Honda CD175

The Honda CD175 was a 174-cc motorcycle introduced in USA, Canada, UK, Africa, Asia, Australia, Pakistan and New Zealand in 1967. It was the touring model in Honda's 175 cc motorcycle lineup that also included the sportier CB175 and the off road CL175 version. The CD175 shared many components and design elements in common with the contemporary CD125 and SS125 models from Honda including stamped "t-bone" frame, swingarm, double seat, and electrics among other things. At the time this motorcycle offered some very progressive and attractive standard design elements like electric start (except in the UK), winkers, mirrors, and ease of maintenance. It was also noted for its well designed and very quiet exhaust silencers. The "sloper" engine used on earlier models was an evolutionary version of the older Honda CB160 power plant and contained many of the same components including most of the castings and internal items.

Main features of the CD175 included a 360 degree crankshaft, wasted spark ignition, single carburetor to cut down maintenance, a parallel twin high revving engine, 16" wheels and a speedometer that calibrated to 100 mph (160 km/h). Each connecting rod big end had roller bearings to ensure a smooth ride at high revs. There were several variations of this bike (namely K0, K3, T, T4 etc.)from 1967 to 1979.

Maximum theoretical top speed was 78.3 mph/125 km/h (based on combined final drive in top gear at 11000 rpm).

This bike offered a relatively quicker ride compared to a cheaper cost (50 miles per gallon) but suffered from weak brakes (being only cable operated single-leading-shoe drum brakes). Also the 6 volt electric system made the lights quite inadequate at any speed over 30 mph on a dark night. In 1979 this model was replaced by Honda CD185.

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