OK, this is pretty neat, a new Honda CB1100 modified to look like a CB750 using a conversion kit from Whitehouse of Japan. Whitehouse, you may remember, is the company that built the Dragon King custom from a Honda Valkyrie. They seem to have a knack for creating some pretty impressive customs and this CB1100 conversion kit, or what they call the CB1100 FOUR “K10,” looks like a very well engineered set up.
I found out about this kit when I saw this bike for sale. The seller says he has $10k in the new bike plus another $12k in parts.
K10 Kit includes: Tank, side covers, seat, Side light covers, front fender, blinkers, fork bellows, headlight bucket, tail light, chrome metal gauge cups, chrome grab bar.
Other parts: Over brand swing-arm #7, Moriwaki full Ti dual exhaust, Ohlins shocks with chrome springs, HyperPro front springs, Power Commander V, K&N filter. Honda service manual.
It's also 53 pounds lighter than stock when you're done swapping parts. Looking at the Whitehouse Motorcycles website, there seems to be a lot of variations to how the finished product can look.
I really like this, new bike reliability and performance with retro looks. It reminds me of some car conversions where they put a vintage body on a much newer under carriage. Why didn't Honda do this in the first place?
This CB1100 K10 is for sale on eBay. Listing has ended.
OMMAG says
Holy snappers …. it’s like someone was watching my pipe dreams.
Paul Crowe says
Yep, I think it’s a great idea and I still don’t understand why Honda veered off the original style as far as they did. This kit really does the job.
Nicolas says
nicely done !
And it’s certainly possible to make something similar on any modern naked/UJM, however you want to call it (CB1100, Hornet, 919, XJR, ZRX, Bandit, …) for way less than $12k using craig-bay/e-list parts …
Paul Crowe says
Some, perhaps quite a bit, of that 12K was for other parts like the Over Racing swing arm, The Moriwaki titanium exhaust, the Ohlins, etc.
As far as “using craig-bay/e-list parts …” I wonder what parts you would use. Do any of the original CB750 parts fit the new CB1100? I have no idea, but I’m thinking they may not.
Nicolas says
We need to be creative. For instance, a 2001 GSX-R swingarm fits a CB750 from the 70s very well… I know it’s the other way around from the intend here, but illustrates that it’s not really difficult to fit vintage/modern parts.
Mike says
Looks lovely. Like the concept, but at $22,000 !. Well I guess lot`s of people spend that to have a new bike that looks like an old bike. But they mainly buy American V twins. Don` think Honda riders have gone that senile yet. But as the population ages…
Paulinator says
I saw the new Honda a few weeks back and I thought that it already looked retro. This kit dials the clock back another decade and lands right between bell-bottoms and lava-lamps.
Peace out, Man.
Tim Fraser says
Count me in. It’s utterly beautiful. How little effort it would have taken for Honda to achieve this effect (without going to the extent of the fancy suspension and swingarm). If you’re going to go naked, air-cooled and twin-shock, you might as well go the whole (retro) hog. If you’ll pardon the expression. Thank you Messrs Whitehouse!
iliveforcurves says
I like this better than the stock version. I don’t know if it is because of the wide angle lens or not, but the gas tank looks like it needs to be a little shorter. The only other thing that would make it look really right is if it had a 4 into 4 exhaust.