1972 Honda CB 450 K5

1972 Honda CB 450 K5 in 新幹線大爆破 (The Bullet Train), Movie, 1975

Class: Bikes, Road — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

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Weasel1984 ◊ 2014-07-18 21:36
ouatedephoque ◊ 2014-07-19 05:32	1972 Honda CB450 K5 http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/Honda/honda_cb450k%2072.htm http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/CB450_P33_2.jpg This is a Japanese movie. The bike has the look of a US K5 (chrome upper forks, black headlight nacelle - on K4's, both were the colour of the fuel tank) but the colour, Candy Gold, is a K4 colour (in the US, at least). As there are a variety of detail differences in several markets (K5's still had a front drum brake in some countries), I believe this to be a '72 Japanese K5 (to the best of my knowledge). French K5 with drum brake... http://www.moto-histo.com/Honda450/cb450_9.jpg -- Last edit: 2014-07-19 06:46:15
San ◊ 2025-05-13 23:54	-- Last edit: 2025-05-16 18:15:53 (walter)

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◊ 2014-07-18 21:36

◊ 2014-07-19 05:32

1972 Honda CB450 K5

http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/Honda/honda_cb450k%2072.htm

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/CB450_P33_2.jpg

This is a Japanese movie. The bike has the look of a US K5 (chrome upper forks, black headlight nacelle - on K4's, both were the colour of the fuel tank) but the colour, Candy Gold, is a K4 colour (in the US, at least). As there are a variety of detail differences in several markets (K5's still had a front drum brake in some countries*), I believe this to be a '72 Japanese K5 (to the best of my knowledge).

*French K5 with drum brake...

http://www.moto-histo.com/Honda450/cb450_9.jpg

-- Last edit: 2014-07-19 06:46:15

◊ 2025-05-13 23:54

-- Last edit: 2025-05-16 18:15:53 (walter)