Hello ladies and gents this is the viking telling you that today we are talking about one of the most influencial Motorcycles of all time
HONDA CB750
In terms of pure influence it’s hard to make an argument that anything, before or since, has changed the face of motorcycling like the 1969 CB750. The first mass-made transverse four-cylinder superbike, and credited by many as the first ‘superbike’ full stop, the CB750 also marked the showroom debut, at least for mainstream machines, for disc brakes. But like the Fireblade, the sum was greater than the total of its parts, brilliant though they were in isolation.
That engine, for instance, didn’t just bring the smooth four-cylinder power that we’re all used to today, but it brought it with added reliability and refinement in an era when bikers were considered greasy for the good reason that most of them were covered in the stuff, either from fixing their bikes or having it sprayed over them from leaks.
The CB750 didn’t singlehandedly kill the British bike industry – which was already in a drawn-out process of suicide – but it helped finish the job. And as for influence? Pre-CB750, most big bikes were drum-braked singles or parallel twins. Post-CB750 they were mainly disc-braked fours. It’s as simple as that.
What do you think i hope you liked this post and as always have a chilled day from the viking.
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