1973 Motorcycle Rider's Guide for Honda Fours - vintage magazine back-issue for sale

Contents: Introduction; In the Beginning; Customizing a Bike; How to pick a safe front end; Custom Frames; Rigid Frame for the 500; Paint it with a spray can; Bolt-together Customs; Extended Foot Controls; Speed Secrets for the 750; The Yoshimura 750; The Weber Carburetor; Dual Disc Brakes; Tuning the 750; Tuning the 500 - 350; Carburetor Rebuilding; Rebuilding the 750 Engine and Transmission; Rebuilding the 500 - 350 Engine and Transmission; Wiring Diagrams; Technical Data; Maintenance Schedule For most of the years following World War II, there was an established pecking order of bikers in the U.S. Triumph owners spoke only to Harley owners, and Harley owners spoke only to God. Until 1969, that is. In 1969, Honda Motors of Japan, who had until this time been busy making good small and medium sized bikes that you met the nicest people on, decided to get into the act. They entered the big bike market in a big way, with a 750cc motorcycle that was miles ahead of anything else available at the time. Not two, but four cylinders. Valves worked off an overhead camshaft, just as in the most expensive sports cars. Five speeds in the transmission instead of just four. Electric starting, at the touch of a button. And, last but not least, a monster disc brake on the front wheel. At first, there were a lot of unkind remarks from riders of brand T and brand HD motorcycles. No one was sure how long the big four would live, and most of their comments were unprintable. But as time went on, the 750 Fours began to pile up the miles too. And, aside from some problems with the chain in the earliest models, reliability problems appear to be licked. Riders of the other brands discovered another thing as well. If they were parked along with some Hondas, and everyone decided to leave together, most often it was the Honda riders who were first, at the touch of a button, while everyone else was still kicking. The 750 Four is into its fourth generation now, and has two smaller brothers, the 500 and 350. And nobody laughs any more, at any of them. Police departments throughout the country are trading their Harleys for black and white Hondas, and accessory shops and speed shops are working overtime turning out special equipment for privately owned Fours. The Fours are adaptable bikes. Lots of people buy them and just ride them stock. A lot of people take the ful dresser route, and the 750 has the power to carry all the accessories anyone wants to put on it. With a fairing and windshield for comfort, the Four rider can pack a lot of miles into a day's riding. A lot of other buyers go the chopper route. The Fours pack a lot of power for their weight, and it's low down, for good handling. Besides, the engine looks good too. Every week, it seems, the choice of custom parts, from footpegs to frames, gets wider. A newer trend, or the return of an older trend, is the growth of the cafe racer idea on the Fours. More than a few riders are adding clip-on bars and bobbing the fenders to come up with something that looks as if it should be going somewhere flat out on the Isle of Man, rather than down to the nearby supermarket to pick up a quart of something. Finally, of course, there's the drag strip route. Modified Fours are turning into formidable challengers on the strip, with some builders claiming to be getting as much as 4 times the stock horsepower from the o.h.c. engine. Whichever way they're used, the Honda Fours do their job willingly, and are creating their own superbike legends. No wonder Honda Motors sells all that they can make. 1973 Motorcycle Rider's Guide for Honda Fours available at www.DadsVintageAds.com CLICK THE PICTURE TO "BUY IT NOW"

1970 October Motor Cyclist Illustrated Magazine Back-Issue

Contents: Production Racing Notes; Moto-Cross - Jeff Smith writes; Velocette - a bike with a past (and a future?); Bob Holliday's life on wheels; The Honda Four - road test; Jack Findlay in full color centerfold poster; 750cc Dunstall Norton Commando "S" test; Italian Grand Prix; Moto-Cross Grands Prix; British 500cc Motocross GP; Lightweight Manx Grand Prix; Junior Manx Grand Prix; Senior Manx Grand Prix; more 1970 October Motor Cyclist Illustrated Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com CLICK THE PICTURE TO "BUY IT NOW"

1975 Street Chopper - Jim Defew, "Patches" - a superwild Honda 500 Four

Cover: Jim Defew, "Patches" - a superwild Honda 500 Four

Contents: Features: Run to The Sun; Oakland Show; Daytona '75; Rat's Hole Show; Winter Nationals; Technical: Norton 850 Road Test; Working on the chain; Dual Disc Brakes; Peel & Stick Lettering; Mikuni Carb; Cycles: Orange Crush, Patches, Big Red, Cannon Ball, Goldie, McK 111 Trike, Joe Crocker's Sporty; more

1975 June Street Chopper Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1972 The World's Fastest Street Machine - Paul Dunstall's mindbending Norton 810

Contents: Comparison test: Honda CB500 Four vs. Kawasaki H1 Mach III Three; Yamaha R-5; Special Features: Paul Dunstall Norton 810; Space Age Motorcycles; Eddie Crooks Suzuki 250 Roadracer; Holiday Buyer Guide; Harley-Davidson for 1972; Kawasaki in 1972 - 3 Threes; more

CB-500 R5

1972 February Motor Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1971 Honda 500 Four - a majestic and elegant tourer

Contents: Rough Riding with J.N. Roberts; Moto-cross with Preston Petty; Inside Europe; The 1971 TT; Honda 500 Four - a majestic and elegant tourer; Porting the Baby Bultacos; Ossa Stiletto; Inter-AMA Motocross; Trask Mountain Enduro; Moto-cross machinery - in-depth skinny on factory race bikes; What do you do with a 130 mph street bike - Kawasaki Monotrack S/R-1; Yamaha 90 Twin; Unadilla Moto-cross; Buyers Guide; Tech Tips; more

SR-1 SR1 S/R1 S-R1

1971 October Popular Cycling Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue - Honda available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1972 Honda Fours - Pick the one for you: 350, 500, 750

Contents: Comparison Test: comparing the Honda Fours, 350, 500, 750; Test: Carabela 125 Caliente - Mexican MXer; How to pressure chech your two-stroke; Touring Tips; Action at Ascot; Clock Stopper - a superneat digger; Two Miles for Jim Rice - Colorado Springs / San Jose; Greenhorn 500; Assault Buggies - Streamliners for Land Speed Record LSR attempts; Rescue Van - 1923 Harley-Davidson service van; Appleton's Appealer - Honda Four Chopper; The Man behind Moto Guzzi V8 - Guilio Carcano; more

1972 August Motorcyclist Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue - Honda available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1971 An intriguing cutaway of the Honda 750 Four engine

Cover: An intriguing cutaway of the Honda 750 Four engine

Contents: Road Tests: Norton 750 Commando, Yamaha G6S-B; Moto-Cross - the great riders; Slick Shifting your slick shifting Sachs; To set a record; Muddy Michigan Moto; Mini-Bike Corner; Most of Europe on two wheels; Pepperell; Atlanta Road Races; Anglo-Am - Americans vs. British in Road Racing; Touring & Camping; more

G6SB G-6S-B

1971 July Motorcyclist Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1969 Honda 750cc Four - Exotica, Erotica, and Speed

Contents: Special Road Test: Honda 750cc Four; Road Tests: American Eagle 250 Scrambler, Moto Beta XC-100 Scrambler; Features: Desert Races; Cheney Victor -too bad only one a week; Technical: The Flat Tire and how you can fix it; Competition: Nazareth - first duel of the 750s; more

XC100

1969 August Cycle Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue - Honda available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1969-1978 Honda 750cc Fours Service and Repair Manual

This book provides maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair information for the Honda CB750 series of 4-cylinder motorcycles.

1969-1978 Honda 750cc Fours Service and Repair Manual available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

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1973 The Yoshimura Honda 350 Four - Road Test, Specs, Performance, Photos

Honda's smallest Four is almost everything you could want. With the help of "Pops" we got a little more.

...So why unleash Pops Yoshimura on this beautiful machine? Perhaps it's because we think the 350 Honda Four is a motorcycle in disguise. The 350 Four cries out for its unrealized potential in the hands of a skilled, discerning, calculating man of the road.

1973 The Yoshimura Honda 350 Four Road Test 6-Page Article available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

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