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{{Motorcycle | {{Motorcycle | ||
|name = | |name = Honda CB400A matic | ||
|photo = Honda-CB400A--3.jpg | |photo = Honda-CB400A--3.jpg | ||
|aka = | |aka = | ||
|manufacturer = Honda | |manufacturer = [[Honda]] | ||
|parent_company = | |parent_company = | ||
|production = 1978 | |production = 1978 | ||
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|fuel_consumption = | |fuel_consumption = | ||
|turning_radius = | |turning_radius = | ||
|related = [[Honda CB400F]] | |related = [[Honda CB400F]]<br />[[Honda CB750A]] | ||
|competition = | |competition = | ||
}} | }} | ||
After the failure of its [[Honda CB750A|750 automatic]], [[Honda]] drew some lessons from the experience. There was nothing basically wrong with the idea, but the basic bike was overweight and too expensive, Potential customers were scared off by the excessive size of the machine and by the initial outlay, users who were former motorists were rut off by an appeal to their emotions. Out of this analysis came, in 1978, a new "semi-automatic" bike. | After the failure of its [[Honda CB750A|750 automatic]], [[Honda]] drew some lessons from the experience. There was nothing basically wrong with the idea, but the basic bike was overweight and too expensive, Potential customers were scared off by the excessive size of the machine and by the initial outlay, users who were former motorists were rut off by an appeal to their emotions. Out of this analysis came, in 1978, a new "semi-automatic" bike. | ||