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Originally Posted by speeder View Post
Yes, they go up and down together and fire 180 deg. apart.
Not a bike guy but I find this stuff fascinating.

So, I'm thinking this 90's Honda 750 Magna I owned for a couple of years (not much riding) would surely have a swanky staggering of the crankshaft journals with the dual OH cams, etc.

Nope.

Here's a '68 650 Bonneville crank:



Honda 750 Magna crank:



My hands did go numb riding that Honda. I don't know how big the pistons are in the Honda but I gotta think it has to do with these two bikes being a "stroker" vs a "spinner", just talking. I heard that term once. :-)

Nice looking bike.
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