Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
30th Oct, 2024 13:00
1986 Honda CB700 Nightkawk
American market DOHC 700
Estimate
£1, 500 - £2, 200
Registration No: C389 FAH
Frame No: JH2RC200XGM203014
MOT: July 2025
Shaft drive DOHC 16 valve 700cc
Presented in authentic and original trim
Supplied with US Title and a current V5C
The Honda Motor Company was founded by Soichiro Honda in 1937, initially producing piston rings for Toyota. They made their first motorcycle in 1949 and within 10 years had become the biggest motorcycle manufacturer in the world. They have gone on to produce over 400 million two-wheelers as well as millions of other power products. The legendary CB750/ 4 was launched in 1969 to great acclaim and laid down the blueprint for the modern day superbike and beginning a range of SOHC Honda fours ranging from 350cc upwards. By the 1980s the engines now sported double overhead cams with 4 valves per cylinder. The Nighthawk 700 was a model developed especially for the US market to avoid import tariffs designed to protect Harley Davidson based on the 16 valve CBX750 more commonly available in Europe.
This bike looks to have been imported into the UK in 1997 and is presented in authentic and original condition, still fitted with its typical of the period black chrome 4 into 2 exhaust system. A good looking bike with its all black engine and Honda US racing style blue white and red colours, it comes supplied with its US Title, an MOT until July 2025 and a V5C.
