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The Honda CB750 is an air-cooled, transverse, in-line-four-cylinder-engine motorcycle made by Honda over several generations for year models 1969–2008 with an upright, or standard, riding posture. It is often called the original Universal Japanese Motorcycle (UJM) and also is regarded as the first motorcycle to be called a "superbike".
Honda CB350F Honda CB50R 2004. The CB Series is an extensive line of Honda motorcycles. Most CB models are road-going motorcycles for commuting and cruising. The smaller CB models are also popular for vintage motorcycle racing. [1] The related Honda CBR series are sport bikes.
Honda CB 750 K. Manufacturer: Honda: Production: 1978-1982: ... At the 1978 IFMA in Cologne the new CB 750 was presented as the successor to the CB 750 four for ...
Honda also developed a limited edition VFR, the Honda RC30, as a homologation racing platform. This motorcycle achieved some racing success, but the introduction of very light inline-four motorcycles by competing firms led Honda to downgrade its racing plans. Honda's VF model lineup had engine capacities ranging from 400 cc to 1,000 cc.
The CBX750, or RC17 is a Honda motorcycle sold primarily in Europe, South Africa and Australia. Manufactured from 1984 to 1988, the CBX750 was developed from the CB750 while sharing technological data and certain componentry from the VF/VFR Series, which its development ran in parallel; hence the X in CBX being an acronym for City Bike eXperimental.
The CB750's first Japanese competitor was the Kawasaki Z1 in 1972. [9] It was followed in 1976 by the Suzuki GS750 and by the Yamaha XS Eleven in 1978. These manufacturers all produced smaller versions of the same UJM formula, including, for example, the Honda CB500 of 1971. [9] By 1979 Harley-Davidson's big bike sales were down 90%. [12]
The Honda Nighthawk is the US model designation for some of Honda's CB series of motorcycles. This class includes: CB250; CB450SC; CB550SC; CB650SC; CB700SC; CB750 ...
The CB700SC Nighthawk 700S is a carbureted, air-cooled, in-line four-cylinder motorcycle marketed by Honda solely in the United States for model years 1984–1986, with a standard or neutral, upright riding position, [1] It was a downsized version of the CB750SC Nighthawk S (itself an export version of the CBX750) and was meant to circumvent the tariff laws of 1983-1987.