When Japan's Honda Motor Co. first entered its machines in the big European motorcycle races two years ago, one Western racing buff snorted: "We knew the Japanese made good rickshas, but we didn't know they made motorcycles." Honda's bikes soon blew exhaust fumes in the scoffer's face. Seven of this year's ten international Grand Prix motorcycle races have been run so far, and Honda's machines have lapped the best in Europe. Under the complicated scoring system of motorcycling's Olympics, Honda has piled up 106 points in the 125-cc. class, 55 more than its nearest rival, East Germany's MZ motorcycle....
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