{"id":358936,"date":"2010-02-24T16:30:14","date_gmt":"2010-02-24T21:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/?p=38447"},"modified":"2010-02-24T16:30:14","modified_gmt":"2010-02-24T21:30:14","slug":"1972-honda-600-it%e2%80%99s-like-a-roller-skate-only-smaller%e2%80%a6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/358936","title":{"rendered":"1972 Honda 600: It\u2019s like a roller skate, only smaller\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/1972-honda-600-its-like-a-roller-skate-only-smaller\/honda600_1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-38448\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Honda600_1.jpg\" alt=\"Honda 600\" title=\"Honda600_1\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38448\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ok, this is kinda freakin\u2019 me out because this is the second compact car I\u2019m writing about today. First it was the Fiat 500 695 Tributo and now this. What you see before you is a 1972 Honda 600 and damn if it isn\u2019t the smallest thing to roll past my eyeballs in quite some time. I found this little guy over at <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.hemmings.com\/index.php\/2010\/02\/23\/hemmings-find-of-the-day-1972-honda-600\/\">Hemmings<\/a> and I\u2019m simply amazed at what a compact package this is.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-38447\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/1972-honda-600-its-like-a-roller-skate-only-smaller\/honda600_3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-38450\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Honda600_3.jpg\" alt=\"Honda 600\" title=\"Honda600_3\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just looking over the specs makes me giggle. It was ten feet long, weighed 1300 lbs. (yes, that it is correct) and was powered by a two-cylinder motorcycle engine that made 36 hp. Granted it\u2019s a little thing but keep in mind that this was Honda\u2019s first venture into the US market. In fact they actually sold over 40,000 of them between 1970-1972. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/1972-honda-600-its-like-a-roller-skate-only-smaller\/honda600_4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-38451\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Honda600_4.jpg\" alt=\"Honda 600\" title=\"Honda600_4\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38451\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The more I actually look at the 600 the more I\u2019m thinking sub-compact. I\u2019m not sure about the wheels, but I\u2019m guessing they\u2019re maybe 13 incher\u2019s. Then there is also the question of the rear seats. I mean it has them, but why? Who the hell would even fit back there. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/1972-honda-600-its-like-a-roller-skate-only-smaller\/honda600_5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-38468\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Honda600_5.jpg\" alt=\"Honda 600\" title=\"Honda600_5\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38468\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/1972-honda-600-its-like-a-roller-skate-only-smaller\/honda600_2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-38449\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Honda600_2.jpg\" alt=\"Honda 600\" title=\"Honda600_2\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38449\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One thing I keep doing is staring at the engine bay. Even with that two-cylinder mill I can\u2019t help but notice how much room there is. Think about how much fun this thing would be if you shoehorned in a Hayabusa engine, or hell, if you wanted to keep it all Honda throw the 999cc engine from the new CBR1000RR in there. Now that would be a real pisser. Either way though this is a pretty cool little scoot that Honda made.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.hemmings.com\/index.php\/2010\/02\/23\/hemmings-find-of-the-day-1972-honda-600\">Hemmings<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.honda600source.com\/\">Honda600Source.com <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/828zVo51W1HHAKsX5vXOxBcG9I4\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/828zVo51W1HHAKsX5vXOxBcG9I4\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/828zVo51W1HHAKsX5vXOxBcG9I4\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/828zVo51W1HHAKsX5vXOxBcG9I4\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ok, this is kinda freakin\u2019 me out because this is the second compact car I\u2019m writing about today. First it was the Fiat 500 695 Tributo and now this. 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