HONDA CB750A Hondamatic (1974-1975) Specs, Performance & Photos

In 1995, the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer launched the Honda CB750A Hondamatic in Canada, while later, in 1996 was launched in the US market, with an "A" suffix in its name that came from Automatic, for its two-speed automatic transmission.

Although the transmission included a torque convertor, which was typical of an automatic transmission, the gearbox did not change the gears automatically for the rider, but the rider had to engage by foot a hydraulic valve selector, similar to a manual transmission motorcycle.

Once the selected gear was in charge, it stayed in that gear until the rider decided to change gears or the kickstand was lowered, which automatically shifted the transmission to neutral.

The CB750 Hondamatic was sold only in the US and Japanese markets, while the Hondamatic name was shared with Honda cars manufactured in the 1970s like the Honda N360AT, which was a kei car sold in Japan from 1967 to 1972 with similar transmission as the CB750 machine.

For suspension, the bike packed a telehydraulic fork on the front and a swingarm with dual shock absorbers on the rear, while the braking performance was handled by a 296 mm disc operated by a hydraulic caliper on the front wheel and a 179 mm drum unit on the rear wheel.

In the performance department, the 1975 Honda CB750A Hondamatic had its soul brought to life by a 736cc four-stroke four-cylinder air-cooled engine with four Keihin carburetors and delivered an output power of 67 hp with a peak at 8,000 rpm and 60 Nm (44 lb-ft) of torque available at 7,000 rpm.