Difference between revisions of "Honda CB450K"

{{Infobox Motorcycle

|name            = '''Honda CB450'''

|image            = [[Image:1965 Honda CB450.jpg|frameless]]

|manufacturer    = [[Honda]]

|class            = [[Classic]]

|fuel_system      = carburettor

|spark_plug      =

|battery          = 9.3:1

|related          =

The CB450K0 was sold from 1965 to 1968 in one basic color scheme- Black with Silver.In the USA,there were limited numbers of Red with Silver as well,but few exist today.In Great Britain,where sales were lukewarm,the model was revamped in Red with Silver,and also the very rare combination of Blue with Silver,in order to move the inventory. The gas tank, upper forks, and headlight shell were the primary colour. The side covers and fenders were silver. The gas tank had chrome panels with black rubber knee pads. The instruments were in the headlight housing. The engine was a 444cc [[DOHC]] parallel twin with dual CV carburetors. The transmission was a 4-speed. The serial number began CB450-1000001.

The CB450D (also designated CL450K0) was sold in 1967. The 'D' model was formed out of an attempt to move CB450K0 'Black Bombers' that were not selling, sitting on the US dealer showroom floors. Honda produced a dealer installed 'kit' that transformed the standard CB450K0 into the 'D' model. Honda shipped its US dealers a package that included a newly designed tear drop tank (that became the predecessor to the CB450K1 tank), side covers, fenders, tailight, handlebars, special upsewpt exhaust pipes, and a new style seat to complete the transformation of the old 'hump tanked' Black Bomber , which was at the time referred to us the 'ugly duckling', this the reason for the new body work. It came in one color scheme: silver tank and side covers. The upper forks and headlight shell were black. The fenders were chrome. The two chrome exhaust pipes were upswept one on each side. The "450" side cover decal was on a checkerboard stripe. The engine was a 444cc [[DOHC]] parallel twin with dual CV carburetors. The transmission was a 4-speed. The serial number began CB450-1000001.

The CB450K7 was sold in 1974 in one of two colors: Candy Orange or Maxim Brown Metallic. The gas tank and side covers were the basic color (i.e., brown or orange). The gas tank badge "HONDA" was metal. The gas tank stripes were gold and black. The "450 [[DOHC]]" side cover emblem was white and red. The upper forks and headlight shell were black. There was a chrome grip pipe behind the seat. The front braking system used a hydraulic disc. The fork boots were black rubber. There was an independent speedometer, tachometer, and headlight unit. The instruments were tilted toward the rider. There was an independent light housing added between the speedometer and tachometer. 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 CB450-7000001.

 

 

The engine was a [[air cooled]] twin, four-stroke. A 75.0mm [[bore]] x 50.6mm [[stroke]] result in a [[displacement]] of just 447.0 cubic centimeters. Fuel was supplied via a overhead cams (ohc).

 

The bike has a 6-speed transmission. Power was moderated via the wet plate.

 

It came with a 100/90-18 front [[tire]] and a 110/90-18 rear tire. Stopping was achieved via dual disc in the front and a expanding [[brake]] in the rear. The front suspension was a Telescopic fork while the rear was equipped with a Swing arm. The CB450S was fitted with a 4.76 Gallon (18.00 Liters) fuel tank. The bike weighed just 388.01 pounds (176.0 Kg). 

 

 

The 1967 MY Honda CB 450 has, at its heart, an air-cooled, four-stroke, 445cc, parallel twin cylinder powerplant that was paired to a five-speed manual transmission with a chain final drive, and can produce a claimed 45 horsepower and 39 Nm of torque.

 

Standard features include laced wheels, drum brakes in the front and in the rear, an one-piece, two-up seat, a round headlight, wide handlebars, an analogue instrument cluster, a blacked-out, steel frame, a telescopic front fork, a chromed, dual exhaust system, and dual shock absorbers as a rear suspension.

 

 

 

[[File:honda-cb450-1968-1968-0.jpg|600px|1968 Honda CB 450]]

 

The 1968 MY Honda CB 450 has been fitted with laced wheels, drum brakes in the front and in the rear, an one-piece, two-up seat, a round headlight, wide handlebars, an analogue instrument cluster, a blacked-out, steel frame, a telescopic front fork, a chromed, dual exhaust system, and dual shock absorbers as a rear suspension.

 

In the engine department it is powered by a four-stroke, air-cooled, 445cc, parallel twin cylinder powerhouse, mated to a five-speed manual transmission with a chain final drive, that can reach a maximum power output of 45 horsepower and 39 Nm of torque.

 

 

[[File:honda-cb450-1986-1990-0.jpg|600px|1986 - 1990 Honda CB 450 S]]

 

First released in 1986 and kept in production until 1990, the Honda CB 450 S sport touring motorcycle is able to reach a top speed of 185 km/h.