1977 Honda CB400F
Frame no. CB400F 1069507
Engine no. CB400F 10652296

Now regarded as one of the classics of the 1970s, the Honda 400 Four first appeared in 1974. Described as 'the poor boy's muscle bike', its combination of a four-cylinder, overhead-camshaft engine in a 250-sized package endowed it a performance better than many 500s. With a stylish four-into-one exhaust, six gears and rear-set footrests, it was every boy-racer's dream and a huge commercial success. Comparing it to the opposition, Bike magazine reckoned the CB400 'represents a brilliantly engineered concept. It retains its appeal on several fronts: it's a four-stroke, and an awful lot of people are biased towards four-strokes; it's as quick as the two-strokes, yet on average road use will give considerably better fuel consumption; its handling is noticeably better than the two-strokes; and who can dispute that it's easily the best sounding 400?'

Currently displaying a total of 32,016 kilometres on the odometer, this example was purchased in August 2015 from a Dutch collector, its first owner, and then re-commissioned in December of that year. Highly original and said to run well, the machine is offered with a copy of its original Netherlands registration document.