Honda CB400 Four Super Sport (1975 Model) - Even Captain Slow Could NOT Resist Buying One!!
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- The Honda CB400 Four Super Sport is a tiny 4-cylinder motorcycle with an unusual, beautiful 4-in-1 exhaust system and a racer-like look, which was manufactured from 1975 until 1977.
Even one of the hosts of Top Gear and The Grand Tour, James May aka Captain Slow, could not resist buying one, when he read in the British motorcycle magazine Classic Bike that a UK-based company, David Silver Spares, was restaurating around 50 bikes of this model in 2012. Since Honda produced more than 100,000 units of this model, there are still many around... If you own one, please kindly leave a comment below.
You can download the articles mentioned in this video as well as a lot of other cool stuff about the restauration project on the website of David Silver at:
www.davidsilverspares.co.uk/A...
The bike shown in this video was first registered in Germany in 1978. It was built in 1975, but has the looks of the 1977 model in Parakeet Yellow. You can find some photos about the restauration process on this bike, the final result as well as a collectors brochure, that contains a similar photo of a CB400F at:
www.youngtimerbikes.de/forum/...
Further photos are available at:
www.wilderzueden.de/galerie/v...
If you like the Honda CB400F Super Sport and the other classic Honda CB models, e.g. the CB750 Four, CB550 Four, CB500 Four, CB350 Four, do us a favour and join the Squad by subscribing to the channel, hitting the thumbs up button and/or leaving a comment below.
As always, thanks a lot to Peter for borrowing me the bike, riding with me and all the other help during production of this video.
Everyone - Thanks for watching, ride safely & have a fantastic weekend!! - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
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It was the most wonderful bike I have ever owned and the sound was something else! Thanks for the video!
Thanks a lot for your comment, I really appreciate it 👍👍!!
My brothers friend had the yellow one I was about 8 at the time all I remember was the deep sound it made you could here him coming from over a mile away...
My brother heathy bless him r.i.p used to say am off out with Andy on bike ride ....
my dad used to say he's not here yet lol
But we heard him coming .....
Brought some nice memories back has this video 👍🇬🇧
@@joshdeb Thanks a lot for your comment 👍, I am glad that our video helped bring back those memories... please keep them alive 😉!! May your brother rest in peace 💚! Take care & best regards to Great Britain, my friend
@@joshdeb nice memory to have! Cheers!
I can only wholeheartedly agree. Would love mine back.
Awesome video of the first bike to get my attention when I was a boy, a nearby neighbour had one parked outside his house and I would stand and admire it when I went to the shop.
Can imagine that scene... Thanks for that comment and your boyhood memory, that seems to have never left you ;-) Really nice bike though, totally understandable!
I love my Honda CB400 four Super sport , it’s 43 years old and looks and runs like new 👍🇬🇧
Hi Martin, thanks a lot for your comment, I really appreciate it!! Great to hear that your Super Sport is still running like new after all those years 👍👍! Loved the playlist on the 400/4 on your channel, there are some great videos in it, that I had not seen before 💚 Thanks for sharing, keep it on the road & best regards to GB
Ypu cannot kill a 70s honda
I have a 400four in my garage and it is by far my favourite motorcycle. It’s just so chuckable and such fun at sensible speeds. Plus you just feel cool on it and being yellow people really notice the tank and the 4-1 exhaust and instantly know what it is… they point at it and do the exhaust shape with their hands to their friends saying “look there’s a 400 four”.
When I bought it back in a van I opened the back door to check the straps were still tip top… and within 20 seconds it had drawn a crowd… that’s when I really knew the popularity of these bikes first hand. Everyone seems to love them.
Hi BakerCars&Hifi, thanks a lot for your comment, which is highly appreciated! You are correct, a yellow one will be recognized as a flying banana immediately... This bike makes drawing a crowd easy, your exemplary anecdote really illustrates that in a great way!! Loved it!! Best regards, have a nice season & ride safely!
@@KICKSTARTMotorcycleSquad they are absolute aces to have for taking the motorcycle licensing test as well. You can almost sit back and let the bike do it for you lol, they are that good. I miss my lacquer blue 76’ so much, but when you owe rent to Dad ? That’s how it goes sometimes, of course in 87’ I didn’t realize what I had, typical kid 🙄
Loved it......💕 however Suzukis GS 750 e created smooooth🎉
Hi i'm from the UK And i had a 400 Four in the 80s in yellow that i got second hand from an add in the local new's paper. It was not show room condition but well looked after. The bike was stolen after about three years of ownership but cut a long storey short i got it back but it never ran the same so i sold it to a chap that alway's wanted the bike if i was to sell it. Looking back i am in my 60 now and out of all the bike's i have had over the years this was the best bike i ever owned. i still ride today! A GSXR 750 And a 250cc twist and go to nip to the shops on. But if i was young now and had the chance of a new 400 Four i would be camping out side of the shop waiting for it to open. And thank you for making the video.
Hi Alan, you're welcome 👍👍!! Thanks a lot for your comment, I really appreciate it 💚!! The story of your 400F makes me a bit sad, since I wish your bike had never been stolen and you would still be able to ride it today. Anyways, the fact that you own a GSXR 750 and a 250cc in your 60s shows how much you love riding on two wheels and I absolutely believe that you'd be camping out in front of the store, if there was a chance to purchase a CB400F Supersport today. I would consider doing the same 😉😊 Have a great week, much respect, ride safely & best regards to the UK
My buddy owns this bike since the early 80's. Loves it and keeps it in mint shape.
Hi newtonbrook, good to know, thx for the comment! I suggest you just send him a link and I hope he'll enjoy watching as well ;-) Greetings & take care my friend!
@@KICKSTARTMotorcycleSquad Thank you . He knows about the link. He was the one who sent it to me. The is an excellent video production.! My hat is off to your skills. BTW, He has the yellow one CB400.
@@newtonbrook Thanks mate, greetings to your buddy as well!
How I lusted for this jewel in 1976. My dad had a bike and every once in a while we would go to the local dealership.
I sat on this yellow dream every minute I could.
Hi Greg, thanks a lot for your comment as well as for sharing those memories with us... I was wondering how old you were in 1976, but I imagine you were a young boy who fell in love with that bike at the dealership ;-) I myself was minus 8 years old in '76, so there is no way I would be able to think back to those days. Greetings & have a fantastic week!
@@KICKSTARTMotorcycleSquad I was 16 and looking forward to getting my drivers license the following year. Of course there was no way my mom would ever let me get a bike. My parents were divorced so I got my first exposure to bikes from my dad. I finally purchased my first bike 8 yrs later in 1984 when I got married and moved out of my moms house. I didn't tell my mom until years later. It was a 1984 Yamaha RZ350 Kenny Roberts edition, yellow and black. A 2 stroke parallel twin street bike..It was very light and nimble and a rocket ship for a 350cc engine of the time. I modded it with expansion chambers, carb jetting , reeds, porting and sticky tires etc. Not much power below 6000 rpm but when you hit that magic number the front wheel left the ground and it screamed like a hive of angry bees till the 10,000 red line. Loads of fun !
th-cam.com/video/MQSpfFh2xOg/w-d-xo.html
@@gregt5996 Thanks a lot for your answer as well as the personal background and memories on the RZ350, loved Kenny Roberts as well as his Junior in MotoGP, understandable that those a memories which will never be forgotten. A two strokes parallel twin with those mods sounds really exciting, I can not even imagine what was happening in your mind between 6.000 and 10.000 rpms back in those days ;-) Your story reminds me a bit of my dad, who asked his older brother to purchase his first motorcycle without the knowledge of their parents. Once everything came out both boys, my uncle and my dad, were scolded thoroughly - I guess, but that did not stop my father from riding for many years to come. in 1982 my dad purchased the Z1000ST that you can see in one of our videos on our channel (th-cam.com/video/O70XY2Y5h3c/w-d-xo.html) while his wife was in hospital giving birth to their first child, a daughter who is my older sister... Great memories for the whole family ;-) and the bike is still there and in good shape! Greetings and have a fantastic year 2023!
In the USA there were only two color choices for the 1975 model year, red and blue. In 1976 the yellow model was added to the lineup and the side covers were black. By 1977 the stripe on the gas tank was added along with other changes such as higher handlebars, etc. The nice thing is that most of these parts are interchangeable between model years.
Hi Bill, thanks a lot for your comment as well as sharing your detailed knowledge on the paint of the different model years in the US and the fact that parts can be interchanged between model years. That help's to keep those babies in good shape ;-) Best regards, greetings to the US & have a wonderful day!
..one of many of bikes i have owned over decades. But, it is still my very favourite one. Mine was also yellow. The person I sold it to many years ago still has it. Loved riding it, especially on twisty roads...😀
Thanks a lot for the comment as well as for sharing your memories on this classic... good to hear that you gave it into the hands of another loving owner. Greetings and have a nice evening!!
Best presentation I have watched so far on TH-cam and have watched quite a few. 🇮🇪🏴🇬🇧
Hi Seán, thanks a lot for your comment as well as the compliment, which is highly appreciated!! We try our best and will keep improving the quality of our videos in the future. But still, this is just a hobby of my father and I, so there is no need to overcomplicate things ;-) Thanks for watching, stay tuned & greetings to Ireland / the UK!!
I've had 10 bikes over the years and this is by far my favourite motorcycle of all time! I presently have a MINT 1975 Varnish Blue model. When i was 18 I had a 1976 Light Ruby Red with Black side covers. Fantastic bike! 1st. Cafe styled bike from Japan. Huge cult following in the U.K. and Japan.
Thank you very much for your comment, Walt 👍👍. Nice to hear that you are one of the lucky owners of a mint specimen in Varnish Blue 😍. I guess that the cult was and still is much bigger in the UK, than in Germany. When it comes to cafe styled bikes, it defintely is one of the originals and it is still turning heads, even today 😉 best regards to the UK, ride safely & have a nice evening!!
@@KICKSTARTMotorcycleSquad Thanks! I guess I didn't say where I live? I'm actually in Canada but used to travel around the world prior to COVID. It's during my travels that I realized just how popular the 400Four is in the U.K. and Japan. The Japanese are NUTS about the bike and Re-sale values are through the roof!
@@flythenride Thanks a lot for your reply and best greetings to Canada, my friend!! Would love to come over for a vacation as soon as the pandemic ends... I can see why this bike is still so popular I consider it to be a unique piece of motorcycle history.
Nice video. I am also an owner of CB400FOUR and this video reminds me that the bike is beautiful and nice to ride.
Thank you very much for you comment & best greetings to Japan 👍
Had blue 75 best small bore honda ever made. Great bike looked great ran great handled great. First real full street bike at 17 had many spirtbikes since it is still my favorite all time.
Thank you very much for your comment, I really do understand where you're coming from... absolute lovely bike, no matter which colour, glad to hear that you did never forget your blue one! Best regards from Germany & have a great weekend!!
Excuse me sir, but you're mistaken, it is of the 1977 year. I am an owner of a beautiful 1975 Honda CB400F> S/S,,,, I've owned it since it was 7 years old.......since, '82, it's all stock looking,,, I've installed electronic ignition, and added a chrome plastic stripe around the very edge of the gas tank. When I bought the bike it had a Shoei fairing on it, and the front turn signals were removed, rewelded... I've since removed that , put it back to normal...... I love this bike,,,,, but I don't wish to DIE with it. I've emailed, and called my buddy from over 30+ yrs ago, who said if I were to sell it, > He'd want to get 1st CHOICE.....maybe he's dead? I don't know, he/ his wife never answers, don't email me back, don't call me back........ so, I shall sell my beautiful "RACER RED" 1975 Honda CB400F> s/s,............. to someone who: MUST keep it stock, not "CHOP IT UP" / make it some type of cafe racer bullshit..........hell, > it was the "ORIGINAL" of that B/S,,,,,,,anyways!!!
Hi mate, i really do appreciate your comment, thanks a lot for that 👍👍 As I discussed with Adam above, I am honestly not quite sure about the model year of this bike... Due to the serial numbers, I guess that the frame and engine were produced in 1975, some other parts were probably taken from later models 😊 - not sure though... Love the fact that you built yours back to original 💚 and that you are looking for a buyer that will never destroy its genuine character by modding it! I'll keep my fingers crossed that you'll find someone who cherishes your bike and promises to keep it as it is 😉 Maybe someone on here is interested?!?! Cheers, take care & have a great evening
I bought a yellow one in 1983 from Fred Curry Motorcycles in Lee-on-the-Solent. It was my first 4 stroke, trading up from my Suzuki X7 GT250. I miss my 400 Four.
Hey Paul, thanks for the comment! I felt compelled to check, where in the UK Lee-on-the-Solent is located and I was surprised to see, that it is on the coast between Portsmouth and Southhampton. I travelled the south of England by car in 2019 and it was an unforgetable journey. My sister lives in Birmingham, I look forward to visiting her and her family in the UK soon again... I am sure, you'll never forget upgrading to the 400F and you'll probably never stop missing it. I will never forget my first bike as well, which was a CB550F... Will love those classic Hondas forever. Cheers & take care
@@KICKSTARTMotorcycleSquad Thank you for the comment KICKSTART. I'm now living just down the road in sunny (I wish) Stubbington. And, yes I do miss my 400 Four. Even though shortly after buying it I rode to Marazion in Cornwall and left the heated handle bars grips switch on and flattened the battery 🙂
@@paulclarkson1778 Flattening the battey one time would not make me stop loving it as well ;-) Thanks a lot for this personal anecdote of yours, feedback like this is one of the the reasons why I make motorcycle videos and put them on TH-cam. Cheers, greetings & a lot of love to sunny Stubbington from Murr / Germany!!
Your video is very well shot and edited. It is really nice to watch and the bike is gorgeous.
The music detracts from the quality, however, and it makes your clips less enjoyable. Please let the exhaust sound and your commentary be the only soundtrack when showing bikes being ridden. The 4 and 6 cylinders you feature have marvelous exhaust notes and it's too bad one can't hear anything.
Hi keds, thanks a lot for your comment as well as the compliment on editing, I do appreciate that 😊!! Since several other viewers gave similar feedback, I actually will consider to post the riding scenes without any music, but with raw audio and engine sound only in the future... Cheers, ride safely & best regards!
Well said!
The most honest motorcycle ever made.
Hi Arkas, great comment, couldn't agree more!! Thanks a lot, ride safely & have a nice evening!
@@KICKSTARTMotorcycleSquad Thank you, good evening to you too.
@@arkas6797 Thx mate!!
Great video! The CB400 Four was one of Honda's best - and that's saying something. I was trying to find one for many years and in the past month, I finally bought a good 1976 model in Parakeet Yellow. I'll be making make some videos as I finish the minor restoration I have planned.
Hi mate, thanks for you comment, glad to hear that you were able to find a nice specimen of this model, will check your channel for the restoration videos shortly ;-) Enjoy redoing and riding this bike, it is truely a pleasure!
@@KICKSTARTMotorcycleSquad Thanks! I'm loving this bike more all the time. So much so, that my first video on it is a tribute to the model. Here it is: th-cam.com/video/T_4vo8u-SgA/w-d-xo.html
@@MakeFixEngineer Good one, enjoyed watching it, thanks for sharing!!
Great bike. Awesome video!
Thanks a lot!! 👍
A fantastic video about an iconic motorcycle.
I was gonna get one if these as my first big bike after passing my test. But Honda had switched over to the Super Dream, so I bought a 550K3 with the four pipes.
Always loved the 400 four though.
I like that you have given your bike the later paint job, Parakeet yellow just looks awesome as does your bike.
Thanx for sharing
Hello again, thanks for your comment, which is highly appreciated 👍👍. My first bike after getting my motorcycle license actually was a Honda CB550 Four K, which I rode for two years before switching to a Z1000ST and the ZRX1200R later on... Still love the 550 💚, love its 4-in-4 exhaust system 💚, the fuel tank 💚, the instruments 💚 and last but not least the saddle bags 💚, which are mounted on it... you can already see the bike in our Black Forest video, but I do plan to ride it more this year and will also present it in a video on the channel in more detail, so stay tuned 😉
@@KICKSTARTMotorcycleSquad I have a Honda 750 K7 with the four pipes. It’s been built about 10 yrs now and, funnily enough still gets awards at shows, god, I love riding that bike.
Will watch your Black Forrest video.
Lovely bike
Thanks mate, love it as well!! 😍
Yes, I enjoyed watching this :)
Thx Günni!!
c etait ma premiere moto et je fesait des wheelie avec ,,a la clutch évidement,,j avais un fun fou avec cette moto. Bravo
Bonjour Joel, merci beaucoup pour votre commentaire, qui est très apprécié. Tout le monde se souvient de sa première moto comme de quelque chose de spécial. Et je suppose que tout le monde a des souvenirs un peu fous à raconter. Merci de partager vos réflexions ! Conduisez en sécurité et continuez à regarder. Salutations en France!
Had a red one. The exhaust sound at high rpm on hard acceleration was amazing
Love the red one as well ;-) Thx for your comment & have a great weekend!
I love the 400/4 in Yellow and on my wish list is the 750/4 F2 in Yellow. Here in the UK it was known as the flying banana.
Hi Too Old To Die Young, thanks for your comment as well as all the great vids on restaurating the 400/4 on your channel again 👍👍. Did not know about the nickname, good one 😉💚
Nice vid , those waterfall exhaust pipes was unique and now I see them on the Cbr & Cb 650r /f models
Love the exhaust as well, timeless design...
Awesome to watch and listen
I have exactly the same parakee yellow introduced in 1977 with a maroon model
Actually i own
75,red and blue
77 yellow and maroon
Among the 350fours
Gr8 machines by Japan
Hi plusblood, thanks a lot for your comment. Glad that you - as an owner of several 400Fs - liked the video!! Still one of the nicest classic bikes that one can own today... love the red and blue ones as well... I am planning to make a video on the Honda 350 Four and the Kawasaki Z650 this year... stay tuned, ride safely & have a fantastic weekend!
Ein tolles Video über ein fantastisches Motorrad 👍🏻 ich freue mich schon drauf dieses Jahr selber fahren zu dürfen (ich mache demnächst meinen A2 Führerschein und das Motorrad wartet schon in der Garage 😀)
Hi Philip, danke für Deinen Kommentar!! Freut mich sehr, dass Dir das Video gefallen hat und Du Dich entschieden hast den Motorrad-Führerschein zu machen 👍👍. Wünsche Dir eine gute Saison, viel Spaß mit deinem Bike & pass bitte gut auf Euch beide auf!!
@@KICKSTARTMotorcycleSquad Vielen Dank, ich wünsche Dir/Euch auch allzeit gute Fahrt!
Great vid! P.s. the background music overwhelmed the narrator
Thanks mate, mixing the audio was never my strong side, improved it overtime though, hope to make some new vids with better audio quality overall
Great video, and a beautiful bike. But I’m pretty sure that is a 1975 example (based on the serial number at 3:08, and the fact that there were only three model years: 75-77). Also, that style of tank and the parakeet yellow paint with accent stripes were never offered together. By 1977 the tank filler was under a flush-mounted door, not a chrome cap like on this bike. Obviously this is a very well done restoration.
Hi Adam, thank you very much for your comment 💚👍 and for sharing your knowledge on the model series... 👍👍 I have to admit, that you are right 😊. Although the original paperwork for this bike shows, that it had obtained a registration in Germany for the very first time in the year 1978, the major "portion" of this motorcycle must have been manufactured in 1975 according to its frame number. The side panels were repainted, the "400 Four" logos / stickers on those were remodelled, printed and attached during the restoration, in order to give the bike an appearance as shown in a collectors brochure in 1977, which you can find at the bottom of the following article about the restoration process : www.youngtimerbikes.de/forum/viewtopic.php?f=84&t=1590&p=6278#p6278... Therefore, it would be precise to say that it is a 1975 model which looks like a 1977 model... 😉 Much respect, thanks again & best regards from Germany... PS: your comment was the first one that helped me to correct the title of one of our videos, any help is greatly appreciated 😉😊👍👍
A great midrange bike
So true! Thx for you comment & cu
I sure miss my 76’ lacquer blue SS, pd $200 for it because it wouldn’t run. One stator coil later and she ran great.
5:00 my 350F with 4in1 did 170kmh when sitting upright, 180kmh with me flat
Thanks for your comment & stay tuned, a complete video on the CB350 will be done sooner or later... ;-) Regards & ride safely
Excelente el video de una de las clásicas de honda 9:28
Muchas gracias, amigo!!
Probably nicest bike I owned good all rounder . All done in the best possible.taste
Not at .all bad around the
Twisty bits at all
Loved my 1978 bike ,,GHS808T
Hi Peter, thanks for your comment 👍👍, understandably so... 😉 Best regards & have a great day!!
KICKSTART Motorcycle Squad
Your welcome,,although your video has encouraged me to go and buy a 1977 bike in the same beautiful colour just this week 😃..hopefully it will be in my garage in two weeks ,it will be keeping my Moto morini 350 sport and my gs 800 company ,,regards Peter
@@1teenybop Hi Peter, I just found your comment and was surprised to hear, that this video helped you decide to buy a 400F. This is an absolute first, I did not expect that to happen after all... Hope you are happy with the bike and are able to ride it regularly!! Take good care of the other two treasures in your garage & ride safely. Best regards, Hannes
@@KICKSTARTMotorcycleSquad good evening,, I have my 400/4 in being refurbished at classic honda restoration at this moment,, I can't wait to enjoy it this summer. I have also moved on the bmw and I'm enjoying the triumph speed triple,,, amazing machine.. Regards Peter
@@1teenybop Thx for the quick response, I'll keep my fingers crossed that you'll be able to ride and enjoy it properly during the course of this year... Much respect, take care of it & enjoy! Regards, Hannes
Great bike. My mate had one in the early eighties. Somehow that yellow is the only colour that works on them. The red and blue ones just look bland, but I suppose they are just as much fun to ride.
Hi mate, thanks for your comment. I prefer the yellow paint as well ;-) makes it look extra special... Riding any colour of this model still is a great experience - for sure!
Schöne Filmsequenzen und Aufnahmen. Aber der Fahrer mit Turnschuhen und Flatterhose passte leider gar nicht....
Top speed 175k as i remember not 150 ,check your bike there is something wrong !
Thanks for your comment, the bike was tested by a German motorcycle magazine back in 1975, the maximum speed realized was 156 km/h back then... I have not tested the topspeed of this model myself, therefore, it might possibly by as high as 175 km/h - as you pointed out... Ride safely & have a great day
it didnt have much more gettup than the 350 due to weight ratio more performance from the cb 350 just my opinion
Hi BigHook, fair enough!! Thanks a lot for the comment and your opinion, which really is comprehensible and therefore appreciated 👍👍 Best regards & stay healthy
@@KICKSTARTMotorcycleSquad i didnt mean to troll your channel ..sorry about that .wene was 17 i had an 1969 honda 350 that was in 1979 my friend lived next door he got a brand new 400-4 nice bike sounded real good looked sharp but my 350 being 10 years old was never more than a lenght or two behind or just in front all day we had tons of fun on those bikes i think that 400 is probably still sitting in redwood valley today
@@bighook9345 Hi Bighook, I did not take that as trolling, so no need to apologize 😉 I am sure that you guys had tons of fun on those bikes back then, thx for letting us get an insight into your personal memories with those classics 👍👍 I am a "1982 model", so the bikes were on the road long before me. From today's perspective I do appreciate both models, the 350 for its tiny 4-cylinder engine, its lightweight and its beautiful 4-in-4 exhaust system 😍. The 350's design also reminds me much more of my first motorcycle, a CB550 Four K... nevertheless, I love the flying banana as well. Cheers & best regards to the US
PS: Would love to visit California & maybe the Redwood Valley one day!
400 looked much better and handled better, in straight line was more rider than bike. Rode 350 back in day had 400 400 hands down better overall bike by far
please no music,just engine sound.
Lovely! Mine is same year, Candy Red. My wife doesn't stand a chance...
The candy red one looks awesome, too!! Glad to hear that you kept it, hope your wife won't read that comment by any chance... Good laugh on my side!! Thanks a lot for watching and commenting as well!
1977 model was my first bike. 🥲…in 1990
Great choice for your first ride!!
Probably nicest bike I owned good all rounder . All done in the best possible.taste
Not at .all bad around the
Twisty bits at all
Thanks for you comment, love it on twisty roads, too!