Honda Reviews

As an American who has worked two years in Japan and four years in the US for Japanese automotive startups (and married to a beautiful Japanese woman for six years), I was able to relate to this book on a level that a majority of readers cannot comprehend. I was fortunate to have a Japanese President who took me under his wing early in my career and taught me the lessons of "ho-ren-so" and the like. However, working for the Japanese is a challenge still. As an American, reading through the first few chapters of Mr. Honda's book, I found myself becoming somewhat angry at the accusations and arrogance of the Japanese thinking being explained. After stepping back I realized the author was just providing information to help better explain ideas presented in later chapters and his overall point. This book is not so much "Americans are bad or lazy" and "Japanese are superior," it is more or less food for thought. Japanese or American, working with people requires understanding of one another. Often, the most difficult aspect is getting both sides to acknowledge and accept the good points of one another and adopt them to create true synergy. As for the coward from Pottstown, PA, who doesn't even have the courage to give an e-mail address. He totally misunderstood this book (that is if he read it at all). If Americans are so lazy, then why does the world economy depend so heavily on us? Why do Japanese companies continue to invest billions in new US ventures every year? If it were not for us lazy Americans, ignorant fools such as this coward from Pottstown, PA would not have world dominating companies such as Boeing to work for. One more point for the Japanese to understand. A reporter once asked a former football coach of Notre Dame, "Coach, how do you motivate your players?" The coach responded, "I don't motivate them. They come motivated. I try not to de-motivate them." As pointed out in Mr. Honda's book, Americans enter into Japanese companies with childish optimism and enthusiasm. All to quickly is that enthusiasm shattered and the American becomes just another body punching the clock or "lazy". Until Japanese executives (and many American companies) understand this and learn how to harness this energy, they will never understand the true work ethic of the American worker. If going home to spend time with your wife, children, community volunteer organization, church, or night school at the end of an eight hour workday instead of sitting at your desk looking busy but you really don't have anything to do or as the Japanese at two companies I have worked for, sitting in the smoking area for hours at the end of the day just to get face time, if not wasting my precious time like this is considered lazy, then I am guilty. Ask any Japanese Executive on his deathbed if he has any regrets in life. I do not believe his answer would be, "I wish I had spent more time at work." Thank you Mr. Honda.

It's good to have books of this sort. It's about time someone instill some sort of work ethic in the Americans. Americans are often dismissed as lazy and unambitious, self-centered, which is not far from the truth. I know, I used to work for Boeing Company in America. This should be required reading for people in American auto industry so they make better car,LOL!

Mr. Honda takes the mystery out for American managers who want to know what to say and do in order to be successful in Japanese companies. He provides numerous examples and comparisons between the American and Japanese styles of management along with recommendations. A special emphasis on diversity-communications is provided from cover to cover to guide the reader on the perceptions and expectations American and Japanese managers have of each other, and how to improve their working relationship. In summary, Mr. Honda's book is long overdue for American managers who are looking for practical tips and guidelines to have a successful career in Japanese companies.

There is a new editon of this book covering more models and is in print.

There is finally a saviour to us millions of owners of single cylinder OHC Honda engines and bikes.

Clymer have produced a book with a wealth of information on every Honda unit (as best I can tell) for the last 35 years. Regardless of wether you want information in regards to general service or for a complete overhaul this will have it.

Wether you have the original manuals or not you will require this book if you wish to do your own service work. Just make sure you check you are reading about the right engine/bike before you do anything.

If you're a cat lover, or know one, then this book is a satisfying choice. A small volume, it offers the cat lover the images that they enjoy most in their feline friends. From kittens to adults, this little gem captures cats in a variety of places that they seek for pleasure. A lot of fun!

If you're a cat lover or just appreciate the most beautiful creature on earth or beyond - that's the book for you. No other photographer has ever captured a more delightful image of felines. It's just impossible to describe this book in words, get it and you'll see

This manual has saved me at least $500 in labor costs. All illustrations are exacting to the bike.

It was an excellent book with lots of instructions and it was good explained

This is what a good, accurate, detailed motorcycle book is supposed to be. You get great information and fantastic pictures of original, historically important motorcycles, their riders and the facts that go with them. There is so much speculation these days by people who think they remember what happened, or what a bike was supposed to look like, or when a particular feature was added or changed in a particular model line. This book sets a lot of that straight. It seems the author knows and has spoken personally to the factory racers, mechanics, engineers and competitors to get the information. I got the impression that the author and the historic people themselves were good friends! I got a kick out of the Soichiro Honda quote the first time he rode the great CB 750 in 1969. It really brings characters to life.

Jeff Hackett is frequently used as a resource, as he is one of the top authorities on photographing and restoring old Hondas among other motorcycles. Many of the top authorities, authors and restorers have been accessed to create this book. To top it off I get great, color, engine-out photos of the famous RC-166 and RC-160 motors that so much legend has been made of.

This all in consideration, the book is not the absolute last word on Honda motorcycles, as many models, specifically US models and some others have been omitted or intentionally left-out. Thankfully, there are other top notch books like that written by Bill Silver that pick up any slack that was omitted herein, but this is the best effort so far at being far better than any "coffee table book" and definitely a must for the restorer or researcher. This is not a re-hashed and fluffed-up "coffee table book", as it is really an up-to-date, detailed history with a bit of myth and legend mixed it for good balance and flow. You should read it end to end; but, you can just as easily flip through it now and then for a "fix" as well. Either way, this is one book you should have in your collection.

For the record, I have personally started restoring old Hondas and this book no doubt will pay for itself repeatedly over the years as I take on new projects!

Well written, great photography, well researched sidebars on significant, influential models, more than I expected for the price. Very well done.

If you can read, and if you know a combination wrench from a torque wrench, you can use this manual. It provides step-by-step instructions, and plenty of photographs. If certain repairs are best done by a professional, the reader is strongly urged to take the unit to an expert.

I am a woman, and just learning about things mechanical. But, was easily able to remove and replace a worn-out starter on my 300 FourTrax by follwing the instructions in this book!

If you like to service and maintain your bike yourself, then this is a great investment. It has lots of pictures which make understanding the text much easier. After spending half an hour flicking through the pages my knowledge of my bike doubled. I was supprised at how far it goes in explaining various parts of the bike.

This is an outstanding manual. Clear photos show every step for every maintenance and repair task the home mechanic is likely to undertake. Tells you in a few instances when you are better off taking your bike to the shop for repairs. Has helpful hints on how to accomplish difficult or tricky tasks.

It really makes working on my old Shadow fun.

The Clymer Honda Service Manual for Honda VT500 Motorcycles is a great guide for the novice/beginning motorcycler. Great diagrams, and easy to follow instructions makes this a must for those who are new around motorcycles.

GOOD TO HAVE, IF YOU NEED TO SAVE SOME MONEY AND FIX IT YOURSELF

I called all the auto stores in my area to see if they had a Honda CR-V service manual. No one had them, so I turned to the web for help. I found this book, ordered it, and was able to succesfully replace my squeaky brakes. This book can help you with almost any repair on your CR-V, and I highly recommend it rather than paying tons of money for the dealership to repair your car.

This book presents an amazing appraisal of the most successful Formula 1 car ever. If you have interest in the turbo F1 cars of the late eighties, this volume truly presents the challenges of design in a unique form. It gives nearly every detail of the chassis and engine produced in Woking, while relating that information to the racer's contemporaries. The vehicle truly gets the review it deserves with this book.

This is a book about the car and its development. It will absorb anyone with a technical/engineering automotive interest. It doesn't just tell you about the McLaren-Honda Turbo, but follows the evoloution of the ideas and concepts used, through several different cars. Building to the point where turbosupercharging was banned in F1, the technical advances are followed like an unfolding story.

Ian Bamsey's style doesn't loose the reader in complicated explanations and yet is not superficial. The book will give you a solid qualitative knowledge backed up with some numbers if you want them, but you don't need the numbers to understand. If this man wrote software manuals people might actually read them, such is the standard of his writing. I speak as a person who has also written technical publications for popular consumption and I wish I could write like this.

If you want to know about this car then buy this book (If you can find it).