![]() The wheelbase was 51.97 inches (1320 mm) long. The bike weighed just 346.13 pounds (157.0 Kg). The C元50 was fitted with a 2.38 Gallon (9.00 Liters) fuel tank. The front suspension was a oil damped telescopic fork while the rear was equipped with a pressurized gas damped swing arm. two leading shoe in the front and a expanding brake (drum brake) in the rear. Stopping was achieved via expanding brake (drum brake). It came with a 3.00-19 front tire and a 3.50-18 rear tire. The gas tank shape went back to the shape of the K1 to K4 models. The 450 DOHC side cover emblem was white and red. The gas tank stripes were white and black. Power was moderated via the wet 8 plate 140 mm. It came in just one color: Candy Sapphire Blue Flake. Fuel was supplied via an overhead cams (ohc). A 64.0mm bore x 50.6mm stroke result in a displacement of just 325.0 cubic centimeters. The engine was an air cooled twin, four-stroke. Claimed horsepower was 32.32 HP (24.1 KW) 9500 RPM. It could reach a top speed of 99 mph (160 km/h). The CL series of bikes were actually street bikes with a higher rear fender, a braced handlebar, and a high-mount exhaust. The CL designation indicated this model to be the "Scrambler" version which implied some off-road capability (prior to actual dirt-bikes gaining popularity). The Honda C元50 was a 4-stroke 350cc motorcycle built by Honda between 19. The CL450 wasn't nearly as mass-produced as the smaller 350–360cc versions.Front: expanding brake (drum brake). Vibration was a complaint, so Honda added rubber mounted handle bars to overcome this to a degree. If highway speeds are more desirable, the CB450's gearing can be used to offer more relaxed cruising at higher velocities. Top speed could be seen as high as 96 mph (154 km/h) in stock trim with a well tuned carburetor. The side covers and headlight shell were white. The upper forks were black in the early model and the basic color (orange, red, or blue) in later models. The CL450's horsepower rating was 43hp at 9,650 RPM off the crank, nearly 100hp per liter. Honda C元50K0 Scrambler 350 The C元50K0 was sold from 1968 to 1969 in one of three colors: Daytona Orange with White, Candy Red with White, or Candy Blue with White. The bike remains popular today among enthusiasts, and many are still in use in flat track racing or have been modified into cafe racers. The CB450 was replaced in 1975 when Honda increased the displacement of the engine and renamed it the CB500. Disc brakes were fairly new technology on motorcycles, and unproven in off-road riding. While the CB450 went to a front disc brake in 1970, Honda decided to keep the CL450 with its two drum brakes. The CL450 remained much the same through 1974, though diverged further from its sister bike as time went on. This year also saw the addition of a 5-speed gearbox, an upgrade from the older 4-speed. Initially available in kit form for the 1967 CB450, it was officially released in 1968 as the CL450K1 "Scrambler" in silver, candy red and candy blue colors (only the tank and air filter covers were painted). It was the sister bike to the Honda CB450 the differences between the models were mostly cosmetic, with the CL450 having off-road-style high-level exhaust pipes and braced handlebars, for instance. ![]() The Honda CL450 was the dual sport or "scrambler" model of Honda's 450 cc (27 cu in) DOHC parallel-twin engined motorcycle.
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