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The '''Honda CB750A Hondamatic''' ''(lovingly called the "Dogamatic" by Honda service technicians)'' is a [[motorcycle]] that features a [[wet sump]], torque converter, and parking brake, and has no [[clutch]]. Made by [[Honda]] from 1975 to 1978, it was designed to appeal to beginners and people who otherwise wouldn't want a motorcycle. | The '''Honda CB750A Hondamatic''' ''(lovingly called the "Dogamatic" by Honda service technicians)'' is a [[motorcycle]] that features a [[wet sump]], [[torque converter]], and parking brake, and has no [[clutch]]. Made by [[Honda]] from 1975 to 1978, it was designed to appeal to beginners and people who otherwise wouldn't want a motorcycle. | ||
This 750 had nothing in common technically with the first Honda automatic, the M80 scooter of 1960, but followed the principles laid down by the Civic auto three years earlier. It wasn't an automatic gearbox but a torque-convener fluid coupling, which allowed just two speeds to be used -one for town or mountain use, the other for the highway (chosen by a selector lever; no clutch lever was needed). | This 750 had nothing in common technically with the first Honda automatic, the M80 scooter of 1960, but followed the principles laid down by the Civic auto three years earlier. It wasn't an automatic gearbox but a torque-convener fluid coupling, which allowed just two speeds to be used -one for town or mountain use, the other for the highway (chosen by a selector lever; no clutch lever was needed). | ||