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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, alarmed that they were losing their hard-won reputation for reliability, moved to introduce the VFR750 motorcycles featuring gear-driven over head cams and a very high build quality. The first three or four iterations of VFR motorcycles re-established Honda's reputation for quality, and the motorcycles received almost universal praise ...
The Honda CB600F (known as the Hornet in Europe and Brazil and 599 in the U.S.) is a street motorcycle manufactured by Honda. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is powered by a 599 cc (36.6 cu in) liquid-cooled inline-four engine , originally a detuned version of that in the Honda CBR600 sport bike, which currently produces around 102 bhp (76 kW).
1986-1989 Honda Fourtrax 350/Foreman 350 (Honda's first four-wheel-drive ATV) 2000-2015 Honda Rancher 350; 1999-2016 Honda Fourtrax 400EX/400X; 1995-2004 Honda Foreman 400; 2016–present Honda Rancher 420; 1998-2004 Honda Foreman 450S/450ES; 2004-2014 Honda TRX450R; 2005-2019 Honda Foreman 500/Foreman Rubicon 500; 2020–present Honda Foreman ...
A significant engine architecture difference between the RC30 and RC45 was the change from centre gear-drive mechanism to crank-camshaft drive, located on the end of the crankshaft (first seen in the NR750). This reduced the number of crankshaft bearings by one, and camshaft bearings by four, with an associated reduction in friction.
The 'Mandarin Red' Spitfire Hornet ('64-'65) was further upgraded in 1965 with a more positive gear selector and a quick change gearbox sprocket. Ignition was also improved, as was the lubrication system but customers complained of vibration. In '66 the name was changed to Hornet but still retained the Mandarin Red (looked like orange) color.
Multiple Honda motorcycles have had the moniker Honda Hornet: Honda CB250F, sold exclusively in Japan; Honda CB600F, sold as 599 in USA, Hornet in Europe and Brazil; Honda CB900F (second generation), sold as 919 in USA, Hornet 900 in Europe; Honda CB500 Hornet, introduced in 2024 as a successor to the Honda CB500F; Honda CB750 Hornet, a 755cc ...
The Pontiac Banshee is a line of concept cars designed by Pontiac, assuming the role previously established by General Motors' Firebirds of the 1950s. Four Banshee "dream cars" were fabricated through 1988 as design exercises intended to establish exterior and interior themes that could be modified for production versions of Pontiac sports and performance cars.