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In 1969 Honda introduced its flagship CB750 superbike, [12] [13] whose success led to Honda's domination of the motorcycle market. [9] Honda had been successful in European endurance racing with their RCB-series RS1000, [7] and had made advances in suspension technology from their experience in motocross, [14] and the company chose to base a new DOHC roadster on their endurance racer.
The sub-transmission involves a jack shaft that allows the rider to select a "high" or "low" range for the five gears, [3] effectively giving an overdrive 6th speed for cruising. Full Honda accessories , ( fairings , lower leg fairings, saddlebags and trunk) were available to help make the CB900C a touring motorcycle .
The TH400 was phased out for the 1980 models, when the A-727 replaced the TH-400 as the only automatic transmission option for both the SJ Wagoneer/Cherokee wagons and the J-10/J-20 trucks. Internally similar to the Chrysler A-727, the case was one-piece, cast with an AMC pattern bellhousing (not interchangeable with a Chrysler pattern A-727).
The same year Honda also released the CB900F using a race-bred 901 cc DOHC engine that was a step above the CB750 with its longer stroke and hotter cams squeezing out 95 bhp @ 8500 rpm (actual rear-wheel horsepower exceeded 80 horsepower as measured on a dynamometer). [citation needed] The CB900F was only offered in the US from 1980 to 1982.
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]
The Honda CB250N and CB400N Super Dream are motorcycles manufactured by the Honda Motor Company from 1978 to 1986. The successor to the short lived Dream model, it had a series of revisions including a six-speed transmission and what Honda termed as European styling [6] which resembled the CB750F and CB900F.
It was a single-seat sport bike based on the Honda CB900F, initially with a 3 ⁄ 4 fairing and exposed lower engine. [1] The R suffix denotes a racing version, however the CB1100R was a road-legal machine produced by Honda and offered for sale to the public.
The Honda CB125 is a 122 cc (7.4 cu in) motorcycle made by Honda from 1971 to 1985 (1973–1985 in the US). It had a single-cylinder overhead camshaft (OHC) engine with a 9500 rpm redline.