1967 HONDA CB450 POLICE SPECIAL BLACK BOMBER - EXTREMELY RARE!!!

Available for auction is an extremely rare 1967 Honda CB450P Police Special. Honda only shipped 25 of these to the United States on a trial basis. and we know of only 6 in existence. As the story goes. American law enforcement didn't think the 450 Honda was fast enough to do the job so they remained loyal with the bigger Harley V-twins. Sales of the Honda 450 police bike suffered miserably and no additional shipments were sent. The man we bought this bike from many years ago said he got it from the Kentucky state police. It's a great running bike. shifts through all the gears great and turns a whole lot of heads. My dad has had it to Daytona and several other places. conversations are always abundant and enjoyable. It is missing the siren cable. siren lever and drive drum. Other than that we believe it is complete. Engine number is CB450E-1026690. From AMA:"If you saw one of these rare motorcycles on the road in the 1960s. you were either very lucky or very unlucky. It all depended upon whether that set of red lights was flashing in your rear-view mirror or someone else's. Honda imported a mere 25 CB450 Police Specials to the United States in 1966 in an effort to crack into the law-enforcement market. So if you came into contact with one. you could certainly count it as one of the more unique bike sightings of your life. Based on Honda's "Black Bomber" CB450. introduced in 1965. the Police Special was entirely normal in its engine and running gear. But it incorporated some nifty anti-crime devices. The large speedometer. for instance. was calibrated in 1-mile-per-hour increments. And with a flip of a switch. Mr. Policeman could lock the speedo reading to preserve the evidence of your illegality. Then he'd switch on the lights and pull a lever on the left handlebar that worked the unusual siren-activation system. The lever brought a rotating steel drum into contact with the rear wheel. much like those old electrical generators on bicycles. The only difference was that this drum drove a flexible steel cable that snaked forward to spin the siren. The Police Special also came with a solo seat backed by a small metal box for carrying an officer's ticket book. Honda's Police Special took on Harley-Davidson for a place in America's law-enforcement community…and lost badly. Even though Honda billed it as "a big bike with a big ride. the 450 couldn't make a dent in a market that had been dominated for decades by American V-twins. So the initial U. S. shipment of 25 was also the last. "Feel free to ask questions. Very interested parties are welcome to view it by appointment only. The winning bidder is required to pay a $500 deposit via Paypal within 24 hours of auction end. Paypal is not accepted for the total payment. but cash is. Shipping is to be arranged by the buyer. Use zipcode 48472 for estimates. WE DO NOT ARRANGE SHIPPING. WE DO NOT PROVIDE ESTIMATES. We will assist your shipper when they arrive to pick up the bike.

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