At the Tokyo Show of 1968 Honda, after months of tantalizing rumor, unveiled a
landmark achievement that would change the motorcycling world forever. A 750cc
bike with four cylinders and a disc brake that was so fast and powerful a new
word, "superbike", was coined to describe it. The CB750F four was the biggest
bike out of Japan, proving that a high-performance motorcycle could also be very
reliable.
In April 1969 Honda set the motorcycle world on fire with the introduction of
the CB750. Performance was staggering, easily hitting 120mph and at the time it
had better acceleration than anything else on the road.