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The result of the move request was: moved by Yunshui 12:58, 22 April 2013 DrKiernan ( talk) 18:44, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
Honda CBX1000 → Honda CBX – The subject of the article was never referred to as the CBX1000, only as the CBX. Subsequent Honda models designations have included the prefix "CBX" and a displacement number, but this model did not have a displacement number, just "CBX". All sources in the article refer to the "CBX", not the "CBX1000". The term "CBX1000" is the invention of the editor who moved this article from "Honda CBX" to "Honda CBX1000" relisted Tiggerjay ( talk) 07:21, 14 April 2013 (UTC) Sincerely, SamBlob ( talk) 11:34, 29 March 2013 (UTC)
I have templated the lede as disputed – discuss as the source is an unreliable insurance business which editors assume to be accurate and find by keyword searching, instead of finding historic hard-publications from industry-experts. My use of a similar template elsewhere was knee-jerk reverted by an editor also associated with this article, and I am expecting much the same behaviour.
This should highlight whether Wikipedia is to continue being dominated by editors abusing WP:VNT. This needs to go to WP:RSN for Carole Nash and the similar unreliable business (reverted elsewhere) Bennetts (or AN/I for the reversions) but I am unable to contribute the time. Continuation will just give more confidence to those removing legitimate templating and who are determined to WP:OWN the articles.
The first year should be 1978 - I don't like using Youtube but it is from a highly-reputable source, near the back of the film (18 minutes), relating to travelling marshal Albert Moule. Pinging Arrivisto who introduced the weblink citation. I tried to find unequivocal evidence some years ago but only a pic of Hailwood crossing the line on the 1978 Ducati F1 with a CX500 in background was found (about 60 yards from me, so I knew where the bikes were stationed). I have an historic citation for the use of CX500s which were unsuitable being too slow, topping out at 100mph, less than a 125 racer.
The youtube film is also evidence that the Isle of Man TT races had many mass-starts on the Snaefell Mountain Course, which for the uninitiated may be unclearly/ambiguously presented on WP as a time trial. Semi-mass starts were used in the 1950s for the Clubmens' races, flagged-off in groups of four requiring kick-starting.-- Rocknrollmancer ( talk) 19:03, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
They used the then-new CB900F - Motorcycle News ran a competition where the winner rode a lap pillion to Mike Hailwood. The winner suffered with abdominal ulcers and, fearing for any adverse reaction to the experience, donated his win back to be re-allocated. MCN carried an action pic with a towel or similar covering the seat, with the winner describing sliding, particularly under braking. The CB900F was released late 1979, and it couldn't have been 1981 as Hailwood died in March, before the June races. Regrettably I sold the 'paper about 10 years ago.-- Rocknrollmancer ( talk) 19:26, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
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The result of the move request was: moved by Yunshui 12:58, 22 April 2013 DrKiernan ( talk) 18:44, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
Honda CBX1000 → Honda CBX – The subject of the article was never referred to as the CBX1000, only as the CBX. Subsequent Honda models designations have included the prefix "CBX" and a displacement number, but this model did not have a displacement number, just "CBX". All sources in the article refer to the "CBX", not the "CBX1000". The term "CBX1000" is the invention of the editor who moved this article from "Honda CBX" to "Honda CBX1000" relisted Tiggerjay ( talk) 07:21, 14 April 2013 (UTC) Sincerely, SamBlob ( talk) 11:34, 29 March 2013 (UTC)
I have templated the lede as disputed – discuss as the source is an unreliable insurance business which editors assume to be accurate and find by keyword searching, instead of finding historic hard-publications from industry-experts. My use of a similar template elsewhere was knee-jerk reverted by an editor also associated with this article, and I am expecting much the same behaviour.
This should highlight whether Wikipedia is to continue being dominated by editors abusing WP:VNT. This needs to go to WP:RSN for Carole Nash and the similar unreliable business (reverted elsewhere) Bennetts (or AN/I for the reversions) but I am unable to contribute the time. Continuation will just give more confidence to those removing legitimate templating and who are determined to WP:OWN the articles.
The first year should be 1978 - I don't like using Youtube but it is from a highly-reputable source, near the back of the film (18 minutes), relating to travelling marshal Albert Moule. Pinging Arrivisto who introduced the weblink citation. I tried to find unequivocal evidence some years ago but only a pic of Hailwood crossing the line on the 1978 Ducati F1 with a CX500 in background was found (about 60 yards from me, so I knew where the bikes were stationed). I have an historic citation for the use of CX500s which were unsuitable being too slow, topping out at 100mph, less than a 125 racer.
The youtube film is also evidence that the Isle of Man TT races had many mass-starts on the Snaefell Mountain Course, which for the uninitiated may be unclearly/ambiguously presented on WP as a time trial. Semi-mass starts were used in the 1950s for the Clubmens' races, flagged-off in groups of four requiring kick-starting.-- Rocknrollmancer ( talk) 19:03, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
They used the then-new CB900F - Motorcycle News ran a competition where the winner rode a lap pillion to Mike Hailwood. The winner suffered with abdominal ulcers and, fearing for any adverse reaction to the experience, donated his win back to be re-allocated. MCN carried an action pic with a towel or similar covering the seat, with the winner describing sliding, particularly under braking. The CB900F was released late 1979, and it couldn't have been 1981 as Hailwood died in March, before the June races. Regrettably I sold the 'paper about 10 years ago.-- Rocknrollmancer ( talk) 19:26, 9 August 2018 (UTC)