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Motorcycles from the seventies and eighties of the last century
For people nowadays, almost every household has a car to use for transportation, and motorcycles, which cannot shelter their families from the wind and rain, seem to be unable to meet people's daily needs.
Nowadays, motorcycles seem to be more of a tool for young people to show their "maverick" character.
Motorcycles now
But in the seventies and eighties of the last century, motorcycles were not just a means of transportation, it was more of a status symbol.
And the motorcycles of that era are very classic, today we will recall, the 6 most popular motorcycles in China at that time, if you can recognize them all, it means that you are old......
Chongqing built the Yamaha 80
At that time, if you could go out wearing sunglasses and ride a Yamaha-80, it was undoubtedly a very stylish thing.
Chongqing Construction Yamaha-80 is a light motorcycle jointly built by Chongqing Construction Machine Tool Factory and Japan Yamaha Corporation.
At that time, this motorcycle adopted a very rare curved beam design, so the construction of the Yamaha-80 in Chongqing at that time also had the reputation of "the father of curved beam cars".
In the 90s, the price of this motorcycle was as high as 5,000 yuan, and the fuel tank capacity of this car was 4 liters, and the oil price was about 2.5 yuan at that time, which means that only 10 yuan can fill up a car of fuel.
One of the biggest advantages of the Yamaha-80 is its low fuel consumption, and a normal adult man can run nearly 200 kilometers without carrying people.
Because this car has a curved beam design and belongs to the light class of motorcycles, it is generally considered to be very comfortable to ride.
However, it also has a disadvantage that it does not dare to ride too fast, and the lighter body structure makes it unstable and fluttering at high speeds.
However, compared to other motorcycles of the same period, this Yamaha-80 is especially popular with young women.
Kaneshiro-Suzuki AX100
This motorcycle can be said to carry the youth of countless people, in the 80s of the last century, many young people who went out to work were in love with it.
Suzuki AX100 is a famous motorcycle produced by Suzuki in Japan, but surprisingly, it has never been produced in Japan.
On the contrary, this motorcycle used to be the largest motorcycle in China in terms of annual sales and ownership.
The most striking thing about this motorcycle is that it emits blue tail smoke while driving!
This was undoubtedly a very cool existence in the eyes of young people at that time, and this motorcycle was quite durable.
Even in the 90s, Suzuki AX100 was still very popular in the eyes of young people, and the price of a Changchun Suzuki AX100 was as high as 8,500 yuan.
It's a little expensive, but even now I think about it, wearing leather clothes and sunglasses, and the crisp popping sound that sounds with the handlebars twisting on the crowded streets.
However, the only drawback of the Suzuki AX100 motorcycle is that the fuel consumption is too high.
Honda CG125
The Honda CG125 was a classic among the classics at the time, and even Yamaha and Suzuki became "mediocre" in front of it.
As a motorcycle imported from Japan, Honda CG125 not only has no quality to say, but its acceleration can be said to be able to kill most motorcycles of the same displacement.
But the price of Honda CG125 is also very "beautiful", in the nineties when the price was very low, its price was as high as 15,000 yuan.
Even so, the Honda CG125 motorcycle still won extremely high sales in China with its excellent performance.
Now some people even go so far as to recycle the second-hand Honda CG125 at a high price, and it can be said that the Honda CG125 that can be preserved to this day is definitely an antique existence.
Happiness 250 motorcycle
Although the name of this motorcycle sounds a bit "two-hundred-five" now, it can be said that at the time it was the standard for "nouveau riche".
The Happiness 250 motorcycle can be said to be the largest displacement in the domestic civilian motorcycle at that time, and its prototype is Jack Slovakia's - Jia Frog 250, on the basis of which a series of improvements have been made.
Happiness 250c
The shape of this motorcycle is very "fantastic", which is very different from many motorcycles of the same period, so it is very popular with girls.
It is worth mentioning that the Happiness 250 motorcycle uses a two-stroke horizontal bar air-cooled engine, which also uses a 20:1 mixed oil that requires manual secondary adjustment, and the fuel consumption is relatively high, reaching a maximum speed of 90 kilometers per hour.
Japanese Suzuki TR125 motorcycle
This motorcycle is also a product of Suzuki in Japan, in fact, in the mid-to-late 80s, the four major Japanese brands of motorcycles were imported to China in large quantities.
In this wave of motorcycle import boom, the Suzuki TR125 is definitely a motorcycle that should not be ignored.
In the beginning, people were not interested in Japanese cars such as Suzuki, and most young people still preferred heavy Eastern European motorcycles.
However, after some contact, people realized the excellent quality of Japanese motorcycles, especially the Suzuki series of motorcycles not only beautiful in appearance, but also have good operability.
As more and more people began to come into contact with Japanese motorcycles, the public gradually realized that although the price of Japanese cars is slightly expensive, Japanese motorcycles are superior to domestic and Eastern European motorcycles in terms of appearance and driving experience.
In particular, the most famous Japanese small-displacement motorcycle at that time - Suzuki TR125, although this motorcycle only has a displacement of 125cc, its performance is not inferior to Eastern Europe and domestic 250 motorcycles.
It is worth mentioning that its carburetor is cleverly designed on the right side of the body, this novel design makes the Suzuki TR125 look very simple and elegant, and this motorcycle is also the perfect model in the hearts of many post-70s.
Yellow River-Kawasaki HK250
In the mid-80s of the last century, the Chinese motorcycle market, which had been quiet for a long time, caused an uproar due to the emergence of a model, which is still remembered by many people - the Yellow River-Kawasaki HK250.
This motorcycle was born in 1986 from the Kawasaki Z250FS introduced by the Henan Diesel Engine Factory in Luoyang.
Many of the configurations of this car were very rare in domestic motorcycles at that time.
For example, the engine of the Yellow River-Kawasaki HK250 is equipped with a balancing mechanism, which can increase the power while reducing the vibration caused by the operation, which makes its riding comfort much higher than that of other models in China.
In terms of starting mode, domestic motorcycles at that time were basically pedal recoil starting mode, but Kawasaki HK250 has added a more labor-saving and reliable electric start on this basis.
You must know that electric start was able to "sweep the whole field" in the motorcycle market at that time.
It is worth mentioning that this motorcycle adopts a fully enclosed chain box structure, which not only improves the life of the chain, but also reduces the trouble of maintenance.
The Kawasaki HK250 was very popular with the public as soon as it came out, and it was quickly sold out as soon as it entered the market, even though the manufacturer left the factory several batches but it was still in short supply, and the price also climbed all the way.
As the saying goes, "you get what you pay for", Kawasaki HK250 went from 4,659 yuan to 8,000 yuan, and then it was fried to 15,000 yuan, and finally even the black market retail price in some areas was speculated to an outrageous 24,000 yuan.
However, due to the shortage of supply, even if you have money at that time, you may not be able to buy a Kawasaki HK250.
At that time, owning a HK250 was a face-saving affair and a dream of many fans for many years.
However, after entering the mid-90s of the last century, the production of the HK250 gradually decreased, although a generation of famous cars gradually faded out of the motorcycle market.
However, Kawasaki HK250, as a classic model that has left a strong color in the history of domestic motorcycles, still has many fans who remember it even today.
Then the above are those motorcycles that can be "gods" in the seventies and eighties of the last century, if there is a chance to be able to re-produce, which car do you want?
Do you know what brand this car is?
Article sources: National Science and Technology Book and Documentation Center (Discussion on the History of World Motorcycle Technology Development), National Science and Technology Book Documentation Center (History of Motorcycle Development).