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Honda motor bikes first started by using old army engines but later went on to develop their
own 50cc engine. The first real Honda motorcycle came out of production in 1949 and this was called
the Model D (Dream).
Honda motor bikes started to make an international name for themselves with
the introduction of the what was to become, the exceptionally popular CB models.
The first of these came with the introduction of the CB72 (250cc) and the
CB77 (305cc). The first series used the old press steel frames
and the better road handling came with the introduction of the steel
tubular frames in the CB92. The CB77 (Super Hawk) was an excellent
reliable Honda motorcycle which out performed many similar English models.
Honda motor bikes introduced in 1958 the C100 Super Club motorcycle as a
sports, leisure, easy going, convenient and reliable motorcycle with a great
fanfare marketing campaign (You Meet Nice People On A Honda) that blasted the
C100 to become one of the best selling motorcycles of all times.
Honda motor bikes started building motorcycles with bigger engines with the first
model CB450 in 1965. The Black Bomber / Black Hawk was a direct attack on the
dominating English motorcycles dominating the market at this time. Although the CB450 didn’t quite match
the British motorcycles (yet) the competition and the battlelines had been drawn in the sand.
One step up from the CB450 was the introduction of the CB750 in
1969 which was way beyond it’s class at the time. A smooth operating mass
produced 4 cylinder motorcycle with excellent handling, it dominated the
current market at the time and sold very well world wide. Honda motor bikes did no,t upgrade
the CB750 over the years, so despite it's success it started to loose
popularity towards the end of the 1970’s.
Honda motor bikes did change the model line of the CB750 to include smaller
models like the CB500 (1971) and the CB400 (1975). Both of these Honda motor bikes were very
successful, mainly due to the fact of weight reduction of the big
brother CB750 which gave them a huge maneuverability advantage.
The modern day cruiser, the Honda Gold Wing (called the Interstate in the U.S. and the Deluxe in Europe) was first introduced in 1980 and has stayed in
production ever since. Love it or hate it, the Honda Goldwing had and still enjoys a huge and loyal fan base.
The full fairing Gold Wing was developed on the earlier GL1000 Gold Wing of
1975.
Two years later in 1982 the new model Gold Wing was released
called the Aspencade. Also a big hit with improved luxury features
including backrest, music system, adjustment computer and much more.
In 1988 the GL1500 Gold Wing was launched and was the biggest and most
complex Honda motor bike of its time, only to be surpassed by the GL1800 Gold Wing.
Honda motor bikes later produced a series of specialized bikes for racing and
engineering goals. A few examples being the CB1100R, the turbo charged CX500, the CX650
turbo and the NR500, a super expensive, beautifully designed superbike.
Not built for super handling but a more as a straight lined
rocket, the CBR1100XX Super Blackbird (1137cc) was to become the fastest
production bike in 1996. The Blackbird was only popular as a long range
high speed tourer.
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