Honda CB700SC

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Honda CB700SC

Manufacturer	Honda
Also called	Nighthawk 700S
Production	1984–1986
Predecessor	Honda CB750
Successor	none
Class	sport tourer
Engine	696 cc air/oil-cooled inline four-cylinder
Power	80 hp (60 kW) at 10,000 RPM
Torque	45.2 lb·ft (61 N·m) at 8,000 RPM
Transmission	6-speed
Suspension	Front: 39 mm air adjustable with TRAC anti-dive Rear: Dual shocks
Brakes	Front: Dual-disc with twin-piston caliper Rear: Drum
Wheelbase	59.1 in (1.50 m)
Dimensions	L 84.8 in (2.15 m) W 30.7 in (780 mm)
Seat height	31.1 in (790 mm)
Weight	469.7 lb (213 kg) (dry), 497 lb (225 kg) (wet)
Fuel capacity	4.2 US gallon (15.9 litre) (0.7 US gallon reserve)
Related	Honda CB750
Similar	Yamaha Maxim 700

Honda marketed the CB700SC (also called Nighthawk 700S) in the US from 1984–1986, configuring the bike's specification to avoid a 1983 US tariff on motorcycles over 700 cc.^[1] Honda marketed the CB750SC, a virtually identical bike with a slightly larger engine capacity, outside the US.

Similar to the previously introduced 650 Nighthawk, the Nighthawk S featured a 700 cc engine, shaft drive and hydraulic lifters in a bike with angular lines, a small "bikini" fairing and a 16 inch front wheel more typical of a sport bike. The Nighthawk 700S originally (1984–1985) arrived in either of two colors: black with either red accent panels or black with blue accent panels. In 1986 it came navy blue (with white panels and red pinstripes) or black (with red panels and tri color red pinstripes). Valve cover and clutch covers were painted black as well as the wheels.

The engine was a larger version of the 650 Nighthawk's double-overhead cam, four cylinder with hydraulic lifters which virtually eliminated valve adjustments. The exhaust was a four-into-two finished in black chrome. The engine was enameled mostly in black with brushed satin silver trim. Other components were also enameled in black including the lower fork legs, handlebars, and rear grab rails.^[2] The 1986 model discontinued the blue and came in red, white, and blue similar to the interceptors ^[3].

As sport bikes of the era gravitated to full fairings and a crouched seating position, the Nighthawk filled the gap between the sport and standard motorcycle.