1977 Honda CB750A, Automatic, 736cc. Registration number TJT...

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£3,000 - £3,500

1977 Honda CB750A, Automatic, 736cc. Registration number TJT 259R. Frame number CB750A 71084668. Engine number 750AE 7104668.
Sold with the V5C, two old MOT's
Produced between 1976 and 1978 for the American market the A model can be thought of as a Honda CB750F with a torque converter and two-speed transmission instead of the regular bike's five-speed box. In practice, though, the 736cc inline four got pretty much a complete makeover.
Revisions to the combustion chambers lowered compression, which, with smaller carbs, camshaft changes and a four-into-one exhaust revised the power curve for more low-down thrust to suit the characteristics of the torque converter. An accelerator pump fitted to the number two carburettor (but feeding all four) helped to alleviate a known flat spot off idle in the standard power delivery of the Honda CB750F.
While the torque converter replaced the clutch, shifting between the two gears is undertaken manually with a conventional foot pedal. There are some more differences to a "normal" CB750, for the engine to start it must be in neutral, if you forget to shift into neutral before parking, deploying the side stand would do it for you. Similarly, a push-button parking brake acts on the rear wheel prevented the bike from rolling away if parked on a slope, there being no direct gear linkage between engine and wheels. Even after the brake button is released, the brake remains on and the bike will not roll until the rider dabs the brake pedal.
Imported in 1998, a 2002 MOT shows 8337 miles on the odometer, today it shows 8852 miles. Our vendors has stripped the carbs, ultrasonically cleaned and balanced them. He states it is running well.