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[[Honda]] [[motorcycle]] which began production in 1965 and was known as the '''Black Bomber/ Super Sport'''. The engine was a 444cc [[DOHC]] parallel twin It was a [[parallel twin]] DOHC Engine. It was produced until 1974. | [[Honda]] [[motorcycle]] which began production in 1965 and was known as the '''Black Bomber/ Super Sport'''. The engine was a 444cc [[DOHC]] parallel twin It was a [[parallel twin]] DOHC Engine. It was produced until 1974. | ||
When Honda introduced the CB450, they served notice on the world's motorcycling industry that they could build large capacity machines that had superior performance and technical innovations than any European bike. Known in Europe as the "Black Bomber", this machine opened the door for the rest of the [[:Category:Japanese motorcycles|Japanese manufacturers]] to enter the big bike market. It was the bike that was supposed to put Honda on the big bike map with the likes of the British manufacturers, but in reality it didn't. That would have to wait 4 more years for the introduction of the [[Honda CB750K]].<ref name="Frank2003">{{cite book|author=Aaron Frank|title=Honda Motorcycles|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=CSxTaoGagKoC|accessdate=9 December 2010|date=12 July 2003|publisher=MotorBooks International|isbn=9780760310779}}</ref> It retained much of the looks of the earlier [[Honda CB77|CB77 Super Hawk]], but internally much was changed. | |||
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Early models featured a clunky [[transmission]] and finnicky [[carburetion]]. | |||
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