Editing Straight-five engine (section)

== Usage in motorcycles ==
{{see also|List of motorcycles by type of engine#Straight five}}

Very few motorcycles have used five-cylinder engines. However, the 1965 ''Honda RC148'' and 1966 ''Honda RC149'' 125&nbsp;cc four-stroke racing motorcycles used straight-five engines based on the 50&nbsp;cc straight-twin engine from the [[Honda RC116]] Grand Prix racing motorcycle.<ref>{{cite web |title=Honda's two-wheeled glory years |url=https://www.goodwood.com/grr/race/historic/2019/6/hondas-two-wheeled-glory-years/ |website=www.goodwood.com |access-date=23 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The 1966 Honda RC149 |url=https://www.cyclenews.com/2016/09/article/four-stroketwo-stroke-wars/ |website=Cycle News |access-date=23 August 2022}}</ref> These straight-five engines were an unusual design in that they were configured as a straight-six engine with one of the middle cylinders removed.<ref>{{cite web |title=RC 148 / RC149 |url=http://jfrmc.ganriki.net/rc149/rc149-1.htm |access-date=25 October 2019 |language=ja}}</ref>