Originally Posted by JohnHarris
Originally Posted by Spanner Juggler
Not sure this is totally correct but it’s the story told to me when I first bought a Honda CB450 (Black Bomber), the salesman at the dealership was commenting on how oil tight the engines all were, of course, he said, when Mr Honda looked at the British bikes he noted that the crankcase is split vertically so of course it leaks from the joint. He designed his engine split horizontally so it didn’t.

It makes sense even if it’s not accurate. My CD175, CB250, CB450 and CB750 were all totally oil tight. Every BSA and Velocette I owned were incontinent!

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Colin

Great collection of Honda's to have owned and enjoyed, I have also ridden the CB175 a great bike that punches well above its weight, the CB350 twin, the early four cylinders from 450 cc upwards and of course the massive CBX six cylinder monster of a machine. When I think about buying a 70's bike for my collection, although the Kawasaki triples and Z900 along with the Suzuki Kettle feature strongly in the line-up I'm always drawn back to a Honda 750 4, the trend setter, the mould breaker, of the late 60's and early 70's.


Cheers John

The CD175 was ‘snuck’ past my parents as it didn’t make noise or look threatening, but through it I loved the brand. The 250 and 450 were a natural progression. The 750 is the one I was riding when I had the big accident. Not the bikes fault as a lorry crossed the road in front of me! Over the years I had a couple of CD175’s as they were amazing commuter bikes. Cheap as chips and beat driving into the centre of Birmingham saved 30 min each way over a car.

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Colin

BR Colin
Who used to be a Spanner Juggler