1974 Honda CB750 review from United States of America

The second day I had it I got rear ended at the Portsmouth traffic circle, which destroyed my mint rear fender along with the taillight assembley, and it also bruised my buddies fingers.

When I went to do an oil change I found the bolt on the oil filter cover had been rounded by the previous owner.

Also the neutral light blew recently.

Awesome bike, incredibly reliable and surprisingly fast for such an old machine. Both acceleration and braking are neck snapping. Me and my buddy timed it 0-60 and it only took 4 seconds with him on the back, considering that I weigh 190lbs and he weighs 140lbs, that's damn good.

The bikes handling is impresive, but I think that has a lot to do with the set of Avon semi-slicks the previous owner installed.

For a bike with only a single front disk and rear drums, braking is unbelievable, much better than any bike I've ever ridden from the seventies or even eighties for that matter.

Top speed is an indicated 138MPH, keep in mind that I'm 6'2" and 190lbs.

Reliability has been awesome, and besides the destruction of my rear fender by an idiotic motorist, I have had no real problems, and I ride pretty hard :).

Starts insanely fast in warm weather to the point where you literally just touch the starter, if you chose to kick it, it only takes a single kick no matter how cold the motor.