Registration: DNP485N
Frame: 2537876
Odometer: 3
MOT: Exempt

• 736cc in-line 4-cylinder SOHC
• Front disc and rear drum brakes
• 5-speed gearbox
• Electric start
• Fully restored running bike
• HPi clear
• Full UK V5

After Honda introduced the CB750 KO motorcycle engineering immediately leapt forward a generation. The CB750 provided refinement and civility that was previously unheard of and it immediately became the standard against which all others were judged. Mass-produced in quantity it also provided technological superiority at an affordable price. The power output of the 736cc four was a moderate 67 horsepower at 8,000 rpm, but this was still considerably more than the 58 horsepower of the rival BSA and Triumph triples. It was also enough to provide a top speed in the region of 200 km/h, making it one of the fastest bikes on the market. Compared to the British competition it also ran more smoothly, stopped much better, and could accelerate through a standing 400 metres in 13 seconds time after time without destroying itself. In September 1970 the considerably revised CB750 K1 replaced the CB750. Updates included a new seat, and black air cleaner box. Production increased to 77,000 before the CB750 K2 replaced it in March 1972. It took a seasoned expert to tell the difference between the CB750K1 and K2, but visually there were chrome-plated headlight brackets and a new instrument panel with four warning lights, borrowed from the CB500. A quieter exhaust system was undoubtedly responsible for a drop in performance, but Honda was on a roll, and production still totalled 63,500. The 1973 CB750 K3 received new fuel tank stripes, and a number of engine modifications to reduce oil consumption and noise and the suspension now included conventional five-way adjustable rear shock absorbers. Apart from colours the 1974 CB750 K4 was similar to the K3.

This bike has come from a private vendor who has placed a couple of bikes with us and they are both superb examples. This bike appears to have come into the UK in 2008 and has had a colour change in 2022 to its current beautiful Orange Metallic that it now has. It has had a full restoration and is a credit to the vendor. The bike was manufactured in 1974 and looking at the engine and frame numbers we believe it to be a K5 model, it comes with full UK V5 and 2 keys and would make a fabulous addition to any garage.