Cars and bikes I’ve come across in my travels

Whilst at the IOM TT last year, I dropped into the Mhoody Dhoo MC bike day at Peel. These two rarities were parked up: A Japauto Cb1000/4, and a Harris Jota.
 

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chrisk said:
Come off the grass! Japauto???
Apart from the barrel and head fin design, that looks like a Honda 750/4 to me!
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The bikes by the french Japauto outfit were based on the 750/4 and were quite successful in european endurance racing. The competition bikes generally sported huge, wild fairings, both for rider protection and aerodynamics. They apparently sold loads of go-faster bits to finance their little hobby.

piet
 
sfcpiet said:
The bikes by the french Japauto outfit were based on the 750/4 and were quite successful in european endurance racing. The competition bikes generally sported huge, wild fairings, both for rider protection and aerodynamics. They apparently sold loads of go-faster bits to finance their little hobby.

piet
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Along with big bore kits for SOHC engine they also sold an awful lot of new Hondas! Dave Croxford rode a Japauto Honda ( with an Dresda frame) and I used to import crash helmets from Japauto- I went to the Mondial de deux Rous at the Paris Expo with the lovely sales manager Agnes, she then took me to the circuit Carole where I witnessed loads of French loonies, honing around a track with trainers, jeans And no gloves on🙄 .
 
A guy called Dave Ward, who lives in the IOM, acquired a 750 Japauto 2 or 3 years ago. It might be his. I seem to recall it needed a bit of TLC, which he is very good at. Not sure about the Harris, but my memory is a bit foggy at times.
 
Japauto was a Paris Honda dealer on the "Avenue de la Grande Armée".
That's the avenue opposite the Champs Elysées the other side of the place de l'Etoile.
Founded by Vilaseca and Asante. After victory of a 750/4 prepared by Vilaseca at the first renaissance Bol d'Or in 1969, Japauto was born.
Ridden in 1970 by Daniel Rouge who would later ride SFCs for the French importer Couturier.
3 Bol d'Or under their belt in all.
Paul
 
Andy J said:
A guy called Dave Ward, who lives in the IOM, acquired a 750 Japauto 2 or 3 years ago. It might be his. I seem to recall it needed a bit of TLC, which he is very good at. Not sure about the Harris, but my memory is a bit foggy at times.
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This one definetely had the big block kit, also the exhaust, tank and seat unit, but is on a Manx number plate, so I guess it does belong to the gentleman in question.
 
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Warning! Since I updated to iOS 17 I no longer can upload any photos, they are all private access and there is no way to turn this off.
I’ve lots of (maybe) interesting photos, but for now they are stuck on my phone.
 
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