HONDA CB750 F (1976-1977) Specs, Performance & Photos

In 1969, Honda of Japan introduced the CB750 motorcycle to the US and European markets after the success they had with smaller motorcycles. The CB750 was a standard motorcycle that offered an upright seating position and was powered by an air-cooled four-cylinder engine, but also the first bike called a "superbike."

The CB750 was included in the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Classic Bikes, was named "Greatest Motorbikes Ever" by the Discovery Channel, was in The Art of the Motorcycle exhibition, and was in the UK National Motor Museum.

Also, the CB750 was a game changer for the face of motorcycling in three ways, such as the design template set for the modern superbike with its four-cylinder engine and high-tech specifications, it cemented the Japanese manufacturers as the new force of motorcycling, and with its combination of quality, value, and performance effectively sounded the final death knell for the ailing British motorcycle industry.

In 1977, the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer launched the Honda CB750 F, a naked motorcycle that had the lesson learned from Honda's multi-cylinder racers of the 1960s, but with only a single camshaft and two-valve heads rather than the racer's DOHC and four valves.

In the performance department, the 1977 Honda CB750 F had its soul brought to life by a 736cc four-stroke four-cylinder air-cooled engine fed by four Keihin carburetors that helped deliver an output power of 69 hp with a peak at 8,000 rpm and 60 Nm (44 lb-ft) of torque available at 7,500 rpm.