Motorcycle Classics — September-October 2017

Some weeks before the AMCA Fort Sutter (California) National

meet where he won his Winner’s Circle award, Don rode the

CB750 K0 in The Quail Motorcycle Gathering pre-show Quail

Ride. During the ride, he went a little too hot into a decreasing

radius left turn and barely avoided running the bike onto the

gravel as the centerstand scraped the pavement. “It’s a big, heavy

bike and it’s hard to correct in a corner,” Don says.

Viewed from a perspective of almost 50 years of progress, the

single overhead cam version of the 750 Honda is a nice bike with

a lot going for it, yet one that could benefit from some focused

upgrading. But viewed from the perspective of its contempo-

raries, the Honda CB750 Four was a revelation. Here was a pow-

erful and reliable motorcycle with good brakes — for the time

— a 5-speed transmission, bright lights and an electric starter

that worked on cold mornings, none of which were common

D

Don Stockett has had a lot to celebrate recently.

He not only won an Antique Motorcycle Club of

America (AMCA) Winner’s Circle award for this

1970 Honda CB750 K0, scoring 99.50 points, he

also managed a narrow escape from road rash on

the same bike.

Story by Margie Siegal

Photos by Nick Cedar

1970 Honda CB750 Four