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What year was the first Honda released? I am trying to moderate my Facebook page Vintage Mowers: Buy, Swap & Sell and i am trying to find which mowers are pre-1984 and which are not so any info about mower changed in and around 1984 is also wanted!

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Kye.

Hey mate I have a Honda that I inherited and its late 70'S. Still works a treat as it has been parked up for most of it's life as it was considered too heavy. No idea actual year. maybe 78-79??

Hi Kye and slashnburn

1984 is a bit late for me.
I thought Honda lawnmowers came here in the early 1980s,
but it is possible I am wrong.



Cheers
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Jack

Thanks for that Slash and Jack, i expected Honda's to be later then that.

Just spoke to my mother in law. She's quite sure her dad bought it in 77 but possibly 76. It came with a plastic catcher which I have somewhere around here.




She's had a few temporary running repairs. The bloody pull cord dropped it's lunch so I use my electric start. But I am a lazy bastard and not in a rush to replace it.

I'm more than happy to pull her out over the weekend if you want better pics.

I bought mine new in 1990





I treated it to a new set of wheels and a catcher last year for it 25th birthday, it's still starts first pull. I reckon it's the Rolls Royce of mowers :-)

Nah thats all good slash, i just needed to know if honda's came out pre-1984. Thanks for your help everyone!

Too easy mate.

G'day all,

It's an interesting question.

I'm not convinced that slashnburn's lawnmower is a Honda at all.
It has a Honda engine, but Honda Power Products were here in the 1970s.
I wonder whether we can get an idea of what the decal says on the front?
It looks like an Australian-made chassis... (like an SB 720).

All very interesting.
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Jack

You know something Jack, I never even considered that. Has a Honda engine and I just took it for granted. From memory it has a local dealers sticker on it.....somewhere....I'll have to have a look tomorrow.

G'day slashnburn

Well, there's something curious about it.
The chassis seems to be a modified Scott Bonnar Model 720,
and the date would be 1970s.

The height adjuster lever and segment is curious.
I feel this may be a Bragg Jetfast with a Honda.

Well worth documenting.

Cheers
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Jack