Tamiya 16020 - 1/6 Honda CB750F Kit - CF620  [16020]

Towards Honda CB750F

The Honda CB750F Motorcycle first appeared regarding the Japanese market in June 1979 and was soon the greatest seller into the 750 motorcycle class. Just ten years ahead of their CB750F, Honda opened the industry of multi-cylinder, large-bore bikes with the now famous four cylinder CB750. Honda had extensively tested the multi-cylinder concept and won several Grand Prix bike events, and the CB750 was in relation to these experiences. The machines worked flawlessly and supplied really smooth power with very little vibration, therefore shocked a, that soon most of the famous makers also produced four cylinder big cubic motorcycles. Honda, naturally, held the number one position in product sales for all years, then again Kawasaki released their "Z" series DOHC 750 bikes, and overran the number one position, relegating Honda to 2nd place. Honda, however, would not just take this set back for very long, and proceeded to improve their machines, as well as in 1979 circulated a CB 750K DOHC with four valves per cylinder, a powerful 68hp, and brand-new body styling. It was soon before Honda had been again number one! The CB750F, released in June 1979 was styled following the remarkably popular European Honda CB900F, which had been copied from their racing RCB bicycle. This styling ended up being not used to stock motorcycles of the world. The reduced positioned handlebars and back positioned base rests, allow a "slouched" riding position and this design is exactly what set the typical the eighties.
The CB750F is running on a 4 cylinder DOHC 748cc engine with 4 valves per cylinder, and also the 1981 variation creates 70 braking system horsepower. The bike has a double cradle framework of welded steel tubing, 37mm atmosphere front forks with equalizer and 30 way adjustable rear shocks with variable hydraulic dampening. It is designed with a maintenance-free transistorized useless inductive ignition system and braking is achieved with a twin caliper dual disc front side braking system and a sizable solitary disc within rear. A newly designed racing type front fender with spoiler has turned out to be very effective and popular among bicycle enthusiasts. The entire styling of that unveiled in 1979, with the smooth moving lines from tank to end light were retained, and it is likely that fine bike will keep the Honda Company number one for a long time ahead.