CBX at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu · Photo: mgaylard (www.mgaylard.co.uk) · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized
1978 — 1982ホンダ・CBX（1000）
CBX1000
- Code
- CB1 · SC03 · SC06
- Engine
- 1,047 cc air-cooled DOHC 24-valve inline six, six 28 mm CV carbs
- Numbers
- 105 PS at 9,000 rpm
- Market
- Export only — North America and Europe
Unveiled at the Akasaka Prince Hotel in Tokyo on 9 December 1978, the CBX1000 carried a six-cylinder engine descended from Honda's 1960s six-cylinder Grand Prix racers — the RC166 won the world title in 1966. It was built for export only, the flagship of a plan Honda called “Operation Normandy” to win over Europe.
Cycle World timed the first one at 11.64 seconds for the quarter mile at 117.95 mph, and it was the first bike they tested past 130 mph. The alternator and ignition sat behind the cylinders, so the engine was only two inches wider than a CB750's. Owners compare its top-end howl to a jet fighter or a Formula car.
In 1981 Honda moved it into sport touring as the CBX-B: detuned to 98 hp, with a fairing, optional panniers and Pro-Link monoshock rear suspension. To avoid confusion with the rest of the family, it is often called the CBX1000.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · Honda_CBX, ja.wikipedia.org · ホンダ・CBX1000