
LOT 440
1978 Honda CB400A Hondamatic Registration no. XPY 139S Frame no. CB400A-2003634 Engine no. CB400AE-2003668
Sold for £1,782.50 inc. premium
Lot 440
1978 Honda CB400A HondamaticRegistration no. XPY 139S Frame no. CB400A-2003634 Engine no. CB400AE-2003668
The Autumn Stafford Sale – The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show|16 October 2022, 10:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground
1978 Honda CB400A Hondamatic
Registration no. XPY 139S
Frame no. CB400A-2003634
Engine no. CB400AE-2003668
Registration no. XPY 139S
Frame no. CB400A-2003634
Engine no. CB400AE-2003668
Honda first offered a 400cc twin in 1977 alongside the established four-cylinder CB400F. The new CB400T was soon updated to 'N' specification, featuring Honda's 'Euro' styling and Comstar wheels, while alongside the conventional model Honda offered the automatic-transmission CB400A, one of the earliest examples of this form of transmission applied to a mass-produced motorcycle. As one might expect, the two-speed CB400A Hondamatic was aimed at buyers in the USA, where automatic transmission was the norm for cars, with relatively few sold in Europe.
A US import, this CB400A was first UK registered (to Thunder Road Motorcycles, Bridgend) on 1st March 2018 and has belonged the current vendor for the last four-or-so years. Believed all original, the machine was serviced by Thunder Road on 31st January 2022 and is MoT'd to 15th December 2022. Accompanying documentation consists of the service bill, some expired MoTs, a State of Kansas Certificate of Title, and a V5C Registration Certificate.
Offered with key
A US import, this CB400A was first UK registered (to Thunder Road Motorcycles, Bridgend) on 1st March 2018 and has belonged the current vendor for the last four-or-so years. Believed all original, the machine was serviced by Thunder Road on 31st January 2022 and is MoT'd to 15th December 2022. Accompanying documentation consists of the service bill, some expired MoTs, a State of Kansas Certificate of Title, and a V5C Registration Certificate.
Offered with key
Footnotes
All lots are sold 'as is/where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding.





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