Honda CB750 - The Birth of the Superbike 

New film out now! The story of the two-stroke Suzuki GT750: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kpo-bWVLqoY.html

I went through a Honda 750 four craze a few years back. I had at one time every color they made. Needless to say wife was having a break down because I owned over 18 bikes at one time. Women!!!! Love their sound and everything about them.

One of the most beautiful bike ever made!....Also, one of the best sounding bike engine ever made!

I remember how in awe of the CB750 I was when I first saw it as a 13 year old, suddenly the Norton Commando and the Bonnie were old hat, it's the reason we've got all the litre 4s today.

I still remember when the Honda CB-750 was unveiled at the "Salon International de la Motocyclette" in Montreal, Québec, Canada, in 1969. We drove from the Northeast USA (across the border) to attend - what a surprise. The demo involved putting a glass on the gas tank and revving the engine - the cup in place. I picked all the information I could get on it. After the mandatory one year less-than-100cc-riding-experience on a 90 cc Honda (parents' rule), I bought a 1971 red Honda Four... and brought it to 102,000+ miles over the next ten years. I just did regular maintenance (batteries, brakes, clutch cables, tires, one muffler punctured, chain and changed the valve cover gasket once.) The only other superbike that got near me was Kawasaki's Z-1! Fifty years later, I am still riding vintage Hondas. The seventies would be for me the golden age of Japanese bikes - the designs and models they pioneered back then brought motorcycling decades forward. Ride safe, see you on two wheels, Ciao, L (Maine, USA & Québec, Canada)

This was a motorcyclist's prayers and dreams both materialising in one shot. A motorcyclist first dreamt this bike (his girlfriend trailing in the sequence). It was a stellar thriller separating motorcyclists from the "men." Never before in the history of civilisation did motorcyclists owe so much to just one - the Honda CB 750 Four! The legend for superbikes was just born before '70s came along sending HD's whimpering to their barns. In the annals of motorcycles history will be classified as the CB 750 Four and other "lesser machines."

I absolutely love this bike, I own one and I will NEVER sell it. When I pass I will donate it to a motorcycle museum NEVER to be sold. This is one of the top 5 motorcycles ever made. I'm in the process of making it look better than new. I will be chroming everything and making every detail of the bike absolutely perfect as possible. It is my life project and when I die it will live forever, preserved in the safety of the museum.

This is a wonderful video - thank you for posting it! I absolutely loved my 1970 CB-750 - I’d love to have another one. The exhaust note was absolute music to listen to. The bike was not so heavy that it couldn’t be physically man-handled and the relatively short wheelbase made it very maneuverable - without my fairing it felt much like a 350. When maneuvering It felt like bike and rider were one, which hasn’t been my experience with some longer wheelbase “cruisers”. The ground clearance was high enough to do limited (or sometimes not so limited) trail riding and that ground clearance combined with the exhausts and foot pegs sitting high along the side made grounding them out in an excessive lean-angle almost impossible. The bike’s extreme lean angle saved my rear on one occasion. The seat was very comfortable and many times I chalked-up 600+ miles on it on one-day rides. On my bike the engine was absolutely glass-smooth right up to 70 mph and above that there was just a hint of high frequency vibration buzzing noticeable in the handlebars and mirrors. It had enough horsepower to easily buck 30 MPH - gusting to 50 MPH winds while climbing mountain passes as I found out one day on a 300 mile ride, and the engine had surprising low-end torque for the aforementioned “limited” trail riding. What a bike!!

This was my first bike back in Japan. Loved it so many memories of running wild thru Tokyo on it 😂 Wish I had one over here in Scotland. Currently on Harley FXDB Street Bob but changing soon to a Yamaha XV1900 - cant wait!

When I was growing up and that bike came to America it was commonly referred to as the "Honda Four". It was years later when other models we're introduced came to be referred to as the CB750.

I remember swimming in a stream in Japan just East of Iwakuni where I was stationed when I heard this four cylinder coming up the canyon. I couldn’t believe the sound. Down the canyon we saw this gold tanked bike with the wide engine and the noise was gorgeous. This was in 1971 and I had been riding bikes for five years having had a Norton 750 Atlas, Triumph Cub, a 47 Knuckle and a couple of step thru 50-75cc two strokes. Nothing sounded like this thing. The guy driving was about 5’5”, wearing sandals, jeans and a tshirt. I’ll never forget that day.

My all time favorite sound. The first time I saw one was in Topanga Canyon, when one passed my Porsche, on the outside of a tight turn then proceeded to pull away like I was standing still. Listen to this video with headphones! Thanks!

I remember going to the Honda shop in Kansas City and seeing rows of CB 750s lined up in the shop . It was an amazing sight , just as it would be 50 years later !

Ride a CB1100 out of 2013 for nearly 8 years and 70.000km. I see it as a logical evolution of the CB750, which I like and saw the first time in gold in the neighbourhood as a young teenager. I always remembered this beautiful bike and still feel it when riding my CB. Some people think InLine Fours are boring. If they are like the engine of the CB aircooled with enough power and very good looks I like them and find it a pleasure to go out on a ride with my motorbike. In my opinion Kawasakis relative new Z900 line has not much in common with the their legendary superbike. They only try to sell the name. Some other manufactorers do the same like Suzuki with the Katana. A CB is still a CB, wether old or new. Honda did much more with it than only changing some parts of a motorcycle that was already part of their programm. That's the difference. A very big one.

In LA I had a very early blue CB750 and truly was king of the road. It completely wrecked every other bike in terms of performance, beauty and reliability. When parked it drew small groups of everyday people, marvelling at the sight of my four cylinder rocket(WOW! FOUR CYLINDERS!). Then there were the heavenly rides early mornings through the beautiful Malibu Canyon Road to US1 and on to Zuma Beach, BIG ETC. Will be getting an 1100EX soon and ordering the blue parts separately from Japan, not enough time left to fiddle with/restore an old one.

Still a stunning looking bike.

still love the look..and colors of the 70s bikes...one thing i would change on your channel...ditch the music when the sound of the bike would be better sounding to my ears..

Great production, great video, great content and just all around good vibes!

Just got my grandpas 1978 cb750k running hasn’t ran in 20+ years super excited great bike im going to keep it all original as much as possible

Mate, this is simply another amazing documentary coming from you. I know it's been a while since you had put anything out but when I saw this notification I smiled wide like a kid with $50 in a candy store. I just want you to know that your videos/documentaries are why I ride a road motorcycle today. Your videos, information, and passion had that big of an impact on me. Thank you for producing this content, especially in these difficult times. I wish you, your crew (if there is one) and your family the best, stay safe, stay healthy.

My uncle bought one in 1970 and I was 5 yrs old when he took me for my first ride around the block. I remember holding on to his belt loops and that was the start. I have a garage full of Honda inline 4's starting with the early 80s F bikes. Just the sound of the red one in film brings back a flood of memories. Thanks and great job!

Mate your channel and it’s content are the best. It’s through your channel that me and my friends came to know that most of those bikes existed. I’ve watched most of your videos over and over again and I am eagerly waiting for new videos from you. You’re one of those true collectors who’ve brought to us the real feel of those motorcycles from another era. Please bring more content and videos for your channel fans.

Miss my 1970 K0. Brought me much joy, many miles of happy motoring and good memories.

that was the most beautiful red I had ever seen. bought that thing on the spot way back when. so smooth, so fast.

I’ve had a 72 K2, 76 F1 and a 77 K7 and i really miss them all 😅 Maybe it’s about time to find “the final one”. Living without a CB 750 is hard.

Man, it sounds so good! Beefy little 4 banger on that bike! And reliability for millenia....

I bought a '79 CB750 a few months ago, which I have been stripping down and rebuilding into a custom bike. So excited to start riding it!

Talk about a trip through memory lane. Great videography, thanks for putting together! 👍🏼

The CB750 was my first bike. It was red. The only thing I didn't like about it was you had to synchronize the four carburetors because the throttle had four cables run into the top of them. Later they used a linkage system that tied them together which kept the in tune better.

Wish Honda would consider bringing back a 2022/23 version of the CB750 (classic model)!

Great video even better sound. Ive got two of these a Red K0 1970 ive had for 40 years and done 120,000 miles on its a 3 owner UK bike now 180,000 miles. The fist owner was Honda UK of .Power Road London, it was their rolling test bed fitted with all the tuning bits as they came on the market like high comp pistons, high lift cam etc......it flys! The second was a genuine 14,000 mile USA import 1970 KO in the same gold as the video bike. It needed refurbishing but is like new now and thats quick too. The sound of the early bikes up to K1 is unique and addictive, they are plenty quick enough, yes they will go to 125mph! Id go on a 2,000 tour with either of mine tomorrow not bad for a 50 year old machines, you can still get many spares and a lot have even been re manufactured using original tooling, these 750s are going to outlive us all. Ive got other bikes but when the sun is out and the roads deserted its got to be done on a Honda 4

I had a CB 750F for several years. What a great bike!

My bonus dad have a 1976 CB750F1 custom painted in 2003 in a beautiful vibrant electric blue, that is one amazing bike

Great editing.....really great bike....really great video

golden days and a golden bike. thanks for the memories...

CB750K0: DIE REVOLUTION Sensationelles Debüt auf der Tokio Motor Show Die spannende Vorstellung des Prototyps der CB750Four auf der 1968er Tokio Motor Show war ein herausragendes Ereignis in Hondas Firmengeschichte. So wurde das erste Japanische Bike der 750er-Klasse - atemberaubend ausgestellt auf einem Drehteller inmitten des Honda Messestandes - das populärste seiner Art. Die Messebesucher kamen nicht umhin von dieser Präsentation sehr beeindruckt zu sein. Die CB750Four sprengte die bisherigen Standards existierender Motorräder in jeder Beziehung. Mit einem luftgekühlten Viertakt-SOHC 4-Zylinder Motor in Hondas erstem Doppelschleifenrohrrahmen, einer hydraulischen Vorderradscheibenbremse und einem selten langen Radstand von 1.480mm, war sie ungleich allem was vorher existierte, in Japan oder auch irgendwo anders. Es gab zwar vorher andere 4-Zylinder Maschinen, z.B. die 600cm3 MV Agusta aus Italien oder die deutsche 1000cm3 Münch mit einem NSU Automotor angetrieben, aber jene Maschinen waren nur in winzigen Stückzahlen hergestellt und verkauft worden. In der Szene dieser Zeit wurde die in Serie produzierte CB750 nicht nur von Honda Fans begrüßt: ihr vernünftiger Preis und die hervorragende Qualität machte sie zum Thema #1 unter den Motorradfreunden weltweit. Die Serienversion tauchte in den Medien auf und wurde zeitgleich im April 1969 auf Hondas Arakawa Teststrecke in Japan, der Britischen Brighton Show, dem Nürburgring in Deutschland und Le Mans in Frankreich, der Öffentlichkeit vorgestellt. Überall war das Lob auf die CB750 beispiellos.

Although these gems are out of reach for the common man now, still I can proudly say I own a 2022 Honda CB350 (marketed in India as the Highness 350) which is somewhat of a toned down spiritual descendant of this legendary CB750! Love the Hondas!❤

love it.... i've had my 76' CB750F Super Sport for 36 yrs..... i got it restored about 6 years.... and it runs fantastic :)

Honda made 750 four and it was large leap in technology and reliability. I remember seeing these early 750s , fast forward to 1985 I picked up a second hand gold wing it turned out to be 1975 KO only a few where made so i'm lucky to have one, bike magazines did not now what too make of it back then.

👏👏👏 More of this please! More videos, more often!

Brightside Media, Compulsory viewing for men of a certain age , Great times .

The yt channel I was looking for over these years

Came here to hear the sound of the engine. Had one from 70-72, put over 50,000 mile on it. Beautiful bike. Thanks for this trip down memory lane. (Cost me $1,450 back then. Can't buy a decent bicycle for that now. Cheers, D.

Amazing, perfect bike and perfect 4 minuts film. Thanks from Brazil

How have I not known about this channel before. Brilliant!

I like the color and originality in details of this motorcycle. Cool 😉👍🏻

I own a 1970 CB-750 14,000 original miles metallic green. Still polishes nicely no rust no nicks dents.I am second owner I have owned it 22yrs.Starts up everytime flies when it has too. Cruises all day at 80mph great in city traffic. Can take a 500mile day trip and never worry about breaking down .

It's an utter delight to twist that throttle. It's confidence, simplicity and comfort - be it travel or commute.

Wonderful doc. A sound like no other ! Trinidad & Tobago.

Fantastic Bike had one from 1976 - 1979 in Australia ...... and they had a nice sound 👍👍👍👍

My dad had CB 750 k when I was a kid and latter on I got my self a Cbx and it's still a joy to ride thanks for the video

I have a 1971 cb750 four for five years now i still ride it i have a 4into1 mag exhaust it's loud i love it!

I'm really warming up to the idea of putting my dad's '76 K7 back on the road. It's been sitting in a shed for 10 years and it breaks my heart as I've known this bike for basically my whole life. I think I'll ask it as a gift for my birthday and have it restored at least partially so I can finally ride it.

I owned a 1977 CB 750 I bought used in 1980. It had a Windjammer after-market fairing but was otherwise stock. The 750s were wonderfully forgiving bikes and all-around fun rides. Sold it for a 1982 Suzuki GS 1100,E, the only bike better than it until the very late 80s.

Great video, not nearly long enough !!

This motorcycle is a real unique piece of art. Can’t believe that there are these people who ruin these machines converting it into cafe racers. Even though cafe racers like Triumph Thruxton, R.E Continental GT, MotoGuzzis and Norton Cammondos are real legends, still people convert these iconic bikes into cafe racers.

Another great video. Thank you! Worth noting the original had four cables to the four carbs. In some the induction vacuum caused the slides to rise and accelerate the bike unbidden. Later models, certainly my K2's, had single push-pull cables and combined lever-operated slides. Positively closing them. Much safer. Absolutely lovely bikes though. Just the right size and fast enough. 👍

Never fails to make me emotional as to think how those times were. Lucky generation I would say. Thanks for the video. What's the background music here?

I love you’re bikes and videos, especially the bikes. Loved the 250cc challenge for best daily ride, this GT250 Suzuki, cause I had the very first GT250K in April 73 on my birthday in the UK. Got another k model, just finished restoring it and am going to start building her up. Awesome video, love the early CB750s

Such a beautiful bike! But I was too young and did not get my drivers license until 1982 and started with a 400cc Yamaha. Next bike was a 750 Bonneville. I regret that I didnt choose a CB 750 Honda instead as there were plenty of them available.

I remember first seeing this bike around 1970. A group of us went to 'Santa Pod'. That was the UK's attempt at drag racing venue. Held in Podington (hence Santa Pod). It was mostly motorcycles. And one event always sticks in my mind. Someone had put a Jaguar 6 cylinder engine on two wheels. It was a ridiculously unwieldy creation but what the heck. The competition was a real surprise - a brand new Honda 4 cylinder PRODUCTION motorcycle. The guy had ridden it to the venue. The Jaguar engine monstrosity had to be started with a car engine attached to a pair of rollers to turn the rear wheel. It took them several minutes to get the bike started and running cleanly. But eventually the rider wheeled his noisy creation up to the starting line, where the Honda was waiting. The Honda rider simply pressed his electric starter. Then the flag dropped and the pair set off down the quarter mile. By the time they were half way down the Honda had already left the other bike in the dust. And it sped across the finish line seconds ahead of the competition.

I love mine. The person I bought it from had stock chopper dreams but I’m slowly getting it back to stock

As always, a pure pleasure to watch. Tasteful and informative. In fact, your channel was one of the things that influenced me to get a CB1100EX which is now a 'dream come true' for me. Thanks!

I bought a new 1975 750 Honda and it was a very nice bike.

This is a wonderful piece. Bloody hell ! As a kid in the 1970's those CB Honda's were my daydreams. They were brillant. Let's hope Honda has one more trick up their sleeve. Would luv to hear what you think of the Honda CB-F prototype.

Still looks like a super bike today and imagine what they thought back in 1969. 😱

Excellent piece. Love hearing the exhaust rumble and the intake drone.

😍 my bike ! 1976-1986 !!

Would love to get one of these, cause they still hold up. I've owned two Nighthawks (84' CB700S, 93' CB750), and I now own a 17' CB1100EX. I love UJM's, and I hope we will always have a few rolling around.

I still wonder how Honda did manage to blunder the "new retro" when it only had to do a 750cc version of the CB1100ex, put the price under 10K€ and used the 50 Years (not 60 as stated in the video) of the original bike that changed it all to sell it like hot cakes as a mkt effort. Even today, more CB750 are traded every day (second hand market) than the cb1100 ex. I want to love the cb1100ex as the "natural" evolution of this bike, but it is too much of a bike(pricewise, weight, size for commute), and really hard (and expensive) to change anything. Thank God RE is teaching the other guys as to pricepoints and engine sizes.

I have a 1978 cb750 F. Love it!

Great bike! I have a '77 F2! Amazing ride!

I had a K 5 in metallic blue..Beautiful machine .Never a problem or fault.

I'm 61 still own a 73 and 75 love my kids and love them

A college sophomore in 1982, I bought a 1972 CB750K2 for $500. I drove it around town and around North America. It was still on the road in 2013 and had with 95,000 miles on it when I had it torn down to the frame and redone. I couldn't imagine parting with it.

Had one in 1984. Mirawaki 810 over bore. Compo clutch F1 box. Frame couldn't cope.. Cams picked up.. Common problems. Oil feeds to the head very small....frequently change the oil & filter folks.

Half a century since its inception and still the greatest, most beautiful bike on the road, at least in my eyes. That's saying something.

Had a red 750 k2 4 into ones magic,then a 750 1978 f2 wow love at first ride.

Best motorcycles from Japan.

Stunning machine...let's go back to those day's.

I love Honda, I ride a 98 vtr 1000 Superhawk....love it

Gorgeous bike. I have one from '73, needs cosmetic restoration. Magnificent machine.

Awesome video. Thank you so much!

Excellent moi!!🌠🏍️

Thinking of that bike as an original work of art doesn't make the sale price seem too bad.

As I wrote in on of your other pieses..While stationed in Japan I found one of the Honda "homo" 750s. A KO with sand cast cases. It wasn't until the '76 Kaw 750 came out that another 750 could match it. And mine was one of the gold tankers.

Honda CB 750 nice sound beautiful bike

This engine sounds so amazing...!

I own the 81 cb750 dohc, still dreaming one day I could ride on one of those K series

Remember seeing my first one in kens motorcycles newcastle.soon they were everywhere and the end of bsa.norton.triumph was here.some this bike did that but it was the whole Japanese bike makers the Z kwaka Suzi GT and RDs were just around the corner the super six SUZUKI was before this bike and that was the real deal changer IMO.

My first bike was the 79 Honda CB750F DOHC. To me the DOHC was the big leap forward.

One of the best engines ever built

What a coincidence! I happen to have a Candy Gold and a Candy Red CB750 as well. Both are 1971 K1(USA) models. The gold one was purchased new in early 1971 by my Dad, who had gotten into motorcycling just a couple years before that. I grew up with that bike and I took it over as a regular ride in the late '70s. I moved on to more modern bikes (regular mounts now include a '99 Valkyrie Interstate and a 2014 CB1100), but knew I would never part with the CB750. I finally restored that one in 2006 (video here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nQDyD4mMF2g.html). After many inquiries about selling the gold 750 (it will NEVER be for sale), I decided to restore another one that, if pressed hard enough, I would consider selling. That bike was restored in 2014. There is nothing like getting off a modern bike and then jumping on one of these CB750s. Although the power is there, it is still a more visceral experience because of the lack of modern touches, like ABS, fuel injection, or slipper clutch. 50 years later, they are still awesome motorcycles!

💥 My HHS Years 69 - 72 This Bike Was Smoother Than Butter Way a Head Of It’s Time ✅ I Had a Blue 70 Wish I Still Had It… Really 💥

great video man keep the work up next i want to see the honda cub series and honda cb125 and the black bomber cb450

Lovely bike - in a lovely setting!

CB=Completely Bulletproof Love my CB700SC

Really hoping to see a video on the Yamaha XS650. I believe it was overshadowed by Honda's CB750. But it came out the same year and was the Japanese beating the British at their own game. Best British twin the British never made!

My dad owns a turquoise Honda CB750. It is still in a mint condition.

I wish I could hear the exhaust sound without the background music. The sound of CB 750 K0, K1 up to K2 are greater than any music.