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==1972==
==1972==
[[Image:1972_honda_Cb450k5.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Honda CB450K5]][[Image:honda_Cb450_red.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Honda CB450K5]][[Image:1972-Honda-CB450K5-Red-0.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Honda CB450K5 in Light Ruby Red]][[Image:1972-Honda-CB450K5-Red-1.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Honda CB450K5 in Light Ruby Red]][[Image:1972-Honda-CB450K5-Red-2.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Honda CB450K5 in Light Ruby Red]][[Image:1972-Honda-CB450K5-Red-3.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Honda CB450K5 in Light Ruby Red]][[Image:1972-Honda-CB450K5-Red-4.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Honda CB450K5 in Light Ruby Red]][[Image:1972-Honda-CB450K5-Red-5.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Honda CB450K5 in Light Ruby Red]][[Image:1972-Honda-CB450-Red123-0.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Honda CB450 in Light Ruby Red]][[Image:1972-Honda-CB450-Red123-1.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Honda CB450 in Light Ruby Red]][[Image:1972-Honda-CB450-Red123-2.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Honda CB450 in Light Ruby Red]][[Image:1972-Honda-CB450-Red123-3.jpg|left|thumb|1972 Honda CB450 in Light Ruby Red]]
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Image:1972_honda_Cb450k5.jpg|1972 Honda CB450K5
Image:honda_Cb450_red.jpg|1972 Honda CB450K5
Image:1972-Honda-CB450K5-Red-0.jpg|1972 Honda CB450K5 in Light Ruby Red
Image:1972-Honda-CB450K5-Red-1.jpg|1972 Honda CB450K5 in Light Ruby Red
Image:1972-Honda-CB450K5-Red-2.jpg|1972 Honda CB450K5 in Light Ruby Red
Image:1972-Honda-CB450K5-Red-3.jpg|1972 Honda CB450K5 in Light Ruby Red
Image:1972-Honda-CB450K5-Red-4.jpg|1972 Honda CB450K5 in Light Ruby Red
Image:1972-Honda-CB450K5-Red-5.jpg|1972 Honda CB450K5 in Light Ruby Red
Image:1972-Honda-CB450-Red123-0.jpg|1972 Honda CB450 in Light Ruby Red
Image:1972-Honda-CB450-Red123-1.jpg|1972 Honda CB450 in Light Ruby Red
Image:1972-Honda-CB450-Red123-2.jpg|1972 Honda CB450 in Light Ruby Red
Image:1972-Honda-CB450-Red123-3.jpg|1972 Honda CB450 in Light Ruby Red
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The CB450K5 was sold in 1972 in one of three colors: Candy Garnet Brown, Light Ruby Red, or Candy Bacchus Olive. The gas tank and side covers were the basic color (i.e., red, brown, or olive). The gas tank badge "HONDA" was metal. The gas tank stripe was gold. The upper fork were chrome. The headlight shell was black. There was a chrome strip on the base of the gas tank. The side cover emblem reads "DOUBLE OVERHEAD CAM 450". The front braking system used a hydraulic disc. The fork boots were black rubber. There was an independent speedometer, tachometer, and headlight unit. The fenders were chrome. The mufflers were megaphone-shaped. The engine was a 444cc [[DOHC]] parallel twin with dual CV carburetors. The transmission was a 5-speed. The serial number began CB450-5000001.
The CB450K5 was sold in 1972 in one of three colors: Candy Garnet Brown, Light Ruby Red, or Candy Bacchus Olive. The gas tank and side covers were the basic color (i.e., red, brown, or olive). The gas tank badge "HONDA" was metal. The gas tank stripe was gold. The upper fork were chrome. The headlight shell was black. There was a chrome strip on the base of the gas tank. The side cover emblem reads "DOUBLE OVERHEAD CAM 450". The front braking system used a hydraulic disc. The fork boots were black rubber. There was an independent speedometer, tachometer, and headlight unit. The fenders were chrome. The mufflers were megaphone-shaped. The engine was a 444cc [[DOHC]] parallel twin with dual CV carburetors. The transmission was a 5-speed. The serial number began CB450-5000001.