Interesting Honda

This caught my eye today, looks a bit like a Superdream but with
automatic transmission. Looks tidy but not sure how desireable it
should be.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300443355032

 

That's exactly what it is. I'm amazed you've never heard of it.

A tad slow, apparently: top whack about the same as a 250, but with more
torque. Still popular with people who've had a left arm or leg injury.

 

Indeed. AKA a 'Hawk' IIRC (Or perhaps just in the US market?)

I can't beleive he didn't invent it.

 

Honda stuck the Hawk name on a few bikes in the US. The CB450 was
called the Hawk, I think

 

That photograph looks like an archive brochure shot. I've asked the
seller if he has a more up-to-date pic. I might have a punt at this.

 

I can't believe it's not butter.

They also did an auto version of the CB750, for Merkania.

I rode one, it felt like riding a 250 superdream, but bigger and no
faster.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_CB750#CB750A_Hondamatic

 

Hmmm - it must have slipped under my radar. Looks like a very pretty
example but not really my thing and too many bies already......

 

Back in the 80's I wanted a 400 engine to put in my 250N but so did
everyone
else so I ended up with a 400 automatic engine.The manual gearbox
drops in
once you've filed off a bit of clearance on the inner crankcase.
I remember thinking it must have been expensive to tool up for
different crankcases for such a low selling model.....

Steve

 

A list that gets shorter as the years pass

Well,he's posted some more pix, which reveal that the thing has been
badly resprayed. I'll leave well alone.

Now, I still need a Kawasaki Z750 twin.

 

<twitch>

Always wanted one of those.

 

Why? Even I draw the line at those.

 

I rode an FT. Never owned one[1]. XS500: yes, I bought one three or four
years ago, as part of my campaign to acquire shit Jap bikes just to see
if they really were as bad as they were made out to be.

It was interesting. The engine was extraordinary - really very advanced
indeed. And it was one of only three bikes I've come across[2] which had
a duplex camchain (not hv-vo, but a twin-row chain). But it didn't
actually go very fast and was as dull as ditchwater.

Nothing actually wrong with it, but no reason to buy one unless the
alternative was a Honda CB500T.

[1] I've owned a Yamaha SR500, though, and would still like another.
[2] OK, the others are the Honda CD2000 Benly and the Honda VF500.

 

**** me, that must have gotten through chains and sprockets like a
motherfucker. Not to mention back tyres.

 

Pedant.

 

<bows>

 

Dream, surely?

There's nothing super about it at all.

 

Indeed.

 

(The Older Gentleman) banged this out

Pedantry is useful - it helped me slap a planning officer into place,
this afternoon. ;-)

 

Did you get an erection?

 

Well at least he didn't shoot him

"Doing a Dryden"