The Honda
CB77 is
a 305 cc straight twin motorcycle. It is remembered today as Honda’s first
sport bike. It is a landmark model in Honda's advances in Western motorcycle
markets, noted for its speed and power as well as its reliability, and is
regarded as one of the bikes that set the standard for modern motorcycles.
The CB77
had, at only 305cc, a relatively big engine in comparison to most other
Japanese bikes of the period, although it had performance to rival much larger
motorcycles from other countries. It had a steel-tube frame instead of the
pressed frames of earlier Honda's, and a telescopic front fork. The
parallel twin engine, the biggest then available in a Honda, was an integral
element of the bike.
