Australian Road Rider

WHY A TWIN?

Announced in 1968 and first sold the following year, the CB750 is a legendary bike, the machine which re-defined affordable performance and offered riders a smooth, powerful, reliable and attractive package for everything from commuting to touring and, of course, racing.

It was so popular the rest of the Japanese Big Four followed suit, building four-cylinder bikes in their millions — and riders

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