Honda produced the CB750 for the first time in 1969. This was the first bike with an inline four cyclinder engine with overhead valves on an affordable production bike.
"It was the first real superbike," said Don Hall, a renowned classic motorcycle enthusiast.
Honda began working on this "superbike" after their smaller engine models became more popular in the 50's and 60's. Until the CB750 Honda was in competition with the British bike building companies, which were superior in a more powerful and desireable motorcycle. The CB750 was well before its time and completlely smoked the competition.
According to motorcycleclassics.com, this engine made 67 horsepower at 8,000 rpms. For the time this kind of horsepower in such a small package could not be touched. Weighing at 499 pounds, running a 13.3 quater mile at 100 mph was not bad. Actually this bike is what began the intense competition between the Japanese companies, resulting in the fastest bikes in the world.
One big reason for this powerhouse was the fuel system. The CB 750 had 28mm Keihin's to feed air and fuel into this 736cc engine
The CB750 had other reasons for being the new big kid on the block. It came with a speedometer, tachometer, and odometer along with an electric start and kill switch. This monster also had front disc brakes.
I need to figure out how to put up tube videos on this blog, but heres some links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-FstCKzbzQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeMgEuf30G4
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