Topic: 76 550F and 400F Sales Brochure

[KennyRedman]

Picked this up on eBay for a few bucks and thought I’d share it. Wish I had that hair!

[Tancdoc]

Hello
Was the 500F ever sold in the USA in 1976?
T

[jlh3rd]

Hello
Was the 500F ever sold in the USA in 1976?
T

  never heard of a vintage 500F, ....but, 550F's were sold in '76...

[ekpent]

 I like that detailed pictured of the exhaust pipe interior.

[flatlander]

this is super cool, thanks for sharing!

I like that detailed pictured of the exhaust pipe interior.

yes, first time i see it.

[ekpent]

 Brown leather was acceptable and cool back then but black meant you might be a beatnik, rebel or part of a gang ! 

[flatlander]

ah, so that's why i had to switch from brown to black when i replaced my seat cover 

[Tancdoc]

Hello,
Would you like to sell your brochure in this topic?
Thanks
Tancredi

[KennyRedman]

Hello,
Would you like to sell your brochure in this topic?
Thanks
Tancredi

I just got it this summer so I’m going to hang onto it.

[Alan F.]

Hey I think Terry has a pair of those boots.

[Deltarider]

Hello
Was the 500F ever sold in the USA in 1976?
T

Not new. The CB500(K0) was launched in 1971, the K1 in 1972 and the K2-A in 1973.
In Europe it was different. The model K2 [-ED, -F, -G] aka CB500K2 GENERAL EXPORT, a model that differed from the K2-A, but had a lot in common with the CB550K2, was traded in 1976-1977.
The much different CB500K3 model, very similar to the CB550K3, was traded in some continental European countries in 1978. With some 4200 in total it was a pretty limited edition.

[CycleRanger]

I like they way they used forced perspective and wide-angle to make the bikes looks bigger.
Or were people smaller back in the '70's? 

[jlh3rd]

I like they way they used forced perspective and wide-angle to make the bikes looks bigger.
Or were people smaller back in the '70's? 

weren't we all smaller back in the 70's?...🙄

[jlh3rd]

bike magazines.....and girls...

[jlh3rd]

more ads...notice it's for a 550, but the gauges are 750's

[jlh3rd]

and...

[jlh3rd]

 small ad..

[jlh3rd]

enough.....it'll click right side up...

[Translations]

God those 400f's are good looking bikes and the sounds they produce. Its no wonder why the Japanese are obsessed with them still to this day 

[CycleRanger]

I like they way they used forced perspective and wide-angle to make the bikes looks bigger.
Or were people smaller back in the '70's? 

weren't we all smaller back in the 70's?...🙄

Oh yeah, lighter too. 

[Deltarider]

The Brits also like them a lot.

[PeWe]

Reminders about good old days!!
But I was not allowed to ride a bigger bike than 125cc until late -78. Spring -79 was a new happy era!!

Not strange we like our good old bikes! They really look good on those posters.!!

[jlh3rd]

I'd always heard how well liked and preferred the 400F was/is overseas.
Those honda brochures were hard to ignore as a guy in his teens back in the day....

[PeWe]

A friend was really surprised when he tested a CB400 when his X and daughters mother had bought a very good looking CB400.

He noticed how well and fast it ran when he let it rev a lot. Nice screaming sound too.

[KennyRedman]

I have a couple other brochures to post too sometime.

[KennyRedman]

A friend was really surprised when he tested a CB400 when his X and daughters mother had bought a very good looking CB400.

He noticed how well and fast it ran when he let it rev a lot. Nice screaming sound too.

I definitely need to get one.

[Deltarider]

A friend was really surprised when he tested a CB400 when his X and daughters mother had bought a very good looking CB400.

He noticed how well and fast it ran when he let it rev a lot. Nice screaming sound too.

I definitely need to get one.

I'm afraid David Silver bought them all. A friend of mine looks for a new owner for his (parakeet yellow).

[KennyRedman]

A friend was really surprised when he tested a CB400 when his X and daughters mother had bought a very good looking CB400.

He noticed how well and fast it ran when he let it rev a lot. Nice screaming sound too.

I definitely need to get one.

I'm afraid David Silver bought them all. A friend of mine looks for a new owner for his (parakeet yellow).

Yellow’s the way.