions, the X version have carburators.

Honda Unicam® Engines

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I have in mind some hardware alterations, different than current (but fixed) timing of camshaft phasing. In terms of different modes, some derivation of "Honda's" car division VTEC system would be nice thing to have on a bike.

Honda already have Vtec on bikes CB400F and VFR800 come to mind

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Originally Posted by Zorge

Sure it isn't in his stock configuration, but with some pretty basic alterations ("calmer" valvetrain, decreased compression ratio, etc.) you can get "bland", but more usable engine.

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I am sure it is not to the same specs as the actual Honda.

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Shineray has something like it

Shineray has allot of water cooled single engines they acquired with the purchase of the old Husquvarna, non of them are a copy of a Honda Unicam 450cc, Asiawing is the only factory offering that engine.

I really like the look of the Herald Scrambler, I just doubt they would sell many of them at the price they are floating. I also personally do not think I would want that engine, it’s been described in the original Honda form as a punchy engine.

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Can you imagine how costly it would be to get these to the market?
New regulation in the EU require it to have ABS and EFI, these are only prototypes they have to go through the process to get them up for sale and that is allot for a small company. Comments on the impression of the bike on face book.