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Not sure this is totally correct but it’s the story told to me when I first bought a Honda CB450 (Black Bomber), the salesman at the dealership was commenting on how oil tight the engines all were, of course, he said, when Mr Honda looked at the British bikes he noted that the crankcase is split vertically so of course it leaks from the joint. He designed his engine split horizontally so it didn’t.

It makes sense even if it’s not accurate. My CD175, CB250, CB450 and CB750 were all totally oil tight. Every BSA and Velocette I owned were incontinent!

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Colin