Honda-SOHC

Other Stuff => Where's My Old Bike? => Topic started by: Trigger on January 17, 2015, 10:03:40 PM

Title: Honda Museum in Tochigi
Post by: Trigger on January 17, 2015, 10:03:40 PM

 http://silodrome.com/honda-museum-walkthrough/

Title: Re: Honda Museum in Tochigi
Post by: UK Pete on January 18, 2015, 10:41:58 AM

Excellent

Title: Re: Honda Museum in Tochigi
Post by: MCTID on January 18, 2015, 10:59:24 AM

Brilliant......when I was an Apprentice (1967 ish) a lovely Lady I worked with used to give me a lift to work (when I could get my lazy *rse out of bed in time) in....you guessed it....her little orange Honda car (similar to the red one as you enter the car hall). She had a couple of Honda cars over the years because her Husband was a Sales Rep for Honda UK and he won numerous Sales Awards. He also won a trip to Japan to visit the Honda Factories. The various Honda cars she owned were fantastic examples of getting a lot of smart kit in a small space and were very nippy - compared to the British offerings at the time.

It was only a matter of time before Honda went on to become the force they are. Little did I realise at the time that the CB 750, CBX, NSX, Fireblade et al were on the horizon.

Thanks for posting.

Title: Re: Honda Museum in Tochigi
Post by: Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP) on January 18, 2015, 01:06:01 PM

Nice one Trig good viewing
Cheers
Bitsa

Title: Re: Honda Museum in Tochigi
Post by: SteveD CB500K0 on January 18, 2015, 01:23:08 PM

Warning **Spoiler**

I'm sorry but I'm not impressed with Honda's cheap attempt and a museum gallery walk-through...

They've used Google's "Street View" which is just a bunch of photos which you navigate around.

Much better, more high tech and more in line with the type of technology that Honda should be using, is something like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDTbFhFZl9I

We worked with these guys at UCL. I'm not convinced by the transparent render that the video company finally used as it seems a bit "whimsical", I'd rather see solid images and not fly through floors and pillars.

This is a video, don't forget, actively "flying" around a real 3D pointcloud model is just awesome. Unfortunately the datafiles are a bit large (this one was about 450Gb) and the processor power required to zoom around is just phenominal - that's why we end up making a video for public consumption.

Honda should give us a call!

 :)

Title: Re: Honda Museum in Tochigi
Post by: UK Pete on January 18, 2015, 02:00:49 PM

I prefer honda's street view tour its real as compared to the one you show steve which is vitual with no detail

Title: Re: Honda Museum in Tochigi
Post by: Green1 on January 18, 2015, 09:14:10 PM

Got to agree with Pete I spent ages navigating the museum.
Sorry Steve got a bit bored    :-[

Mick

Title: Re: Honda Museum in Tochigi
Post by: Trigger on January 18, 2015, 09:40:26 PM

But, did anyone spot the Suzuki on second floor ?

Title: Re: Honda Museum in Tochigi
Post by: Trigger on January 19, 2015, 12:03:43 PM

So, no one spotted the RG ?

Title: Re: Honda Museum in Tochigi
Post by: tom400f on January 19, 2015, 12:40:45 PM

Quote from: Trigger on January 19, 2015, 12:03:43 PM

So, no one spotted the RG ?

Or the Z1

I was wondering if there is a museum shop where you can buy OEM exhausts and seats and stuff...

Title: Re: Honda Museum in Tochigi
Post by: Trigger on January 19, 2015, 01:31:18 PM

Quote from: tom400f on January 19, 2015, 12:40:45 PM

Quote from: Trigger on January 19, 2015, 12:03:43 PM

So, no one spotted the RG ?

Or the Z1

I was wondering if there is a museum shop where you can buy OEM exhausts and seats and stuff...

No, you can go with your spanner set and a big coat ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Honda Museum in Tochigi
Post by: tom400f on January 19, 2015, 02:23:15 PM

If anyone *does* find the NR500 please post the link or instructions to where it is...

Title: Re: Honda Museum in Tochigi
Post by: Green1 on January 19, 2015, 11:56:06 PM

Found the Z1&RG there not far from the Cb750 whats the brown Yamaha I can't seem to get a clear shot of it?

Mick

Title: Re: Honda Museum in Tochigi
Post by: Bodd on January 21, 2015, 12:05:28 AM

A couple of Yams in there too.

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