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Just when the attention of the motorcycle world was being directed towards the new developments pouring out of several other major manufacturers, Honda sneaks up and unveils its new 350cc four-cylinder road machine—the CB-350 K4.
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One look tells you everything you don’t need to know.
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One hundred thousand Americans can't be wrong.
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Motorcyclists seeking full-measure Superbike
performance need no longer bypass Honda dealers.
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Looks like it's doing 100 mpg when it's
standing still.
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Honda's new CB200 is yet another bike from
that firm which bears striking resemblance to its immediate predecessor. In this
case the previous bike was the CB175, the latest and biggest of Honda's
under-200cc street twins.
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We are again
reminded that some motorcycles have an appeal transcending mere numbers: Honda's
new 350cc Four is easily the heaviest, most expensive thing in its displacement
class, and a list of others capable of doing the standing-start quarter quicker
than the Honda would be a lot longer than a tally of those that won't. But there
is some indefinable something about this newest Honda that gets people turned-on
and lusting after its shiny little carcass.
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Honda's best seller gets a new disc and more improvements to keep customers coming back for the latest editions.
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A charmer with few thorns, Honda's smallest
four is big on personality.
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Some econo-minded politicians think that
Less Is More and Smaller Is Better, a good trick if you can pull it off. Honda
thinks so too, and has enough magic to make the trick work.
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Honda CB450 Super Sport (1970) |
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If you were a Honda engineer, and you made
the same mistake twice, you'd turn in your computer and fall on your sword.
Bearing that in mind the engineers have made the 450... perfect.
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Honda CB450SC Nighthawk (1986) |
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What's left to say about Honda's
nine-year-old Nighthawk twin? Plenty It's a timeless machine we've never needed
more than now.
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The 500T has Japanese engineering, British
baroque styling, and Detroit-City packaging. Did the CB-450 really need all
that?
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Honda CB650SC Nighthawk (1983) |
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You remember the Honda CB650? Well forget
it. You already have? Okay, now look at the Nighthawk 650.
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Think of it as the six-million dollar Honda
750: better, stronger, faster.
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Everybody knows the legendary Ducati Desmo SS
boasts the world's best handling. Everybody also knows that Japanese Fours will
never match the Italian legend. The 1980 CB750F and Willow Springs Raceway prove
that everybody, as usual, is wrong.
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A sophisticated successor to Honda's
traditional 750.
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Compromise isn't exactly the right word for
the new Honda. CB900 Custom, but it's a word that comes to mind.
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Honda CB900 Custom (1982) |
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Our first impression of the 900C is that it's
got it all. Custom styling for show-boating. A dual-range transmission for
sporting jaunts or highway cruising. Air suspension and shaft drive for touring.
Now, our final impression...
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Even in an age of superbikes, nobody could
believe it when Honda unveiled the CBX Six late in 1977. More cylinders, more
camshafts, more horse-power, more speed, more acceleration, more more. It was
the fastest, quickest, flashiest, most head-turning two-wheeled street vehicle
ever seen. Just sitting on it sent a chill up a rider's spine, and the exhaust
note prompted experienced pilots to secretly doubt that they'd ever be able to
fully master the immense, overwhelming machine.
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