1975 Honda CB

1004488

"All Original" 1975 Honda CB 400 Super Sport Today I am regretfully selling my 1975 Honda CB 400 Super Sport to make space for another historic bike I recently purchased. This vintage piece is the first year for the CB 400 Super Sport. (You can read more about the history of this very collectable bike below) I purchased it about 4 years ago with the idea of restoring it to original condition. It currently is in basically pretty rough condition as you can see from the pictures but still is in all original condition. And.... now for the best part... it only has 3095 actual miles! I purchased it from the relatives of the deceased original owner's estate. At the time they told me they could not legally verify the miles as original so, for some reason, they put on the title the sum of 62,000 miles which...since it still has the original tires....is silly. It HAS 3095 miles. It is not currently running but does turn over with a fresh battery. So....if you are interested and looking for a great project...here it is! Please note: In the interest of being very upfront about this bike, I have included additional photos which indicate the overall condition of this classic motorcycle. Yes....it needs restored as you can see but when finished....you will have a true classic! PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A LOCAL PICK-UP ONLY!!! I WILL NOT SHIP!!! Also.....If you live near Columbus Ohio and wish to see it before you make a bid that's fine....just send me a message here on Ebay and we can communicate via email to get you directions and a time to take a look. HAPPY BIDDING! Honda CB400F From Wikipedia This article may contain original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding references. Statements consisting only of original research may be removed. More details may be available on the talk page. (July 2010) Distinctive 4-into-1 exhausts After introducing the four-cylinder CB750 motorcycle in 1969, Honda Motor Company followed with a string of lighter fours featuring engines as small as 350 cc (CB350 Four, CB500 Four), and the CB400F 408 cc Four, produced in 2 models from 1975 through 1977. For the most part, the CB400F was simply an upgraded version of the 350 model from the previous year.[1] The most striking change was the swoopy four-into-one exhaust system that snaked around the frame, converging into a single muffler on the right side of the bike. Also noticeable were the angular fuel tank and flat cafe-style handlebars, all of which gave the bike a more racer-like look and feel than the rather pedestrian 350. Although aimed at the sporting segment of the market, the four-stroke CB400F did not have the acceleration of the competition's two-strokes, particularly the triples from Kawasaki.[2] But what the CB400F engine lacked in power it made up for in refinement, the small-displacement four-stroke being smoother, quieter and much more economical than the two-strokes. To help keep the engine in its power band, Honda employed a six-speed transmission--something of a rarity at the time. The CB400F was a very successful motorcycle in club or privateer racing. Kaz Yoshima and other racers were able to take Honda's little 408 cc engine up to 490 cc and with the addition of other racer options, this small bore was considered a 'giant killer'. Confusion often arises over the two models that were produced. Earlier 'F' models had a plain red or blue tank and side-panels running to frame number 1073399. The tanks only bore the words HONDA Super Sport, and the side-panel logo used a font wherein each character was represented by three parallel lines depicting 400FOUR. Up to frame number 1056883 'F' models had swing-arm mounted pillion footrests, but from then on the 'F' models had the pillion footrests moved to frame-mounted brackets; it is often assumed that this feature only started with the F2 model but this is not the case. The F2 model commenced with frame number 1073400 and featured a new paint scheme: 'candy antares red' or 'parakeet yellow'. The new paintwork featured stripes on the tank and had a different, angular, font for the '400FOUR' label on the side panels. The F1 model was not shipped to the United Kingdom or Europe. It featured typically a plain yellow tank and black side-panels with the F-type early logo.[3] Today it is not uncommon to see examples restored with F2-type paintwork but F-type logos on the side panels, or F-type early frames with F2-type paintwork. (FYI - My CB 400 Super Sport is frame # 1004488)