Honda CB 750 - the Bike that Changed Everything !
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- Honda CB 750 original bikes and cafe racer customs ! Compilation with technical description.
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Wonderful machines. Fast, reliable and didn’t leak oil!
When I was 7 year old my uncle's each had one. It was so awesome to ride on the back of that bike. What great memories!!!
I still have the December 1968 copy of Cycle World magazine with the cover picture of the CB750 prototype that told the world what was coming. Demand was such that it was July 1970 before I actually took delivery of my brand new, golden beauty. Out-the-door price was exactly $1495. It is impossible to overstate the impact that model had on the motorcycling world.
Back in the 70's when i was a teen my uncle had one of these. My dad told my uncle to give me a ride on the thing so as to scare me out of wanting one. He took it out on the freeway and pushed the limits of performance with it. Scared the living shit out of me! Of course it had the opposite effect and I wanted one even more. Few years later I got my first bike a 1974 Honda 450. When I turned 20 I got a 1978 Suzuki GS1000. It was, at the time, the fasted production motorcycle. I had a blast on that thing. Wish i still had it.
Excellent video. I have never forgotten the excitement in 1970, as a 14 year old lad, of seeing a candy gold CB750 glinting in the sun. Overnight it sent the British bike industry into chaos. We all realised the ancient old museum pieces we'd bought. The only think that changed each year was the paint colour on offer. Honda was and is superb. Thanks for this.
It was a Friday, June 25th 1971, college summer break, I used all my savings to buy this gorgeous CB-750 Four Honda, demo. One of the best days of my life, I was on top of the world. I would keep this motorcycle for 10 years, ride over 100,000 miles, never opened the engine (changed the valve cover gasket, a few clutch cables, drive chains, brake pads, that was all). Ten years later, I replaced it with a Honda CB-1000 Custom... This is the motorcycle that started the era of the "superbikes". This is the motorcycle that revolutionized the sport of motorcycling. Great video, Ciao, L
Put the nail in the coffin for British bikes
Unfortunately it did but up to the early sixties, British bikes had enjoyed the love of the young rebellious Rock n' Roll generation. If you wanted to have fun on a motorcycle before the CB-750, you rode a Triumph Bonneville 500 ~650, a BSA, a Royal Enfield or a Norton Commando. That was where the fun was (maneuverability, performance, acceleration, ...). The the CB-750 showed up... Ciao, happy trails, L (still riding on Hondas).
www.timsnotebook.com/images/comics/ME_1_pp_10_11.html my comic book centered around that very bike! (Story is set in 1974)
j had the same,in the same year ,but taking off the wind breeze protection , it was very hard bending .
Hi Nicola, very few bikes had fairings or windshields back then (other than HD). Hitting large insects was painful at speed when you only had goggles or glasses while helmets did not have full face protection or a face shield.
Riding at 100 mph+, sitting upright on my 750 would extend the front fork but was still maneuverable but yes, it was painful. Enjoy, Ciao, L
Toujours le plus beau son jamais entendu sur une moto.
I had a buddy with a CB350 in that same crappy brown in high school. Bike was bullet proof and a lot of fun.
One of the most beautiful classic models ever produced and with symphonic sound from its original exhaust! Its classic design that emphasizes the essence of motorcycling brings pleasant feelings to those who have never ridden a motorcycle before!
Nothing can beat this astonishing bike sound
My pal had one. We went from zero to about 95 mph on Fresno's busiest street. It was like being caught in a jet tidal wave of smooth fierce power. GREAT FRIGGIN BIKES!
Great video. In 1978 I bought a new CB750 and added Windjammer fairing, bags, and a trunk. What a wonderful bike and wonderful biking experience.....many happy miles.
You never get old when you ride those 70's muscle bikes
I had a 1972 k2 blue, a little modified. Still in my hearth.
I had a 1970 red cb750 in high school. My friend Doug had a 750 Norton commando S . Good memories!
I've had 8 SOHC 750s at once. And 2 were choppers. I love these old bikes.
I currently have an 03 Honda VTX 1800. Its a beast!
Yup, 100% classic. It was a landmark in motorcycle engineering. The Japanese 4 offered perfect cooling and a new level of performance. It's still among the best engine configurations. Main complaints are buzz that comes through the handlebars, giving you itchy fingers, but don't let that bother you, it's an excellent motorcycle.
The early CB's were so special. A perfect look and boy could they go !
There was a bike club in Newark on Jones st. and it was CB's and Kawasaki KZ's all day and all night !
Jones st. Was about a half mile long with warehouses on both sides. Straight and smooth so ALOT of drag racing. Oh how I miss those days.
In 1969 I was riding a Honda 250 Scrambler ( which I thought was great ). The 750 had hit the street and was being reviewed by magazines. I remember a quote from one of them related to the 750 ,
" nobody is going to spend $2500 for a Japanese motorcycle " .
When riding the Nighthawk cb750 is nice to know its GREAT heritage. So reliable, smooth, and high quality. Plus SELF adjusting valves. Finest bike for me.
Nice vid.
Cheers
God love this cb750 currently is my first bike and love how nice it feel riding
Bought a used 1971 750-4 back in 1973 with about 2k miles; went to buy an arc welder from a P/P and ended up with a welder and the Honda ( was in a ultra hi-scale area in San Diego Co,) . It was a beautiful British Racing Green and as shown in the video, had no seat back and when going up a hill (fast) you would slide-off hanging on to the grips, felt like you were riding a locomotive riding on top of all that machinery and it was sweet. But our young family was expanding and wifie "suggested" that I sell it before it killed me-- and I agreed.
Store it like I did .still have my 78
Loved the sound when u opened these up . Some friends had these back then had a lot of fun on them .
my 76 cb750 got me in lots of trouble. great sound. thanks for sharing
But i bet it didnt GIVE you much trouble ;)
I had a '72 that was a metallic brown for two summers. A great bike.
About 1978 I rode one of these from So Cal to the Canada border and back. With a woman on the back. Mostly on PCH.
Show offs like Norton commando, real people love Honda. They go on for ever. I met a guy who rode an Africa twin from Capetown to Spain, flew back and shipped the bike in a crate. After 8months of hard riding and 1 month on the Sea, when he started it, right away it roared into life! Ready for another 10000 miles!
I remember owning one of these bikes ,took it in trade but once I started riding,I fell in love with how smooth it drove , unfortunately one of my daughters,was playing on it while it was parked ,and it being a heavy bike fell over and out of commission,long story short sold it don't know what ever happened to it,but I got the chance to enjoy one
That's why I love the Nighthawk CB750. What a heritage!!
The kickstarter was geared so low that you could 'kick' start it kneeling by the side of the bike and then use your hand to push down on the kickstarter. Heaving jumps up and down on the kickstart lever not required. This bike broke all the molds in so MANY ways !
I could never afford one back when.. that made it even more desirable for me of course.
This really was a game changer. When they came out in 1969 a friend bought one and let me take it for a ride. It was so smooth and fast, with electric start. It was the first of a truly modern motorcycle. I bought a new one in 1971 and loved it
Sucesso JAWA TINO,as Motocicletas Honda CB 750 Four,são as Orquestras Sinfônicas .
Mine was a red 1970 !! Had it in high school, Doug had a Norton 750 commando S ! Good times 😎😎🏍🏍🍺
Doug, not that there's anything wrong with that.
I had a 1975 cb 750 loved it.
so lucky peoples to have such bikes
But very stupid ones those who broke their 750 four to create an abortion like those two "cafe racer"
Great bike, but they had a problem with the oil galleries into the head. They used drip oiling for the camshaft and had two very fine apertures in the sides of the head to spray the oil to the bearing cups. These apertures were very easily clogged, which would cause the cam centre bearings to seize. I had it happen to me and the cam snapped clean in two, leading to some pretty hectic seconds until I pulled the clutch and managed to get it heading straight again. There was a pile of metal shavings under the oil pickup in the sump that took a huge effort to clean out and then another couple of pull-downs over the next couple of months just to be sure. On the second one the RHS aperture was clogged with a shaving and the bearing had overheated, but I caught it in time to save the cam. Great fun bike, but a major PITA to pull the engine out.
The bike of my dreams was a CB 350. Beautiful. Gold.
Wooww that's is good bike. I like that..!!! Im from INDONESIA
Hey I remember when the Honda 305 came out it was called the king of the Superbikes. Joe Gutts test drives the Honda 305. It was big doings. The Honda 350 came out and that was a hot bike.
Owned both while assigned in Tokyo during the 1960s.
Many people got well over 100,000 miles on the clock before major repairs were needed.
The CB 750 was a lovely bike: reliable & reasonably powerful - looked great too.
yup
I had a CB900 Custom in College... Commuted to CSULB from Laguna Beach every morning. Those were the days. Girls were real and bikes were simple.
I love this bike.
Had one. Great bike
Had 3 of the Soho 750's loved every one of them one of them I sold it with over 140,000 miles on it . Didn't leak or use a drop of oil and still ran like a Striped Ape ,to coin an old phrase. Bought it in a box in Hawaii when I was stationed there rose it for 2 years there then took it to Maryland (Pax River) 4 years and lastly Jax Fla. Until one of my friends got rolled up in to a ball under a 1969 Thunderbird lady said she didn't see him.
You could argue that the CB was the best bike of the superbike era.. I like the '76 in the thumbnail in the blue or red-orange metallic. My second fav is the CL 450 scrambler but only because I rode one a lot one fun summer.. This style superbike and dual-sports are all I ride...
Linda essa Honda CB750, sempre adorei as clássicas, estou a terminar o restauro da minha Kawasaki Z1 900 de 1973... Bomba 👍
I attended a race at the Harwood ( I believe that's the spelling) racetrack, near Hamilton Ontario, in I think, 1969. The Honda 750-4s, BSA Rockets, Triumph Tridents and even some Kawasaki 500 triples were in the race. The Kawi's took an early lead with unreal acceleration, but eventually the middle cylinder cooked and they had to leave the race. To make a long story short, the Hondas came in 1, 2, 3, 4, to win. I'd rarely seen these bikes on the street as they had just come out, but I left in awe of these Hondas. Suddenly the bike world was different.
Bob what a great race to see! Lucky guy you! Yeah, I know when they drag raced the Kawi Triples, they had to be hosed down after each pass. they may have been faster than the Honda, but the Honda was turbine smooth and a wonderful bike. the ones in this video that are modified are some true beauties. I had a Kawi twin 250 at the same time as these bikes. Very troublesome, strange carburation induction, "surprise" neutral 5 speed, but it was a helluva ride when it ran....
Would love to see a film of that race.
That was before 1973 when the Kawasaki Z1 came out. The Honda 750 would hang until 3rd gear and then goodbye...
@@retiredguyadventures6211 The Honda 750 was first seen by the public on the 25th October 1968 at the Tokyo Motor Show. Production started in 1969. Then three years later in 1972 the Kawasaki 903 Z1 upped the stakes.
I owned a 1970 Honda 750 K0 and a 1978 Kawasaki Z1000. Miss them both today.
I did not know this is the Holy grail of motorcycles,now I want one.
Just bought a 1976 CB750A. Forty five years old and runs like it's new.
One morning as I was wheeling my 125 Yamaha Enduro to work around 7AM I heard this guttural noise coming up HWY 395. I stopped for the light, looked left and here comes this motorcycle 'floating' down the street and the driver 'hitting' the gears. The light was green for him and he 'screamed' (or so it seemed) thru the intersection. I could not believe what I was seeing
because I had never seen anything like it ! Then later on I'm reading a motorcycle magazine and inside was a story on the all new Honda CB750. They took it on it's maiden ride from SoCal up to Reno and over to Sacramento and back down to SoCal. They mentioned about staying overnight in Bishop and heading out in the clear, crisp morning. I called my brother-in-law that evening and tried to relate what I had seen and heard. He figured it was probably just a Triumph. Not very long afterwards they had one in the Honda shop. My brother-in-law bought it the day after it showed up!! I got to drive it many times and at that time it was like a 'rocket ship'.
I had a couple of these. 836 pistons, big paucho tank on one. 15 inch rear rims on both. Would generally spray paint 'em different colors on a regular basis so I wouldn't be totally recognizable to local cops.
La mejor moto de la historia. La montura que trae las alas del viento
Igualmente amo estas súper bike!! Lo mejor de lo mejor !
I'm 60 and been riding since I was 14 , had my first CB750 when I was 17 and love 69-76 models ,had a 1977 CB750 but it was not the same since they change design and pips in 77 , I still own a CB750 K6 (1976 ) and love it just as much as back then in 70's when had the first ride on CB750 .
H P --> 77 was my first Honda 750. I had just turned 18, was i ever proud. Needed to borrow $400 I'd saved $1300, guy wanted $1700 and was non negotiable. My dad said he'd loan me the money if I quit smoking. I quit a day before we picked it up, that thing meant more to me than cigs ever could. Mine was purple with gold stripes, and a Kerker header I loved the sound of. Had the covers chromed and painted the air fins black, I was constantly cleaning that bike.
78 was the last year for the sohc
You're right, I was very disappointed when they changed the look in '77 if I remember correctly. The early CB's are some of the best looking bikes ever !
I’ve had 2 and loved them both
My favorite bike! And what a sound!!
Eu amo Motos Honda.principalmente.Antigas.As CBS.
That goes without saying. In America there several small makers of good handling underpowered bikes. The star was probably a Triumph 650 Bonny. I was going down to the cape with a friend we were doubled up on my 650. Another friend was doubled up on a Honda 750. On the highway at 50 we rolled on the throttle. The Honda left us like we had a 250.
Awesome bike the sound of a four into one setup was my only transport in the 70s
I am restoring a 1978 CB750 F3. I was hoping to have it done in a year but it might take longer.Beautiful bike on display here.
BEAUTY!Keep Rollin dem 4s
This is accurate no doubt at the time of their introduction nothing else offered that reliability & performance!
You meet the nicest people on a Honda.
I built one a model one when I was a kid was the start of my love for bikes y first bike was a 400,4 now have blackbird and z1000
Had one of these in the early 90s bored out to 810 with two 40 webers on it with straight through pipes drop handle bars and a single seat brilliant bike paid £400 for it bargain
Dam they sound good!!!
Excelente moto!!!🇦🇷👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I have owned four different ones and they were all sweethearts. Sooo smooth.
absolutely correct. I have four friends that owned these. they were so game-changing and badass had these not existed the Kawasaki Z1 903 would have never been built and my 79 Xs 1100 would have never been built, I still have my 1100 and my friend Carl still has is 903. thank you Honda!
The Honda CB 750 was first seen at the 1968 Tokyo show.
It changed the motor cycle industry.
Kawasaki had a double overhead cam 750 mock up in 68 and was starting production in 69,but pulled it when Honda showed their new CB750 in 68 at the Tokyo Show,that's why Kawasaki waited and brought the Z-1 900 (May 72) otherwise they would have launched a double overhead cam 750 in 69. The 750 was launched in Jan /73 as the
Z-2 750 (Japan only though).
Bill Wood somehow I did not know that, thank you.
+Bill Wood. Code name 'New York steak`.
Jeff Palmer I had an xs1100 and liked my CB better although those sideways burnouts were fun on my xs 1100. Never ever heard the 900 called a 903. None of the bikes monikers were actual CC of the bikes.
The late 750F (Spencer version) looks very nice !
Ai sim show se motos reliqias. Naves eternas musicas para os ouvidos coraçoes. Valeu.
I had a '75 that was same color red as thumb nail, it took very little tweeking and money for me to out run my buddies 900 kawi.
I put 60,000 miles on it and the guy i sold it to raced it weekly for years.
At the time i owned it harleys would need a refresh @ 20,000 - 25,000 miles were far slower, handled worse and my cousin who had a harley had to stop every hour/hour and a half to get feeling back in hands, feet and butts, i could ride to Brunswick Ga from Sarasota co Fl non stop on my "rice burner"
Simple, reliable, no oil leaks. Unlike British bikes of the time.
811 kits really woke these bikes up.
If Mr Honda was smart, he would bring out a 'retro' of this bike just as Kawasaki have done with the Z900rs. There is a increasing market for this style of bike amongst us 'baby boomers'.
You can get a CB1100, it carries that retro look your looking for
Nice vid . Iam so love classic bike
one of the best engine noise in the world
I had 3 Honda 750s loved everything except the chain breaking going through the cases at high speed
It came in the time after standards became popular, but before the sport bike. Riders like Kenny Roberts were winning championships on European tracks, and the attention changed clip ons, fairings, full face helmets and racing clothes. However, for that point in time the CB 750 was the king of the road, and the most desired motorcycle around.
Ohh Panther u r back with all your classic looks
Looks beautiful
the police used this model in massive numbers . a very reliable bike
Bagi yang menikung tanpa ngejekang, motor yang naked begini mantaps planets.
DAMN BEAUTIFUL
This bike was king of the road until Kawasaki came out with the Z1. Honda tried to counter the Z1 with a 4 cylinder, water cooled, shaft drive bike called the Goldwing. We all know where that went! I'm on my 4th wing now. Everything else is a bit less to me. Thanks, Honda!
I wanted one of these and they were plentiful back in the day. Now I am kicking myself in the ass for not hoarding a couple of these. Double kicking my own ass especially after I rode a Goldwing when they were first introduced. I should have hoarded a couple of these as well.
I had heard about them and in 1970 I saw one. I remember thinking ok that's it, stop the presses, it can't get anymore modern than this.
And your documentary says it so well and there is NOT a subjective view in that statement xD
Great sound
keep the classics movin baby
They are a sweet ride!
A friend of mine had one of these and I had a Norton Commado. there wasn't really any comparison. Try as hard as I might I could not maintain any real pace against it, also it dwarfed my Norton. They were great bikes.
Nice bikes until you've saw the Z1. Same today. Little SL 70's and XR 80's of the day were-are quality pieces.
Remember them going on sale. Harry Woods, Westgate Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. England. In front window. Pale blue it was. Thinking this bike is great. Riding pillion with my brother his friend had one and everyone would stand and stare at it when we parked up. When that bike parks up now I bet just as many people stare at it (assuming it's still on the road)
Amazing, nice😎👍👍👍
Perfect very beautiful and nice bike
Very nice
AWESOME
A Real classic ,nice bikes so were the Kawasaki Z1 900 s
I owned both
I worked on both. But under protest as I was totally Hondaised. Liked Suzukis as well, they were reliable but finish quality was poor compared to Honda And Yamaha.
PLEASE DON"T FORGET the FEE ROW SHUS Kawasaki 2 stroke Mach III triple 500 that came out at about the same time. Fastest stock bike in the world right out of the crate. Crazy smoke, terrible handling habits, you need Big Huevos to handle the Kawi 2 cycles!
Yep,I had one,1972 triple 500 Kaw. it was orange and would give a 750 Honda a damn good run.The thing would burn rubber no problem.
The H2 Mach 1V 750 was a burner as well. Wheelie all say long but scary to ride, wobbled bad. I recall they did a front tire recall on it. Mach III H1 500 was killer literally. A Norton 750 was supposed to be just as fast, but they didn't satay in tune. Kawi riders yoused to sport a patch that said "ALL YOU SEE IS " 0 OO the 3 staggered ends of the pipes 1 to the left and 2 on the right on the patch. They literally smoked you.
Then the kz 650 showed up!! Mine always killed the Honda and the triple 500! Raced them both many times.
Yes! Summer`69! A big date. In our biker´s view it has to be (nearly:-)) face to face with the shots of Sarajevo, big impact 65 mio. b.C. and nine-eleven.
Great looks, Fantastic ride and way more reliable than The English bikes or Harley at that time!