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The Honda Gold Wing is a series of touring motorcycles manufactured by Honda.Gold Wings feature shaft drive and a flat engine.Characterized by press in September 1974 as "The world's biggest motor cycle manufacturer's first attack on the over-750cc capacity market...", [1] it was introduced at the Cologne Motorcycle Show in October 1974.
Due to slow sales the model was discontinued in 1978, [30] though Honda did later introduce smaller Hondamatic motorcycles (namely the CB400A, CM400A, [35] and CM450A). [36] Cycle World tested the 1976 CB750A's top speed at 156 km/h (97 mph), with a 0 to 60 mph (0 to 97 km/h) time of 10.0 seconds and a standing 1 ⁄ 4 mile (0.40 km) time of 15 ...
At the 1978 IFMA in Cologne the new CB 750 was presented as the successor to the CB 750 four for Europe and available for sale later that year. With a new DOHC engine design and numerous other new features it was presented as "what happens when you keep winning races". [4]
The engine has a 10.0:1 compression ratio and 9,650 rpm redline. Just as with the Honda Gold Wing, the transmission rotates opposite to the engine to help counteract the engine torque's tendency to tip the bike slightly to one side when the throttle is opened or closed. The CX was the first V-twin engine motorcycle that Honda ever built.
The Honda VFR750F is a motorcycle manufactured by Japanese automobile manufacturer Honda from 1986 to 1997. The motorcycle is a very sporty sport tourer , and is powered by a 750 cc (46 cu in) V4 engine developed from the earlier VF750F models.
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The Honda CB550 is a 544 cc (33.2 cu in) standard motorcycle made by Honda from 1974 to 1978. It has a four-cylinder SOHC air-cooled wet sump engine. The first version, the CB550K, was a development of the earlier CB500 , and like its predecessor, had four exhaust pipes, four silencers and wire-spoked wheels.
The Honda CBX sports motorcycle was manufactured by Honda from 1978 to 1982. [10] [11] With a 1047cc transverse six-cylinder engine producing 105 bhp (78 kW), it was the flagship of the Honda range. The CBX was well received by the press, but was outsold by its sibling introduced in late 1979, the Honda CB900F. [12]