Honda CB750
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Introduced in 1969 the Honda CB750/4 was a motorcycle produced by the Honda company in Japan and sold in the US and Europe. Honda had been producing smaller utility bikes, winning customers through reliability and value, and sales were good with their famous nicest people ad series.
The CB750 broke the mould and was a bike for enthusiasts - technically (if only by a month) the second true modern Superbike behind the Triumph Trident (aka BSA Rocket 3). The CB750 was the first modern four cylinder machine from a mainstream manufacturer and the first production bike to use a disc brake, an electric starter, with four carburetors and overhead camshaft.[citation needed] By comparison the triple cylinder Triumph Trident was an extension of an older engine design in a far better handling frame. The CB750 and Rocket 3/Trident sold well against each other up until 1971, with the CB750 trading on price and reliability, while the Rocket 3/Trident traded on its racing ability. [citation needed]However, as the price of the Honda dropped and the extras increased, the Trident failed to develop as quickly - the Honda was eventually outselling the British bikes by five to one in 1976, the last year of production of the Triumph Trident.[citation needed]
From 1991 through 2003, Honda produced a CB750 known as the Nighthawk 750. It is a more utilitarian machine, lacking the high end technology of its brothers but is nevertheless still a popular, useful, and reliable model.[citation needed] As sport-bikes and cruisers began to dominate the motorcycle marketplace in recent years, the Nighthawk was Honda's attempt to recapture the middle of the market with a "standard" or UJM (Universal Japanese Motorcycle) design. [citation needed]The bike never sold to its maker's lofty expectations. [citation needed]Clean, used examples are abundantly available at low prices and deliver great value. [citation needed]
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