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The Honda Hawk Hondamatic designated CB400A'78 was sold in
1978. Two colors were available: Tahitian Red and Candy Sapphire Blue.
The fuel tank and side cover stripes were black and orange. The
"HONDAMATIC" decal was on the side cover. The left lever was not the
clutch lever (because it was an automatic transmission) but a parking brake
lever. There was no tachometer -- instead there were gear indicator lamps.
The engine was a 395cc 4-stroke OHC parallel twin with two CV
carburetors. The transmission was a 2-speed automatic with torque
convertor. The serial number began CB400A-2000025.
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The Honda CM400A'79 Hondamatic 400 was
sold in 1979. Two colors were available: Candy Presto Red and Candy
Holly Green. The pinstripes were orange and red. The speedometer had a
100 mph (160 kph) limit. The "CM400A" side cover decal was white and
red. The engine was a 395cc 4-stroke OHC 3-valve parallel twin with two
carburetors. The transmission was an automatic 2-speed with torque
converter. The serial number began NC02-2000009.
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The Honda CM400A'80 Hondamatic 400 was
sold in 1980. Two colors were available: Candy Presto Red and Candy
Holly Green. The pinstripes on the red bike were bright red while on the green bike they were both dark green
and light green. The speedometer had a
85 mph (135 kph) limit. The "CM400A" side cover decal was white and
red. The engine was a 395cc 4-stroke OHC 3-valve parallel twin with two
carburetors. The transmission was an automatic 2-speed with torque
converter. The serial number began NC02-2100016.
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The Honda CM400A'81 Hondamatic 400 was
sold in 1981. Two colors were available: Candy Bourgogne Red with Red Brown Metallic and Candy Sword
Blue with Blue Gray Metallic. The pinstripes were gold. The speedometer had a
85 mph (135 kph) limit. The "CM400A" and "HONDA" emblems were gold. The engine was a 395cc 4-stroke
OHC 3-valve parallel twin with two
carburetors. The transmission was an automatic 2-speed with torque
converter. The serial number began JH2NC02*7BM2000001.
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