The mid-1960s witnessed the boom of the muscle car fad in the United States, the largest motorcycle market in the world. Japanese bike manufacturers realized that Americans … See more

In the mid-1960s, Honda began to explore the desire of American consumers for faster and larger bikes. Honda first released the CB450 twin-cylinder motorcycle to test the waters. A s… See more

Kawasakirealized its two-stroke H1 was faster down the dragstrip than the new Honda CB750; however, the Honda CB750 outclassed the H1 in handling, braking, and standard fe… See more

Honda’s first try at a “big” motorcycle, the CB450 sold relatively well and helped the company test the waters for bigger and bolder machines such as the CB750 a few years later… See more