Why The Honda CB750 Changed Motorcycling Forever
In 1967, a Honda service manager walked into a meeting with Soichiro Honda and said one thing: build the King of Motorcycles. Fourteen months later, twenty engineers had built something so far ahead of its time that motorcycle journalists had to invent an entirely new word to describe it — superbike. This is the full story of the Honda CB750, from the Tokyo Motor Show silence to the Steve McQueen Sandcast that sold for $155,000. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 – Cold Open 1:30 – The Conversation: Bob Hansen & Soichiro Honda (1967) 3:00 – Origins: What Existed Before (British Motorcycles) 4:30 – The Build: 14 Months, 20 Engineers 6:00 – The Sandcast Secret 7:30 – Daytona 1970: Race on Sunday, Sell on Monday 8:30 – The Word That Did Not Exist Before: "Superbike" 9:30 – Turbulence: Emissions Detuning & the Kawasaki Z1 11:00 – 39 Years, Then Silence (2008) 12:30 – The 2023 Hornet Debate 🏍️ In this video: Honda CB750 history, CB750 documentary, superbike origin, Honda CB750 Sandcast, Steve McQueen motorcycle, Bob Hansen Honda, Soichiro Honda, Daytona 200 1970, Dick Mann Honda, Kawasaki Z1, Honda Hornet CB750, first superbike, Japanese motorcycle history, Honda motorcycle documentary. 👍 If this story stayed with you, let me know in the comments which part surprised you most. 🔔 Subscribe for more motorcycle history documentaries — Harley-Davidson, Honda Gold Wing, Indian Motorcycle, and more. #HondaCB750 #Superbike #MotorcycleHistory #HondaMotorcycle #MotorcycleDocumentary #SteveMcQueen
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