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Initially available in kit form for the 1967 [[Honda CB450|CB450]], it was officially released in 1968 as the CL450K1 "Scrambler" in candy red and candy blue colors (only the tank and air filter covers were painted). This year also saw the addition of a 5-speed gearbox, an upgrade from the older 4-speed. | Initially available in kit form for the 1967 [[Honda CB450|CB450]], it was officially released in 1968 as the CL450K1 "Scrambler" in candy red and candy blue colors (only the tank and air filter covers were painted). This year also saw the addition of a 5-speed gearbox, an upgrade from the older 4-speed. | ||
The CL450 remained much the same through 1974, though diverged further from it's sister bike as time went on. While the CB450 went to a front disc brake in 1970, [[Honda]] decided to keep the CL450 with it's two drum brakes. Disc brakes were fairly new technology on motorcycles, and unproven in off-road riding. The CL450 was replaced in 1975 when [[Honda]] increased the [[ | The CL450 remained much the same through 1974, though diverged further from it's sister bike as time went on. While the CB450 went to a front disc brake in 1970, [[Honda]] decided to keep the CL450 with it's two drum brakes. Disc brakes were fairly new technology on motorcycles, and unproven in off-road riding. The CL450 was replaced in 1975 when [[Honda]] increased the [[displacement]] of the [[engine]] and renamed it the [[Honda CB500T]]. | ||
The bike remains popular today among enthusiasts, and many are still in use in flat track racing or have been modified into [[cafe racer]]s. | The bike remains popular today among enthusiasts, and many are still in use in flat track racing or have been modified into [[cafe racer]]s. | ||