|  | The Honda Hawk Hondamatic designated CB400A'78 was sold in1978. 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 theclutch lever (because it was an automatic transmission) but a parking brakelever. There was no tachometer -- instead there were gear indicator lamps.The engine was a 395cc 4-stroke OHC parallel twin with two CVcarburetors. The transmission was a 2-speed automatic with torqueconvertor. The serial number began CB400A-2000025. | The Honda CM400A'79 Hondamatic 400 wassold in 1979. Two colors were available: Candy Presto Red and CandyHolly Green. The pinstripes were orange and red. The speedometer had a100 mph (160 kph) limit. The "CM400A" side cover decal was white andred. The engine was a 395cc 4-stroke OHC 3-valve parallel twin with twocarburetors. The transmission was an automatic 2-speed with torqueconverter. The serial number began NC02-2000009. | The Honda CM400A'80 Hondamatic 400 wassold in 1980. Two colors were available: Candy Presto Red and CandyHolly Green. The pinstripes on the red bike were bright red while on the green bike they were both dark greenand light green. The speedometer had a85 mph (135 kph) limit. The "CM400A" side cover decal was white andred. The engine was a 395cc 4-stroke OHC 3-valve parallel twin with twocarburetors. The transmission was an automatic 2-speed with torqueconverter. The serial number began NC02-2100016. | The Honda CM400A'81 Hondamatic 400 wassold in 1981. Two colors were available: Candy Bourgogne Red with Red Brown Metallic and Candy SwordBlue with Blue Gray Metallic. The pinstripes were gold. The speedometer had a85 mph (135 kph) limit. The "CM400A" and "HONDA" emblems were gold. The engine was a 395cc 4-strokeOHC 3-valve parallel twin with twocarburetors. The transmission was an automatic 2-speed with torqueconverter. The serial number began JH2NC02*7BM2000001. | | | |
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