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The original Hondamatic, like all following Honda automatics, featured gears on parallel axes rather than planetary gears like most other automatic transmissions. The two gears for each ratio - one driving and the other driven - are in constant mesh and each ratio is engaged by a dedicated clutch connected to one of the ratio's two gears.
Honda vehicle sales in 1997 totaled 6,872 units (up 7% over 1996) but declined by 83% in 1998, to 1,182 units, mainly due to the economic crisis that hit the Southeast Asian region. In 1999, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. established a joint venture company called PT Honda Prospect Motor (HPM) on 15 February 1999.
The Honda CM400 is a street bike produced by the Honda Motor Company from 1979 to 1982, part of a series of motorcycles with the prefix 'CM' using various engine capacities. It was a precursor to the Honda Rebel series of motorcycles. It was equipped with electric start and electronic ignition.
The model was the successor to the ageing twin cylinder CB360 [5] [6] and the highly regarded, [7] but expensive for the 400 cc class, [8] four-cylinder CB400F.The CB400T has two fewer cylinders than its CB400F predecessor and although the press was initially skeptical of it, [7] [9] reviews stated that it was a worthwhile successor and more than capable of competing with contemporary rivals. [10]